Sounds great, Nancy. Wonderful to hear that this is such a dynamic place. And I would love to skype and talk more about our work. I'm easy to find. My skype name is hannaskype :)

Hi Nancy, glad to be in the NING ! I'm just trying to see how I can enter the French group... Gianni

Thanks Nancy! It was about time that I joined here, wasn't it : - ).

Merci de cet accueil chaleureux. Je vais regarder les groupes sous peu. Et peut-être nous verrons-nous au prochain Art of Hosting à Montréal? Nous aurons bientôt de bonnes nouvelles à partager pour la suite de ce merveilleux événement qui vient se terminer. Ce fut une expérience nourrissante, riche d'apprentissages et de rencontres pleines de coeur.

Hi Nancy and thanks ... this is so much fun! In some ways it is new, but mostly for me it feels like coming home. Play has been a dominant theme of my life, and so much of AoH is rooted in play-full-ness and attention to the energies which shift, converge, diverge and ascend as people do stuff together ... well, it just feels so good to know and find others who "see" and practice this as well. Much gratitude to Kathy Jourdain and Amanda Haché for inviting me. Thanks for the welcome, and any initial suggestions or advice please share. D

Nancy bonjour, merci de cet accueil, oui je compte bien rejoindre le groupe francophone et espère même vous rencontrer au cours de la journée du 15 Mars à Paris. Bien cordialement, Pierre

Merci pour l'accueil chaleureux ! I'm originally from Denmark, but spent many years in Los Angeles. So, I signed up for a few groups, including the francophone one, and I'll take a look around.

Bonjour Nancy et merci pour ton accueil; j'ai suivi ton conseil et rajouté une photo et je vais m'inscrire au groupe francophone.  Je ne suis pas sûre que nous nous soyons rencontrées à Paris car j'ai rejoint Génération Présence en avril 2012. Mais j'espère que nous aurons l'occasion de nous rencontrer.

Très cordialement. Élisabeth

Dear Nancy,

With pleasure!  Would be great if you could write to her and put me on copy.

Hope all is well with you!  Just spent the weekend with Chhaya in Caux.  Shhe's taken to AoH like a duck to water.  Very fun to have her in the community :)

ALl the best,

Caroline

Thanks, Nancy. Just uploaded a profile photo - and added myself to the map.

Very glad to have discovered this site and look forward to connecting with others as I steep myself in Art of Hosting knowledge!!!

Fabulous to hear your comments, Nancy. Very glad to BE HERE NOW!

Re "vibrant public spaces" -- Here are some of my favorites in New York City:

•     The High Line
•     Bryant Park
•     Union Square Park
•     Madison Square Park
•     Hudson River Park
•     In the works: Times Square!

Article: Countdown to a New Times Square

•     And of course: Central Park and Prospect Park

Definitely Quincy Market. Haven't been to Fenway Park, so can't comment on it.

Have been to the river walk in Providence and seen WaterFire, which was amazing - even in a light evening rain!

Basically, I define vibrant public spaces as areas where people like to hang out - alone or with others, enjoy themselves, converse and/or recreate. Usually outdoor, green spaces, but they can be indoors and not always so green. 

I find it Interesting that Starbucks has integrated what are essentially public spaces into all of their shops with sufficient room for seating. To me, this is a significant trend in our society - much more so than the coffee, tea, and snacks that they serve!

Ah, Paris.... haven't been there, but someday..... I sure hope to.

Yes, in America we have relatively recently rediscovered the value of vibrant public spaces - something I suppose other societies never lost touch with.

Bonjour Nancy et merci de ton chaleureux accueil.

Je compléterai bientôt mon profil et prendrai le temps de mieux découvrir AoH et le groupe francophone.

Je suis d'ores et déjà ravie de faire partie de la communauté.

Belle journée  à toi malgré ce temps pour les grenouilles!

Caroline

Bonjour Nancy et merci pour ton accueil et ton sourire !

Je veux bien rejoindre le groupe francophone

A bientot

Claude

Thank you Nancy :-)
Have added my face now.. Look forward to exploring, sharing and learning here.

I'm getting closer. I will be in Brussels in November! I am very interested in Flow game!

Thank you!

Thank you for including me!  I look forward to being a part of the community!

Hi sweetie!

And how are you readjusting to life post-gathering? How is Paris?

I just got back, after spending another almost 2 weeks in Minnesota. :-)

XXX Amy

¡Thank you Nancy for your welcome!

Thanks Nancy! i'm glad of being part of this community, I plan to make the most of it! :)

Hi Nancy, thanks for the warm welcome!

