<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Open Spacers! I wanted to make sure you folks saw the message below that Kai Degner (NCDD member and mayor of Harrisonburg, VA) just sent to NCDD's main listserv. I know there were some posts on the OS List about this innovative event back in June, but there's now a great 4-minute video on the event up at youtube.<div><br></div><div>Also, while I have you, I'd like to see more Open Space folks involved in NCDD. If any of you are interested in becoming a member, I'd like to offer you a discounted rate of $35 to join as dues-paying individual members--if you join by the end of next month. Annual dues for individual members (which is not mandatory, as we want to remain an inclusive network) is usually $50. Dues-paying members are eligible for all the training discounts we've negotiated with our partners (listed at <a href="http://www.thataway.org/discounts">www.thataway.org/discounts</a> ). Let me know if you're interested in joining the Coalition (we'd love to have you!) and I'll send you more details.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br>Sandy Heierbacher<br>Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)<br><br>e: <a href="mailto:sandy@thataway.org">sandy@thataway.org</a><br>p: 717-243-5144<br>w: <a href="http://www.thataway.org">www.thataway.org</a><br><br></span>
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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Kai Degner <<a href="mailto:kai@WEWORKITOUT.ORG">kai@WEWORKITOUT.ORG</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 18, 2009 1:16:21 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:NCDD-DISCUSSION@LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG">NCDD-DISCUSSION@LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[NCDD-DISCUSSION] Mayors and Open Space</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Kai Degner <<a href="mailto:kai@WEWORKITOUT.ORG">kai@WEWORKITOUT.ORG</a>><br></span></div><br><a href="http://www.kaidegner.com/2009/10/18/video-of-open-space-technology-for-harrisonburg-summits/">3min Video on Mayor's Summit, held in Open Space</a><br><br>Hello!<br><br>I write from the Virginia Mayors Institute in Roanoke, Virginia. Yesterday afternoon, I was unexpectedly asked to present for 30 minutes in front of 35 mayors about what "citizen involvement techniques" I'm using as mayor, prompted by the statewide organizer having read about it in my local paper. I shared mainly about the Open Space meetings I'm holding, and was impressed with how engaged and interested the audience was - let that be motivation for you in your communities!<br>
<br>There is now a 3:40s video that captures the energy of an Open Space meeting. Feel free to watch and share it with your elected officials! <a href="http://www.kaidegner.com/2009/10/18/video-of-open-space-technology-for-harrisonburg-summits/">Click here</a><br>
<br>All information about Harrisonburg's Summits is at <a href="http://www.HarrisonburgSummits.com/">www.HarrisonburgSummits.com</a>. <br><br>Thanks-<br><br>Kai<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kai Degner<br>Director of Organizational Communication<br>
Community Mediation Center<br><br>w (540) 434-0059<br><br>Coordinator: <a href="http://www.HarrisonburgSummits.com/">www.HarrisonburgSummits.com</a><br>Facilitator: <a href="http://www.BluestoneGroup.org/">www.BluestoneGroup.org</a><br>
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