Forum

The Forum is a public discussion group in the round. We have been meeting for half a century, and all are welcome.

The topics are chosen about a month in advance by the attendees and are listed on this page. All of our meetings can be attended either in person at the church, or via Zoom.

  • Date: Every Sunday
  • Time: 8:45 to 10:15 AM
    • 8:45 AM   Check in  (Attendance is optional)
    • 9:15 AM   Presentation of the topic
    • 9:35 AM   Group members provide additional perspectives, opinions, extensions, tangents, counter positions, and related experiences in turn. (See Forum guidelines below.)  Audio enhancement provided.
    • 10:15 AM  Adjourn

Forum Discussion Guidelines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5DCunnPytR7j6wb7O8UhuZnZJhcHVJI/view?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events in Forum

  • 11/30/2025 – Forum Topic Selection for January , Location: Library

  • 12/07/2025 – Forum How Holiday Celebrations Change as We Move Through Life , Location: Library

  • 12/14/2025 – Forum AI beyond ChatGPT  , Location: Fireside Room

  • 12/21/2025 – Forum Can We Bring Back Silicon Fabrication in the USA? , Location: Library

  • 12/28/2025 – Forum Forum Topic Selection for February , Location: Library

  • 01/04/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 01/11/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 01/18/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 01/25/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 02/01/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 02/08/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 02/15/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

    • Forum Archive

  • 06/03/2018 – Forum – Universal Basic Income,

    Discussion Leader: Inge Etzbach

  • 05/27/2018 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for July,

    Discussion Leaders: All

  • 05/20/2018 – Forum – “Never Again” – Will the Youth Movement Matter?,

    Discussion Leaders: Trisha Suppes, Susan Owicki

  • 05/13/2018 – Forum – The Implications of the Stormy Daniels Case,

    Discussion Leader: Bob Greene

  • 05/06/2018 – Forum – On Tyranny, Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,

    Discussion Leader: Dick Duda

  • 04/29/2018 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for June,

    Discussion Leaders: All

  • 04/22/2018 – Forum – What are Common Sense Gun Controls?,

    Discussion Leader: Bob Greene

  • 04/15/2018 – Forum – My Favorite Moments,

    Discussion Leader: Eric Bier

  • 04/08/2018 – Forum – Hoarding!,

    Discussion Leaders: Ann and Fred Zeise

  • 04/01/2018 – Forum – Blockchains and Bitcoins,

    Discussion Leaders: Sarah Doxiadis and Fred Zeise

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