Thanks Nancy. It is great to feel so welcomed, and taken care of. I am sure I will find the discussions very helpful and inspiring. Count on me. With big hugs from cold Switzerland.

I know, I am in contact with Caroline, and she is indeed wonderful. I am gathering a group of inspiring people (we are six already) in the german part of Switzerland, and if depends on me, we are going to have Caroline here very soon to give us her blessings.

Cannot wait to do more.

Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much Nacy. I'm glad to be in the group.

Thanks, I would like to tell you we have just end (saturday) the Art of Hosting at Valparaiso Chile, was an amazing deep experience, we had 30 attendees, a very wide interest, backgroud group all sharing the vision about how to be protagonists on building a better world. Well, soon I will share with the community our harvests, Im working on wich are the ingredients of the magic experience.

Hope to meet with you soon, Greetings from Chile

Hi here you can taste some flavors of our Valparaiso Art of Hosting experience

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.192302134306110&type=1

I presented OpenAgileAdoption (OpenAgileAdoption.com also 20min vid here http://www.infoq.com/interviews/dan-mezick-culture-game-2) in September in Paris (Global Scrum Gathering) and Quebec City in November (Quebec Agile Tour) so there is a strong French connection to this work. I return to France (pretty sure) in April to do workshops and conference speaking in Paris and Lyon. I welcome the opportunity to meet you there, or in CT (where I live) in August! Cheers, -Dan (www.DanielMezick.com)

Thanks for the welcome! I'm looking forward to being here with everyone!

Many thanks for the welcome message Nancy!

I would love to get to know more about the Art of Hosting events, resources and exchange ideas with other learning practitioners... Would you know whether any workshop is planned to happen near London this year?

Best wishes

Sophie

Thank you very much Nancy! Will do.

I see that you live in Paris, I hope you enjoy your life in my country! ;-) Who knows I may come to a Paris event one day.

Thanks again

Thanks Nancy

I hope, my English, will not be a big difficulty in exchanging in this virtual community.

OK! Thank you Nancy!

Thanks, will do!

Hello Nancy, many thanks for your welcome to the site here.  I look forward to reconnecting with lots of folk I have met over the years and finding new friends here.  I recently registered for the AoH Advanced Practice Course that starts next month, and thought I would connect here as well.  

I noticed a slightly unusual message from a "Frank Kwabena" on my message board.  It looks like spam.  If you are the administrator for this site, could you perhaps take a look? Many thanks.

Look forward to connecting much further.

Regards, Michael

Bonjour Nancy, Merci pour cet accueil chaleureux! Ce sera un grand plaisir pour moi d'explorer cet espace collectif.

Au plaisir d'échanger avec toi,

Thanks a lot Nancy! I'm really happy for being part of this. 

Nancy, thanks for the warm welcome.  I'll look forward to exploring the site. 

--Jeanne

Thanks for the warm welcome Nancy. Photo added and browsing groups now! This Ning thing looks to be a great platform, I'm sure the people and content are even better!

Thanks for the welcome! A big hug! 

Thanks for your message. Makes me happy. Looking forward to learning! Warm greetings.

Dear Nancy, reading you warmest welcome makes me feel at home. Thank you so much from the heart. It has been wonderful to meet you at the learning village in Copenhagen and I hope that we will meet again very soon too. Those days in Copenhagen with all of you and the magic week with the hosting team in Karlskrona at the training have opened up a new world and so much hope to me. I cannot wait to connect, share and play more! I send you a big big hug and lots of good thoughts. Viola

Hello Nancy, and thank you for your wonderful welcome! I am very honoured to be here and look forward to learning, sharing and growing! :)

Hi Nancy, Well, you're here too. The world is full of surprises :)! Thanks for your welcome note and I look forward to the interactions. I'd love to see you when you come to Berlin in June - hopefully I'll be here as I have a business trip on my schedule for which dates are still being finalised. Warmly. Eric

""thank you indeed Nancy for your kind welcome, I look forward to sharing with lot of you people""

Whats going on folks ?  Thanks Nancy for your words and guidance...I have a photo up..hoping to make contact with the Hong Kong community in person as I do best in that setting...

Best regards,

Viveik

Nancy, what a wonderful welcome and very nice piece of synchronicity! Thank you!

I tried emailing the whole aoh group yesterday with the WoTH Invitation for June. Sorry I hadn't realised I needed to sign up to the mailing list as well. Is it ok for me to resend that email or will it clash with the one I sent yesterday that is still pending approval?

Bug hugs back times 10

kcx