Conference Case Studies

[Lisa Heft]

Hi, Mark -
 
I'm just getting back from some time away facilitating out of town - I
hope I am not responding too late for this message to be useful to you.
 
Here are a few conferences I've facilitated in Open Space.
 
They were all useful in helping people share knowledge across
disciplines, share resources, challenges and best practices, build
networks, and initiate collaborative projects.  In addition, they
honored the fact that everyone is an expert, not just those known
leaders but emerging leaders in their respective fields.  In each of
these cases known 'experts' (those who have written, presented,
researched or made significant impact on the field) were invited and
participated.
 
One Ocean Marine Forum
          International forum of marine and environmental educators
 
13th International AIDS Conference 
          A short OS - a Community Forum networking process for 1500
participants (Christine - I was away from email when you asked the
question of who's done 
large OSs - in preparation for your Girl Scout conference.  This one was
in Barcelona, Spain - another large one is listed below. Others have
been 300, 500 people, some have been 100+ people)
 
International AIDS Conference skills building session
          Doctors, nurses, educators, activists sharing challenges, case
studies, resources, tools in the fight against AIDS
 
Foundation Consortium
          Statewide Pilots to Policy conference for agencies and policy
makers serving children and youth
 
National Science Foundation
          National forum for scientists studying the earth's core, rock,
oceans, air and weather
 
Advocacy & Resources for Correctional & Health Education Services
          Regional conference for social service, prison and inmate
family support agencies
 
Partnership for the Public's Health
          Statewide conference for organizations working with public
health departments on community health and access issues
 
The Practice of Peace
          2002 US peace conference, 2003 international peace conference
(Tree has mentioned this 2003 one)
 
Morris Center and ASCA
          International conference for adult survivors of childhood
abuse (ASCA)
 
United States Scholar Athlete Games 2003
International conference of youth athletes-artists-scholars - this was a
conference-within-that-conference of 850 young people identifying and
discussing issues and opportunities inspired by Gandhi's quote: "Be the
change you want to see in the world" (the other large one, Christine)
 
Coming up next month: Creating Change conference
          National Conference of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
activists and advocates
 
 
 
Do let me know if you would like more information on any of these.
 
Cheers from over in California,
Lisa
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L i s a   H e f t
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
O p e n i n g  S p a c e
2325 Oregon
Berkeley, California
94705-1106   USA
+01 510 548-8449
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