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<\/a>Gunner Speaking during the first Space Wrangler Meeting<\/p><\/div>\n
November 3<\/h3>\n
Our official introduction in to the world of drumbeat was at the first “Space Wranglers” meeting, a meeting that just happened to be in the Future Class\/Storming the Academy Tent. \u00a0During this meeting we learned that part of our travel scholarships from Mozilla meant we were volunteering to help guide people through the festival should they have questions. \u00a0We also needed to have a general sense of what was happening with the schedule. \u00a0This role allowed us to make sure we had any pre-event questions answered.<\/p>\n
The Gunner Experience<\/h3>\n
Allen “Gunner” Gunn changed how everyone in Future Class views successful\u00a0facilitation\u00a0and\u00a0collaboration\u00a0within diverse groups (so much so that a blog post<\/a> was written about his methods). \u00a0We started using his term, “love bomb” in our emails, almost immediately.<\/p>\n Hey guys,<\/p>\n Just a big “love bomb” (to use Gunner’s term) to FutureClass. I really, really <\/em>enjoyed getting to know everyone better in Barcelona (and Mary Caton in Durham!)<\/p>\n -From Whitney’s first post-Drumbeat email to the listserv<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The meeting was scheduled to last 4 hours, from 1pm-5pm with a regroup the next morning at 7:30AM. \u00a0I was too tired to note the time it actually ended but I know I managed to get lost in Barcelona catch a taxi to my hotel and take a 1.5 hour nap before the evening’s festivities.<\/p>\n Festival Map<\/p><\/div>\n The Science Fair<\/a> took place that evening. \u00a0It was\u00a0the opening event. We were “unveiled” as Future Class<\/a>. \u00a0The Science Fair lasted quite late into the night (so late that an email was sent in the wee hours of the morning rescheduling the 7:30AM meeting to 8:00AM… I missed the email).<\/p>\n To see the full Storming the Academy Schedule Click Here (PDF)<\/a> (or right click save as to download).<\/p>\n Thursday was the first day of the festival component of Drumbeat. \u00a0I was one of the two people from Future Class to see the opening speeches and activity pitches (the other members manned the tent while we were gone). I remain in awe that two amazing women were the featured speakers in the only organized component of the day. \u00a0I am humbled to be in a class “taught” by Cathy<\/a>.<\/p>\n The festival was on. \u00a0Storming the Academy had multiple events with standing room only. \u00a0Future Class kind of let go of the idea of side table events<\/a>, something I am convinced was for the best. \u00a0We always had someone at the tables and we interacted with people and explained who we are but we were very flexible with our programming. \u00a0Most of Future Class managed to explore that day. I stayed at my “field site”.<\/p>\n This was to be a day of misses for me.\u00a0The final day of the festival started with a morning meeting that I missed. \u00a0 I also missed a discussion\/activity I wanted to attend that happened in the tent, facilitated by Whitney, a member of Future Class. \u00a0I had some time to wander around Drumbeat: another miss! \u00a0It was an awkward experience since so many of the tents\/groups had already found their core teams and were well on their way to building. \u00a0After lunch, I \u00a0looked around a bit, but my jet lag hit me and I ended up back at the tent.<\/p>\n<\/a>November 4<\/h3>\n
November 5<\/h3>\n