Fw: Call for Stories on Open Space

[Peg Holman]

----- Original Message -----
From: <JLEShelton at aol.com>
To: <pholman at msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 4:04 PM
Subject: Call for Stories on Open Space


> CALL FOR STORIES:
> The Open Space Institute (US) invites you to share your experiences in
Open
> Space via our online newsletter.  We're gathering materials now for a
winter
> issue, to go out in late February.
> Editor's Note: While I was recovering from the flu and scrambling to get
my
> book to the publisher, newsletter stories have come knocking at my door.
I'm
> starting with a few stories and could use a few more. If this issue begins
to
> look too long, we'll save some for the spring issue.
>
> To have your story in the next issue, please contact Joelle Everett, email
> jleshelton at aol.com or phone 360-426-8517 (PST) by March 6 and let us know
> what you are writing for the winter issue.
>
> We are looking for first-hand accounts of Open Space conferences that you
> have facilitated or taken part in. The guidelines below can serve as a
> checklist:
>
> GUIDELINES FOR STORIES:
>
> What--Theme of your Open Space?
> Process. Was it a "by-the-book" OS?
> OS combined with other processes?
>
> Who--Client. If your client is willing to be identified, great. If not, we
> will keep the name confidential. Please get written permission to use a
> client's name.
> People Involved. Your Open Space may include a whole corporation, a single
> department, a community group--let us know.
>
> When--Anything about the schedule or timing which made a special
contribution?
>
> Where--In what country, community, type of organization did this take
place?
> For colleagues in the contracting stage of a project, it can be helpful
for
> the client to know that OS has been successful in Austria, or in a small
> town, or in a public school.
>
> Why--did you and your client say "yes" to an Open Space event.
>
> Summary--the rest of the story. Outcomes, special moments, what made it
> successful for your client, or . . .
>
> OTHER MATERIALS:
> In addition to stories from Open Space, we'd like to include shorter
pieces:
> poems, short essays, vignettes (mini-stories that relate an anecdote or
> observation from Open Space). Original materials, please. Call or email if
> you have questions.
>
> PUBLICITY FOR EVENTS:
> We want to list your Open Space events, including training and public
> conferences. We will put a short listing in the newsletter and, if you
send a
> piece with more details, will post it on the website.
>
> MATERIALS IN OTHER LANGUAGES:
> We will publish stories in languages other than English. Please provide an
> English translation of the title. If a translation of the whole story is
> available, we will put it on the website, with a reference from the
> newsletter.  We may be able to help you find a translator--email and ask.
I'm
> an unreliable editor in languages I don't know, so please ask a friend to
> check your story for small errors.
>
> RIGHTS TO PUBLISHED MATERIALS:
> Rights to materials belong to their authors. Because the newsletter is
> online, we expect stories to be copied. We will request that readers
include
> the author's name and source information when they copy a piece. If there
are
> constraints on copying a particular story, provide that information and we
> will publish it.
>
> IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
> February 6--Let us know if you want your story in this issue.
> February 18--Email all materials for this issue on or before this date.
>
> Between issues, material may be submitted at any time, clearly marked "OSI
> Online Newsletter." Submitted material may be published immediately or
held
> for a future issue. Stories may receive minor editing.
>
> REGIONAL CONTACTS:
> We're looking for a few good people who will be our eyes and ears in
> different parts of the world, helping to assure that the newsletter is the
> voice of worldwide Open Space. Job description? Keep us posted on events
in
> your region. When colleagues tell you about a great OS they're working on,
> encourage them to write and submit the story.
>
> TRANSLATION:
> If you are willing and able to do an occasional translation, let us know.
>
> We'd like to hear your thoughts and ideas about this online newsletter.
>
> Please email all materials for the newsletter to jleshelton at aol.com,
marking
> "OSI Online Newsletter" on the subject line.
>
> Joelle Lyons Everett, editor
> Phone/FAX 360-426-8517 (PST)
> email  jleshelton at aol.com
>