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Greetings!
<P>I've just "subscribed" to this list today, at Peg Holman's suggestion.
I understand that this is a wonderful community of OS practitioners.
<P>I've managed to convince the Washington State Quality Conference Committee
to include one day of open space with their 2-day quality conference.
They (we) are expecting about 800 people for each day of the conference,
tentatively scheduled for early October. We're still refining the
conference theme and framing question. It will focus on "improving
state government."
<P>Peg has graciously offered her services (this is a volunteer gig), as
has Lucinda Dustin (a fellow-traveler and an OS practitioner with California
state government). Chris Schock has shared some of his experiences
with a 950-person OS event he just facilitated recently in Caen, France.
<P>An 800-person meeting is quite a challenge--and there's a number of
things to consider and prepare for. My hope is that there are members
of this list who (as the ideas occur to you) will jot them down and e-mail
them to me.
<P>Just so that you know, I'm not employed by the state, but am a private
business person who saw a great opportunity to do something real exciting
with open space and on behalf of our state government stakeholders.
<P>Thanks for the opportunity to ask!
<P>walk in peace,
<P>Doc Holloway
<P>--
<BR><I>"Love not what you are, but what you may become."</I> - Miguel
de Cervantes
<P><B>Thresholds--developing critical skills for living organizations</B>
<BR>Richard C. "Doc" Holloway
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