whenever it starts is the right time....and what will happen is that those who heard the opening will tell those who came in late what is happening..
http://placer.networkofcare.org www.placer.ca.gov/cfc First 5 - Placer CFC Don Ferretti - Director 530.886.1824 530.886.1810 (fax) >>> christine.koeh...@wanadoo.fr 06/01/05 12:25PM >>> Hi all, Next Monday I am going to facilitate a short OS event . This meeting is usually monthly, facilitated by someone who provides information and answer questions on a specific topic. It lasts 2 hours. We don't know in advance who is coming . As there seem to be more than 20 people, the round-robin format within a short time frame is becoming difficult, so I offered to do it as an Open Space. The meeting must finish at 3.30 (we have to clean the room). I have one concern with the opening circle , let me explain you why : the meeting is supposed to begin at 1.30pm. But usually most people arrive late, every few minutes someone new comes in. (for those who are not familiar with France, arriving 15mn late is the norm,-ie it is not considered as late). And here as people are mothers with babies, I expect people still arriving at 2.15, maybe more. If I wait until everybody is here, the risk is that we begin only at 2.30, so we would have only a very short taste of open space. If I open the circle around 1.30, most people will miss it and won't get how it works... I don't know what to do. What do you suggest ? Christine Koehler Paris, France * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist