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G'day Janet and Malay - thanks for this enchanting invitation<br>
India sounds wonderful in 2004 - you paint such a beautiful picture and
whet the appetite so alluringly.<br>
I will assist the Spirit to favour my desire to attend...(and to still be
alive)<br>
Cheers<br>
Brendan<br><br>
At 10:38 AM 10-07-2003 +0530, you wrote:<br>
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<dd><font face="arial" size=2>Dear Friends in Open Space, </font><br>
<dd> <br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Malay and I have been reliving a moment
at the OSonOSinOZ, when we stood in a Circle with Harrison and Peggy and
knew in our hearts that the 12th OSonOS the event would come full circle
in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Goa in 2004.
And we said ‘Yes’. </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>We are now ready to extend to the OS
Community our invitation to hold the 12th</sup> OSonOS in Goa, on the
west coast of India. </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>The choice of Goa seems ‘natural’ in many
ways:</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> I understand that the name ‘Open
Space Technology’ was inspired on Goan soil. (Harrison and Mahesh
could tell us more)</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Goa is a land of Open Spaces: endless
expanses of perfumed red earth and emerald trees surrounded by white and
gold stretches of sand, along the pearly white waters of the Arabian
Sea.</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>The people of Goa are characteristically
‘OPEN : in Mind and Heart and Soul -- OPEN to welcoming guests, (their
hospitality is legendary) to the Arts (great musicians, singers,
painters, folk dancers and chefs) to the Spiritual -- Temples and
Churches dot the landscape, -- reminders of the Portuguese who
surrendered the island to India in 1961. </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Should we decide that Goa is the place I
have the following recommendation on the dates </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Between 26th</sup> Sept to 10th
October. 2004. </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </sup></font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> Reasons: </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>This is a time between seasons : the
Monsoon will have just ended, to make way for the hot sunshine of
October, before the relative cool of ‘winter’ sets in. In this in-between
time, (not too wet, not too hot, not too cool) Hotels will be able to
give us lower rates and traveling will be easier. (Chartered flights
start arriving in Goa from UK, US and other parts of Europe, from
November to February.)</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>It would be a good idea to take this
opportunity to visit other interesting places in India. If this is
planned just prior to the Goa event, one could avail of the extremely low
Monsoon ‘Packages’ offered by Resorts across the country, usually valid
till Sept 30th</sup>. (As we go along I could send you the
information you need, on this.)</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Please let us know how you feel about
this invitation and the dates. It might seem a bit early in the day to
think of Goa, while you are packing your bags for Denmark. We’ve done a
bit of spade work, and the earlier we can firm up the dates, (assuming it
is Goa) the better the ‘deals’ we can negotiate. Also we know that
many of you need to set your calendars over a year in advance.
</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>There are so many ideas buzzing to help
make this a magnificent Celebration of the Spirit of Open Space—come full
Circle.</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Please say “YES”. We are waiting to
welcome you with OPEN ARMS. And can hardly wait …..</font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> On behalf of myself and Malay
Biswas </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2> </font><br>
<dd><font face="verdana" size=2>Janet Pinto </font><br><br>
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