How meetings work
Meetings begin on a Friday morning and end at noon usually with a shared meal. Several weeks before the Meeting, papers are made available so that each participant can be devoted to the discussion of a paper and the issues it raises. A designated respondent first shares their impressions of a paper and then the members engage the paper presenter, the respondent, and each other in an often provocative and critical discussion. In general, two papers are presented during each biannual meeting with approximately an hour devoted to each one. Because of the diversity and depth of expertise among members, new insights are inevitably brought out. As opportunity presents itself, papers may be brought together for publication.
Meeting Discussion Procedure
A typical procedure for each paper discussion is:
In practice, the moderator may ask the paper author to answer comment every 10-15 mins during the discussion to facilitate fruitful discourse.
- Moderator: Calls on the respondent to present
- Respondent: Respond to paper (10-15 minutes)
- Author of Paper: Engage the response (5-7 minutes)
- Moderator: Opens the floor for questions (~30 minutes)
- Keeps a list of names as hands are raised and calls on each person in turn.
- Author and Respondent should take notes
- Moderator: Towards end of discussion, calls on Respondent and Author to provide comments on the points made by those addressing the paper and counter or expand what has been said.
- Total time per paper = approximately 70 minutes
In practice, the moderator may ask the paper author to answer comment every 10-15 mins during the discussion to facilitate fruitful discourse.