New York City

Tue May 13 16:33:59 PDT 2008

Hey New Yorkers...

I'll be in New York in the next couple of weeks as well, and although I'm
not making any promises about getting together, there is a little group of
folks I know and have been working with who might be interested in an NYC
Stammtisch.

So let's keep in touch!

Chris

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.org>
wrote:

> Right, Esther M., I know you will have a great time at the NY
> Stammtisch...its space and time for just about anything to happen, even a
> discussion on OS 2.f or the best recipes for dips for fingerfood for Open
> Space buffets, classical, 2.f style or whatever
> Greetings from Berlin
> mmp
>
> Communications Esther Matte wrote:
>
> > Hi Susan,
> >
> > Thanks for the welcome. "Stammtisch" is the german word for that table
> > in a restaurant or pub where the regulars sit at for a beer or something
> > after work or at night. In rural Germany, there is always (or was when I
> > lived there 15 years ago) a table marked "stammtisch", pretty much reserved
> > for these regulars. So they know that when they come, they'll meet other
> > regulars and have a place to sit and talk. And as in OS, whoever comes...
> > whenever.. Right Michael?
> >
> > Here's a copy/paste of an explanation of OS Stammtisch Michael provided
> > a few months back :
> >
> > "A stammtisch is a regular gathering at a regular time (like every
> > Tuesday evening, or once a month or, as is the case with the os stammtische
> > around the planet, every Monday of every odd month at 7pm)where people
> > interested in a particular aspect of life, as for instance open space,
> > gather for beer (other drinks are perfectly ok) and food as everyone wishes
> > and talk with each other about whatever is on top of your mind regarding
> > open space (in a broader sense). People come and go as they find useful,
> > some arrive at 7 pm (I usually even earlier to secure a table and talk to
> > the people in the pub), some as late as 11 pm and it will usually last until
> > well past midnight. No agenda, lots of energy. Last stammtisch in Berlin
> > several people came because they needed work (in os, of course), well, they
> > in fact found others that were looking for help. So its networking, creating
> > collaboration, new ideas are born, people bring stuff for each other to look
> > at (pictures, a couple of books of proceedings from recent open spaces, a
> > bottle of brandy from Kyiv,  there are always a couple of laptops to show
> > things to each other and to write an email to another stammtisch lets say in
> > Kyiv or Budapest..).
> > Often, there are also visitors from other countries passing through
> > Berlin that are real open space stammtisch addicts, they have heard of the
> > Berlin one and join. So its international, too."
> >
> > Here in Montreal, we usually gather around 6 pm,have a beer, dinner,
> > talk, and people leave around 8:30 or 9:00.
> >
> > Maybe we will meet at a future NY stammtisch :-)
> >
> > Esther M.
> >
> >
> > At 12:16 2008-05-13, you wrote:
> >
> > > Hello NYC OSers, many of whom I know and waive to fondly, and
> > > greetings to you too Esther. We look forward to your arrival.  What the heck
> > > is a stammtisch anyway?
> > >
> > > Susan
> > >
> > >
> > > Susan W. Coleman
> > >
> > > Coleman Raider International
> > >  --Negotiation & Conflict Resolution, Coaching,
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> > >
> > >    Susan W. Coleman, J.D., M.P.A.
> > >    Tel:  (845) 424 8300
> > >    Cellular:  (845) 661 0350
> > >    Fax:  (845)  424 3853
> > >    Email: <mailto:sc at colemanraider.com>sc at colemanraider.com
> > >    Webpage:  <http://www.colemanraider.com/>
> > > http://www.colemanraider.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On May 13, 2008, at 12:06 AM, Scott Gassman wrote:
> > >
> > >  Michael,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for feeding the idea of a NYC stammtisch
> > > > and providing what it takes..
> > > > The idea appears to be taking on a life of it's own and
> > > > snowballing.
> > > > I will think about what you have shared.
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > > --
> > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Michael M Pannwitz <<mailto:
> > > > mmpanne at boscop.org>mmpanne at boscop.org> wrote:
> > > > Dear Scott,
> > > > I love the os stammtisch in Berlin and everywhere.
> > > > Here some pointers from a stammtisch-pro:
> > > >
> > > > 1. The stammtisch is first of all, for you yourself, yes
> > > >
> > > > 2. So, pick your favorite place (restaurant, Bar, whatever) where
> > > > you like the food and drinks and invite everyone (you might try the first
> > > > Monday evening of every odd month)and go there. If nobody comes, you had a
> > > > great time at your favorite haunt and some unobstructed time  for you
> > > >
> > > > 3. But, alas, people will show up because they like the idea of
> > > > meeting you, talking (maybe) about open space and coming to an event that
> > > > has only a starting time
> > > >
> > > > 4. Talk to the owner (of course, you know him well) and advise him
> > > > that you are coming and that there may be some more people, he will like
> > > > that
> > > >
> > > > 5. Send an email about a week before the stammtisch inviting people
> > > > to join ... this mail should go to the list so that people passing through
> > > > NY will drop in and, it should go to all New Yorkers (if all of you guys in
> > > > New York include yourself in the worldmap, it will be a breeze for Scott to
> > > > invite you
> > > > (By the way, at this point, 51 of the thousands of osworkers in the
> > > > USA have included themselves in the worldmap, that makes for an average of
> > > > one per State, a grand start! %1 is exactly the number of people listed for
> > > > Berlin...about 20 to 40 % of them show up at the stammtisch.
> > > > (Here is the link for including yourself
> > > > <http://www.michaelmpannwitz.de/index.php?id=198>
> > > > http://www.michaelmpannwitz.de/index.php?id=198
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you go to the homepage of the map
> > > > <http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/>http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > and click on Menu and then search and enter New York you will see 3
> > > > colleagues listed)
> > > >
> > > > 6. Send out a note to the list after the stammtisch and report the
> > > > great stuff that happened there
> > > >
> > > > Have a grand time with your stammtisch which is the most localized
> > > > OSonOS in your neighborhood...especially when you cant go to the regional,
> > > > national or evern worldwide events.
> > > >
> > > > Greetings from Berlin
> > > > mmp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Scott Gassman wrote:
> > > > Laurence,
> > > > Possibly with Esther's NY arrival, we could try again to  initiate a
> > > > stammtische.
> > > >
> > > > A thought for interested NY OS folks.
> > > >
> > > > Who else would be interested here in the NY area?
> > > >
> > > > Scott Gassman
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Laurence Berg <<mailto:
> > > > laurenceberg at gmail.com>laurenceberg at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Esther,
> > > >
> > > > I'm one of the NYers who's in the OS world. (I know someone at the
> > > > Canadian mission, too.)  Feel free to get in touch.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I once tried to initiate a stammtische with some others
> > > > and it
> > > > didn't get off the ground here.  NY is an odd place.
> > > >
> > > > -Laurence
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