Open Space on Open Space in San Francisco, January 2010

What are the possibilities of Open Space in our lives, organizations and communities? What capacities and  tools do we need, to move to the next level with this work?  Let’s gather and learn from one another.  Jeff Aitken, Kaliya Hamlin, Lisa Heft and Heidi Nobantu Saul invite you to…

OSonOS    2010

Open Space on Open Space

January 15-17, 2010
in San Francisco, California, USA

….Several days in and about Open Space — where the newly trained and the longtime practitioners will share  our excitement, encouragement, trials and errors — and explore how we use this remarkable organizational  and community-building process, on its own or with other tools and methods.

Please note that the OSonOS is not a training but rather an invitation to those who already use the method to explore OST on deeper levels. If you would like to learn how to use Open Space – contact lisaheft@openingspace.net for more information about 2010 workshops and other resources for learning about Open Space.

Casual gathering to meet old and new friends and colleagues
Friday, January 15, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm (nibbles, beverages and conversation – dinner on your own)

Open Space on Open Space
Saturday, January 16, 2010 – 8:30 am arrival, 9:00 am prompt start; Evening News until 5:00, pot-luck dinner to follow

Sunday, January 17, 2010- 8:30 am arrival, 9:00 am prompt start; Closing Circle ends at 4:00, Newsroom open until 5:00

(included in the registration fee, Saturday and Sunday breakfast nibbles and lunches – join us to create a ‘pot luck’ dinner on Saturday evening)

To Register

Contact  LisaHeft@openingspace.net for more information and a registration form. The sooner you register and send payment, the more we can help share resources with others who would like to come – so we encourage you to register now.  We would appreciate your registration form no later than January 5.

Location

The OSonOS will be held at beautiful Fort Mason, a historic military garrison that now houses arts organizations, the world-famous Greens restaurant, reception facilities and more.  Walk outside to enjoy the fresh Bay air, wave to sea lions, crabs and shore birds and see the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.  The rest of San Francisco is just a bus or a taxi ride away.  If budget is an issue, there is even a hostel nearby with the best view in the world.

Global Village Marketplace and Silent Auction
One of our traditions for an OSonOS is to have a Global Village Marketplace – where we sell folk art, poetry or other lovely items to each other to raise money for our own travel expense or for the Access Queen (scholarship) Project. We will also have a Silent Auction for the Access Queen Project – highest bidder gets to buy the lovely item for this same fund. So pack into your luggage some lovely artisan work, poetry, shawl or other item to sell to other OpenSpaceniks, and bring a little extra money if you like (US dollars please) to buy
lovely things from your lovely colleagues.

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