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The Invitation |
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To Register |
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The Site |
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Getting There |
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Who's Coming? |
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Our Sponsors |
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Schedule and Times for Events |
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Accommodation— recommendations and links (delegates are responsible for their own accommodation) |
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Airports and Ground Transportation |
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Opportunities to help share resources with others so they, too, can join us at the WOSonOS |
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Information and suggestions about financial aid, home stays, and other resources |
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Visa information |
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Global Village Marketplace and Silent Auction |
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Maps and driving directions for the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, Fort Mason, and San Francisco |
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Other Places and Things to Do in and around San Francisco (including whale watching, a WOSonOS tradition in regions shared with whales) |
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Currency Conversion |
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Weather (summer in San Francisco shifts from warm to foggy and cold) |
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About Open Space Technology |
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If you have any questions we welcome you to contact us: WOSonOS 2008 Host Team lisaheft@openingspace.net |
Schedule and Times for Events
Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22, 2008—on Monday 8:30am to 8:00pm (08:30–20:00); on Tuesday 8:30am to 5:00pm (08:30–17:00)
Location: Fort Mason
Breakfast snacks, beverages, box lunches, and "the Open Space Idea Book" included
Separate fee, separate registration—for more information on content and pricing structure and to register (people of all levels of financial ability welcome), contact Lisa Heft at lisaheft@openingspace.net
Author Evening with Harrison Owen
Tuesday, July 22, 2008—7:00pm to 9:00pm (19:00–21:00)
Location: Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason
Light snacks and refreshments included
The 3rd Edition of Open Space Technology: A User's Guide will be launched and copies will be available for sale (US$)
Free event, open to the public—Please pre-register to help us in our food planning. If you register for the full conference, you will be indicating whether or not you plan to join us for the Author Evening. If you plan not to come to the conference but only for the Author Evening, please pre-register for the Author Evening with Jeff Aitken.
World Open Space on Open Space
Private event, for registered conference delegates only—please register for conference
Wednesday, July 23, 2008—6:00pm to 10:00pm (18:00–22:00)
Welcome gathering
Location: Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason
Snacks and refreshments included
Private event, for registered conference delegates only—separate ticket available for guests—please register for conference
Thursday, July 24, 2008—8:30am to 5:00pm (08:30–17:00)
WOSonOS—Day 1
Opening Circle and agenda co-creation, working sessions, Evening News
Location: Golden Gate Club, Presidio
Breakfast snacks; morning beverages, box lunches, and beverages included
Pack into your luggage some lovely artisan work, poetry, shawl or other item to sell to other OpenSpaceniks at Global Village Marketplace and Silent Auction—to raise money for your own expenses or for the Access Queen project; bring a little extra money if you like (US dollars please) to buy lovely things from your lovely colleagues.
Thursday evening, July 24, 2008—6:00pm to 10:00pm (18:00–22:00)
Dinner and celebration
Location: Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason
Dinner snacks (including surprises from our 'international suitcase cuisine') and beverages included
You may wish to pack into your luggage a lovely "hippie" costume to wear to the party plus a special food or beverage item from your country, if you like, to contribute to our buffet; pack also your dancing shoes.
Friday, July 25, 2008—8:30am to 5:00pm (08:30–17:00)
WOSonOS—Day 2
Morning News and announcements of late-breaking sessions, working sessions, Evening News
Location: Golden Gate Club, Presidio
Breakfast snacks; morning beverages, box lunch included; dinner on your own with friends
Saturday, July 26, 2008—8:30am to 3:00pm (08:30–15:00)
WOSonOS—Day 3
Morning News, idea generation session, invitations by future host teams, discussion and decision, announcement of WOSonOS 2009, lunch, Closing Circle comments and reflections.
Location: Golden Gate Club, Presidio
Breakfast snacks; morning beverages, box lunch included. Book of Proceedings (which will be sent to all registered delegates within several weeks after the event) also included.
The following activities are also happening soon after the WOSonOS:
Fabulous Facilitators
Monday, July 28, 2008—lunchtime (for exact time and location, contact Lisa)
Location: Fort Mason
monthly breakfast 'pot-luck' meal and conversation hosted by Lisa Heft
Join our monthly in-person conversation by and for facilitators. This will be held in a classroom site at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Please bring some food and drink (there is a huge market just across the street) to "pool" together as a shared lunch. If you cannot afford to do so, simply join us—there will always be enough to share. To find out timing and location contact Lisa at lisaheft@openingspace.net.
OpenSpace-Online event (WOSOonOS 2008)
September 2008
The date and time for our online event will be announced later in 2008.