Topic Selection ME2000 offers an intensive two-day discussion period consisting of opening and closing sessions, and eight one hour sessions when selected topics will be discussed in an open forum format. The topics and the means of their selection are described below followed by the scheduled session times. The substantive and methodological content of the topics listed suggests that lively and informative discussion will result from the democratic process proposed for setting the agenda. In the opening session participants will vote the amount of time they wish to use discussing the topics described below. Topic proponents will have three minutes to put forward the reasons for discussing their choice in the open forum.
Participants can cast as many votes for a single topic as they wish.
By this process everyone will participate in setting the agenda for the open forum sessions. To date, we have received some excellent proposals for topics to discuss at Lorne and to consider for the AASR Conference in 2001. Other suggestions are expected as more participants register. The first eight received are detailed below. The rest will be documented and pinned on the noticeboard at Lorne for consideration by participants during the final session dealing with the AASR Conference plans for 2001.