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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm doing an Open Space in a few weeks that has a
few twists (don't they all?) and would appreciate your thoughts.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The setting is a 4-day conference of Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility. The Open Space is on the last 2
days. The first twist is that the OST event isn't for the whole
conference. It is a track of the conference on a particular
topic (Building a Pattern Language of Living Communication). It
won't be closed in any way; anyone can come and go. It does have it's own
space and will run on it's own schedule. It's just that other conference
sessions will be happening around it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First question -- has anyone done this? Any
advice?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The second twist is that the closing circle is
envisioned as the conference closing. This means that it will include not
just the people who have been in the OST event but everyone who attended the
conference. Again, anyone have experience with something like
this?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any insights would be most
appreciated!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peggy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_______________________________<BR>Peggy
Holman<BR>The Open Circle Company<BR>15347 SE 49th Place<BR>Bellevue, WA
98006<BR>425.746.6274<BR><A
href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com">www.opencirclecompany.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>