Hey Harrison is The Bar at the Carlton THE BAR, wherupon a two martini evening got us into this whole 20 year long conversation? If not, what bar was that exactly...?
Chris On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:05:12 -0400, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Having just come back from Goa and also locked into a family wedding on the > conference dates -- I will regretfully not be at my usual spot at the > Carlton -- The Bar. I have to tell you that the Carlton is one of my > favorite hotels in all the world, and I am sure that the space opened there > will be as it has always been -- FANTASTIC. So if you have not made plans to > attend -- do yourself a real favor and make a plan. I promise you that you > will definitely be surprised and very positively so. Besides, somebody has > to keep my chair warm at The Bar. > > Harrison > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, Maryland 20845 > Phone 301-365-2093 > > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm > [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas D. > Germann, Sr. > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OSonOSinUS November 6, 7, 8 > > Hi-- > > This is just over 3 weeks off. Please register now. > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/osonosinus > > Please share the following with friends and colleagues around the USA. > Thanks! > > -- > > PLEASE JOIN US... for an Open Space on Open Space in the USA (OSonOSinUS)! > > ...for managers, facilitators and other business and community leaders > interested in a deeper exploration of the issues and opportunities related > to > using Open Space Technology (OST) in organizations and living in a chaotic, > self-organizing, Open Space world. > > Open Space Technology: What has it been? What is it now? And where can it > lead us next? What have we learned? And what is now possible? Can it work > with your people, in your organization? Can it help address your most > important strategic and operating issues? These are just some of the > questions that come to mind as we consider all of the Issues and > Opportunities for Opening Space in American organizations and communities. > Please join us with your own specific questions, issues and ideas! > > This meeting is for networking and supporting each other, for learning about > and implementing OST in the USA. As there is much activity going on > elsewhere > in the world, this gathering is specifically focused on the practice of OST > in the United States. Please do invite persons from your community, > foundation, government agency, association or business who have expressed > interest in considering using Open Space as one way to make their next > meeting better. > > We expect and invite people and conversations at all levels of experience -- > from curious newcomers to curmudgeonly veterans. Please note that this is > not > a training event, you'll be responsible for your own learning -- and the > opportunities for that will be tremendous! Be prepared to raise your own > questions, issues and opportunities for implementing OST -- and to share > your > own life and work experiences. We expect and invite a wealth of learning and > contribution, shared stories and new experiments. > > MEETING SCHEDULE > > Gather on Saturday, November 6th @ 7:00 PM, some of us may have dinner > together earlier. Gather on Sunday, November 7th @ 8:30 AM, Open at 9:00 AM, > Evening News at 4:30 PM Finishing on Monday, November 8th Morning News at > 8:30 AM and Closing Circle at 3:00 PM. > > MEETING SITE > > The meetings will be held at the Carleton Hotel, 1110 Pleasant Street, Oak > Park (Chicago) Illinois 60302. For directions, visit > http://www.carletonhotel.com or contact the Carleton Hotel directly by phone > (1-888-CARLETON). > > LODGING OPTIONS > > Please make your hotel reservations directly with the Carleton. We have some > rooms held at a corporate rate of $ 119 (hotel) and $ 82 (motor lodge). It > may be possible for a few persons to reduce expenses by sharing a room at > the > Carleton. You might choose to commute from Chicago's Downtown Youth Hostel > or > a home of local friends. > > REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT > > The fee for the conference runs on a sliding scale from $50 to $150. Please > pay what you are able and feels right to you. These fees will cover meeting > space, materials and some snacks. Anything left over will be offered as > funding for community project(s) that we will develop during the conference > or will be given to the Open Space Institute USA. Conference organizers are > working as volunteers, as their contribution to the practice of OST in the > US. > > To Register: Send contact, a few lines of biography and your interest in > Open > Space to mailto:[email protected]. We'll post this info online > for pre- and post-conference connecting. > > To Make Your Payment: visit http://www.globalchicago.net/pmt or send a check > to Michael Herman, 300 West North Avenue #1105, Chicago IL 60610. > > PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING > > These meetings are intended for anyone who wishes to begin or continue > learning about the practice of OST, which is an essential part of any > transformation process in communities, in organizations and in our lives. > After completing your own registration and making your reservations for > lodging, extend this invitation to others who might want to learn about past > successes and new possibilities for working with Open Space Technology. > > Consider some pre-event studying, in books or online. Experienced OST users, > actively opening spaces anywhere in the USA, may want to browse the new > resources at http://www.openspaceworld.org or review Harrison Owen's books, > including his latest, The Practice of Peace. If you are new to OST, please > get familiar with the basics as set forth in Harrison Owen's book Open Space > Technology: A User's Guide (Barrett-Koehler Publisher). To order books > online, visit http://www.openspaceworld.org/bookstore. > > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/osonosinus > > Contact any of the following co-conveners of this event... > > John Engle - mailto:[email protected] > Ted Ernst - mailto:[email protected] > Joelle Lyons Everett - mailto:[email protected] > Doug Germann - mailto:[email protected] > Michael Herman - mailto:[email protected] > Sheila T. 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