<div dir="ltr"><div><div><b>Greetings!</b><br></div><div><br>The month of May seems like a long time ago but in so many ways, it feels like WOSonOS 2013 happened just yesterday. For those who made the journey; for those who poked their head in virtually and then stayed awhile; and for those who were with us in spirit and wished they could have come, <b>Thank You! </b><br>
<br>Here are a few documents that we hope you will enjoy: <br><br></div>The <b>First </b> tells the story of a unique partnership between an amazing group of Millennials, a University (our co-hosts: University of South Florida St. Petersburg) and a WOSonOS planning team. This book is our way of saying THANK YOU to all who contributed a part of themselves. There were many events leading up to WOSonOS 2013...going back to 2010. Through words, images and videos, we have tried to convey what transpired and at the same time, capture the friendships, the vibrant local and global connections that got seeded and the essence of what it was like just being together in May. As happens in Open Space, the story of what's next is never fully known. All we can say judging from the many bits and pieces that we see and hear, the community of practice that got established, is that a lot is happening and will continue to happen here in the Tampa Bay area and in different parts of the world because we were together. Passion and purpose, vision and hope, laughter and promise -- it was and is all there, the stuff that happens all the time in Open Space. <br>
<br></div><div><ol><li><b>Instructions to view this book are simple</b>: Click the first link below, then double click the book when it appears for a full screen view; at the top you will see a round button that you can move to the right that allows you to toggle for larger print size and finally on the right hand side of the book, an arrow to move from page to page. <b>New technology</b>...so feel free to play with it and don't forget to click on some of the short interviews that were done (with simultaneous translations)!<b><br>
<br>Link to the WOSonOS Special Host Partner Book</b><br><a href="http://www.flipsnack.com/76EE6B7EFB5/fdt5wmmp">http://www.flipsnack.com/76EE6B7EFB5/fdt5wmmp</a><br>Starting
on page 33,click the video links to relive some of the magical
moments, then on pages 38 to 41, listen to China extending their
invitation for 2015, marvel at Haiti and all that they shared about
being here (or not being here...yes, be prepared to be surprise!) and
then chuckle heartily listening to Alan Stewart
from Australia and finally, feel the excitement of Serbia for 2014. <br>On
the last page, the special thank you's to a planning team and others who
lent a hand. <br><br><br></li><li>The <b>Second Document </b>is the <b>Official Draft of the Book of Proceedings</b>
in PDF format. It remains a draft because a book of proceedings is
never fully done (it lives on) and yet, at some point we must say: "when
it's over, it's over".</li></ol><div style="margin-left:40px"> Special thanks to Lisa Heft for
adding her unique flair and creativity in the final layout with many photos, bringing the document to 200 pages from an
initial 166. Much wisdom in all these discussion reports! Also wonderful to see one summary appearing in three languages: English, Chinese and Creole!<br>
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<b><br></b></div><div><b>Thank you again and our best wishes to Jasmina Nikolic and her wonderful Serbia team for WOSonOS 2014!<br><br></b></div><div><b>From WOSonOS2013</b><b> Host Team</b> (Sharon Joy Kleitsch, David O'Neill, Marilyn and Marc Anderson, Ben Roberts, Aaron Wasserman, Michele Young, Eric Weaver, Doris Reeves-Lipscombe, Catie Wonders, Kevin Blossfeld, Michele Norris, Suzanne Daigle) and others who rolled up their sleeves by providing training (Lisa Heft, Diane Gibeault) and pitching in to help set up the rooms (Gail West, Linda Stevenson, Karen Davis); Devon Morris for Live streaming and Scrum training and Harold Shinsato on keeping our financials straight. Also special thank you to Access Queen and to OSIUS for their unwavering support. <br>
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