OSonOSinGOA - An Invitation

[Artur Ferreira da Silva]

Dear Janet and all:

>t 10:38 10-07-2003 +0530, Janet Pinto wrote:
>We are now ready to extend to the OS Community our invitation to hold the
>12th OSonOS in Goa, on the west coast of India.

Thanks for the invitation. I think it's the right time for OST to go back
to GOA.

And, if I have not already died, as John put it, it's also the right time
for me to go to GOA - and see if there are still some signs of my language
over there (apart from some family names, of course).

I will do my best to go to OSonOSinGOA.

On a different matter, and answering in public to some private messages, I
am now almost sure that I will not be able to go to Svenmark. I will have
to do some medical examinations and probably a surgical intervention in
August (small and not very complex, I hope). Fortunately I will have the
opportunity to post my issues in the new online gathering at
www.openspaceworld.net.  Are there any plans to post there the issues of
the presencial OSonOS?

So, see you all in GOA, if :-(

Regards

Artur

PS. E, Lucy, se calhar a gente ainda se vai ver primeiro em Goa...e só
depois na Bahia...




A
>The choice of Goa seems ‘natural’ in many ways:
>  I understand that the name ‘Open Space Technology’ was inspired on Goan
> soil.  (Harrison and Mahesh could tell us more)
>
>Goa is a land of Open Spaces: endless expanses of perfumed red earth and
>emerald trees surrounded by white and gold stretches of sand, along the
>pearly white waters of the Arabian Sea.
>
>The people of Goa are characteristically ‘OPEN : in Mind and Heart and
>Soul -- OPEN to welcoming guests, (their hospitality is legendary)  to the
>Arts (great musicians, singers, painters, folk dancers and chefs) to the
>Spiritual -- Temples and Churches dot the landscape, -- reminders of  the
>Portuguese who surrendered the island to India in 1961.
>
>Should we decide that Goa is the place I have the following recommendation
>on the dates
>
>Between 26th Sept to 10th October.  2004.
>
>  Reasons:
>
>This is a time between seasons : the Monsoon will have just ended, to make
>way for the hot sunshine of October, before the relative cool of ‘winter’
>sets in. In this in-between time, (not too wet, not too hot, not too cool)
>Hotels will be able to give us lower rates and traveling will be easier.
>(Chartered flights start arriving in Goa from UK, US and other parts of
>Europe, from November to February.)
>
>It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to visit other
>interesting places in India. If this is  planned just prior to the Goa
>event, one could avail of the extremely low Monsoon ‘Packages’ offered by
>Resorts across the country, usually valid till Sept 30th.  (As we go along
>I could send you the information you need, on this.)
>
>Please let us know how you feel about this invitation and the dates. It
>might seem a bit early in the day to think of Goa, while you are packing
>your bags for Denmark. We’ve done a bit of spade work, and the earlier we
>can firm up the dates, (assuming it is Goa) the better the ‘deals’ we can
>negotiate.  Also we know that many of you need to set your calendars over
>a year in advance.
>
>There are so many ideas buzzing to help make this a magnificent
>Celebration of the Spirit of Open Space—come full Circle.
>
>Please say “YES”.  We are waiting to welcome you with OPEN ARMS. And can
>hardly wait 
..
>
>
>  On behalf of myself and Malay Biswas
>
>Janet  Pinto
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