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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Should have gone back to </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
 size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:navy'>OSLIST</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>… <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ho<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Harrison Owen</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:Street><st1:address><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>7808 River Falls Drive</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place><st1:City><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Potomac</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=2
  color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Maryland</span></font></st1:State><font size=2
 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>   </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>20845</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Phone 301-365-2093</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'></X-SIGSEP><font
size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--StartFragment --><X-SIGSEP>Open Space Training
<a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" eudora=autourl>www.openspaceworld.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Open Space Institute <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org"
eudora=autourl>www.openspaceworld.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Personal website <a
href="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm" eudora=autourl>http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm</a></span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Harrison Owen [mailto:</span></font><st1:PersonName><font
 size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>hhowen@comcast.net</span></font></st1:PersonName><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma'>] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent</span></b></span></font></span><b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:
bold'>:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:date Month="1" Day="30" Year="2004"><font
 size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Friday,
 January 30, 2004</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time Hour="8"
Minute="6"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
 Tahoma'>8:06 AM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Alan Klein'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Number of Session
groups</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The magic number is “5 per 100
participants” in terms of break out areas/rooms. On a 1 day OS with 3
time slots, that gives you 15 Sessions. Two Days with 4 time slots gives you 35
sessions. With fewer people you will need more areas. Maybe 4 areas for 25
people. And with more people you need less – maybe 15 areas for 500
people. Go figure – but nothing is ever as it seems in Open Space. And, I
think it is all in The Book. </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:
Arial;mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:navy;
mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-char-type:
symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Harrison Owen</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:Street><st1:address><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>7808 River Falls Drive</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place><st1:City><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Potomac</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=2
  color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Maryland</span></font></st1:State><font size=2
 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>   </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font
  size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>20845</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Phone 301-365-2093</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'></X-SIGSEP><font
size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--StartFragment --><X-SIGSEP>Open Space Training
<a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" eudora=autourl>www.openspaceworld.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Open Space Institute <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org"
eudora=autourl>www.openspaceworld.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Personal website <a
href="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm" eudora=autourl>http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm</a></span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Alan Klein<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><st1:date
Month="1" Day="29" Year="2004"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
 10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Thursday, January 29, 2004</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="18" Minute="31"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:Tahoma'>6:31 PM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
 size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>OSLIST</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Number of Session groups</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi all,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A question: What "rules of
thumb" do folks use in estimating how many breakout sessions to
anticipate?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>~Alan Klein</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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