<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I strongly disagree with the concept of written questions because it is a very undemocratic form of hunman interaction. New meeting-processes should never be introduced unless the whole group is consulted!<div><br></div><div>Why is it being done? Does the professor feel insecure?<br><div><br></div><div>Your efficiency rationale, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">this will cut unnecessary time out of the structured QA session<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; ">", takes human expression out the communication. It's something like a prayer to a high & mighty God<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "> who may or may not answer. Although with such a prayer you have a choice to speak it or silently communicate.</span></span></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">I see no place for the displacement of spoken questions at any valid public meeting!</span></span></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">On second thought, maybe all our meetings could use this approach in which we submit questions to John and he decides which ones will be answered and who he will permit to answer them. Certainly 30 minute meetings will save us all a lot of time.</span></span></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Our society needs more democracy in our meetings, not less!!!</font></div><div><div><br></div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div>PS: Are GRENERS aware that TriTAG -- until Mollison made some very impractical suggestions -- has been reluctant to attempt to improve the Region's RTI</div><div>Plan? They said it was counter-productive.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 10-Jan-11, at 10:47 PM, Susan Koswan wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hi GRENers,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">CHANGE OF VENUE FOR JAN. 18 GREN MEETING RE LRT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">When we contacted TriTAG (pro-LRT) to tell them about our meeting, they had already scheduled theirs for the same night. Since they could not change their location, we agreed to combine our meetings and join them at Whole-Lot-A-Gelata on King St located at 120 King St. S. Waterloo 519-884-5760<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.wholelotagelata.com/index.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://www.wholelotagelata.com/index.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Agenda as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">7:30-7:40 introduction: information about initiatives, how to sign up, speaker<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">7:40-8:10 presentation by Mr. J. Casello<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">8:10-8:30 written questions delivered by moderator (this will cut unnecessary time out of the structured QA session; I can print forms)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">8:30-8:40 closing: recommended actions, information about recurring meetings for GREN and TriTAG<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">8:40-9:00 open discussion and opportunities to mingle<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Susan K<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">All@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>