Hi Peggy, right, I never have met Murli, either, other than a few exchanges per email. He does exist, I am sure. He is part of our common history. He should come to Denmark. If you happen to read this, Murli, come and join us in Denmark. Greetings from Berlin mmp
On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:20:18 -0700, Peggy Holman wrote: >I'm catching up on a few weeks list reading and ran across Michael's story >of the beginnings of open space on the Internet. > >I'll add one obscure, but important item to the the beginnings. > >In 1996, we announced the start of the Open Space Institutes (Canada and the >US both early entries thanks to a cross-the-country trip by Harrison, >bringing the idea with him as he traveled west from Toronto to Seattle. (My >memory is a bit fuzzy on this -- but I think Australia followed shortly >thereafter.) > >Early on, an e-mail announcement went out to the small electronic list we >had at the time. It was, after all, still quite early in the adoption of >these technologies that are so integral to our community today. One person, >who remains totally present and absolutely invisible, Murli Nagasundaram, >whom I have still never met in person, was moved to do two things: > >1. He set up this OSlist, now in its 7th!! year; and >2. He created our first web page. It was a simple placeholder but it was >the first. > >The web page is long gone, but Murli, via Boise State University is still >our listserv host. > >******************************* >and to the question about Open Space Institute as an NGO: >"and yes, whatever did happen to that little initiative?" > >My recollection is that it met with that essential apsect of open space: >action happens where there is passion and a willingness to take >responsibility. The idea was discussed, we even had someone with experience >in doing the paperwork. There simply wasn't interest once OSonOS ended. >The double rainbow and calling ourselves worldwide was enough. > > >Greetings from Seattle, where hummingbirds' wings sparkle in the sunlight, >Peggy > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Herman" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:55 AM >Subject: everything WE know about ost... > > >> IN THE BEGINNING >> >> ...there was the web... and then the open space institute usa. and then >> they came together as the OSI-USA website, thanks in large part to the >> work of Peggy Holman and some others whose names i am sorry to be >> missing just now. >> >> > >* >* >========================================================== >[email protected] >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of [email protected], >Visit: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html Michael M Pannwitz boscop Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelmpannwitz.de An der E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" für deutschsprechende open space-PraktikerInnen interessiert? Enfach eine mail an mich. * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
