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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dave and Ted,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been following your discussion and just want
to put in a little word in support of food. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been to events with food and a very few
without food. I find food changes the atmosphere. Part of it is our
social conditioning, I guess, and part of it is simply that when you are as
engaged with deep conversation as you are in Open Space, it's very hungry
work. (One of the things that bugged me about our OSonOS in Vancouver was
that there wasn't food available at all times - I think we should have
made it clearer to the caterers that the food table needed constant
replenishment throughout the day - there's some learning I need to pass along to
Viv and Brian!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At any rate, maybe it's only me, but I'm interested
in hearing if others think food is an essential element of an Open Space
event. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Laurel.</FONT></DIV>
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