Hi Artur,<br><br>Thank you for your comments.<br><br>The proceedings of the events are available here as a pdf file : <span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://en.boscop.de/events/579--learning-exchange-paris-2009" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">en.boscop.de/events/579--learning-exchange-paris-2009. </span></a><br>
</span>Choose English on the upper right corner of your screen if you are not comfortable with German, then go to the files section : you'll see "books of proceedings.pdf" written in red letters.<br><br>Maybe in my email it was not clear enough where you can see more about this event :<br>
pictures are on <a>Flick'r here</a><br>video of <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/7428911" target="_blank">closing circle is here </a><br>invitation <a href="http://slideshare.net/chrisko/osonos-paris-2009" target="_blank">on slides is here </a><br>
More video should be coming soon.<br><br>Regarding your questioning : was the use of the words "First European OsonOS" appropriate ? , here are my thoughts and questions :<br><br>First, I'll attend the next WOSonOS in Berlin and I'll be happy to co-host a session with you and with others on the topic of European OSonOS. I agree with you that it is much easier to discuss this kind of thing in person and of course such gathering are really wonderful for this. <br>
<br>Then I'll tell you the story of this Paris even tso that you understand why it happened like this and also why I still have questions about what you suggest.<br><br>Indeed this Paris event happened this past month because I attended the Wave Rider seminar in Berlin last year -where I met some people from Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia and other countries. The idea didn't come exactly from there, at that time I was wondering what I could do in France to let people who open space (I was sure there were more than I could imagine -thanks to all opportunities that happened all over the world for years, Diane Gibeault's training session in Canada and France ) connect and share together. <br>
<br>Then I attended the OSonOS event in Belfast, Ireland. <br>There, Michael Pannwitz told me about the need he sensed about a European gathering. I knew at that time I was going to organize one in France, so why not make it European ? It changes a bit the organization.. so it's best to have this in mind.<br>
I rushed, because of the Wosonos in Berlin in 2010 and also because I felt it was urgent to do one quickly in France. <br><br>Then I invited a few people as co-inviters who had told me or Michael that they would be interested in being involved. Many didn't answers, but lots were invited. <br>
We get the support of other international network, like FoFo in Canada, that, also not European, was very helpful to spread the word.<br>And yes, some people told me that they would have appreciate being involved earlier in the process. I understand that you would have appreciate that too.<br>
<br>There might be a tension between how things could be done to make them as well as everybody is happy with them, and how things really happen, with passion and because for this person, this group of people, this is the right time and moment. <br>
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I also have another question, broader maybe ; <br>
Do you think that credibility for an event can come only from the
attendance of a previous event ? Even if attendance to an
international event can show someone's interest, is this the only way
to show commitment to the developement of the community ? <br>
<br>I agree this is one way, as it has become a tradition for WOsonOs.
I think tradition is quite interesting, as it is grounded in the spirit
of the community : here I see an attempt to give the opportunity to new
and passionnate people to show up, be present and convince others that
they are the one to be trusted to organize the next event. <br>
Thus, we have no planning commitee, no governing body. Just passion and responsability and self-organization. <br>I like it. ;-)<br><br>Yet
there may be numerous reasons why you can't attend an international
event . Like you said, you couldn't attend the Paris event because it
was a bad time for you.., it could be also that you don't have the
money for that, you don't want to ask the Access Queen for a reason
that is yours, etc...etc.. <br>
Should we have one unique way to do things ? Is this how we want the community to grow ? <br>It looks to me that this same questionning happens at different places in this community in the same time... <br><br>I liked your story of this first european gathering 9 years ago, in Berlin, during the Wosonos, with people from 9 european countries. <br>
I appreciate the fact that there was a need, that maybe the right time hadn't come yet , and that maybe time is right now.<br><br>let's discuss again in Berlin... <br>but also maybe here or on other lists. <br>Christine <span style="background: gray none repeat scroll 0% 0%; overflow: auto ! important; position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 851px; width: 5px; height: 100%; z-index: 10000000; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; opacity: 0; font-weight: bold ! important; font-size: medium ! important; font-style: normal ! important;" id="hwContLayer"></span>
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