Hello all,
I'm working with two or three conference planning groups who want to
hold conferences completely in Open Space next year. They all have a
little concern about whether they can attract the kind of
participation they'd like without well-known KeyNote or Invited
Speakers - the folks whose presence justifies the participants'
attendance to bosses, etc.
One planning group came up with the idea of inviting Key
Personalities and offering them honoraria and help with travel
expenses as if it were a regular conference - but asking them /not/
to give keynote speeches. Their names would be included on the
invitations to others as having committed to attend, possibly along
with some topics they consider proposing for the marketplace.
Has anyone tried this before? What do you all think about inviting
"key personalities" to an Open Space conference? Has anyone done
this? What benefits/pitfalls do you see, did you experience? I have
mixed thoughts and emotions, and would like some further data to
offer the planning groups. What effect on "Whoever comes are the
right people" happens when some folks receive compensation for
attendance and others don't?
Thanks,
Diana
Diana Larsen
www.futureworksconsulting.com
503-288-3550
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