TONIGHT!: New York City OS evening (Stammtisch)

Mon Jan 9 09:32:11 PST 2006

Dear Laurence,
stammtische  will be meeting in about 30 minutes in Germany in
Berlin, Bielefeld,Hamburg and Augsburg...
have a great time tonite in New York!
mmp

Laurence Berg wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I'm afraid I got a bit behind schedule in confirming this gathering.
> 
> I hope those who are interested have been following this discussion, and
> you saw that I had suggested meeting this evening (Jan 9th) at the Cedar
> Tavern in the Village.  I suggest 6:30pm as a start time.
> 
> For those that aren't aware, the idea is that people interested in OS just
> get together and talk with/learn from/enjoy time with others who are also
> interested in OS.  It's a tradition all around the world that these
> meetings happen on the first Monday of every odd month.  (The second
> Monday this month because of New Years Day.)
> 
> The Cedar Tavern has a nice upstairs area that I hope will be conducive to
> this idea.  They will have no idea that this is planned, so just look
> around for some Open Space being held when you get there.  The Cedar
> Tavern has food and drink, too.  Here's the address:
> 
> 82 University Pl. (Greenwich Village)
> between 11th and 12th Sts. (2 blocks south from the southwest corner of
> Union Square)
> 212-929-9089
> 
> Hope to see you tonight!
> 
> -Laurence
> 
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:13:21 -0700, Laurence Berg <lberg at AFSC.ORG> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hello again, All.
>>I've only had a few responses to my last-minute inquiry about whether it
>>was a good idea to try to have an NYC gathering on Jan 2.  Some were
>>available and others weren't and were skeptical that people would be
> 
> around
> 
>>on the holiday.
>>I sort of inherited the role of organizer for NYC, but since I just got
>>back from a trip I couldn't send an announcement in good time, so I'm
>>tempted to say the second Monday is better for this month (Jan 9).
>>As for location, I just had an idea that Cedar Tavern on University Place
>>might work.  I haven't been recently, but it did have a nice laid back
>>atmosphere upstairs last I was there.  Any thoughts would be welcome.
>>
>>So, the story is: no gathering on Jan 2; yes on Jan 9 - location to be
>>confirmed, watch this space.
>>
>>I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone.  We'll get this thing on track
>>soon - growing pains!
>>
>>-Laurence
>>
>>On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:40:00 GMT, Marei Kiele <MareiKiele at web.de> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello Laurence,
>>>
>>>great to hear it continues!
>>>
>>>Greetings from Germany, where in Bielefeld we have agreed to change the
>>
>>date to Jan 9th, so people can enjoy longer holidays.
>>
>>>The last time we met here in November, we chose a cafe with same extra
>>
>>free space (waiters are paid differently and therefore more open over here
>>for people who self-organize than in most parts of the US as I have
>>learned) and we even had a "kind-of-open space" with a very short
>>introduction and ten people swarming out, meeting within two time slots
> 
> and
> 
>>for about seven topics all together). In January we will have the good
> 
> luck
> 
>>to get acess to the workplace of one participant, people bringing food
>>themselves; we felt that music and smoke in  he cafe (yeah! People are
>>allowed to smoke almost everywhere, that's the downside in German cafes,
> 
> at
> 
>>least for me..., ah, always something missing ;-)   ) were a little
>>disturbing to our exciting and meaningful conversations.
>>
>>>Hope you get the chance to find a more quit place, too!
>>>
>>>And to you and everybody else on this wonderful, amazing, warming my
>>
>>heart, exciting me again and again, fabulous list:
>>
>>>Wishing you a very joyful New Years Eve, tomorrow, worth the special year
>>
>>coming !!!
>>
>>>I am looking forward to seeing you again next year, my family in spirit,
>>
>>in Moscow and around the world,
>>
>>>Marei
>>>
>>>
>>>"Laurence Berg" <mailto:lberg at AFSC.ORG> schrieb:
>>>
>>>>Hello All,
>>>>
>>>>If you are (have been or will be) in the New York area, you may be
> 
> aware
> 
>>>>that some folks are trying to get a regular gathering going of people
>>>>interested in OS.  Following the 'Stammtisch' approach suggested by our
>>>>German colleagues that is in use all over the OS world, we have been
>>>>meeting on the first Monday of each odd month.  September was the first
>>>>and November was the second.  Each time, the four principles and the
> 
> one
> 
>>>>law were in full force.
>>>>
>>>>I am, for the moment, something of an organizer of this, but it's all
>>
>>very
>>
>>>>new to me.  For example, I'm not sure if Stammtischers stick to the
>>>>schedule when it lands on holidays, etc. such as it would this time on
>>
>>Jan
>>
>>>>2.
>>>>
>>>>I would love to hear from others who are thinking of attending in NYC
> 
> (as
> 
>>>>well as anyone who isn't, of course).
>>>>
>>>>As for location, we still don't have 'our place' yet.  The ideal would
> 
> be
> 
>>>>a bar/cafe with room for a small crowd and where we could hear each
>>>>other.  Barring that, I'm thinking about some indoor public spaces on
> 
> the
> 
>>>>Upper West Side.  Suggestions are welcome!
>>>>
>>>>-Laurence
>>>>
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