Critical Minds Minutes for 2010 oct 28

Critical Minds
October 28, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Attendees:
Betti Delevi, Sinan Uluçay, Hande Acarman Yeşilkaya, Simge Boyacıoğlu Le Bris, Nathan Kubiszewski, Berna Hamarat Kaya, Nilhan Atay

Absentees: Tunç Demirağ : had scheduled recording of his music (http://www.myspace.com/tuncdemirag)

The gathering started off with a welcome from Betti, and proceeded with a presentation on the blog http://www.fmvayazagaplc.blogspot.com/ from Berna.

Group Work:

Getting to know each other: drawing parallels with characters

Simge: Dory, from Finding Nemo, forgetfulness

Nilhan: Heidi, naive, good natured, positive

Alex: Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the city)

Nathan: Inspector Gadget, interest in gadgets, robots, etc.

Sinan: Hellboy,big and likes to eat

Hande, Alice ( in Wonderland) running after rabbits, always late for sth, always rushing somewhere

Betti: Snoopy ( Peanuts) sense of humor

Berna: Elaine ( Seinfeld) attention to details

Choosing a group name:

The Incredibles
Alice in Wonderland
Madhattens
CSI Istanbul
Rabbits of the Wonderland
Hellboys
The Inspectors
Dreamers
Critical Minds

Ground Rules:

Time and scheduling:

• Honor time limits: starting and finishing on time;
• use time efficiently;
• keep phones silent or off ( inform facilitator beforehand if there’s a need to keep phone on)

Show respect:

• Be respectful of those presenting, facilitating, or talking
• listen attentively and actively
• show effort to understand
• accept other members’ comments with grace
• Respect different ideas, focus on issues and not people
• Be moderate in talking, contributing, bringing materials, etc.

Preparation and organization

• Plan well
• Schedule intelligently
• Have a group leader for each session
• Do homework
• Allow enough time to prepare and think
• Bring food for each session
• Always work with a purpose
• Participation should be voluntary
• Implementation must be followed through

Meeting Dates:

1. Tuesday, November 23, 15:30-16:45
2. Tuesday, December 21, 15:30 – 16:45
3. Tuesday, January 11, 15:30 – 16:45
4. Wednesday, February 16, 15:30 – 16:45
5. Tuesday, March 8, 15:30 – 16:45
6. Tuesday, April 12, 15:30 – 16:45
7. Tuesday, May 3, 15:30 – 16:45
8. Tuesday, May 24, 15:30 – 16:45

Meeting Place: High School Block A, Admin Floor, MUN Office

Scheduling and organizing work previously chosen:

CM 1st session

CM 2nd session

CM 3rd session

CM 4th session

CM 5th session