SCMS ---> Kinema Club

[Kukhee Choo]

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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