looking for stories/summaries of OS used for conferences and with speakers

[Zelle Nelson]

Hello ~

I'm looking for stories - summaries - of Open Space used in  
conjunction with conferences involving
speakers or presentations.

I've collected and written some of our own experiences, done a a  
quick search of the archives,
and checked out several of the excellent practitioner websites and  
now I'm asking the list for more...

What I've about so far is:

In Asheville, NC, a loose community that was coming together around  
the 2004 election and a desire for change gathered to hear a speech  
by Col. Robert Bowman. Out of a 3-hour, 70-person Open Space  
following the speech the Kindness Campaign -  
www.thekindnesscampaign.org was created and has been sustained to the  
present.

200 highly-motivated professional financial planners joined for 4  
days (2 days of presentations and training), 1 1/2 days in Open Space  
for their annual conference to discuss best practices in their own  
businesses. These professionals connected so deeply that in the  
closing circle on the last day there was not a single dry eye as they  
shared their experiences. The impact and flow of information accessed  
at this conference was unprecedented in the 15 year history of this  
particular conference.

For 4 days 80 drilling and technology engineers from bp (British  
Petroleum) representing 15 different countries joined together to  
share best practices and to focus on the future of their company and  
industry. The schedule included various presentations followed by  
Open Space, for the first 3 days and ended on the 4th day with 9  
different teams heading up 12 different initiatives to be carried out  
in the coming year.

In 2000, 300 business leaders from around the world were gathered  
together by Fast Company Magazine and met for 3 days of inspiring  
speeches and Open Space focused on building a community of  
professionals. Countless partnerships, connections and projects were  
launched and supported by this amazing conference.

Does anyone have any stories they could share?

with grace and love,

Zelle

Zelle Nelson
Know Place Like Home/Engaging the Soul at Work/State of Grace Document

www.knowplacelikehome.com
www.engagingthesoulatwork.com
www.stateofgracedocument.com

zelle at knowplacelikehome.com

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