...oh yes, and this longer-term planning and multi-site stuff aside, i
am all for Going to Goa! we talked about it last year at the practice
workshop in mumbai and i'm just thrilled that the whole thing has come
about this way. go go goa.
michaelh
Janet Pinto wrote:
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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