SmogOps Canteen Workshop 1 -- Schedule

Workshop - 01 Schedule

"Experimental On-Line Bardo Workshop" Voluntary Evolution Saturday, February 14th

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m -- "Opening Address" -E.J. Gold / Claude Needham

10:45 a.m. - noon -- "A Wish to Work" - Claude Needham

Noon - 1 p.m. -- "Use Your Ears to Get In Gear" -Yanesh / CloisterRecordings

...you're on a cruise...the ship starts to go down... it's�all you can do to keep your head above water...somehow you get your�hands on a life jacket... In the stormy waters of transformation �the�talk tapes have served in that very same way for many seekers. Using�the technology of audio streaming the group will listen to 3 segments�of 3 chosen talk tapes and enter into a discussion about how to�implement these strong work ideas into every day life. "WBAI Radio�Interview - Inner Awakening & Transformation", "Whole Body Attention"�and " Conflict Management" are the tapes that will be worked with (in�case you'd like to get a head start).

1:00p.m. - 2:00 p.m. -- "Invocational Writing Circle" -Iven Lourie

We will meet in a circle to compose poetry or other texts together.�Experiments with this method have produced interesting collaborative�texts, something other or larger than one person alone might write. No�prior experience is necessary, and you won't even need a pen or�pencil. You are welcome to join in this circle--the more the�better--to explore creativity in an electronic environment, a new�paradigm for group efforts defying separations of time and space.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.�-- "Aims and Goals" -Robbert Trice

Stuck, confused, on a treadmill, in the grind, can't get anything�happening? Too busy, distracted or apathetic to get to work?�Suffering distress and pangs of conscience? Can't exactly live with�the way things are, something missing? Not quite sure just what to�do? Try aims and goals - a tool for Voluntary Evolution.

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -- "Painting the Real World" -Della Heywood & the Grass Valley Graphics Group

A chance to meet with the senior students/artists of the Institute to�discuss the use of art in one's work. What is Objective Art?

4: 00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- "The Medicine Wheel - follow up" -Dru Kristel & Marta Jones

This follow up workshop was promised to many of you and now it�is here. First timers to the Medicine Wheel are welcome to join the�workshop.

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. -- Break

( everyone is welcomed to stay during the break for an open discussion)

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m . -- "For Your Viewing Pleasure" -David Franco

Auction Preview & Walkthrough

7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. -- Valentine's Day Auction -the HEI (Heidelberg Editions International) group

10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. -- "Morris' Comedy Club" -Rose Gander

11:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. -- "Gaming with Gorebag" -The Whole Gang

Sunday, February 15th

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m -- "Practically Working---On Self" -DavidFranco

A group of us have been working weekly for over 9 months with the�detailed exercises as set forth in E.J. Gold's " Practical Work on�Self". Each chapter details exercises and steps for work that each of�us can employ. Join us for an hour of discussion to see where we have�been and where you can go with this material.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -- "How to Do an ABD Reading On Line" -Pat Elizabeth

This workshop will cover the basics of how to perform a reading in�cyberspace. What to wear, how to address the Voyager in the reading�space, and how to set up a good working "invocational" space online.�The participants will have the opportunity to practice in the�workshop and to ask questions about doing ABD (American Book of the Dead) readings in general.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. -- "Eurochat - Chatting Around the World David Franco

We hit on the idea, of having a chat at a time convenient for our�European friends. What started out as a casual get together, has�blossomed into cell of workers from Norway, Spain, Italy, Germany,�Denmark, and Argentina. Join us and hear the chat, shot around the�world...seekers with serious work questions accumulating important�work data.

Closing Address