[ST] [SA] Debrief Meeting Agenda

[David D'Antonio]

Hi,

On Jan 30, 2007, at 11:55 AM, Chris Amshey wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:22:53AM -0500, David D'Antonio wrote:
>> You've said that "finding solutions" doesn't belong, either. So
>> apparently the only thing you think is appropriate is "identifying
>> problems" and that can easily be done via email. So what is the point
>> of this meeting, then?
>
> Identifying problems cannot really be done just as easily by
> e-mail. With many of the staff there you can quickly follow a chain of
> events through where each person knows part of what happened, and
> determine what were the actual problems that contributed to a
> particular crisis. You can get a better sense of the scale and shape
> of problems that affected many staff. It is much easier to understand
> what happened when you are talking in person.

I can tell you right now that some of my staff won't be there because  
they see no value in this meeting format; it should be clear from  
other people's comments that they feel the same. In the Gripe, what  
you describe wasn't allowed and since will follow the same format, I  
don't see how it will be allowed here, either.
>
>
>> I certainly wouldn't feel appreciated when I'm told to save my
>> comments for the debrief and then told the debrief isn't the place
>> for my comments, either. Pray tell where *is* the place for my  
>> comments?
>
> If your comments help understand a problem, they do belong at the
> debrief. If they are suggestions for solving a problem, they belong at
> the meetings for planning for next year's con. If they neither help
> understand the problem, nor help solve the problem, then they are not
> constructive and do not need a place.

Ah, I see. Thanks for laying out the rules; I'm sure others will feel  
as welcomed as I do by what you're saying.
>
> If you don't like that, then you could suggest a different meeting
> structure, but simply widening the scope of a meeting that is already
> absurdly long is not a reasonable proposition.

I, and others, have already suggested a couple different meeting  
structures but you seem to feel they aren't "reasonable."

>
> --Chris
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