<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Junta - I agree with my colleagues that whoever comes and however many will be perfect.<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-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; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-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; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Gail's thought calls to mind invitation strategy. Who cares, who else is in the system, who thinks wonderfully differently than majority, who may be affected or impacted by the issues or decisions, who else can inform the situation, and so on. That is the mapping out of the 'who'. Then there is the 'how' - what makes this accessible to those people you are inviting, is it in a location or on a day that makes it easy, do they need rides, whatever your core planning team identifies. Then it is also about relationship. What language speaks to each different kind of person, who might personally invite each different person or each group, do they feel there is something in the text of the invitation that inspires them to be there (and that part is usually now about process - it's about what everyone is gathering together to do and why). Then it is also responding and interacting with each individual who shows an interest - to build community and help each person feel they are welcome. And I do not know about your particular event - did the participants ask for this? or are the coordinators hoping to draw people to this? Because sometimes that makes a difference as well - is this the first small gathering perhaps where participants might share thoughts about having a larger gathering, and so on.</div><div><br></div><div>So it is outreach, strategy, relationship, language, community, diversity, access, inclusion, registration as a relationship, and more.</div><div>The actual numbers? I have facilitated Open Space with 2500 and with 1. If you are ready to take it wherever it goes - trusting the people and the process - it is a wonderful journey...</div><div><br></div><div>Then there is also region-specific culture and region-specific relationships. You might talk with the folks at Open Space Institute / Portugal and see if they have done other work with similar individuals or groups in organizational, professional or community groups...Artur Silva and Veronique Santos - you can reach them through <a href="mailto:instituto-ost@instituto-ost.pt">instituto-ost@instituto-ost.pt</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Let us know how it goes,</div><div>Lisa</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></body></html>