OD Network Lends Support to OD World Summit 2010
"Co-Creating a New World of Organizations & Communities: Dialogue & Action"
Budapest, Hungary
August 22-26, 2010
http://www.odworldsummit.org
We think the world is not what it used to be 10-15 years ago, and it's definitely not what it's going to look like in 10-15 years from now. It's time to decode the nature of the ongoing changes around us. We feel the need to act, and we know we need to join forces. IF we do, we--as both subjects and facilitators of change, learning, and human development--can make a difference. For his to happen, though, we need to get together and take our ongoing conversations to a new level. So we now invite you to join the flow of conversations about the future taking place before, during and after 2010, a year we're devoting to reunion, togetherness, community, co-creation and coordinated action,. Specifically, we invite you to enjoy the co-creative process leading to, taking place at, and flowing from the OD World Summit in Budapest, Hungary, from August 22--26, 2010.
The Summit will focus on three key areas: non-conventional organizations, global and social impact, and cross-fertilization. With this foundation, we have designed the Summit to enable us to contribute to the development of our society and our profession; to work more closely together to strengthen our global community; to help build lasting, worldwide networks and relationships among our committed colleagues; to provide a space for emerging conversations and open dialogue about the nature of those changes taking place around us; and finally, to prepare ourselves to contribute our unique perspective and processes to the creation of a better world.
Please, visit our website at: www.odworldsummit.org/en
OD Network Losses A Great Spirit, Colleague, and Friend
Nicholas Corne, Director of Finance and Operations
It is with great sorrow that I share with you that Randi Rosenberg passed away peacefully in her sleep at St. Vincent’s hospital in New York City the morning of February 15th from cancer-related complications.
Randi’s contributions to the OD Network and the field of OD were numerous. She began working with us as the driving marketing force for Conference in 2004. It was with her strong contributions that we started seeing a resurgence in the attendance of Conference 2005, membership, and the awareness of the field that continues to this day. As the Director of Conference Sponsor and Exhibitors, she helped a great cast of organizations find the value in the OD Network as an outlet to showcase their products and services.
The contributions Randi made to the Network are just a small part of her story. As a breast cancer survivor in her early-30s, Randi was a founding-member of the Young Survival Coalition, and worked closely with Livestrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, as a member of the Youth Adult Alliance Steering Committee. Her story was an inspiration to many young survivors as shared by the American Cancer Society , CureToday.com, Livestrong, and many others. Randi was also adjunct faculty at New York University’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management.
I had the opportunity to first meet Randi in 2002 when I began volunteering for the Network. Her sense of purpose, clarity in her work, and commitment are still an inspiration and driving force in my own work to this day.
Although small in stature, Randi’s personality was larger than life. I’m truly honored to have called her a friend professionally and personally. Eight years of conversations, laughter, and mutual-support have certainly left their mark. For those fortunate enough to share their life with Randi, the absence of her radiance, intelligence, style, flair, and strength will leave a great void, but the wisdom and lessons learned will live on in our lives and in our work.
Randi is survived by her amazing partner, Matt Purdue, and her incredibly beautiful and vibrant daughter Alexandra. Matt and Alexandra are in our thoughts and prayers as well as her family and the many people whom Randi has touched. A spirit like Randi’s will surely live on.