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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>CALL FOR STORIES--<BR><BR>The Open
Space Institute (US) invites you to share your experiences in Open Space via our
online newsletter. The newsletter goes to the OSList, members of the Open
Space Institute (US) and an extended e-mail list of people who have
expressed an interest in Open Space. If you'd like to have your story published,
keep reading. <BR><BR>To celebrate the coming of spring, a time of change and
new beginnings, the theme of this issue will be: "Is the world
changing? Am I?--Stories From Open Space"<BR><BR><BR>To have your story in
the next issue, please contact Joelle Everett,<BR><BR>email </FONT><A
href="mailto:jleshelton@aol.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>jleshelton@aol.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> or
phone 360-426-8517 by March 10, and let us know what you are writing.
<BR><BR><BR>We are looking for first-hand accounts of Open Space conferences
that you have facilitated or taken part in. Your stories may be short and
simple. The guidelines below can serve as a checklist.<BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>
<DIV><BR>IMPORTANT DEADLINES:<BR><BR>March 10 or sooner--Let us know if you want
your story in this issue.<BR><BR>March 18 or sooner--Send all materials for this
issue by this date.<BR><BR><BR>Materials may be submitted at any time, clearly
marked "OSI Online Newsletter." Submitted material may be published immediately
or held for a future issue. Stories may receive minor
editing.<BR><BR><BR>GUIDELINES FOR STORIES:<BR><BR>What: Theme of
your Open Space?</DIV>
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<DIV>Process. Was it a "by-the-book" OS? OS combined with other
processes?<BR><BR>Who: Client. If your client is willing
to be identified, great! If not, we will keep the name confidential. Please get
permission to publish the <BR>client's name. People Involved. Your
Open Space may include a whole corporation, a single department, a community
group--let us know.<BR><BR>When: Anything about the schedule or
timing which made a special contribution?<BR><BR>Where: In what country,
community, type of organization did this take
place?<BR><BR>Why: did you and your client say "yes" to
an Open Space event?<BR><BR>Summary: the rest of the story. This could be
Outcomes, Special Moments, What Made It Successful for Your Client, or . .
.<BR><BR><BR>OTHER MATERIALS:<BR><BR>The focus of the newsletter will be stories
from Open Space, but we'd also like to include some shorter pieces: poems, short
essays, vignettes<BR>(mini-stories that relate an anecdote or observation from
Open Space).<BR><BR>Original materials, please. Call or email if you have
questions.<BR><BR><BR>PUBLICITY FOR EVENTS:<BR><BR>We want to list your Open
Space events, including training and public conferences We will put a
short listing in the newsletter and, if you send<BR>a piece with more detail, we
will post it on the website.<BR><BR><BR>MATERIALS IN OTHER LANGUAGES:<BR><BR>We
will publish stories in languages other than English. Please provide an
English translation of the title. If a translation of the whole story
is<BR>available, send it and we will put it on the website, with a reference
from the newsletter. We may be able to help you find a translator--email us to
ask about this. I'm an unreliable editor in languages I don't know, so
please ask a friend to check your story for small errors.<BR><BR><BR>RIGHTS TO
PUBLISHED MATERIALS:<BR><BR>Rights to materials belong to their authors. Because
the newsletter is online, we expect stories to be copied. We will request that
readers include the author's name and source information when they copy a piece.
If there are constraints on copying a particular story, let us know
that.<BR><BR><BR>TRANSLATION:<BR><BR>If you are willing and able to do an
occasional translation, let me know.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>We'd like to hear your thoughts and ideas about this online
newsletter.<BR><BR><BR>Please email all materials for the newsletter to
</FONT><A href="mailto:jleshelton@aol.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>jleshelton@aol.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>,
marking "OSI Online Newsletter" on the subject line.<BR><BR><BR>Joelle Lyons
Everett<BR>Phone/FAX 360-426-8517 (PST)<BR>email </FONT><A
href="mailto:jleshelton@aol.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>jleshelton@aol.com</FONT></A><BR></DIV>
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