[OSList] deja vu

[Esther Ewing]

Julie:

Greetings and welcome back! Esther Ewing, here.

 

I would very much be interested in having a copy of the book. It would be
very useful I think to review early conversations.

 

Also, I think the person that you should be in touch with is Gabriela Ender.
I haven't heard from her recently on the OS list but perhaps she is lurking?

 

Best

Esther

>From Toronto

(Not Esther Matte from near Montreal! - grin)

 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Julie Smith
Sent: November-16-11 1:35 AM
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Subject: [OSList] deja vu

 

Dear all ~

 

It's been a long time!  I've just skimmed through the last several months of
postings and find myself sitting here with a big silly grin.  It's really
amazing how vibrant and alive and connected everyone here still is.  A real
testament to what naturally happens when we self-organize.  :)

 

Two things bring me back here.  One is that I recently came across a book of
our conversation on the oslistserve that I compiled in 2002.  The book is a
little more than 300 pages and contains the remarkable conversation that
unfolded here in the days from 8-25-01 until 9-27-01.  Really.  We created
over 300 pages of conversation in the span of one month.  We had a lot to
say as we watched the world change on 9-11.  I still count that experience
as one of the highlights of my life.

 

The name I gave to this compilation is A Partial Diary of the Collective
Buddha.  I included a bit of art to dress it up, put things in order,
cleaned up the formatting and had it coil-bound with a cover to protect it.
I like it a lot.  For me, this book is a treasure.  So much was felt and
shared here, so many of us were so heart-moved.  

 

I long ago lost track of whatever computer I was using in 2002, so this copy
is pretty much what I have.  But still, I have this.  I wonder if it would
be worthwhile to take what I have back to the copy shop where I could cut
off the binding and scan all the pages into a pdf document that I could then
share.  Is this something anyone is interested in having?  If there is
interest, I will find out more about how to make this available.  Whether
you are interested in the book or not, I look forward to hearing from you!  

 

The second reason I came back is to learn more about the ways in which Open
Space is being used in virtual space.  I'm pondering an open space event
that serves a global community that doesn't have the capacity to get
together in the same physical room.  We are quite adept, however, at holding
meetings in which we are connected in some combination of face-to-face,
audio, and video conferencing.  I know a bit of this has been done already,
and I'm eager to learn from those who have done it.  Can someone please
point me to who I might connect with about this?  Many thanks!

 

Much love ~~~~~

 

Julie

 

 

 

 

 

 

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