Open Space on Open Space - USA - November 6-8

Tue Jul 27 20:36:32 PDT 2004

Please share the following with friends and colleagues around the USA.
Thanks!

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PLEASE JOIN US... for an Open Space on Open Space in the USA (OSonOSinUS)!

...for managers, facilitators and other business and community leaders
interested in a deeper exploration of the issues and opportunities
related to using Open Space Technology (OST) in organizations and living
in a chaotic, self-organizing, Open Space world.

Open Space Technology: What has it been? What is it now? And where can
it lead us next? What have we learned? And what is now possible? Can it
work with your people, in your organization? Can it help address your
most important strategic and operating issues? These are just some of
the questions that come to mind as we consider all of the Issues and
Opportunities for Opening Space in American organizations and
communities. Please join us with your own specific questions, issues and
ideas!

This meeting is for networking and supporting each other, for learning
about and implementing OST in the USA. As there is much activity going
on elsewhere in the world, this gathering is specifically focused on the
practice of OST in the United States. Please do invite persons from your
community, foundation, government agency, association or business who
have expressed interest in considering using Open Space as one way to
make their next meeting better.

We expect and invite people and conversations at all levels of
experience -- from curious newcomers to curmudgeonly veterans. Please
note that this is not a training event, you'll be responsible for your
own learning -- and the opportunities for that will be tremendous! Be
prepared to raise your own questions, issues and opportunities for
implementing OST -- and to share your own life and work experiences. We
expect and invite a wealth of learning and contribution, shared stories
and new experiments.

MEETING SCHEDULE

Gather on Saturday, November 6th @ 7:00PM, some of us may have dinner
together earlier
Gather on Sunday, November 7th @ 8:30 AM, Open at 9:00 AM,
Evening News at 4:30 PM
Finishing on Monday, November 8th Morning News at 8:30 AM
and Closing Circle at 3:00 PM.

MEETING SITE

The meetings will be held at the Carleton Hotel, 1110 Pleasant Street,
Oak Park (Chicago) Illinois 60302. For directions, visit
http://www.carletonhotel.com or contact the Carleton Hotel directly by
phone (1-888-CARLETON).

LODGING OPTIONS

Please make your hotel reservations directly with the Carleton. We have
some rooms held at a corporate rate of $ 119 (hotel) and $ 82 (motor
lodge). It may be possible for a few persons to reduce expenses by
sharing a room at the Carleton. You might choose to commute from
Chicago's Downtown Youth Hostel or a home of local friends.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT

The fee for the conference runs on a sliding scale from $50 to $150.
Please pay what you are able and feels right to you. These fees will
cover meeting space, materials and some snacks. Anything left over will
be offered as funding for community project(s) that we will develop
during the conference or will be given to the Open Space Institute USA.
Conference organizers are working as volunteers, as their contribution
to the practice of OST in the US.

To Register: Send contact, a few lines of biography and your interest in
Open Space to mailto:osonosinus at openspaceworld.org. We'll post this info
online for pre- and post-conference connecting.

To Make Your Payment: visit http://www.globalchicago.net/pmt or send a
check to Michael Herman, 300 West North Avenue #1105, Chicago IL 60610.

PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING

These meetings are intended for anyone who wishes to begin or continue
learning about the practice of OST, which is an essential part of any
transformation process in communities, in organizations and in our
lives. After completing your own registration and making your
reservations for lodging, extend this invitation to others who might
want to learn about past successes and new possibilities for working
with Open Space Technology.

Consider some pre-event studying, in books or online. Experienced OST
users, actively opening spaces anywhere in the USA, may want to browse
the new resources at http://www.openspaceworld.org or review Harrison
Owen's books, including his latest, The Practice of Peace. If you are
new to OST, please get familiar with the basics as set forth in Harrison
Owen's book Open Space Technology: A User's Guide(Barrett-Koehler
Publisher). To order books online, visit
http://www.openspaceworld.org/bookstore.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact any of the following co-conveners of this event...

John Engle - mailto:john at theexperiment.info
Ted Ernst - mailto:ted at chicagohumanist.org
Joelle Lyons Everett - mailto:JLEShelton at aol.com
Doug Germann - mailto:doug at footprintsinthewind.com
Michael Herman - mailto:mherman at globalchicago.net
Sheila T. Isakson - mailto:isakson at juno.com
Susan Kerr - mailto:susan.kerr at aurora.org

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