DATE:
May 30th, 2015
TO:
Richard Utama & ACAS Staff
FROM:
Brian-Bao Ly
SUBJECT:
SLAM! Report 2015
As requested, here is a written report of my findings for REAL: SLAM! 2015. The information is presented in the format as follows: 1) the event overall, 2) an overall analysis of the survey/evaluation forms, and 3) the information extracted from registration. Below are a few key findings from recorded data:
“You be the Judge” scenarios were well received and generated useful information and discussion for future by ACAS and SLAM! The inclusion of all the participants in one room helped discussion between participants, without any loss of information that was found to happen from previous years, when participants were split into groups and different rooms Inclusion of the Privilege and Oppression exercise helped create awareness and understanding of the topics for almost all participants
In addition to the report, I have included my own personal findings that have been observed during the SLAM! 2015 event, and may be addressed in the future:
Think about closing registrations a day or week earlier, instead of keeping it open to the morning of the event; having registrations open for 2 weeks still allowed enough time for 50 registrants (and 33 attendees) Scenarios should be practiced beforehand with advisory committee, so that we can gauge the proper time allotment for each; we need to be stricter on the time allowance for each scenario Book the venue 2 or so months in advance to secure the location; we found that 2-days in March/April was difficult, and we had to reconcile the time-frame to 1 day only; the event was still able to convey the objectives we set out in the advisory committee For ACAS to be more inclusive, there should be a section in the registration that specifies Cis and trans male identification
Thank you, Richard, the board members, and ACAS’s staff for allowing me the opportunity to organize the event. I look forward to helping organize and plan future events. If you have any inquiries about the report, the event or general inquiries, please contact me at the ACAS office. 1