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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Thomas,</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>thank you for answering my question. I
will take the idea of the German OS Institute to two open space meetings where
many of the german open space people participate in, both in
January.</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>And I am open for more input from
other countries !!</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings, Marei</FONT></DIV>
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background-color:> "Thomas Herrmann"
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<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dear
Marei</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks
for asking - what does an OS Institute actually do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
Swedish OS-institute was founded the 24th of November 2001 when we had a
gathering of Swedish collegues and our friend Koos from Holland!
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<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
purpose of OSI-S is to develop and spread knowledge about Open Space Technology
and to work for mutual support and learning between OS-facilitators in Sweden
and in the world.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
have a board where I was the chairman for 2,5 years, now our friend Agneta
Setterwall has taken that role.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So far
the Institute has arranged one Scandinavian OSonOS two Swedish online OSonOS´s
and co-sponsored the International OSonOS XI. And we have had annual meetings of
the board, often during or after the yearly Scandinavian
OSonOS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There
are also local groups meeting regularily in south Sweden, west-Sweden and
Uppsala which are not "formally" meetings of OSI-S but which are
initiatives by members of OSI-S. But then - we are not very
formal...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
also started a smartgroups forum where there are about 40 people connected. It
was transformed to an Scandinavian forum a couple of years ago. Not very active
but a good way to get in touch with likeminded in Scandinavia. <A
href="http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/sosif">www.smartgroups.com/groups/sosif</A>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Before
the International OSonOS we opened an account which has been helpful when
arranging events. Otherwise I don´t think we are using the potential that
working closer together could offer...but whenever that happens will be the
right time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
would love to hear how other OSI´s work.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Warmest regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000283623-27122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thomas
Herrmann</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----<BR><B>Från:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>För </B>Marei
Kiele<BR><B>Skickat:</B> den 17 december 2005 13:19<BR><B>Till:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Ämne:</B> OS
Institutes<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P> "Tree Fitzpatrick" <<A
href="mailto:therese.fitzpatrick@gmail.com>">mailto:therese.fitzpatrick@gmail.com></A> schrieb:<BR>> By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you one of the founding<BR>> members of the German Open Space Institute. Voila!<BR><BR><BR><FONT
color=#ff0080><STRONG><FONT size=3> </FONT><FONT
color=#ff8040><FONT size=3> </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=3> oh shit !</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#ff0080><FONT color=#ff8040><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
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(smiling widely) </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#ff0080><FONT color=#ff8040><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=3><FONT color=#004080 size=2>And what, by the way, does an open space
institute actually do? Would you others all over the world, who have founded
an OSI, be willing to share a little about how you started and what you are
doing at the moment?</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#ff0080><FONT color=#ff8040><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=3><FONT color=#004080 size=2>Thanks !!</FONT></P>
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