Present: Yvonne, Paul, Anke, Brigitte, Dan, Robert, Diane, George, Sherryll.

Action items in bold

1. Venue
- The Wisdom Council itself will take place at the Fernwood NRG (Community Centre), 1240 Gladstone Ave.
-Anke will check dishes, cups and other logistics there.

2. People in the Wisdom Council room:
- Deanna and the other co-facilitator
- Paul: researcher
- Brigitte: videographer (or audio if councillors veto videoing) – who will bring audio equipment, just in case?
- Diane: support person for wheelchair-bound councillor.
There will be no in-and-out privileges for anyone other than the councillors and the above 5 people with specific roles so as to maintain a safe container for the Council. Also, we don’t want to outnumber the councillors.

3. There will be a short debriefing with the councillors, chaired by Paul, over coffee after Sat.’s dinner before they head to New Horizons.

4. Friday June 22nd and Sat. June 23rd logistics.
Rides:
- Brigitte will pick Deanna up from the Clipper and will keep her engaged until we meet at the Fernwood Inn at 4:30 p.m. (the pub and restaurant ARE open) – Deanna will stay at Sherryll’s for the 2 nights;
- Brigitte will find out which councillors need a ride to the FNRG, and will assign who will pick up whom;
- Arifin gave people rides last time – are you able to help?
- Yvonne will pick up Pat Rose.

Flipcharts:
- Dan will arrange for 4 flipcharts.

Food:
- Anke will coordinate food and drink.
Needed are volunteers to prepare: coffee, tea and snacks for Friday evening, Sat. mid-morning, Sat. lunch and Sat. at 4 p.m.;
- George will ask Jan to bring muffins;
- Brigitte will bring the coffee from home;
- Jan, is there tea left over from last Wisdom Council? If not, can you buy some?
- Anke will order sandwich tray for Sat. lunch with some no-diary items for lactose-intolerant councillor;
- anyone have 2 table cloths they can bring – and maybe some flowers?
- Robert and Anke will do set-up for potluck Sat.;
- Dan will be the gofer.

Saturday dinner:
- Paul: broccoli-casserole (dairy);
- Anke: potato salad;
- Brigitte: green salad;
- Yvonne: a salmon;
- Diane: chicken tray;
- Robert: vegetarian chili;
- Paul: bread
- who can bring dessert and snacks?
- who can clean up at FNRG after the dinner but before the public meeting?

Public meeting
- Dan will facilitate;
- George, Anke will be at New Horizons at 6:30 p.m. for set-up and to make coffee;
- Brigitte, Sherryll will staff the greeting table at the door;
- George will bring materials for the greeting table;
- someone to write up agenda on flipchart sheet;
- someone to go and make 100 copies of the statement from Wisdom Council 2 between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. – George will do it if no one else can;
- who can help with clean-up? – we have to be out by 9:30 p.m.
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Media:
- as we had no media points person for Wisdom Council 2, we are all asked to work for a good turn-out by spreading the word to our contacts. Also:
- Anke will send ad to Newsgroup and will take out a paid ad in Monday Magazine (since we missed the “Calendar” deadline);
- Anke will send ad to Times Colonist Thursday “Go” section;
- George -> CBC community calendar.

5. Dynamic Facilitation workshop
A 3-day workshop is planned on southern Vancouver Island for the end of October. We are encouraged to enroll and support Jim Rough’s paid work. Cost between $500 and $700.

6. Convener debriefing
Meeting at 1831 Fern St. on Tuesday June 26th at 7 p.m.
A convener celebration (picnic or potluck) is suggested sometime in the next few weeks (Brigitte away after July 16th).

7. Councillor debriefing with Paul will be scheduled for a week or 2 after the Wisdom Council. Anke will book the FNRG upstairs room.


See you all next weekend for the real thing!!

Come to the Fernwood Inn to meet Deanna and the co-facilitator at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 22nd if you can.