Plans for MPAA visit to Duke

First off, I'm still not sure if there's going to be a Q&A session after the talk; I'm checking up on that now and will know by the meeting tomorrow.

Update (02/21): there will be a Q&A session following the talk.

Keep in mind throughout any Q&A session that our target audience is the other audience members, not necessarily Mr Valenti. He's very good on his feet, and most likely has heard in some form or another most, if not all, of the questions we're going to ask him. With that in mind, we should keep a few simple guidelines in mind:

• Always be very polite and courteous when asking questions. We're not trying to change his mind, and each person asking a question won't really get a second shot at asking for clarification. Don't try to get into a confrontational situation to prove your point.


• We're looking to have very specific, well-thought-out questions prepared so the question-asker can simply read it off the paper and not have to worry about being nervous, stuttering, etc, etc.


• To deal with the inability of a single person to ask multiple questions or follow-up questions, we're looking for people to volunteer to be "bounce-back" audience members. I.e., when someone asks a question and Valenti dodges, we'll need someone else to stand up and say, "Excuse me, sir, but you didn't really address -X- or answer -Y-."