Open Space Institute (US) - Update 2004

[Peggy Holman]

To friends of the Open Space Institute(US),

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WHO ARE WE/YOU? 
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We join with our colleagues, the Open Space Institutes around the world and you as individuals, to hold space for Open Space in the world.  We (the current Board of OSI-US -- Gabriel Shirley, John Engle, Kerry Napuk, Leon de King, Lisa Heft, Michael Herman, Peggy Holman and Mikk Sarv) are not just of the United States - we are from Scotland, Haiti, Estonia and the United States.  Past members of OSI-US - and there are many of them among you, dear readers -- have been from Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Scotland, Japan, Australia, France, England and Taiwan. 

We serve Open Space practitioners and enthusiasts around the world - through supporting learning, practice, research, publication, dissemination of information, access to events and building community to further the understanding and sharing of Open Space Technology. 

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WHAT ACTIVITIES DO MEMBERS SUPPORT?
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Membership donations have helped us to continue serving Open Space facilitators and enthusiasts around the world.  How? 
 

What You Helped Us Do During 2003

* co-sponsored the Practice of Peace, an international gathering at the Whidbey Institute (www.practiceofpeace.com ) 

* gave financial support to 2 OS practitioners, from Haiti and Estonia, to attend the annual Open Space on Open Space (http://www.openspaceworld.org/network/wiki.cgi?OSonOSinSwenMark) 

* co-published, along with our fellow Open Space Institutes around the world, Harrison Owen's latest book, the Practice of Peace (http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceBooksAndVideos) 

* converted most of the Worldwide Open Space website to an anyone-can-edit structure - opening up new content from our colleagues in Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian-Creole.
http://www.openspaceworld.ORG

* established the http://www.openspaceworld.NET workspace for practitioners worldwide

* published another issue of STORIES, The Newsletter of the Open Space Institute (US) http://www.openspaceworld.org/tmnfiles/newsletter0310.htm) 

* continued Giving Back, a site for encouraging people to document their OS stories http://osi.bigmindcatalyst.com/giveback

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What We Are Working on for 2004

1. Launch the Education Wiki Weekend - an interactive database to house stories of Open Space applications in education.  Other subject area archives are coming. (available at: http://www.openspaceworld.org/network/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceinEducation).

2. Continue support for individuals who would otherwise be unable to attend OSonOS gatherings.

3. Explore an OST "peace corps" or "space corps" to train OS practitioners in developing nations and continue support for Practice of Peace Open Space initiatives.

4. Create new OST products, such as Harrison Owen's "peace of peace" CDs and "OST in a box," a starter kit for self training.

5. Encourage and invite a more active marketplace for projects, funding, postings of invitations from your OS events

6. Post our OSI-US Board conversations in public view as an invitation a) to organizations to notice that such organization / process is possible and b) to individuals who may wish to join our conversations on issues and projects for which they share passion.

If any of these projects catch your eye - contact us and we'll make it happen together!

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MEMBERSHIP AND SPECIAL PREMIUMS
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We are excited to offer you two special premiums as a thank you for becoming a member or renewing your membership in the Open Space Institute(US) for 2004. 

For a $75 annual membership donation, you receive Harrison Owen's book The Practice of Peace. 

For every $25, you receive a virtual ticket for a raffle.  The prize is twofold: 

*  Kerry Napuk and Eddie Palmer's new book, The Large Group Facilitator's Manual (retail value: $355, for a peek, go to http://www.openfutures.com and scroll to Training).  

*plus* a consulting session with the OSI(US) board on any OST related topic (retail value: priceless)

The raffle will be held on MAY 28, so get your donations in!


And, of course, donations of any amount are always welcome.


To join or renew, or for further information contact the Open Space Institute (US).  

To pay by check, send your payment in US$ along with contact information to: 
Open Space Institute 
15347 SE 49th Place 
Bellevue, WA 98006 

To pay by credit card, call, click, or email the following: 

CONTACT INFORMATION 
your mailing address, your phone number, your e-mail address 


CREDIT CARD INFORMATION 
name on the card, type of card (MC or VISA), credit card number, expiration date 

PAYMENT AMOUNT 
...that you wish to donate 


AND CONTRIBUTE... 

Online at http://www.openspaceproducts.us/payments.html

or by phone at +425.746.6274. 

or by e-mail at usa at openspaceworld.org
Please note: we have no special arrangement for handling private information via e-mail, so there is no security guarantee when sending information over the Internet. Therefore, phone, web or mail is safer. 


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THANK YOU for your support and your involvement - your passion and your responsibility for what has heart and meaning --  from the Board of Directors of the Open Space Institute of the US: 

Gabriel Shirley, John Engle, Kerry Napuk, Leon de King, Lisa Heft, Michael Herman, Peggy Holman and Mikk Sarv 




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