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At 09:12 AM 3/13/01 +0600, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Dear
collegues!</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>I forgot to mention that after such a nice
experience in Rubtsovsk with FSC and OS "Rubtsovsk in 2005: Search
for Future and strategies for development" on the 10-12 of March,
there is an idea to organize an Open Forum for 1,000 citizens of
Rubtsovsk, as they really want to find out what they can do for the city
and how can they organize their life and to find out how to plan their
future and make decisions.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>There was one idea to organize a meeting on the
stadium, really Open Space, which we can call FORUM in Russia. Is there
any ideas which worked nice with 1,000? and what is needed for
this?</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>I actually was excited with that we are
thinking of gathering such a city Forum, but/and if I think of such a
crowd of people - I can not imagine it.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Best wishes to you</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>looking forward to hearing from your
experience.</font><font face="arial"></font></blockquote><br>
Very Simple. Just do it. 1000 is just a slightly past "middle sized
group. Seriously -- given sufficient space -- it is really easier to work
with a large group than a small one.<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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