User:Jacob.Walker/Blog/2026-01-17 50th Birthday Party Plan

Schedule

PACIFIC TIME	GMT / UTC	WHAT	Background Music
10:00–11:00 AM		Move Chairs in Sanctuary, other setup
11:00–12:20 PM		Move Tables and Chairs from Manning Hall
12:20–1:00 PM		Early Arrivals / Helpers	🗓️ Jacob's 50th Years Passing Playlist 🥂
1:00–1:20 PM	9:00–9:20 PM	Arrival & Settling In
1:20–1:30 PM	9:20–9:30 PM	Welcome (Welcome / Main Room)
1:30–2:15 PM	9:30–10:15 PM	Table Conversations (Round 1)	🗓️ Jacob's 50th ReThink 🤯
2:15–2:35 PM	10:15–10:35 PM	Cake + Music	🗓️ Jacob's 50th Birthday Cake 🎂
		Intro to Yes And	Karen Tilstra's Yes And TEDx
2:35–3:30 PM	10:35–11:30 PM	Table Conversations (Round 2)	🗓️ Jacob's 50th Yes And 🙂‍↕️🙵
3:50–4:00 PM	11:50 PM–12:00 AM	Closing & Thanks	🗓️ Jacob's 50th Go Out and Do It! 🦸‍♂️
4:00 – 4:30 PM		After Mingling
4:30–5:00 PM		Cleanup Back to Original

ReThink Table Conversation

Table Leads ask one at time (don't do all questions at once, we want to go around quickly)

1. Share your name and one thing you want us to know about you.
2. How do you know Jacob?
3. What is the most valuable thing you learned in school?
4. What is the most valuable thing you learned outside of school?
5. If there was one thing you could have everyone in the world learn, what would it be?

"Yes, And..." Solutions Table Conversation

1. Lead Asks the table: "When you hear the term ___ what is the image you get in your head?"
2. Lead gives everyone an actual description of the concept, and reads it aloud
3. Lead asks for someone to play devil's advocate and share a hurdle that would make it not work.
4. Then the table goes around with a solution brainstorm in a "yes, and..." manner.

Teams

Setup Team

• Jerry Walker - Team Lead
• Jacob Walker
• Kristen Walker
• Taha Walker
• Riley Walker

Tech Team

• David Jones - Team Lead, Online Coordination
• Jacob Aronson - Online Support
• Dave Langley? - Videography
• Dave Werkely? - Sound Board
• Jesse Sanchez? - Audience & Room Support

Table Leads Team

• Family Enterprise Education
  • In-Person: Aimee Walker?
  • Online: ?
• Digitools for Developing Economies
  • In-Person: Jerry Yamashita?
  • Online: Gibran R. Nameer
• Demeaned to Dignified
  • In-Person: Araceli Perez
  • Online: Ash Rahman
• Master Educator
  • In-Person: Alice Jacobs?
  • Online: Doreen?
• Competency Cubes
  • In-Person: ?
  • Online: Olga Evans
• GPTeachers
  • In-Person: Corbin Crutchley
  • Online: Jessica Temporal?
• Mentorship
  • In-Person: Tami Kaceveros?
  • Online: (media person my aphasia is hitting me on)
• Pay It Forward
  • In-Person: Pam Hart?
  • Online: Derrick
• Hack & Dice
  • In-Person: David Deppner?
  • Online: Find math person

Cleanup Team

• Jerry Walker - Team Lead
• Jacob Walker
• Kristen Walker
• Taha Walker
• Riley Walker
• Others who volunteer