Donna, You can get the book at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1605095214?ie=UTF8&tag=opencirclecom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1605095214
I'm afraid it just comes in soft cover. Enjoy, Peggy P.S. Artur -- thank you for pointing out the book. On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:09 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Peggy, Is your book available on Amazon? I want a hard copy, if > possible. Thanks so much, Donna > > <sigimg1.png> > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [OSList] Chile in October WOSonOS... > From: Peggy Holman <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, August 29, 2011 2:58 am > To: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected]> > > So it is my turn to weigh in on why go to Chile for WOSonOS. From the first > invitation I had to OSonOS in 1996 until 2005, I never missed attending. > Why? Because it is a place to strengthen and deepen my practice. And it is > a chance to meet the people I have come to respect and love from the OSlist > who live around the globe. > > I cannot express how important it has been for me to be at OSonOS with my > friends and colleagues who are passionate about what is possible when we open > space in organizations, communities, ourselves, and in the world. To be > immersed in an exploration of Open Space large and small -- from questions of > living one's life in Open Space to great ways to document OS events -- OSonOS > can be life changing. > > I am writing from Stockholm, where the Scandinavian OSonOS just ended. As I > listened to reflections from the people who were there, I heard them say over > and over how important it was to meet in person with others on this path. > Some came many miles to be nourished, to know they are not alone, to hone > their craft, to make new friends and see old ones. > > A theme of this Scandanavian OSonOS was the courage that comes from knowing > you are held by a community. That has certainly been true for me. I have > little doubt that my ability to Open Space for 2,100 people in Colombia, > 1,800 of them street kids, is because of what I have learned from being part > of the OS community. WOSonOS is a cornerstone of the life of this community. > The value of being with others in person defies words. > > And that makes me sad to say that I won't be with you in Chile. Family > commitments keep me home this year. I am particularly sad because going to > South America for OSonOS has been a dream many years in the making. I salute > Juan Luis, whose passion and commitment I got to experience at OSonOS in > Berlin last year. (I may have missed a couple years since 2005, but I rarely > stay away for long because renewing friendships and making new ones feeds me.) > > So no matter where you live in the world or whether you have ever posted a > message to the list, go to Chile. > > I often say in that lull at the beginning of an OS when most of the sessions > have been posted and a last few people are writing, "if you are on the fence > wondering "should I? shouldn't I?", do it. When will you next have a chance > to engage with the remarkable group that is present around issues that matter > to you? I say that to those of you who have read this far: go to OSonOS in > Chile. It will change your life. > > from Stockholm (where my flight home to Seattle was cancelled because of a > hurricane in New York), > Peggy > > > > _________________________________ > Peggy Holman > [email protected] > > 15347 SE 49th Place > Bellevue, WA 98006 > 425-746-6274 > www.peggyholman.com > www.journalismthatmatters.org > > Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity > > "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, > is to become > the fire". > -- Drew Dellinger > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 28, 2011, at 7:20 AM, Artur Silva wrote: > >> Like Suzanne, I could see the repeated and passionate invitation from Juan >> Luis Walker, in WOSonOS 2010, in Berlin, to organize WOSonOS in Chile this >> year, and, for the first time, in Latin America. I also noticed his emotion >> when he finally received the WOSonOS talking stick. >> >> I had the privilege of accompanying the marvelous work that Juan Luis did in >> the creation and leading of the organizing team and preparing a lot of pre >> WOSonOS training - I hope that all his work on that will be fully recognized. >> >> So, and also as a co-inviter, I joint my humble voice to Suzanne and >> Harrison. If you can, go to WOSonOS in Chile. Every WOSonOS is different, >> but each one is a marvelous experience. So, be prepared to be surprised. >> >> This applies to every one of you, but I would say that for those living in >> Latin America this is a marvelous opportunity to get to know WOSonOS that >> you can't fail. >> >> Unfortunately, for professional and health reasons, associated with the long >> trip flight this would imply, I will not be able to be present. I am quit >> unhappy with that and for not being able to meet Harrison again and to see >> Juan Luis opening the space in Spanish (a language that is so close to mine >> that I understand 90%) and for all the other experiences that WOSonOS and >> Chile will make possible. >> >> But I expect to go to the next WOSonOS, in London, next year, and to go >> someday to Santiago, to see the fruits of WOSonOS and especially the ones >> that OST can add to the current pacific students movement in Chile - that >> reminds me of Paris, 1968, even if this version is much more controlled. >> >> With Care and Best Whishes >> >> Artur Silva >> >> (Open Space Institute of Portugal) >> >> From: Harrison Owen <[email protected]> >> To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 12:44 PM >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Chile in October WOSonOS... >> >> Good news Suzanne! Ethelyn and I will be in Chile as well and hope to see >> all our friends. So come on folks – Take the plunge!! Chile is HOT!!! I >> can’t believe I said that. J >> >> Harrison >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> Camden, Maine 20854 >> >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> (summer) 207-763-3261 >> >> www.openspaceworld.com >> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST >> Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Daigle >> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 11:16 PM >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> Subject: [OSList] Chile in October WOSonOS... >> >> A shared invitation to my World wide friends and colleagues, >> >> I did not feel that I could justify the trip to Chile for the WOSonOS and >> yet I so wished to go. I held in my heart the vivid memory of Juan Luis >> Walker's invitation at the WOSonOs in Berlin last year, walking the inside >> of the circle extending a passionate invitation to choose Chile for 2011, a >> first in South America for this World gathering. >> >> I visited the website and it was so beautifully done. Easy to navigate and >> the all-inclusive pricing options for lodging, food and conference were so >> reasonable. I could feel the same spirit of welcome that I had felt as Juan >> Luis chanted "Chile, Chile, Chile". >> www.wosonoschile.cl >> >> I knew many friends would be there and many new people too. I imagined the >> conversations around a very relevant question: >> >> "What are the main challenges and opportunities of Open Space Technology in >> Latin America and the world?" >> >> I saw the good work of Access Queen there again to help defray costs and to >> invite contributions; I noted the pre-work training before and after the >> conference. I saw the photos of this beautiful country and I knew I just >> had to go! >> >> And in the end, I also knew that the sharing that would happen in Chile >> would infuse me with knowledge, friendships and a feeling of deep global >> connectedness with others who passionately believe in opening space in all >> kinds of places. >> >> So as I have been all along since I met Open Space, I was impulsive again >> and I bought a seat sale ticket to Chile. The heartwarming response from >> Juan Luis and the host team convinced me immediately that I had made the >> right decision. So what I have to say to my pals out there is perhaps you >> can do as I did; taking another look at your schedule, checking your budget, >> visiting the website and letting your heart lead you to Chile for the first >> WOSonOS in South America. >> >> In a spirit of shared invitation, >> Suzanne >> >> Suzanne >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Suzanne Daigle >> NuFocus Strategic Group >> 7159 Victoria Circle >> University Park, FL 34201 >> FL 941-359-8877; >> CT 203-722-2009 >> www.nufocusgroup.com >> [email protected] >> twitter @suzannedaigle >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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