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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20160113T191500
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URL:https://fca-fac.ca/events/fca-meeting-lets-talk-on-wed-jan-13/
SUMMARY:FCA meeting "Let's talk!"
DESCRIPTION:According to the Oxford Reference Dictionary\, a “levee” wa
 s “a reception of visitors on rising from bed” but is now “an assem
 bly of visitors or guests” and in Ottawa this is associated with the New
  Year.\n\n2. The next general meeting of the FCA [Federation of Citizens
 ’ Associations of Ottawa] is our own interpretation of the levee with th
 e theme “let’s talk!”. The meeting will be held Wednesday January 13
  at Tanglewood Park Community Centre\, 31 Woodfield Drive. Formal start ti
 me is 7:15 pm but timely arrival at 7:00 is recommended.\n\n3. “Speed da
 ting”  Several experts both from among  senior City Officials and the 
 Voluntary and Private sector have been invited to the Jan. 13 meeting.  
  They are preparing a series of “Speed Dates”\, structured time‐lim
 ited discussions with community representatives moving from expert to expe
 rt. To permit direct conversational contact\, we propose that in each rota
 tion a maximum of three community representatives meet with each expert (i
 .e. each discussion would feature up to four people– one expert and thre
 e others).\n\n4. “State of the community” While the “speed dating
 ” is going on\, and during other networking time\, a small team of recor
 ders will be collecting community views and concerns.   Help ensure your
  ideas are captured by the recorders.  You are welcome to leave notes on 
 your main points.  We hope to incorporate the material collected into a d
 ocument for the City and Public outlining community thinking at the New Ye
 ar.\n\n5. “Open Mike” In the latter part of the meeting\, we reserved
  time for an Open Mike plenary session at which any participant is invited
  to inform the entire meeting about some new event or issue of general int
 erest.\n\n6. “Levee”  In addition to a programmed time for “network
 ing”\, we anticipate there will be many participants who are between “
 speed dates” or otherwise free to chat with others.  You can use this t
 ime for unstructured discussion with each other\, on what’s working well
 \, or with invited experts. To provide fuel for all this discussion\, plea
 se contribute to the Dessert Pot Luck with a snack or sweet to share.   
 Here is a chance for you to distribute some of the holiday treats you have
  not yet enjoyed (and may have resolved to avoid in the new year).\n\n7. O
 ur normal meeting announcement welcomes you to  send two delegates to FCA
   general meetings. Observers are always welcome. For this “let’s tal
 k!” meeting help build up a broad attendance. For anyone who is curious 
 about the FCA or who follows civic affairs in Ottawa\, this is an ideal oc
 casion to meet others with similar interests.\n\n8. Detailed information i
 s found on the FCA website. The draft agenda for the Jan. 13 meeting\, wit
 h attached background information on the experts for “speed dating” an
 d a preliminary list of community concerns are found at 160113DA . Draf
 t minutes of the previous (December 10) are found at 151210DM
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