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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hi
folks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Got a
question related to my first OST conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Invitations
have gone out to several stakeholders for a two day conference and we are beginning
to get responses. Aside from those who expressed that they cannot attend,
we’ve been getting some that indicate that they can only come to the
first day (we expressed the strong desire/need for full attendance). Realizing
that </span></font><b><span lang=EN style='font-weight:bold'>“</span></b><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>whoever comes is the
right people”</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>,
by inference I guess whenever they come is the right time (for them). In light
that the first day of an OS event usually shakes outs the questions and day two
begins the process of action planning, what do you think about people only
participating in only one phase?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>My thought,
in the spirit of <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>“whatever happens is the
only thing that could have”</span></b> is simply that. Those who
attend the full conference will have the potential experience and opportunity
to be fully expressed, those who can only attend day one will contribute what
they can, in effect giving others their proxy to build on what they’ve
provided.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I
would think that in the world of OS, what I’ve described is not the first
time such has happened. My question - is there anything that I should <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>BE </span></b>about or <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>DO</span></b> in preparing for and facilitating this forthcoming meeting?
My first take, is to hold the space for a productive meeting, encouraging full
participation, but not get hung up on this issue. Thanks for any feed
back you might have.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><i><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-weight:bold'>Irv</span></font></i></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>_________________________________</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>Irv Sheffey<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>Environmental Justice Organizer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>Sierra Club</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:Street
w:insAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:insDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:endInsDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"><ns0:address
w:insAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:insDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:endInsDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>2568
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street></ns0:address></ns0:Street></span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:insDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:endInsDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"><ns0:City
w:insAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:insDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:endInsDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>Washington</span></font></st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>, </span></font><ns0:State
w:insAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:insDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:endInsDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>DC</span></font></st1:State></ns0:State><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font><ns0:PostalCode
w:insAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:insDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Irv Sheffey" w:endInsDate="2007-10-10T18:07:00Z"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on"><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>20020</span></font></st1:PostalCode></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>tel: 202-610-0200</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>fax: 202-610-0937</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:blue'>e-mail: </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><a href="mailto:irv.sheffey@sierraclub.org"
title="blocked::mailto:irv.sheffey@sierraclub.org">irv.sheffey@sierraclub.org</a></span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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