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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Chris -- Sounds like they are already in Open Space, so
they might as well do it intentionally. As for other examples -- I suppose you
could say that every time Open Space is used for a collection of professionals
gathered for a common purpose that would be an example. If so the number is
probably in the 1000's. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Harrison</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD
20854<BR>USA<BR>301-365-2093<BR>207-763-3261 (summer)<BR>website <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wcbn007@easynet.co.uk href="mailto:wcbn007@easynet.co.uk">chris
macrae</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> new for old conferences
connecting all professions worth sustaining</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Has there ever been an open space type of a conference
gathering where<BR>people of a profession can meet people of all professions
who have come<BR>to believe that professionals should be better at connecting
knowhow<BR>than separating their own business case? If so where was it? How
large<BR>did it get? Is it still annually convening?<BR><BR> Here's a
different version of this query that has started doing the<BR>rounds. The
background in Europe being after 5 years of two<BR>organizations -commercial
conference producer and European Union large<BR>virtual community - enabling
an annual free to participate congress of<BR>1000+ people paid for exhibitors
and the opportunity to join pay for<BR>expert sessions, this year the
conference producer says it will cost<BR>about 1000 dollars to join the main
event and the virtual community says<BR>it will host a fringe networking event
for about 75 dollars a head, and<BR>nobody yet knows if these will be
organized in the same place and week,<BR>though initial promises had
been they would (Amsterdam November)<BR><BR>From: Bala Pillai] <BR>Sent: 26
July 2005 01:04<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:erumbugal@yahoogroups.com">erumbugal@yahoogroups.com</A>; <A
href="mailto:act-km@yahoogroups.com">act-km@yahoogroups.com</A><BR>Cc:
'sangkancil'; <A
href="mailto:minciu_sodas_en@yahoogroups.com">minciu_sodas_en@yahoogroups.com</A><BR>Subject:
Evolution of KM Events & The Dinosauring of
Under-adaptive<BR>Academics/Specialists?<BR><BR>Dear all,<BR><BR>What's your
imminent view on how adaptiveness-rich, or lack thereof,<BR>corporate-nexus KM
conferences are, as compared to (a) what emerging<BR>epistemology expectations
are and (b) what these events could be? If you<BR>were such an events
strategist how would you facilitate your blend of<BR>priorities?<BR><BR>Here's
fodder for thought:-<BR><BR>"(Upcoming Amsterdam KM Event) Nobody yet knows
what will happen. Will<BR>the<BR>combined event still attract people numbering
in their thousands and if<BR>so<BR>will the Fringe be the majority? If so will
this be the largest<BR>non-academic event where people come to network around
a discipline and<BR>themes chosen by those who come (as opposed to a
conference producer or<BR>speakers)?" Chris Macrae<BR><BR>Chris Macrae
<A href="mailto:wcbn007@easynet.co.uk">wcbn007@easynet.co.uk</A> <BR><A
href="http://economicstimes.blogspot.com">http://economicstimes.blogspot.com</A>
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