Does anyone have a copy of the NY times artikel Harrison mentions to state the promises? It would help us here in Holland to get things moving.
Carla > Met vriendelijke groet, > > drs. Carla J.P. Vliex > _______________________________________ > Organisatieadviseur > > Twynstra Gudde Management Consultants > Stationsplein 1, 3818 LE Amersfoort > Postbus 907, 3800 AX Amersfoort > Telefoon 033 4677760, Fax 033 4677479 > Mobiel 06 53927407 > E-mail c...@tg.nl, Internet www.tg.nl > > > ---------- > From: Harrison Owen[SMTP:owe...@mindspring.com] > Reply To: OSLIST > Sent: Thursday, 27 February, 2003 22:53 > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: Request for Proposal > > At 11:04 AM 2/27/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > As a result of an Open Space that Kelvie Comer and I did for the > Texas Inmates and Families Association in October, I received an > invitation to submit a proposal for the Human Resources SouthWest > Conference next October.Has anyone submitted a formal proposal for as > Open Space part of the agenda of a large conference at least 2000 people? > I need to respnd very soon . The closing date is tomorrow but I'm > asking for time.HELP! > > > when writing proposals 1) Answer the questions asked (presuming that they > asked some). 2) Keep it simple. 3) Say as little about Open Space as > possible. Certainly don't try and explain it. Cite the history (30,000 > reps, 75 countries etc.) List the "promises" (all issues on table, all > issues discussed, written reports . . .) I find attaching an article (eg > NY times) is a good way of covering the territory. 4) List services > offered (Preplanning, Facilitation, debrief) 5) Quote a price (fee plus > expenses). -- and for goodness sake don't offer to provide logistical > support (venue selection etc.) They can do it. It will give them something > to do, which will keep them out of trouble, and out of your hair. > > Harrison > > > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, MD 20854 USA > phone 301-365-2093 > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > > * * ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
