You're Invited & Tell a Friend - an Open Space on Open Space in San Francisco - Jan 15-17, 2010

Tue Dec 22 19:54:01 PST 2009

lovely!

On Dec 22, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Kaliya * wrote:

> We now have a website up! YEAH!
>
> http://www.openspaceonopenspace.net
>
> This  may be an easier form to spread the word with.
> We welcome your participation.
>
> -Kaliya
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Jeff Aitken  
> <magic.teams at hotmail.com> wrote:
> What are the possibilities of Open Space in our lives, organizations  
> and communities? What capacities and
>
> tools do we need, to move to the next level with this work? Let's  
> gather and learn from one another.
>
>
>
> Jeff Aitken, Kaliya Hamlin, Lisa Heft and Heidi Nobantu Saul invite  
> you to...
>
>
>
> ....Several days in and about Open Space -- where the newly trained  
> and the longtime practitioners will share
>
> our excitement, encouragement, trials and errors -- and explore how  
> we use this remarkable organizational
>
> and community-building process, on its own or with other tools and  
> methods.
>
>
>
> in
>
> San Francisco, California, USA
>
>
>
> January 15 through January 17, 2010
>
>
>
> Casual gathering to meet old and new friends and colleagues
>
> Friday, January 15, 2010
>
> 5:00-7:00 pm
>
> (nibbles, beverages and conversation - dinner on your own)
>
> Open Space on Open Space
>
> Saturday, January 16, 2010
>
> 8:30 am arrival, 9:00 am prompt start; Evening News until 5:00, pot- 
> luck dinner to follow
>
> Sunday, January 17, 2010
>
> 8:30 am arrival, 9:00 am prompt start; Closing Circle ends at 4:00,  
> Newsroom open until 5:00
>
> (included in the registration fee, Saturday and Sunday breakfast  
> nibbles and lunches - join us to create a
>
> ‘pot luck’ dinner on Saturday evening)
>
>
>
> To Register
>
> Contact lisaheft at openingspace.net for more information and a  
> registration form. The sooner you register and
>
> send payment, the more we can help share resources with others who  
> would like to come - so we encourage
>
> you to register now. We would appreciate your registration form no  
> later than January 5.
>
>
>
> The Site
>
> The OSonOS will be held at beautiful Fort Mason, a historic military  
> garrison that now houses arts
>
> organizations, the world-famous Greens restaurant, reception  
> facilities and more. Walk outside to enjoy the
>
> fresh Bay air, wave to sea lions, crabs and shore birds and see the  
> Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. The
>
> rest of San Francisco is just a bus or a taxi ride away. If budget  
> is an issue, there is even a hostel nearby with
>
> the best view in the world.
>
>
>
> Getting Here
>
> Fly into San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is about  
> 15.5 miles from Fort Mason. Take a rental
>
> car, taxi (about $52 dollars US one-way, including tip), BART train  
> to the MUNI bus system ($8.10 US for BART,
>
> $2.00 for MUNI), or shuttle into the city ($19.00 one-way including  
> tip). Local city transit is via BART, MUNI,
>
> taxi, your car or your own two feet or wheelchair. Oakland  
> International Airport, in the East Bay, is about 23
>
> miles from Fort Mason. We recommend you stay at an accommodation  
> near Fort Mason / Marina District /
>
> Fisherman’s Wharf area. Parking at the Fort Mason site is $8 per day  
> or evening if you park inside the gates;
>
> free if you park outside the gates but do watch signs for restricted  
> parking areas.
>
>
>
> Accommodation
>
> Delegates are responsible for their own accommodation - please ask  
> for a list of local places to stay if you need
>
> one. Our list includes a full range of accommodations from the $30/ 
> night dormitory-style hostel to large hotels.
>
>
>
> Global Village Marketplace and Silent Auction
>
> One of our traditions for an OSonOS is to have a Global Village  
> Marketplace - where we sell folk art, poetry or
>
> other lovely items to each other to raise money for our own travel  
> expense or for the Access Queen
>
> (scholarship) Project. We will also have a Silent Auction for the  
> Access Queen Project - highest bidder gets to
>
> buy the lovely item for this same fund. So pack into your luggage  
> some lovely artisan work, poetry, shawl or
>
> other item to sell to other OpenSpaceniks, and bring a little extra  
> money if you like (US dollars please) to buy
>
> lovely things from your lovely colleagues.
>
>
>
> Suitcase Cuisine
>
> As Saturday is a ‘pot luck’ dinner, feel free to pack into your  
> luggage, buy nearby or bring from home a special
>
> food or beverage item to contribute to our buffet.
>
>
>
> Open Space Learning Workshop - December 9-11, 2009 in San Francisco
>
>
>
> As the OSonOS is not a training but rather an invitation to explore  
> OST on deeper levels,
>
> we encourage anyone who has not yet learned the method or  
> facilitated Open Space to attend
>
> a workshop or read Harrison’s book and jump right in a few times  
> before attending this
>
> conference.
>
>
>
> The Open Space Learning Workshops bring together those who are new  
> to the method and those who have
>
> experienced it -- an opportunity to share your learning and  
> understanding of the method and to prepare
>
> yourselves for facilitating your own Open Space. You will experience  
> an Open Space meeting and learn how to
>
> design, prepare hosts or clients, coordinate and facilitate the  
> meeting and help organizations or communities
>
> support the actions and momentum that come out of the event.
>
>
>
> This experiential workshop will include all of the things you may  
> wish to know for holding your own Open Space event – from planning,  
> preparation and design to logistics, talking with sponsors/clients,  
> developing invitations and themes, recording proceedings, event  
> follow-up, ‘what-ifs’ and anything else you personally would like to  
> share or ask about. Registration fees are flexible – money should  
> never get in the way of learning. Participants are encouraged to  
> read Harrison Owen’s book “Open Space Technology: A User’s Guide”  
> prior to this workshop.
>
>
>
> For more information about content, schedule and pricing for the  
> December workshop, contact Lisa Heft at
>
> lisaheft at openingspace.net .
>
>
>
> For those of you nearer to the New York region - our colleagues in  
> New York are hosting a training the same
>
> January weekend as this OSonOS - if you have not yet learned about  
> Open Space and are in that region, let Lisa
>
> know and she can send you more information.
>
>
>
> Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try  
> it now.
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