August 6, 2005



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August 6, 2005


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9:00 - 12:30
Full Group Introductions

Village Team Session

Participants went through a process whereby, based on thematic issues, they created 4 villages in which they will work together through the rest of the conference. They will

  • attend which tactic and strategy building presentations
  • work together during the Small Group Integration Sessions
  • share documenting and reporting responsibilities
  • collectively create a "tactical map" to present to the whole group on the final day of the workshop.

12:30 - 14:30
Informal Networking Time


14:30 - 18:30
New Tactics Tools Orientation

This 4 hour rotation originally was scheduled to include brief presentation sessions and interactive sessionson using New Tactics tools such as:

  • New Tactics website, searchable tactic database and forum
  • New Tactics e-learning tool
  • Tactical mapping process

Extenuating circumstances (namely power outage resulting in phoneline disruptions) prevented an internet connection. Rotations affected were replaced by demonstrating conference’s internal web-based documentation system, and impromptu sharing of tactics by participants not scheduled for formal presentations.