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[Jeff Aitken]

Nancie, you (and everyone else) are invited to this event in San Francisco:

> Bay Area Facilitators' Guild (BAFG) Conference
>
> Facilitating Large Groups with Ease and Confidence
>
> Saturday, March 18, 2000
> 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Registration and Networking
> 1 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. Conference Workshops
> 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Refreshments and Networking
>
> Xavier Hall, University of San Francisco
> 2497 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco
>
> Have you experienced facilitation challenges due to the size of the group
> you were facilitating? Would you like to facilitate large groups but are
> afraid to?
>
> Then, don't miss this exciting conference exploring different aspects of
> facilitating large groups. The conference workshops will help you learn
> different methods for successfully facilitating large groups. Participants
> will be able to participate in either the following two 2-hour workshops
> or one 4-hour workshop.
>
> Two-hour workshops (conducted one after the other)
> Facilitating Large and Small Groups: How Does it Differ? Or Does it?
> with Alice Cochran, Jeff Belanger, and Terri White. This workshop will
> focus on exploring the differences between large group facilitation and
> small group facilitation, the different dynamics present with large and
> small groups, how to design a team to work to ensure success of large
> groups, and techniques to use with large groups.
>
> The Electric Maze with Patrick Reilly of the $ynergy Group
> This workshop will focus on a technique (the Electric Maze) that enables
> large groups and teams to explore the many organizational barriers that
> impede optimal performance. The Electric Maze serves as a vehicle to
> mirror organizational issues that are impeding cohesion and communication,
> surface the "undiscussables," and help teams and organizations
> self-identify what's working and what is not.
>
> Four-hour workshop
> A Taste of Open Space with Rae Levine and Jeff Aitken
> This workshop is a dual learning experience in that Open Space Technology
> will be used to explore the topic of "Issues and Opportunities for Using
> Large Group Methods in Organizations and Communities." This workshop will
> help you understand the basics of Open Space Technology, appreciate the
> potential value of Open Space Technology by experiencing it, and deepen
> your understanding of issues and opportunities for using a variety of
> large group methods.
>
> Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Registration Fees:
> $55 (Non-BAFG Member); $40 (BAFG Member) $25 (Student - with photocopy of
> current ID). .  If you wish to join the Guild and get the reduced rate for
> the conference, membership with the BAFG is $45 per year for regular
> membership, $25 per year for low income (self-certified) and students.
>
> You can register via email or regular mail. Complete the registration form
> at the end of this email. If by email, email your completed registration
> form to Sharon Weinberg at sharon.weinberg at blueshieldca.com and send via
> regular mail your check (made out to BAFG) to Sharon Weinberg at 4442
> Arcadia Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602. If you prefer to register by regular
> mail, send your completed registration form and a check to Sharon at the
> above address. Please specify on your check "Conference Fee" or
> "Conference Fee and Membership." We will send out confirmation notices
> along with directions
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> Bay Area Facilitator Guild March 2000 Conference Registration
> Name:
> Organization:
> Address:
> City/State/Zip Code:
> Day Telephone:
> Email:
>
> Please mark an "X" next to your registration status
> ____BAFG Member ($45)
> ____Non-Member ($55)
> ____Student/Non-Member ($25)
> ____BAFG Regular Membership and Conference Registration ($85)
> ____BAFG Low Income/Student Membership & Conference Registration ($50)
>
> Please mark an "X" as to which workshops you would like to attend.
> Individuals cannot attend one 2-hour workshop and part of the 4-hour
> workshop.
> Two 2-hour workshops:
> ____Facilitating Large and Small Groups: How Does it Differ? Or Does it?
> ____The Electric Maze
> One 4-hour workshop:
> ____A Taste of Open Space
> Will you be attending the post-conference reception? ___Yes   ___No
>

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Jeff Aitken
PO Box 1092
Inverness CA 94937
415-663-8789
ja at svn.net