hi, i'm trying to get a very small handful (3?) of 5th graders to commit to showing up tomorrow from about 1-3pm Eastern. this will overlap nicely with the NCSA and LLNL programs. although i said i would keep the venue on all day (and i can still do this) i don't have much expectation that anyone will show up then. is anyone else planning on having kids show up at other times? if not, i won't particularly advertise it as being available. unless someone can suggest how it might be useful. thanks, -gurcharan =========================== Gurcharan S. Khanna Associate Director Research Computing Dartmouth College gkhanna@dartmouth.edu office: 603-646-1644 http://research.dartmouth.edu/ http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rc http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gkhanna --- "Barbara A. Kucera" wrote: Hi, Tomorrow is the day! We have 14 guests who are eagerly anticipating this activity and a chance to experience the new Access Grid technology. Participants (14) include: Rachel F 12 Billy M 14 Andrea F 12 Ashley F 18 Amber F 15 McWilliams F 15 Wall M 13 Wall F 16 Jessie F 10.5 Kymberly F 12 Hannah F 12 Phoebe's guest F 12 Phoebe's guest F 13 M. B. M 16 Barbara Kucera, moderator, and Jeff Carpenter, AG node operator. Katie Williams from Access News will be present to talk with the participants for an article she is writing. The difference in time zones is a little problematic, but I think we'll be okay since we're in the middle of the country. Our schedule is as follows, but we will be flexible so we can interact with other sites as they join and depart. 12:45 p.m. Kids in seats. - Introductions at our local site. - Brief explanation of what the Access Grid is and why it's important, then a brief explanation of the social etiquette--no criticism of others' opinions, try to wait until the other person has finished talking before you start, be polite but feel free to say what you think. 1:00 p.m Say hello to the other sites on the AG and let each kid introduce him/herself (do this as other sites join). 1:15 p.m. Around Town and Around the Country - Tell us about where you live? If I visited your town, what would be the best thing to do or see during my visit? 1:45 p.m. Teens Chat I will serve as moderator to interact with the kids and introduce questions to the local and remote audience, and then let them discuss the issue with minimal interruption. The discussion will cover general topics that most kids have an opinion about--no right or wrong. The type of questions will include: 1. Should parents or towns, or both, set the curfew? 2. What does it mean to be a friend? What do you consider the most important consideration in friendship? 3. Should chat sites at school be restricted? 4. When is a person mature and responsible enough to drive a car? Should the minimum age be raised to 18 years old? 2:15 p.m. Snack - milk and cookies (yes, milk!) ;-) 2:25 p.m. Trivial Pursuit contest. If other sites are not on when we're ready to begin, we will start the game as a local event and expand when others arrive. 2:55 p.m. Begin to wrap up here--thank participants. If someone has a good idea, we can rearrange the schedule. As it now stands, we have a stable audience and a plan. I hope that as other sites finalize their agendas, they will get something out to us so we can have an idea of what is transpiring across the AG. As I said earlier, we will be flexible so there may be interruptions when remote sites enter or leave the virtual space. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thanks, Barbara ________________ Barbara A. Kucera Alliance/EPSCoR Liaison National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (217) 244-0131 * Fax (217) 244-2909 "It is a shameful thing to insult a little child. It has its feelings, it has its small dignity; and since it cannot defend them, it is surely an ignoble act to injure them." - Mark Twain --- end of quote ---