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At 09:14 AM 11/26/2001 -0700, you
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<dd>Harrison wrote:<font color="#0000FF">
<dd>two OSONOS's in a single year may be too much of a good
thing???<br><br>
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<dd>I wonder. Seems to me that an OSonOS theme could be
locally/regionally and internationally relevant at the same time, and
that whoever comes would be the right people. Harrison, will you
say a little more about "too much of a good thing?"<br><br>
<dd>Chris Weaver</blockquote>
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There have always been regional (national) OSONOS's. To my knowledge,
they have happened in Canada, Australia, and I am sure some other places.
I think that is great, and certainly to be continued. On the other hand,
we have seemingly gotten into a tradition of having one
"worldwide" OSONOS each year. And as you and Laura know very
well, putting on such a thing is no small amount of effort. The value of
a "single" gathering comes clear in the diverse richness of
participants, and if the crowd is split between multiple OSONOS, it is of
course possible that everybody will go to every one -- but at the end of
the day there is only so much money in the old travel budget. So my
thought would be to continue the tradition of having one OSONOS Worldwide
each year with as many "locals" as anybody cares to put
together. There seemed to be general agreement that next year (2002)
OSONOS 10 (is that the right number?) was headed for OZ. I know Brian and
Company have already exerted some major effort in preparing for our
arrival, and it would be too bad for all that to be wasted. I also agree
with the thought that OSONOS 11 might well take place in a non-First
World environment. Having spent some considerable time in so called
"Third World" places, I know that the potential for learning on
all our parts would be extreme. I also know that the logistical, and
unfortunately today, security issues could be considerable. <br><br>
ho<br>
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