what if the decision-making process was simply about picking a single week of the year in which osonos would be perhaps permanently fixed?
then, within that timeframe, anyone could convene an osonos anywhere in the world. all of the locations would have an opening, a bulletin board, and a marketplace. all of the issues and notes would be posted online in the same place. and all of the topics from everywhere posted on the wall in each place. when 100+ people gather for two days, nobody can go to every group or meet all the people, but it's still informative to read the whole of the wall. so everybody could meet wherever was best for them. some would travel far and cross-pollinate. some would travel near and perhaps get involved in more local actions. the whole of it together would be *the* international osonos, simultanteously global and local. if you want a european hug, go to a gathering in europe. if you're strapped for cash or time, go local, host somethign small where you are, or just visit online. what a great thing that anyone globally could convene an osonos gathering and be able for just a few days share issues and notes printed out from all over the world on their own little local wall. might not get a german or australian or canadian or whatever sort of hug is exotic to you, but maybe get a good local hug after a good discussion of an issue raised 1/2 way around the world! then, regional and local gatherings would be everything else, through out the world and throughout the year. mh On 1/20/07, Eva P Svensson <e...@epshumaninvest.se> wrote:
Dear all, Even though I haven't been on all OSonOS's I have come to love and cherish them very much! It is soooo important – at least for me – to see the people I "talk to" here on the list – the energy in face to face meeting and talking can never occur in an online meeting. I know that for myself it was much easier to "speak out" on this list after have seen some of you in my first OSonOS in Denmark a few years ago, and after that I was kind of home – wanting to go to them all – and so I have – except from Moscow. Planning to go to Kiev though. And I agree with Larry – hugging my computer is both dull and uncomfortable J I really love the initial idea of moving from continent to continent – in that way there is almost always an OSonOS nearby if not every year so at least every second or third. So my two öre's thought is that we keep that rhythm. And that we have THE OSonOS once a year. There will always be regional, local, national OSonOS's and that's fine – could be a great compliment or input to the big one – I know that's how we think about our Scandinavian OSonOS that will be in Sweden this year. All the best from a stormy west coast of Sweden :o) Eva Bästa hälsningar Eva P Svensson *EPS Human Invest AB* *"Verksamhetsutveckli**ng genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag och organisationer"* Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA Besöksadress; Slussgatan 1, Göteborg Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 www.epshumaninvest.se ------------------------------ *Från:* OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] *För *Joelle Lyons Everett *Skickat:* den 20 januari 2007 01:59 *Till:* osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu *Ämne:* Re: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in Berlin In a message dated 1/19/07 2:21:24 PM, la...@spiritedorg.com writes: The face to face connections and support are not things I can get from a virtual event. Hugging my computer monitor is just not the same. So, I support a focus on a World Wide event where the chance of worldwide participation is high. So I can connect to both old and new friends. Maybe that is no longer possible in our virtual and tension filled world, but I still want it. I'm with Larry on this! I like having a worldwide event, and like moving it to various parts of the world. My travel budget is slimmer than it used to be, and overseas travel is more difficult now that I have some severe diet restrictions. But a worldwide OSONOS is always going to be a top priority. Maybe we need something like what Gabriela suggested, a voting process that lets those of us who are unable to be physically present participate in choosing the next location. I'm delighted that the Ukraine has such a thriving OS community, and that they enthusiastically invited us there. But for myself, I am disappointed to have the annual gathering two years in a row in locations which present some big challenges for me. I'd like to see us return the the idea we proposed when we first moved OSONOS away from North America--to move from continent to continent, to include local participants from many regions and to make the travel easier for a different group each time. Regional OSONOS and internet connections are great, but a face to face, worldwide OSONOS is something very special. I want to be a part of that as often as I can. Joelle Everett Shelton, Washington, USA * * ========================================================== OSLIST@ 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
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