Help with a 450 person OS

[Peg Holman]

I just received this from a colleague.  For those who have conducted OS's of
this size, any suggestions?

>I just got a contract to work with one of the oldest consulting firms(US
>and England based but all over the world): one day traditional event and
>second day Open Space. I have worked with up to a little over 300 but
>never with 450 consultants for one day including procedings.Question:
>what do we need in terms of logistics or other important things specific
>to 450 participants (exept for doing it longer!! But that was all
>planned when I got called in)??? If possible could you answer within the
>next 30 hours, my appointment is Thursday

Thanks,
Peg Holman

>From  Tue Jun 15 16:14:25 1999
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Jeff:

I co-led an Open Space event as part of a community planning process in the
Cree First Nation of Nemaska, in Northern Quebec. Marcelene Anderson and I
wrote an article on that event which is in the OSI Canada Nesletter of 1998
(see www.openspacecanada.org). Marcelene has led other Open Space events in
a number of Cree communities since. Marcelene can be reached at
ravenassoc at total.net .

As well, Chris Corrigan (corriganc at inac.gc.ca ) is part of the Native
Affairs branch of the federal government (Canada) and has led numerous Open
Space event in Native communities.

Hope this helps.

Larry

Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON,
Canada, M6E 3A4
Tel:/Fax: 416-653-4829

lpasoc at inforamp.net
http://www.inforamp.net/~lpasoc

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My experience with 500 is not much different than with 300. It is the
preparation that counts. Clear theme, givens and action parameters if
appropriate and then all the infrastructure, just more. You'll need 30 break
out rooms (maybe more) and a room that seats 1000 theatre style is the
preference. The turnaround time on the book is longer, I did one over night
and did convergence the next morning, no problem.

Larry

Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON,
Canada, M6E 3A4
Tel:/Fax: 416-653-4829

lpasoc at inforamp.net
http://www.inforamp.net/~lpasoc


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Subject:        Help with a 450 person OS

I just received this from a colleague.  For those who have conducted OS's of
this size, any suggestions?

>I just got a contract to work with one of the oldest consulting firms(US
>and England based but all over the world): one day traditional event and
>second day Open Space. I have worked with up to a little over 300 but
>never with 450 consultants for one day including procedings.Question:
>what do we need in terms of logistics or other important things specific
>to 450 participants (exept for doing it longer!! But that was all
>planned when I got called in)??? If possible could you answer within the
>next 30 hours, my appointment is Thursday

Thanks,
Peg Holman