tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668076127863990358.post7677778813086914406..comments2023-10-31T09:48:25.993+00:00Comments on dot.rural Digital Economy Research Blog: Café Connect 1 – Sunday 3rd July, KirkwallAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15682948471252240418noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668076127863990358.post-41798127163557259712011-07-21T15:13:07.465+01:002011-07-21T15:13:07.465+01:00Hi Sweyn and Claire
Unfortunately we were restric...Hi Sweyn and Claire<br /><br />Unfortunately we were restricted to the mainland of Orkney because of the travel schedule. The call was for varied and interesting venues and given that Orkney's night had to be a Sunday, this did limit us. I think the combination of a Sunday night, a scorcher of a day, the men's tennis final at Wimbledon and it being the school holidays did result in a much smaller audience than we would have expected in Orkney.<br /><br />RuthRuth Kirkpatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668076127863990358.post-21827299380242765472011-07-12T21:36:18.916+01:002011-07-12T21:36:18.916+01:00Hi Sweyn!
Thanks for all your comments. I do take...Hi Sweyn!<br /><br />Thanks for all your comments. I do take your point, although I wouldn't consider the cathedral to be a traditional academic context.<br /><br />Just a quick note... the nature of Cafe Connect means that locations and venues are driven by the local Cafe Connect Champions (in this case a HIE representative who responded to our open call for host communities).<br /><br />Re the alternative venues you mentioned... If you, or someone you know, would like to get involved in future, similar initiatives as a Champion, then it'd be great to keep in touch!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />ClaireClaire Thornehttp://www.dotrural.ac.uk/getinvolvednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668076127863990358.post-52497594163193739572011-07-12T15:01:02.334+01:002011-07-12T15:01:02.334+01:00I'm very sorry I missed this! I knew the event...I'm very sorry I missed this! I knew the event was on, but I missed Radio Orkney that day, and did not realise it was part of the Cafe Connect project.<br /><br />I must admit, although I am a great fan of the Cathedral (and of its staff, and of its use for a wide variety of events), I don't think it was a particularly great choice for an event like this. Your web site mentions that Cafe Connect is based on the Cafe Scientifique format. A quote from www.cafescientifique.org:<br /><br />"Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context."<br /><br />I'm always in favour of pushing the boundaries, I don't really think that a cathedral is the best venue you could have chosen in Kirkwall (and I don't think Kirkwall was the best location within Orkney, either - I hope that future phases will see events in places like the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum in Hoy, or the Gable End Theatre Green Room Bar, also in Hoy, or the Top Bar of the Stromness Hotel, or the Pier Arts Centre, or ...... many other much more suitable venues for unintimidating discussion of technical or scientific matters, in a relaxed atmosphere!Sweyn Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101821915368685476noreply@blogger.com