MDI Tomorrow Conference - November 16, 2002
Hosted by the Atlantic Oakes
8:00 Registration/pick up materials/coffee
8:30 Welcome and Frame the Day, with preview of vision statement
8:45 Keynote Speaker:
Mark Lapping, University of Southern Maine
What can rural communities like those on MDI do to manage the future
and thrive? How can communities respond to complex and inter-related issues?
How can they use their special features and resources to best advantage
without ruining the very things that make the community special? (inc.
10 minutes for Q & A)
9:15 Health break sponsored by Healthy Acadia
9:30-10:15 Survey Results and State of the Island Reports from the working groups
10:30 Discussion
Groups (not issue specific/ strive for maximum diversity in each discussion
group, facilitators and recorders at each table)
Each discussion group will:
* Introduce themselves and reflect on what meaning they make from the
survey results and the State of the Island.... What is their personal
stake in the issues? Facilitators will then introduce the draft vision
statement (this is a draft of what we prefer the future to be... we aren't
confident it is very good yet? Please help us make it better). Each group
generates ideas for "action" that will help MDI achieve this "preferred
future". These ideas are transferred to 3x5 cards (maybe larger/ one idea
per card). Each group decides on which of their ideas will be presented
to full conference in afternoon.
12:00 Lunch - option to bring lunch back to their discussion groups and continue over lunch. The Steering Committee reviews 3x5 cards and organizes for the afternoon presentation. If artists sketch the Vision of MDI Tomorrow in the morning session, display artwork.
12:45 Good Ideas for Moving Forward: Steering Committee (?) presents a sampling from the note cards generated in morning discussion groups
1:15 "Our Community Leaders Respond" Reaction panel, one official from each town responds to the work of the day... what have they "heard" that surprises them, impresses them? What are they taking away from the day? Are they inspired to act? (Question and Answer).
1:50 Next Steps for MDI Tomorrow
2:00 Adjourn
ISLAND LEADERSHIP FOLLOW-UP FORUM
Thursday, November 21, 6:00
- 9:00 p.m.
MDI Regional High
School
Island-Wide Supper and Town Officials Forum - Benefit lasagna supper sponsored by Ms. Mıs class and the Baseball Team. Panel discussions with town officials from each town and representatives of the issue groups.