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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>Hi all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>I wanted to provide you with one last update about Evolve 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>This is a very special conference that is bringing together practitioners, scholars, clients, students and everyone else interested in playing in the collaborative change space. We have plenary sessions that feature speakers such as Harrison Owen, Diana Whitney, David Isaacs, Emily and Dick Axelrod, Sandra Janoff, Fred Miller, Matt Minihan, Gervase Buse, Bob Marshak, Yabome Gilpin-Jackson and so many more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>We also have concurrent sessions that feature speakers such as David Fearon, Jake Jacobs, Jackie Stavros, Tova Averbuch, Cathy Royal, Haesun Moon, Steve Cady, Amanda Trosten-Bloom, Christine Whitney Sanchez and many, many more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>We have two sessions that will be coming to us live from Asia featuring members of the Asian ODN and Max Watanabe. Our conveners will be joining us from Thailand, the UK, Germany, South Africa, Israel, Japan, India, Australia, Switzerland and all over North America. This is truly a global event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>Most interesting of all to this group, there are 5 Open Space sessions scheduled and led by Birgitt Williams, Suzanne Daigle, Rachel Bolton and Jake Yeager.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>All in all, we have almost 80 conveners offering close to 40 opportunities to engage with like-minded people about matters that are important to us today and in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'>Early bird pricing ends October 08<sup>th</sup>. However, we also have group pricing (ANY 5 people make a Group) that is available up until October 18th. And we have a limited number of scholarships available for those who can’t afford to pay. Please check out <a href="http://www.evolve4change.com">www.evolve4change.com</a> for more details. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Bill Scott <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Conference Planning Team Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>604-574-1856 (o)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>778-241-1856 (c)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.valuingpeople.ca/">www.valuingpeople.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.magneticworkplace.com/">www.magneticworkplace.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>