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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=020105501-18102000>Greetings friends
and colleagues in Open Space Technology,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=020105501-18102000>We are getting ready
to go to Berlin for this year's Open Space on Open Space. I am having a struggle
with thinking about all of my colleagues who are not going to be at the event. I
am having a struggle with the principle "whoever comes are the right people". I
agree that all the people who will be there are the right people. Some might say
that those who are not there are not there by choice. And so the principle
holds. I am not so sure about this. For years I was a single mom with four young
ones to finance on my own, house and feed. Many events took place that I just
could not afford to go to, despite great inner pain when I could not. Did I have
choice? My choice was about food/shelter/responsibility to children. Was this a
choice? Really? Did I feel good if I heard "whoever comes are the right
people"? I think there are many among my colleagues for whom there is not really
choice. I believe that I am part of an elite group who could find the
financing by July for this event now. I share with you my thoughts about this
and my struggle with "whoever comes are the right people". Is it really
true?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=020105501-18102000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=020105501-18102000>And so what I do now
is to open the discussion via e-mail asking that if any of you have any topics
that you would like to send along by e-mail to be included, I would happily
print them for you and post them on the newswall at osonos. I suspect there will
also be an effort made by the good folks who organized this year's event to link
on-line during the event. I am not sure if I saw a note about that or
not.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=020105501-18102000>Blessings,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=020105501-18102000>Birgitt</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=020105501-18102000></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Arial Narrow" size=2>Birgitt Williams of Dalar International</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>For your ongoing professional
development j</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>oin us in Sweden or in North
Carolina, USA in November for the Advanced Program in Open Space Technology
focusing on the Open Space Organization! This is also credited as Session Four
of our Genuine Contact Program.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2>Upcoming training dates for
the four basic components of our Genuine Contact Program (more info <A
href="http://www.openspacetechnology.com/">www.openspacetechnology.com</A>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2>#1: Open Space Technology: Sweden Nov
12-15; Ontario Nov 21-24</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2>#2: Process Facilitation: North Carolina
Mar 5,6; British Columbia Mar 18, 19; Ontario April 23,24</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2>#3: Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution:
North Carolina Mar 7,8; British Columbia Mar 16,17; Ontario April
19,20</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2>#4: Advanced Program in Open Space
Technology focusing on the Open Space Organization: Sweden Nov 16,17,18; North
Carolina Nov 27,28,29,30; British Columbia Feb 2,3,4</FONT></DIV>
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