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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Harrison!!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I love your answers, Harrison, and ... you see
... I do follow your advises as they are close to my ... is it
passion?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stadium. I'm not sure there is a big wall, and what
it could be if it is a stadium - to bring chairs and tables? (to write on), as
our life is nearly free from portable boards...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and I still miss the part of convergance - how you
do it? and what it means. If people are already selected there own project and
want to do it, what gives the convergence for them? To feel less or more
comfortabel that their project is prioritized lower or higher? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do I miss something again?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had never time for doing this and never thought
about it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And also - If there are 1,000 people - and NO
computers - it is not a simple way to do. or just DO IT, as you
propose?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So is convergance just reading and puting
priorities? I saw the materials of Michael Pannwitz (thanks a lot!, Michael)
which is asking to prioritize the projects. Is that it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Too many questions?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry. As usual!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope I will learn once (or may be twice - a
joke!) and IF I COULD LEARN soon, it will be a great help for me. I'm still
dreaming about coming to a closest training in S-F in April, and I'm so sorry
NOW that because of transportation limits (One month limit in timing gives an
economy which now is not an economy... but who knows when you loose and when you
get something.) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And noe I'm very sorry I could not stay for the
training starting at the same day I was leaving - on the 28-th of February. I
had no extra money for paying the difference of one and three months tickets
limits. Gosh!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or how do you write this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And I did have my obligations for coming to
Rubtsovsk to provide a workshops and I did try of thinking to come to another
one which would ask from me to go from my arrival to Novosibirsk at 4 am to
drive 7 hours to Gorno-Altaisk where my collegue Marina had to provide a FSC for
Women-Leaders of Altai region, but there was no good connection and I couldn't
catch the flight.... otherwise I would go...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whatever happens is the only way and the only thing
which could happen...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes to you all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elena</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Novosibirsk, Russia</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:owenhh@MINDSPRING.COM" title=owenhh@MINDSPRING.COM>Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 15, 2001 10:50
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OS for 1,000</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 09:12 AM 3/13/01 +0600, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite"><FONT face=arial size=2>Dear
collegues!</FONT><BR> <BR><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> <BR><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> <BR><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> <BR><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><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite">Harrison Owen</BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP>
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