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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Dear colleagues –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Thank you for sharing the
following with your friends and colleagues interested in sharing learning about
Open Space.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This workshop is for
people of all experience levels, including those without prior experience and
those who hold their own Open Space events.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Learn an effective method for convening people for
action<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Do you
convene people for<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><span class=GramE><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:
normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>staff</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:normal'> meetings, community gatherings, planning sessions,
conferences or committees?<o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Learn a
simple process for bringing innovative thinking, high productivity, rich
communication and collaboration into your work together -- even if your group
is rich with divergent opinions on issues, challenges, opportunities and
potential solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Open
Space Technology Learning Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>March 5
through 7<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>(Wednesday
evening, all day Thursday and Friday)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><span class=GramE><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:
normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>in</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:normal'> San Francisco, California, USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Facilitated
by international consultant-facilitator-educator <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Lisa
Heft<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Contrary
to its name, this method for leading groups can be done using zero technology,
and you do not have to be a professional meeting convener or facilitator to use
it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>People
in all occupations, industries, communities and countries use Open Space
Technology for convening groups of 5 to 1500 -- for idea generation,
innovation, problem solving and a sense of community. You can learn how to do
this by reading one short book or taking a single experiential seminar.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>If you are interested in turning
discussion into action, running a responsive, flexible and innovative
organization, bringing spirit back into your work or leading a coalition and
community building effort -- If you or your organization convene groups for
meetings, conferences, work projects and discussions, Open Space Technology may
be a perfect tool to use. </span></font></b><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>What is
Open Space Technology? *</span></font></b><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>see description below</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:normal'>*<o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>This experiential workshop will include some
of the theory behind the method and also on human behavior change, a full day
in Open Space, and all of the things you may wish to know for holding your own
Open Space event – from planning, preparation and design to logistics,
talking with sponsors/clients, developing invitations and themes, recording
proceedings, event follow-up, ‘what-ifs’ and anything else you
personally would like to share or ask about.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Registration fees are flexible – money
should never get in the way of learning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>For more information contact Lisa Heft at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><a href="mailto:lisaheft@pacbell.net">lisaheft@pacbell.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>or</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>+01 510 548-8449<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>PS: If you are coming from a country outside
the USA and need a letter of invitation for your visa application, let us work
together early to design the wording that will make the process easier for you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Also in 2003:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>This workshop will be offered again in San
Francisco July 9-11 and December 10-12.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The Practice of Peace – September
24-26 in San Francisco – is a special workshop for those who have
experienced Open Space as a method for convening people – it features
Harrison Owen, the method’s originator.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In this workshop we will share about
peace in our world, our organizations, our communities, within ourselves and
with the land, and we’ll share how Open Space is being used for
leadership, organizations, transformation and peacemaking.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Please contact me if you’d like to
join us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>*What is
Open Space Technology? *<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>This is
a way to format a group meeting, retreat or conference that generates
communication, collaboration, innovation, and other solutions to challenges and
transitions. When your organization or community has a complex problem, you are
completely out of ideas regarding a solution, you have a diversity of people
that you can bring to the process, and the time for resolving this situation
was yesterday --- This is a great time for Open Space.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Group members emerge from the process
invigorated, refreshed, and proud of their individual and collective
accomplishments.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Committees, task
forces and design teams can take weeks, months and even years to accomplish
their goal -- or in some cases simply to define their goal.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Much of this same work can be accomplished
by holding an Open Space.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A half-
or one-day Open Space can help people to quickly bring forth emerging issues
and opportunities and to build mutual understandings and networking; a 2.5 day
Open Space includes issues, opportunities and action planning, resulting in a
complete written report of the proceedings for all participants plus
identification and prioritization of top action items and next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Open
Space is an interactive process where participants meet in concurrent and
overlapping mini-discussions around a theme or an issue, across departmental,
hierarchal or historically opposite lines.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>The cross-pollination of moving from group to group and topic to topic
in a non-linear way allows participants to jump quickly from familiar ways of
thinking into innovation and action, going where they feel they are learning or
contributing and moving on to another group when they are not.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>The use
of Open Space Technology has been effective in over 18 years in a diversity of
settings, cultures and countries. The method has been used by communities
working towards peace, chemists designing new polymers, tribal and governmental
leaders planning land use, community advocates and local government designing
literacy programs, conference organizers holding conferences in this format,
architects designing pavilions for the Olympics, an entire town having a
simultaneous discussion town meeting, and community workers helping communities
rebuild and heal after times of war.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>This tool can be utilized by groups of 5 to over 1500 and the dynamics
and the results are always the same:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>input from stakeholders at all levels, new ways of thinking and working,
large amounts of work done rapidly, bringing perceived competitors together on
issues and projects, organizational flexibility, interdepartmental or
intercommunity teamwork, a sense of accomplishment and a feeling of passion and
energy for the challenges ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Recently
members of a global on-line community of Open Space facilitators asked each
other to identify countries in which we have used Open Space.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The list is growing, but as of this
printing Open Space Technology has been used in:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'>Armenia
„ Australia „ Austria „ Azerbaijan „ Bolivia „
Bosnia „ Bulgaria „ Canada „ Channel Island of Jersey „
China (Hong Kong) „ China (mainland) „ Colombia „ Costa Rica
„ Croatia „ Denmark „ Ecuador „ England „ Estonia
„ France „ Germany „ Guyana „ Haiti „ Honduras
„ Hungary „ India „ Indonesia „ Ireland „ Israel
„ Italy „ Ivory Coast „ Japan „ Kazakhstan „
Kenya „ Korea „ <span class=SpellE>Kyrgystan</span> „ Latvia
„ Lithuania „ Macedonia „ Mali „ Mexico „ Morocco
„ The Netherlands „ New Zealand „ Nicaragua „ Norway
„ Pakistan „ Papua New Guinea „ Peru „ Poland „
Portugal „ Romania „ Russia „ Saudi Arabia<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>„ Scotland „ Serbia „
Singapore „ Slovenia „ South Africa „ Spain „ Sweden
„ Switzerland „ Taiwan „ <span class=SpellE>Tadschekistan</span>
„ Tonga „ Turkmenistan „ Ukraine „ United States of
America „ Uzbekistan „ Venezuela<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin-right:12.0pt'><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>L i s
a<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>H e f t<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>Consultant,
facilitator, educator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>O p e n i
n g<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>S p a c e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>2325
Oregon <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>Berkeley,
California<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>94705-1106<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>(+01) 510
548-8449<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><st1:PersonName><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'>lisaheft@pacbell.net</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-right:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>(coming
soon: www.openingspace.net)</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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