Hello Plant! A Terrestrial Workshop

The workshop will take place on Microsoft Teams, in two parts. For technical reasons there will be two links, as follows:
Teams link PART 1, 16.00-17.30
Teams link PART 2, 19.00-20.00

Please make sure that you download the Microsoft Teams application in advance, as some features are not accessible in the online version! Download for free at: www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-teams/download-app. To access Teams, you can use one of the following e-mail addresses.

Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail, Live.nl or live.com e-mail address

e-mail address from a company or organization that has a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. These are, for example, all MBO and HBO schools in the Netherlands and most universities.

e-mail address associated to a private Office 365 subscription

Once you have installed the application, click on the meeting links above and select the option “Open Microsoft Teams” or “Open in Your Teams App.”

Preparation
Organizing a good online meeting requires a bit of preparation from participants. Prior to the meeting, please:

Select a plant to bring to the meeting! We suggest a houseplant in its pot. If you don’t have any, you can bring a plant from your fridge, a branch you found outdoors, etc.

You and your plant take a seat in a quiet place without too much background noise.

Provide your own laptop or computer with microphone, camera, and headphones. Because of the working methods we will use, we do not recommend participating via a mobile phone or iPad.

Test your internet, camera, and microphone a few minutes before the meeting begins. Make sure you have Microsoft Teams installed (see above)!

During the meeting
In order for the meeting to run smoothly, we believe it can be helpful to introduce an initial structure, which will then allow more room for creativity. Therefore, we will implement the following rules:

All participants turn their microphones off by default. The facilitator is the only one who has her microphone on. For questions and comments, please use the chat.

The facilitator acts as a moderator. When you are appointed by the facilitator, you can turn on your microphone to speak. When you have finished, please mute yourself again.

Live participation and recording
The event is primarily a hands-on, interactive workshop; therefore, we strongly advise attending live for the full experience. Some (but not all) elements of the session will be recorded and may be made available in the studium generale archive, or used as reference material for our own research. By participating, we assume that you consent to being recorded. Otherwise, please turn off your picture during the plenary session, or contact us to discuss a solution.

Suggested listening
If you would like to get an early start on thinking with plants, you can prepare by listening to our podcast episode, ‘How to Be With Plants?’