[OSList] WOSonOS 2014

Tue May 13 04:47:52 PDT 2014

Dear Jasmina,

thank you very much for the detailed information which I will now spread 
in Germany and other places.

Greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 13.05.2014 13:41, Jasmina Nikolic wrote:
> Dear World Open Space friends,
>
>
> First of all let me apologize for being late in communicating with you
> on our forthcoming World Open Space on Open Space in Serbia. Let me
> assure however you that everything is fine and we are ready to warmly
> welcome you to the University of Belgrade on 18-21 September 2014.
>
>
> Let me explain why I am late.  Something happened that I did not expect
> when I offered to host WOSonOS 2014.  Earlier this year, I made a major
> life decision, which was to get involved in politics taking a very lead
> role with others to establish a new political party. The election took
> place in March, and it consumed a lot of my time. It still does.
>
>
> I must say that if Open Space had not been part of my life,  I would not
> have had the courage to get involved like this. I realized how much my
> country means to me and I felt we needed people to become more involved.
> We needed to open space, to invite more democracy and transparency in
> the decision-making.
>
>
> As a new party, we did not expect to win against the established party
> that was leading the country.  It was a massive job and I am very proud
> that in 10 days of very hard work we got from 5 to 8% of the vote in the
> big cities, and became the most promising opposition party.  Yes as we
> all know, Open Space can have a life changing effect.
>
>
> WOSonOS2014
>
> Now let me get to the main message of this email! Just about everything
> is ready with all the details you need to know. There is only one
> problem that was holding us back to publish our website and that was to
> establish the payment procedures with the bank. This can be complicated.
> As I continue to work with the banks, I decided to publish the website
> within the next week and as a last resort, participants can always pay
> us when they arrive (meals, materials costs, etc.). I assure you that we
> are doing everything we can to keep the costs as low as possible.  The
> University of Belgrade where I teach has generously offered their
> facilities to us at no cost. They are very excited to be hosting this
> event following in the footsteps of Florida who partnered with the
> University of South Florida, St. Petersburg last year.
>
>
> In terms of basic information:
>
>
> Dates:   WOSonOS will start on Thursday September 18th at 6.30 pm
> (registration and welcome) and will end on Sunday September 21st at 4.30 pm.
>
>
> Venue: University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia,
> in  the very city center.
>
>
> Hotels: We have contacted local hotels for preferred rates which will
> provide you with many options and choices at affordable costs. You can
> also choose your own as Belgrade has many lovely hotels and rooms for
> tourists and visitors, all within walking distance or a short bus ride
> to the University.
>
> .
>
> Team: We are a team of 10 people with many others who are excited to
> support us though as you all know, Open Space is quite simple and we
> want to keep this spirit of simplicity and welcome. We are very
> fortunate that in the last few years, many here  have experienced Open
> Space.  We have been in touch with other people in the Balkans and they
> too are looking forward to being part of this..
>
>
> Visas, Transportation: The airport “Nikola Tesla” (website:
> ttp://www.beg.aero/welcome.54.html
> <http://www.beg.aero/welcome.54.html>) s a short distance away. Don’t
> forget to check AirSerbia flights http://www.airserbia.com/. There is
> public transportation and cabs from the airport.
>
> Regarding the visas, here is the link:
> http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/entry-serbia/visa-requirements
>
> In case you need a visa, let me know, and we will send you an invitation
> letter you need in order to submit your application.
>
>
> Access Queen: I will be in touch with Lisa Heft to to see how we can
> assist in supporting anyone travelling to Serbia as is traditionally
> done and much appreciated at WOSonOS events.
>
>
> Website:  Coming very soon with all the basic information you need!
>
>
> If you have any immediate questions until we launch our website in the
> next week, please contact me directly and I promise we will get back to
> you quickly.
>
>
> Again my apologies for this delay and please know that we are welcoming
> you with Open Arms in Open Space to Serbia.  You will love the people
> and our country!
>
>
> Thank you also to everyone who has offered to help.  We will let you
> know in the weeks and months to come if there is anything specific we need.
>
>
> With love,
>
> Jasmina
>
>
>
>
>
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