Dear Friends in Open Space,
Malay and I have been reliving a moment at the OSonOSinOZ, when we stood
in a Circle with Harrison and Peggy and knew in our hearts that the 12th OSonOS
the event would come full circle in Goa in 2004. And we said ‘Yes’.
We are now ready to extend to the OS Community our invitation to hold the
12th OSonOS in Goa, on the west coast of India.
The choice of Goa seems ‘natural’ in many ways:
I understand that the name ‘Open Space Technology’ was inspired on Goan
soil. (Harrison and Mahesh could tell us more)
Goa is a land of Open Spaces: endless expanses of perfumed red earth and
emerald trees surrounded by white and gold stretches of sand, along the pearly
white waters of the Arabian Sea.
The people of Goa are characteristically ‘OPEN : in Mind and Heart and
Soul -- OPEN to welcoming guests, (their hospitality is legendary) to the Arts
(great musicians, singers, painters, folk dancers and chefs) to the Spiritual
-- Temples and Churches dot the landscape, -- reminders of the Portuguese who
surrendered the island to India in 1961.
Should we decide that Goa is the place I have the following
recommendation on the dates
Between 26th Sept to 10th October. 2004.
Reasons:
This is a time between seasons : the Monsoon will have just ended, to
make way for the hot sunshine of October, before the relative cool of ‘winter’
sets in. In this in-between time, (not too wet, not too hot, not too cool)
Hotels will be able to give us lower rates and traveling will be easier.
(Chartered flights start arriving in Goa from UK, US and other parts of Europe,
from November to February.)
It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to visit other
interesting places in India. If this is planned just prior to the Goa event,
one could avail of the extremely low Monsoon ‘Packages’ offered by Resorts
across the country, usually valid till Sept 30th. (As we go along I could send
you the information you need, on this.)
Please let us know how you feel about this invitation and the dates. It
might seem a bit early in the day to think of Goa, while you are packing your
bags for Denmark. We’ve done a bit of spade work, and the earlier we can firm
up the dates, (assuming it is Goa) the better the ‘deals’ we can negotiate.
Also we know that many of you need to set your calendars over a year in
advance.
There are so many ideas buzzing to help make this a magnificent
Celebration of the Spirit of Open Space—come full Circle.
Please say “YES”. We are waiting to welcome you with OPEN ARMS. And can
hardly wait …..
On behalf of myself and Malay Biswas
Janet Pinto
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