...feeling a bit dizzy here as os community does long-range planning...
osonos13 seems quite a ways off just now and estonia seems awfully close
to swenmark... shouldn't we be sweeping through africa by then, or
giving north american participants a year without jetlag? <grin> if we
really are going to do long-term planning, i'll mention again the
potential for running 2-4 osonos events simultaneously, spread somewhat
evenly around the globe, posting and cross-pollinating via the same
online proceedings space. michael h
Mikk Sarv wrote:
Thank You,
this is excellent and wonderful invitation, making mind to move
towards India! And it's great to think already now about what happens
next year... Reading this an idea popped into mind - what about
having the 13th OSonOS in Estonia?
Mikk Sarv,
Estonia
----- Original Message -----
From: Gabriela Ender <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
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Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: OSonOSinGOA - An Invitation
Dear Janet and dear Malay,
thank you so very much for your wonderful invitation! It touched
my heart and I am very inspired!
Best greetings from Berlin
Gabriela
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet Pinto <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 7:08 AM
Subject: OSonOSinGOA - An Invitation
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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