2026-01-17 50th Birthday Party Plan

Schedule

Pacific Time	GMT / UTC	General Activity	In-Person	Online	Media
10–11:00 AM	18–19:00	Setup	Sanctuary Chairs & Other Setup
11–12:20 PM	19–20:20		Manning Hall Tables & Chairs	Tech Setup
12:30–1:00 PM	20:30–21:00	Early Arrivals / Helpers	In-Person Greeters greet guests	Online greeters greet guests	🎶 Jacob's 50th Years Passing Playlist 🥂
1:00–1:15 PM	21:00–21:15	Arrival & Settling In	Potluck is put out & food can be taken
1:15–1:30 PM	21:15–21:30	Jacob Welcome's Everyone	Jacob is on stage with Welcome	Discord Stage
1:30–1:45 PM	21:30–21:45	Getting to know your group	Get Food and Table Introductions	"Table" Intros
1:45–2:30 PM	21:45–22:30	Conversation Starter to ReThink	Table Conversation	"Table" Convo	🎶 Jacob's 50th ReThink 🤯
2:30–2:45 PM	22:30–22:45	Jacob's Thoughts from Stage	Cake + Intro to "Yes And" Improv(e)		📽️ Karen Tilstra's Yes And TEDx
2:45–3:45 PM	22:45–23:45	"Yes And" Improv(e)	Table Conversation	"Table" Convo	🎶 Jacob's 50th Yes And 🙂‍↕️🙵
3:45–4:00 PM	23:45–00:00	Appreciation and Action Forward	Jacob is on stage with closing	Discord Stage	🎶 Jacob's 50th Go Out and Do It! 🦸‍♂️
4:00–4:30 PM	00:00–00:30	After Mingling	People can mingle as desired	At "Table"
4:30–5:00 PM	00:30–01:00	Cleanup Back to Original		Get Recordings

Table Conversation Starter to ReThink Education

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

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

"Yes And" Improv(e) 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