Invitation to the 2009 OpenSpaceInstitute-US Member Meeting - all are welcome

Thu Nov 26 09:59:42 PST 2009

Michael (Herman):

May I just express my thanks that you continue to do this labour of love and
are so generous with your time on our behalf. I, for one, very much
appreciate it.

Best regards,

Esther (Ewing)

Ewing Change Consulting

Creating Change from Within

24 Phoebe Street,

Toronto, ON M5T 2Z3

Canada

Esther at EwingChange.com 

Please note as of November 1st new address and new email

From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael
Herman
Sent: November 26, 2009 11:46 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Invitation to the 2009 OpenSpaceInstitute-US Member
Meeting - all are welcome

yes, tree... i know the pages are now wrong.  as far as i know, they've been
this way since 2003, when the wiki was first started, and the whole board
might have been involved.  it certainly wasn't just me, cuz i couldn't
possibly have written all of the content there.  then, in 2004 or 2005 when
we rebuilt the whole bookstore process, i think we used it there too.  

as for getting it all fixed, this does point to the difference between
talking about the website and actually making it work. the latter usually
takes a lot longer!  but it will get done.  and since it's been osi-usa for
so long, we'll probably leave that in place as well, so that if people
remember it the old way, they still get to the right page.  meanwhile, i
just thought it would be easy to have a shorter, easy-to-remember address.  

...actually, i just went and checked the bookstore pages... and they all
seem to read "Open Space Institute (US)" but then one of the pages that
describes the institute reads like this...

Open Space and the Open Space Institute mean different things to different
people. Furthermore they each continue to evolve. Since both are highly
fluid and dynamic, as you read these notes on why the Open Space
Institute(US) exists and what it does, it is undoubtedly changing. As a
result and reflection of this, the Institute webpage and the rest of the
work of the OSI-USA is very much a work in progress. 

guess it all goes to validate the text quoted above... it's all very much a
work in progress!

m

--

Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates

http://www.michaelherman.com
http://www.ronanparktrail.com
http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org
http://www.openspaceworld.org

312-280-7838 (mobile)

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 5:22 AM, Tree Fitzpatrick
<therese.fitzpatrick at gmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Michael Herman <michael at michaelherman.com>
wrote:

> 

If you would like to become a member of OSI-US, register at
openspaceworld.org

here is an easy and direct way to get to the OpenSpaceInstituteUSA page:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/osi-usa

the page that OSI/US is currently borrowing at www.openspaceworld.org should
have our correctly spelled name:  OpenSpaceInstitute/US.

At our recent retreat, we all wondered when the misspelling got started and
wondered how we can correct it.  I am going to point out the misspellings
and I ask you, Michael, to correct your website where the name
OpenSpaceInstitute/US is misspelled. Thanks.

--

Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates

http://www.michaelherman.com
http://www.ronanparktrail.com
http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org
http://www.openspaceworld.org

312-280-7838 (mobile)

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez
<cwhitneysanchez at gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Open Space Friends,

You are warmly invited to dream with us at the Open Space Institute - US
(OSI-US) Annual Member Meeting.  This is our first ever member meeting via
MaestroConference.  You are welcome to come, wherever you are in the world,
whether you are currently a member or not. 

WHAT

           Open Space Institute–US (OSI-US) 2009 Member Meeting

Convening Question:  If OSI-US were the recipient of a million dollar grant,
how might we spend it to maximize opening space via learning, research and
practice?

WHEN

           Opening Circle – December 7, 2009

7-9am Pacific, 8-10am Mountain, 9-11am Central, 10am-12pm Eastern, 3-5pm
London, 4-6pm Berlin, 11pm-1am Singapore

Closing Circle – December 8, 2009

5-7pm Pacific, 6-8pm Mountain, 7-9pm Central, 8-10pm Eastern, 1-3am London,
2-4am Berlin, 9-11am Singapore (December 9)

WHERE

         Telephone &/or Internet

HOW

         MaestroConference and Open Space Technology World Community

         Please read participation guidelines below!

If you would like to become a member of OSI-US, register at
<http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA>
openspaceworld.org

We realize that these times may not be the best for you to fully
participate.  If you cannot participate in the OSI-US Annual Member Meeting,
you will be able listen to the recording, which we will post soon after the
phone conference.

If you have a passion for joining with OSI-US in taking the next steps to
grow the capacity for opening space in the world, we hope you will join us.

Warm wishes from the OSI-US Board of Directors,

Peggy Holman
Phelim McDermott
Tree Fitzpatrick

Douglas Germann Sr.
Ed Laboy
Gabriel Shirley
Karen Davis
Lisa Heft

Christine Whitney Sanchez

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BEFORE THE MEETING - What you need to do to participate...

There are multiple ways to participate in this meeting, some of which
require you to register in advance. Please read the information below at
least 24 hours in advance so you can set yourself up for a good experience.

There is no cost involved, aside from your telephone and internet
connection.

Opening and Closing will use a MaestroConference telephone bridge.
Here's what you need: 

·
<http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/3S9848JVGTJ68G5>
Register here for the Maestro calls. 

o   You will receive a unique passcode and will be asked to enter your name
and email. 

§  We will not share this information with others. 

§  By entering this info, we will be able to call on you by name when we are
on the phone together. 

·       The Opening is December 7, 7-9am Pacific Time -- arrive a few
minutes ahead of time if possible. 

o   Locate the PIN you received via email from MaestroConference when you
registered. 

o   Dial +1 (530) 216-4294 and use your PIN to participate 

·       The Closing is December 8, 5-6pm Pacific Time -- arrive a few
minutes ahead of time if possible. 

o   Locate the PIN you received via email from MaestroConference when you
registered. 

o   Dial +1 (530) 216-4294 and use your PIN to participate

Online Discussions
We have created an OSI-US Group at http://openspaceworld.ning.com and will
use discussions on this site as our breakout rooms and the place to post
session notes. If you are not able to make the calls, we welcome you to
participate online. Create your topic by clicking the "Add a Discussion"
link. Or follow your two feet to participate in other discussions.

Here's what you need: 

·       Go to http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/osius/forum 

o   You will be able to read what is posted here without signing up. 

o   If you also want to contribute to conversations, click the Sign Up link
on the site. 

·       Click
<http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/osius/forum/topics/osius-2009-annual-m
eeting> OSI-US Annual Meeting Information to get started. 

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