[fvc-wat-disc] Meeting on PR presentation, all welcome

[Bob Jonkman]

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I've contacted Kelly Carmichael and Anita Nickerson about re-using the
graphics from the Dennis Pilon videos. Anita says we're free to use
any FVC material, and there may be other material for us to use that I
wasn't aware of.  I'll post anything receive on the web site.

- --Bob.


On 01/12/15 03:12 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> Hi everyone: We had a successful meeting of the Presentation
> Working Group yesterday. Sean Haberlin took the following notes --
> thanx Sean!
> 
> 
> == Purpose of the meeting to design a new presentation ==
> 
> * Context, within the next 18 months, Parliamentary committee on 
> Democratic reform will examine two different electoral system 
> Proportional Representation (PR) and Alternative Vote (AV)
> 
> * Goal of presentation is to promote PR - Tenor of presentation -
> sell PR or educate about PR , no consensus on tenor
> 
> * Assume 15 minutes for presentation
> 
> * Two topics - PR (13 mins) broken down into i. STV ii. MMP - AV -
> 2 minutes
> 
> * Each slide should consist of no more than 5 bullets, no more than
> 5 words per bullet
> 
> * Graphs, tables and other forms of graphics used where appropriate
> to illustrate and simplify data presentation.
> 
> * Thematic integrity, each slide uses same font, background and 
> etc.... Links to content outside of presentation should mirror and 
> expand on content of presentation. For example, MMP and STV,
> should not lead to links about Jenkins or Dion's P3. Rather, they
> should expand on MMP and STV
> 
> * Slide content ideas - Slide showing 85 OECD use PR, 5 use First
> Past the Post (FPTP), 2 use AV - Challenging Statements must not
> undermine the credibility of presentation (eg. More women and
> minorities in PR as one point of many points - challenging, on its
> own slide with empirical examples - credible). Pay attention how
> content may challenge assumptions of audience and be ready backup
> your challenge. - 2nd last slide - AV - Last slide - link to a link
> page for further research
> 
> * Structure of slide presentation based on values or mechanism of
> voting?
> 
> * Must recognize a winner take all bias on part of Canadian
> audience vs proportional, are elections about win/lose or about
> representation?
> 
> 
> == Action Items ==
> 
> * Gord - create world map slide illustrating 85 countries in OECD
> has PR and 2 have AV
> 
> * Byron - create slide presentation on value structure, others to
> send content ideas to Byron
> 
> * Bob - get permission to use Fair Canada material, especially
> Pillon videos
> 
> * Sean - create notes of meeting
> 
> * Sharon - co-ordinate efforts
> 
> == Next Meeting == Thursday, Dec. 10th at 10:30 at Sharon's house.
> 
> 
> On 27/11/15 03:10 PM, Sharon Sommerville wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
> 
>> We are planning on having a presentable PR presentation ready to 
>> view for the Dec. 28th discussion night. Feedback from the
>> meeting on the 28th would help develop the final version of the 
>> presentation.
> 
>> We will meet at my home on Monday, November 30th at 2 pm.to
>> start drafting the presentation.  Everyone is welcome.  My
>> address is 85 Westmount Road South in Waterloo on the SW corner
>> of Douglas and Westmount.  The driveway and additional parking is
>> on Douglas.
> 
>> Please join us if you can.
> 
>> Best regards, Sharon
> 
> 
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