Agenda and Pre-Readings

Pre-Readings

Over a course of three days, the Symposium will move from structured panel discussions to extended small group discussions to participant-generated content, with each day’s discussions seeding the next day’s discourse. Throughout the experience we will stay focused on a set of core issues that are fundamental to building a more sophisticated understanding of what may be required to build a sustainable creative ecosystem: art, money, community, placemaking, and governance.

Please take a moment to review the schedule so you have an idea of how the process will flow. Next, take the 10-15 minutes it will take to digest Larry Harvey’s piece introducing the themes of our discussions: “Placemaking, Money, Community and Art.”  PDF of Larry Harvey’s Essay

Lastly, there are 50 pages of suggested pre-reading in the following PDF. The readings are broken out by the theme areas to aid in your approach. We will be distributing a printed version of this onsite. Esalen Reading List

DRAFT Schedule

Sunday, October 16

2:30 – 5:00 PM – Check Into Rooms + Check Into Symposium at Main Lodge
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Wine & Cheese & Hello (Main Lodge) 
6:00 – 7:45 PM – Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM – Kickoff Session (Huxley Room)
9:30 – 11:00 PM – Welcome Reception

Monday, October 17

8:30 – 9:45 AM – Breakfast
9:45 -10:00 AM – Intro to Day (Huxley)
10:00 -11:00 AM – Panel discussions, session 1 (Huxley)
11:00 – 11:15 AM – Break
11:15 – 12:15 PM – Panel discussions, session 2 (Huxley)
12:15 – 12:30 PM – Closeout
12:30 – 2:00 PM – Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Panel discussions, session 3 (Huxley)
3:00 – 3:15 PM – Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM – Panel discussions, session 4 (Huxley)
4:15 – 4:45 PM – Break
4:45  – 5:45 PM – Panel discussions, session 5 (Huxley)
5:45  – 6:00 PM – Closeout
6:00  – 7:45 PM – Dinner
7:45  – Late  – Effigy Build + Hot Pools

Tuesday, October 18

8:30 – 9:45 AM – Breakfast
9:45 -10:30 AM – Check In & Meet Your Discussion Groups (Huxley) 
10:30 – 12:30 PM – Small Group Discussions (various locations)
12:30 – 1:45 PM – Lunch
1:45 – 4:45 PM – Small Group Discussions (various locations, break times determined by the groups)
4:45 – 6:00 PM – Discussion Harvest and Unconference Nominations (Huxley)
6:00 – 7:45 PM – Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM – Michael Mikel (M2) Storytelling: 5 Ages of Burning Man History
9:30 – Late – Hot Pools 

Wednesday, October 19

8:30 – 9:45 AM – Breakfast
9:45 – 11:00 AM – Free Time 
11:00 -12:15 PM – Unconference Session, block 1 (various locations)
12:30  – 1:45 PM – Lunch
2:00  – 3:15 PM – Unconference Session, block 2 (various locations)
3:15  – 3:45 PM – Break
3:45  – 5:00 PM – Unconference Session, block 3 (various locations)
5:15  – 6:00 PM – Unconference Report-Outs and Wrap Up (Huxley) 
6:00  – 7:45 PM – Dinner
7:45  – 8:30 PM – Burn Ritual with Dave X
8:30  – Late – Fireside Storytelling with Ray Allen + Hot Pools