In today's world, most things we care about can only be accomplished by working across organizational boundaries. While SoL itself is an embodiment of this emerging form of organizing, it's also true that SoL accomplishes more in partnership with other organizations. As SoL gatherings have become more specialized around specific interest areas, we have looked for new ways to provide opportunities for general networking, capacity building, and introduction of the latest work going on in the SoL community. As a practical matter we have found that it is more efficient to make these general opportunities available to larger groups - and companies like Pegasus have expertise in assembling a much more diverse community of interest.
SoLhave decided to experiment with holding a half-day general meeting for SoL members in conjunction with the Pegasus Systems Thinking in Action Conference the week of November 5th in Seattle and creating a complete SoL track in the conference itself. You can attend one event or both. This message provides more detail on each session.
There is separate registration for each event - and significant registration discounts are available only through August 31st.I'm very excited about encouraging the development of regular gatherings of SoL members on the West Coast of the US, and I hope you will join us for what promises to be a great meeting of members, and a conference that offers an opportunity to embody the theme of amplifying the power of our relationships. ......................................................................... The first SoL members' meeting in Seattle will be held this November on the occasion of SoL's 10th Anniversary! Sign up before September 1st for $95. To register, go to:
http://store-solonline.org/10thAnniversaryMeeting.htm
When: 1:30 - 5:30 Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - optional reception to follow
Where: Westin Hotel - Downtown Seattle
Featuring: SoL - Celebrating 10 Years! A panel discussion by a variety of SoL members including Peter Senge and Profit for Life author Jay Bragdon, and cafe conversations on where we go from here.
Please note that this session is for SoL members and their guests. Please let us know if you have questions about membership. ......................................................................... 
This year's Pegasus Conference, "Amplifying Our Impact: Strategies for Unleashing the Power of Relationship", features many presentations by SoL members. We view this program as a substitute for some aspects of an annual meeting, as well as a good way to share SoL's work more broadly with the world.SoL Keynotes include:
- Presencing: Leading from the Future As It Emerges - Otto Scharmer (a pre-conference workshop is also available)
- A Synergy of Action: Large-Scale Change Takes Flight at Boeing - Peter Weertman and Others from Boeing's Commercial Aviation Services
- Collaboration: The Human Face of Systems Thinking - Peter Senge
SoL Forum Sessions include:
- Hastily Formed Networks: Organizing for Extraordinary Performance - Jeff Clanon, SoL; Carol Gorelick, SOLUTIONS; Susan Higgins, Naval Postgraduate School
- Leveraging Diversity and Inclusiveness to Create High-Performing Organizations - Shelia Covert-Weiss and Greg Clark, Ford Motor Company; additional SoL member TBA, Frank Schneider, SoL
- Transforming Our Systems Through Social Innovation - Tracy Huston, Menlo Lab, and Lou Cox, Consultant/Psychologist
SoL Concurrent Sessions include:
- Profit for Life: Corporate Success by Mimicking Living Systems - Joseph H. Bragdon, Socially Responsible Investing Consultant
- The SoL Coaching Model: Mutual Learning in Action - Heidi Sparkes Guber and Dave Flanigan, Signet Research & Consulting, LLC
- Uncovering the Source of Phenomenal Results in Hewlett-Packard's Inkjet Division - Anne Murray Allen, AMA Associates; Bob Johnson, Conversant/Storyteller, U.S.A.; Greg Merten, HP (retired)
Use the SoL priority code STA07SOL when you register and save $200 on the individual rate until August 31st. To register, go to www.pegasuscom.com/pc07/register.html. Come as a team! Teams of ten can register for $875 per person through August 31. Teams must register through one point of contact.I hope to see you in Seattle, or at a future SoL gathering.
PLEASE PASS ON THIS OFFER TO OTHERS you think my have interest - SoL grows by the power of relationship!
