Greetings! I've just "subscribed" to this list today, at Peg Holman's suggestion. I understand that this is a wonderful community of OS practitioners.
I've managed to convince the Washington State Quality Conference Committee to include one day of open space with their 2-day quality conference. They (we) are expecting about 800 people for each day of the conference, tentatively scheduled for early October. We're still refining the conference theme and framing question. It will focus on "improving state government." Peg has graciously offered her services (this is a volunteer gig), as has Lucinda Dustin (a fellow-traveler and an OS practitioner with California state government). Chris Schock has shared some of his experiences with a 950-person OS event he just facilitated recently in Caen, France. An 800-person meeting is quite a challenge--and there's a number of things to consider and prepare for. My hope is that there are members of this list who (as the ideas occur to you) will jot them down and e-mail them to me. Just so that you know, I'm not employed by the state, but am a private business person who saw a great opportunity to do something real exciting with open space and on behalf of our state government stakeholders. Thanks for the opportunity to ask! walk in peace, Doc Holloway -- "Love not what you are, but what you may become." - Miguel de Cervantes Thresholds--developing critical skills for living organizations Richard C. "Doc" Holloway Please visit our new website, still at <http://www.thresholds.com/> <mailto:[email protected]>
