Can my name be removed form this list server? jb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------- >From: Laurietodd@xxxxxxx >To: greenbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [greenbuild] Invitation to May 5th event >Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2001, 10:03 AM > > > Hi everyone! > > Feel free to circulate this inviation around to anyone who might be > interested! > > Todd > > > > Can we create a cooperative venture in Ithaca that provides a range of goods > and services for sustainable planning, building and remodeling? > > If you would like to be a part of answering this question, you are invited to > attend an Space Event On Saturday, May 5th, 2001. > > Where: Ithaca area location To Be Announced > When: Saturday, May 5th, 2001, 9AM to 5PM > Cost: Attendance is free. You are invited to bring food or drinks to share. > If we rent a space, we will put out a basket for voluntary contributions. > Contact: Joey Gates (FoxFeathr7@xxxxxxx) > Todd Saddler or Laurie Konwinski (LaurieTodd@xxxxxxx, 269-0587) > RSVP: If you are likely to attend, please let us know as soon as possible so > we'll > Know what size meeting space is needed. > > > This venture is not intended to compete with existing green builders, but to > provide a source from which goods could be obtained to accomplish their/our > mission; you could call this an "environmental home center". We (green > builders et al) are on the edge of the next shift in the market. If we come > together we could really make a difference in the way things are done and > make green building the standard! > > > Open Space Technology > > Open Space Technology is a method for organising a self-managed meeting where > participants create their own programme of work sessions. In these > simultaneous sessions people discuss their concerns, explore issues and > opportunities and find new ways forward. > > An Open Space event brings people to contribute their views, share their > ideas and develop plans for creative and collaborative action. Every issue of > concern to any participant is raised, as long as the person concerned takes > responsibility for raising it. The output of an Open Space event is a set of > written reports, one for each session, usually with action points. > > You can find much more information about Open Space Technology at: > > http://www.openspaceworld.org >