Kinema Club X: at SCMS in Tokyo

[Alex Zahlten]

I have heard (only very indirectly) that some of the SCMS organizers are also trying to have several panels still take place inofficially; maybe we should check, just in case suddenly there are competing venues set up-

I'll try and find something out-

Alex


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> Datum: Wed, 13 May 2009 08:50:27 -0400
> Von: Mark Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu>
> An: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Betreff: Kinema Club X: at SCMS in Tokyo

> OK. It's a go. Let's do it. Doesn't matter how many we have, but it  
> will be good as usual.
> 
> Let's use this thread to do some brainstorming. Then form some threads  
> as "subcommittees" if the need arises.
> 
> For those of you bored with this, apologies. Please exercise your  
> delete button.
> 
> Kukhee, how many huddles could the Fukutake Hall accommodate? Do you  
> need advance permission? If the place suddenly filled with "study  
> groups" would we suddenly be negotiating with campus police?
> 
> Oliver, what kind of output does the Survey Monkey output? Seems like  
> a good idea.
> 
> The onsen thing was a joke. People already have their hotel  
> reservations, etc. It has to be in Tokyo.
> 
> I'll write some of our Tokyo friends on KineJapan and see if they have  
> ideas. But chime in if you're one of them.
> 
> I'll also write to Patrice Petro and ask her if she could direct the  
> SCMS membership to our survey. This should be a way for the SCMS  
> conference participants to save their trip to Japan and meet their  
> colleagues (and meet new people).
> 
> And, like Aaron, I'll write my special event guy?Richie?and see if  
> he's up for something.
> 
> Markus
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> On May 13, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Kukhee Choo wrote:
> 
> > If anybody needs some space, there is a new Fukutake Hall at the  
> > University of Tokyo which I have access to. There is a public space  
> > called the "commons" and I have seen a lot of discussion groups  
> > doing their own mini-workshops there.
> >
> > And I think the onsen idea is great. There is a really cheap place  
> > in Hakone that has a conference room and everything. I think they  
> > accept up to 50 people per group.
> >
> > http://www.shikiresorts.com/institution/kanagawa/forest/forest.html
> >
> > Just an idea.
> >
> > Kukhee Choo
> >
> > amnornes at umich.edu wrote:
> >> Oliver suggests an Kinema Club, and worries that it's stepping on  
> >> someone's toes. I want to chime in to remind people that Kinema  
> >> Club has no feet so there are no toes to smush.
> >>
> >> I think it's a splendid idea. Here are the two ways that it could  
> >> happen under such short notice.
> >>
> >> 1) One or more of our colleagues in Japan could chip in with a  
> >> space. Even one big space could suffice, as "panels" could be  
> >> converted into "huddles." Each huddle goes off to a corner and  
> >> people do their thing.
> >>
> >> 2) A distributed version. People find their own spaces for panels:  
> >> hotel rooms, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Put a goodly amount of  
> >> time between panels. If we didn't think there was enough time to  
> >> pull this off, then we could centralize it. Between panels everyone  
> >> meets at, say, the south entrance plaza to Shinjuku Station. People  
> >> find their huddles, and then peel off to a coffee shop or ramen  
> >> shop to do it. Needless to say, this makes spectating problematic.
> >>
> >> 3) Weather permitting, do it in a public park. Too late for hanami  
> >> taikai, but this of course would be easier than anything else. At  
> >> the very least, the "main reception" could be a picnic with  
> >> absolutely no fuss. BYO everything.
> >>
> >> I'll add a fourth: everyone stay at an onsen!
> >>
> >> Seems to me Kinema Club has its anarchic nature just for this kind  
> >> of thing.
> >> Let's do it. I'm willing to put some time into organizing, but  
> >> could use help.
> >>
> >> We can invite SCMS folk in, see how many there are, and then  
> >> strategize. Even if there are only five of us, it will be worth it.
> >>
> >> Markus
> >>
> >
> >
> >

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