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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have been through this on a number of occasions. My
advice is that if you want "names" have them come the night before, or the day
before (Panals, talking heads etc) -- and when you open space, do just that. Of
course i would also invite the Featured Folks to stay for the real party.
The good ones will, and the rest you probably wouldn't want anyhow.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Harrison</FONT> </DIV>
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<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><BR>Personal
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:54
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Key Personalities</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hello all,<BR><BR>I'm working with two or three conference
planning groups who want to <BR>hold conferences completely in Open
Space next year. They all have a <BR>little concern about whether they
can attract the kind of <BR>participation they'd like without well-known
KeyNote or Invited <BR>Speakers - the folks whose presence justifies the
participants' <BR>attendance to bosses, etc.<BR><BR>One planning group
came up with the idea of inviting Key <BR>Personalities and offering
them honoraria and help with travel <BR>expenses as if it were a regular
conference - but asking them /not/ <BR>to give keynote speeches. Their
names would be included on the <BR>invitations to others as having
committed to attend, possibly along <BR>with some topics they consider
proposing for the marketplace.<BR><BR>Has anyone tried this before? What do
you all think about inviting <BR>"key personalities" to an Open Space
conference? Has anyone done <BR>this? What benefits/pitfalls do you see,
did you experience? I have <BR>mixed thoughts and emotions, and would
like some further data to <BR>offer the planning groups. What effect on
"Whoever comes are the <BR>right people" happens when some folks receive
compensation for <BR>attendance and others
don't?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Diana<BR><BR><BR>Diana Larsen<BR><A
href="http://www.futureworksconsulting.com">www.futureworksconsulting.com</A><BR>503-288-3550<BR><BR>Watch
for:<BR>"Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great" by Esther Derby
& <BR>Diana Larsen, available Summer 2006! Published by Pragmatic
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