Thank you for the gracious invitation Janet. I am a late bloomer as far as international travel and OSonOS has provided a stimulus for me to get to places that otherwise may not attend. I was most disappointed not to get to Australia last year and so missed reconnecting with/meeting many of you. I have been mostly quiet and lurking on the list but have not been in a place of being able to contribute for a number of reasons....mostly time.
And for some good news for Swenmark. I believe that Judi Richardson out a message about the work that we have been invited to do in Novosibirsk with nurses through our dear colleague Marina Tyasto. We just received confirmation that we have a travel grant from the Canadian Government to go to Novosibirsk. Our flight will be booked Via Swenmark. This makes our trip to OSonOS possible. I am looking forward to connecting with all of you who will be there and meeting many new OST practitioners. It is always food for the soul to spend time with you. Hey Elena, that means we can connect with you too in Novosibirsk if not at OSonOS! So, we offer our gratitude for those of you who responded with ideas for funding and for just holding space for that to happen. We are still sourcing funds to help pay some of the other expenses that are not eligible for grant funding. We trust that all will fall into place and still open to receiving any ideas, lottery tickets etc. etc. Kind regards; Michelle -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Janet Pinto Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:08 AM To: [email protected] 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 * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
