Happy new year to all and we hope it has been an enjoyable start to 2024.
Thanks to those who completed our survey at the end of 2023 about the reading group.
Most people who
completed the survey were regular attendees of the reading group or came when
they could. We look forward to welcoming those who said they were interested in
attending but hadn’t made it yet!
In terms of how
often people wanted to meet, the majority said that 5-6 meetings a year would
suit them best, so that is what we will go with for 2024. If there is interest
in having more meetings, this can be arranged if people are happy to choose the
readings and chair the session.
When asked what
days were best to meet, the majority picked Wednesday as their preferred day,
with Monday and Fridays close behind. Noone wants to meet on Tuesdays! So we
have decided that this year we will rotate meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, remaining at the 1pm AEST/AEDT time. The time may also change depending on the availability of any guests we invite, but this will be flagged well in advance.
Some readings
were suggested, these have been added to the Zotero library with the
“suggestion” tag added. Thanks to those who said they were happy to chair
sessions, we will be in touch as the year progresses.
For 2024, we
will be trying the rolling schedule of Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. At this
stage we are looking at meeting on:
- Monday 12 February
- Wednesday 10 April
- Friday 31 May
- Monday 22 July
- Wednesday 25 September
- Friday 22 November.
A separate post will go up shortly for the first meeting on 12 Feb and we look forward to seeing you there!
