I am sorry that I can not come this time to the Wosonos, I don't have the budget right now. I have some items for the silent auction never the less, but I will not send it. If anyone traveling over the Atlantic is stopping over in Iceland on the way (to take a bath in the blue lagoon), then I would be happy to give these items to the bath guests and drive them around seeing some sites.
With love from Iceland Kári On 24 April 2013 17:01, Christina & Ludger Benighaus <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Lisa, > > I just read carefully through these lines, and thought about what I can do > other than financial. I am very sorry, but I am traveling on a tight budget. > Or could I give a cash note when I arrive? > > Can I do anything during the two events? I may have an idea later this year, > or I may give some time to organize or spread the idea of Open space or, or, > or… would love to do so, spreading ideas in Germany... > > Looking forward to the time in St Petersburg > > All the best > Ludger > > > Am 19.04.2013 um 03:20 schrieb Lisa Heft: > > This is a message from Access Queen. For those of you not familiar with > Access Queen, read below my signature. > This is a message both for those of you who are coming to the WOSonOS and > those who are not. > > Yes, it is a long message. Get a cup of tea and read on... > > __________ > > This is the time. > > - This is the time to register for the World Open Space on Open Space > (WOSonOS) conference, if you are thinking of it. May 16-19, St. Petersburg, > Florida USA > - This is the time to register for the Open Space Learning Workshop that > precedes the WOSonOS, if you are thinking of it. May 14-16, St. Petersburg > also. > > > Why? > > - Because when you register for the WOSonOS, you give the WOSonOS 2013 Host > Team information about who is coming, plus a greater sense of the resources > they have or need to host this amazing co-learning conference. > - With more advance information they can see their costs - which is helping > them as individuals putting on an event. > - Which is also helping them and me see overall who is coming, who may need > assistance, who has a room to share and more. > > > Register for the WOSonOS > http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/ for more information, including a tab at > the top to register. > > Register for the Open Space Learning Workshop > http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/pages/pre_conference_workshop for more > information, including a 'register now' button. > > Why? > > Well of course because I would love to share learning with you. I will be at > both events. > But also for those of you who are thinking of coming to the workshop: > Because when you register for the workshop, you give me information that > informs the design of my workshop - plus I can see who needs just a little > bit more help in order to be able to attend. > > > If you can afford the travel and the time for either or both of these > events, and are worried about a few more of the costs, do contact me at > [email protected] and we will put our creative heads together. > > __________ > > We are the people. > > - We are the people who know how amazing Open Space is. > - A wonderfully diverse group of us will be at the WOSonOS, and at the > workshop. > - We are the ones who know how important it is to get together face-to-face > for rich learning and deepening community. > - This is why we share this event around the world - and why several of us > hosts regular regional events, as well. > - We are also the people who can share resources to help others get to these > annual events. > > > There are several people who have worked very hard to generate resources in > such creative ways - and yet they need just a little bit more, to be able to > attend. > In Access Queen language, these are the Askers. > I have worked with WOSonOS Host Teams since 2002 and do you know what? > Almost every year, over 1/2 the participants cannot afford the per-person > cost it takes to put on this event. > It costs money to rent a room, and give everyone a lovely several days with > meals included. And each year's Host Team does it in their own marvelous and > cultural way. > > - We are the people who can help others - amazing colleagues who we know and > others who we have never met - attend this event. > - We can 'pay it forward'. > > > Do you have resources to share, financial or otherwise? > > For the WOSonOS: > > - perhaps you are booking a room in St. Petersburg or already have done so, > and you have an extra bed to share > - perhaps you are about to register and can afford the higher prices so more > will go into the resource pool to support this lovely event > > If so, thank you so much - go ahead and register at that amount. And if you > have a room or an extra bed to share, let me know and I can pass this > information along to the fabulous Marilyn on the Host Team. > > For the workshop and the WOSonOS > > - you have registered for one or the other event and are joining us but you > also have a bit more money to give so that others may join us also > - you will not be joining us (so sad) but you have some money you would like > to contribute so that others of diverse financial abilities may join us > > If so, a deep Access Queen bow to you. Contact me at > [email protected] and I can share information with you about how you > can contribute. > > __________ > > You are the one. > > You are the one who knows. Who believes in community. Who believes that > money should never get in the way of learning. Who knows that every little > bit is real, and tangible, and helps create change. > > - Like Amerie Rose, who joined us for both the workshop and the conference > last year, in London: > > "Sadly won't be able to join everyone at WOSonOS this year - but the good > news is that it is because I am in the final throws of my MA Dramatherapy, > and writing a very exciting dissertation, getting back to my roots of > theatre practice. I would very much like to donate a humble amount to the > funds to help others get there, as I really benefited from this fund myself > last year." > > > A deep bow to Amerie Rose, and how exciting about her dissertation, eh? > > - Like some of our friends from Taiwan, who reached out with "a little money > we have stashed away". > - Like some of our other colleagues, who have built into their facilitation > work a practice of giving 10% to Access Queen from the fees they collect for > facilitating. > - Like some other colleagues and Institutes who have contributed funds > generated at their events or from their membership contributions. > > > A deep bow to ... the ones. > > You are the one who can make a difference by sharing. You are known in > Access Queen languages as 'Givers'. > Thank you so much for what you are about to give. > > Contact me at [email protected] and I can share information with you > about how you can contribute. > > __________ > > I am getting dizzy from all this bowing and my tiara is slipping off my head > but you deserve it all. Many many thanks. > > Lisa Heft > (also known as Access Queen) > > Access Queen is a project I began in at the WOSonOS in Vancouver in 2001 - > to help those who need just a little bit more help and those who have > resources to share help each other, in community. > You may have heard of the story of 'Stone Soup', where each villager gave > just some salt, or one potato, or one carrot, and this combination of > resources made a very rich soup for all to share. > It is not a big money fund - for example, I do not pay for airplane tickets. > It is mostly an awareness project for greatest access and inclusion, plus > small funds that can make all the difference to Askers. > Pocket money, a little bit more so they can afford registration, a meal out > with a colleague, the ability to buy a book. And many ways of sharing > existing resources: room shares, ride shares, language buddies, ways to > think creatively about raising resources, people who care. 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