Kinema Club X: at SCMS in Tokyo

[drainer at mpinet.net]

Hey guys,

Don't forget that there are numerous "event spaces" in Tokyo that you can 
book (sometimes in short notice). There is also a conference hall in 
Yokohama, but I forgot the name of the hotel... it's like a convention 
center.

That would work out better than a public place and the price may be similar 
to the university... there are also conference halls in Makuhari, Chiba.

I strongly advise against coffee shops especially with the conference being 
cancelled on the grounds for quarantine, et al

The conference was staged for four days, right? What happened to the funds 
to set it up? A space may cost Y800,000 or so.

Alternativelly, you could always book a party at a restaurant, as it will 
provide the space, maybe same cost, that I am not sure of.

Start making phone calls, I am sure you can take care of this by the 
weekend.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Nornes" <amnornes at umich.edu>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:50 AM
Subject: 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










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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