SV: Welcome to Moscow!

[Thomas Herrmann]

Thanks dear Raffi and team for your info.
I will arrive in Moscow Monday afternoon and will hang around looking for
whales (and other exciting things in Moscow) until OSonOS starts. If anyone
else is in town and wants to connect just send me an email and we might be
able to meet and maybe have a walk through Moscow together, before it all
starts. I will be staying at Belgrade hotel. Hopefully I can check my email
there from time to time.
Looking forward to seeing you in Moscow!
Warmest regards
Thomas Herrmann

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> Aftandelian
> Skickat: den 24 juli 2006 14:27
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: Welcome to Moscow!
>
>
> Dear participants of the 14th Annual International Open Space on Open
> Space Conference,
>
> Welcome to Moscow!
>
> In less than two weeks we will be meeting in Moscow at the Moscow
> House of
> Community Organizations (previously known as the Embassy of Cuba)!
>
> The OSonOS organizing team and local OST faciliators and friends of Open
> Space anxiously await your coming to what is possibly Eurasia’s smallest,
> friendliest, and best-tended hamlet!
>
> We will be sending out information in the next week with more final
> information about pre- and post-OSonOS planned activities.
>
>
> Below, we would like to address some practical matters concerning your
> stay in Moscow and with OSonOS participation.
>
> Practical issues
> a. Moscow Arrival
>
> 1. Visa registration- A reminder that upon arrival in Moscow you will be
> expected to register your visa at the hotel you are staying with three
> days. It is essential to do so to avoid fines and difficulties with the
> police. If you will be staying in a private home, please let us know upon
> arrival.
>
> 2. Accommodation- We will be getting back to those who we have promised
> private apartment accommodation at the homes of local OST facilitators in
> the coming week.
>
> 3. Arrival information- Some participants have already sent us their
> arrival information and contact information in Moscow. Please send this
> information to Raffi Aftandelian as soon as you have an opportunity. If
> you do not know how you can get to your hotel via taxi from the airport,
> there are taxi services at the airport. Also you might consider
> looking at
> http://www.openspaceworld.ru/practical.html to reacqauint yourselves with
> the practical information concerning your stay in Moscow. Doing so may
> help you to make the most of your time here. I highly recommend reading
> the information about Moscow and Russia at www.waytorussia.net
>
> 4. Money- We recommend that you bring with you the sum in cash (USD or
> euros) that you intend to spend during your time here. 30-50 USD/day is
> enough for getting about town, meals, and perhaps purchasing some small
> gifts.
>
>
> b. OSonOS
>
> 1. Registration fee payment- Some participants will be making the
> registration fee payment at the conference in cash. Registration fee is
> best payable in rubles. The full fee is 300 USD. Currently the
> USD-Russian
> ruble rate is approximately 26.7 rubles to the dollar. Again, if you will
> be paying at the conference itself, we can only provide an unofficial
> receipt. Access Queen and OSI-USA recipients, feel free to contact us via
> email should you have any questions.
>
> 2. International Silent Auction and Global Village Marketplace-
> Continuing
> the OSonOS tradition (thank you Access Queen Lisa Heft!), we will be
> running an international silent auction and Global Village Marketplace.
> If you would like to sell your or your village's art, books, fabric,
> toys...
> to raise money for -either- the Access Queen fund -or- to help
> defray your
> own expenses for traveling to OSonOS.
> Bring it to OSonOS to sell at our Global Village Marketplace!
> Join our international Silent Auction!
> If you have something to offer, either services (consultation hours over
> the phone?  A cabin in the woods someone can visit for a week?  A massage
> you will provide to an OSonOS'er before s/he leaves the minuscule village
> of Moscow)
> or items (some art that you or someone in your village has made?
> a ticket
> to an event or dinner for two in Moscow an OSer can buy and enjoy?)
> Please bring them to OSonOS for the international Silent Auction.
> We shall set up a table upon which we can place our items - you may wish
> to make a card that explains/identifies your item and we'll
> figure out any
> bidding process when we get there.
> For those of you sending items - anything we don't 'sell' we'll
> eat or use
> on site before we leave so don't send anything you need back.
> 3. Natural objects- We would like to invite you to bring several found
> natural objects from near your home to the OSonOS. These might be leaves,
> twigs, stones, feathers...More on this during the OSonOS.
>
> 4. Global Cuisine Evening- On one of the evenings of the OSonOS, we will
> hold a global cuisine evening. We are proud to introduce this
> Intertraining annual conference tradition to the OSonOS. This will be an
> opportunity to share food and beverages from your country or village. We
> invite you to bring a dish or beverage to share.
>
> 5. August 3rd get-together- The plan at this point is that anyone who
> cares to join us in the first half of the day is welcome to come to the
> Moscow House of Community Organizations at 40 Mosfilmovskaya St. (10
> minute drive from Kievskaya Metro Station) to help prepare the
> space. That
> evening we will have an informal gathering at an as-yet unannounced
> location.
>
> 6. Whalewatching- The OSonOS in Halifax began a tradition of
> whalewatching
> prior to the OSonOS. We are still looking into the exciting possibilities
> of the Moscow equivalent. We promise more information soon!
>
> 7. Gifts- Russia has a delightful tradition of exchanging small
> gifts. You
> might want to bring some small things that represent your village to give
> as gifts.
>
> 8. Community Weaving Workshop- Wendy Farmer-O’Neil will be offering a one
> day Community Weaving introductory workshop August 9th. A full
> announcement will be available soon. Workshop cost: 50 USD. Working
> languages: Russian and English.
>
> 9. Personal preparation for the OSonOS- Some people have inquired about
> what to expect at an OSonOS and how best to prepare. One answer: Bring
> Yourself. Fully. You might also want to acquaint yourself with the
> proceedings from previous OSonOSes at
>
> Should you have any questions as the clock is ticking, do not hesitate to
> contact us!
>
> In anticipation and “do vstrechi” (“until we meet”),
>
> The OSonOS XIV Organizing Team
> Galina Tsarkova (gala_tsar_kova at mail.ru)
> Mikhail Pronin (virtus at mail.ru)
> Raffi Aftandelian (raffi at bk.ru, raffi_1970 at yahoo.com,
> raffi_1970 at essenceworks.ru)
>
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