BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Webforum AB//ECM 12.1//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAM:COURSES & WORKSHOPS CALENDAR BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pid2327-wid79856-eid22185 SUMMARY:Maryland\, USA: Celebrate 10 years of Lifting Up Appreciative Inqu iry Host: AI Consulting (AIC) LOCATION:National 4-H Youth Conference Center 7100 Connecticut Avenue\, NW Chevy Chase\, MD 20815 CREATED:20100617T094541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20100617T095319Z DTSTAMP:20120206T134718Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101001 DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us as we Celebrate 10 Years of Lifting UpAppreciative Inquiry at our AI “Storython”! \n Thursday \,September 30 and Friday\, October 1\, 2010 \n8:30am to 6pm daily \nNa tional 4-H Youth Conference Center \n7100 Connecticut Avenue\, NW Chevy C hase\, MD 20815 It’s time to celebrate the success of AI!  \nLet’s share our stories of AI’s impact on corporations\,government\, nonprofi ts\, schools\, healthcare\, communities andindividuals. AND let’s imag ine what’s next for this powerfully positiveapproach to change. \nJoin us in Washington\, DC to hear high point stories ofcontinuity\, innovati on and transformation generated by AppreciativeInquiry across the globe.  Engage with us in dialogue around questionslike:  What will take AI to the next cutting edge? What is happeningin the world that AI can serv e? \nYou\, an experienced AI consultant or abudding practitioner\, can be part of this importantdialogue\, conversation\, and the fun!  \nWe will introduce an excitingformat of the AI Storython (15 minute storiesof  AI success and innovation).  Over two days you will hear stories\, p articipate in dialogue and build relationships\, while exploring  whatt he world is now calling for us as AI practitioners and leaders in thefiel d of  strength-based change and for “change at the scale of thewhole ”.  David Cooperrider will be a keynotestoryteller and Diana Arsenian will be graphicallyillustrating the stories as they are told. We will al so celebrate thepurpose and principles that have sustained AIC for the p ast 10 years. \nFollowing this landmark event we will publish an e-book of your live\, videotaped stories of AI innovations from diverse sectors and perspectives. If you want to tell your story at this not to bemissed AI gathering\, either on stage or off\, please send your proposal(follo wing these http://www.aiconsulting.org/aow/Story_Guidelines.pdfguidelines ) to mailto:rebecca@aiconsulting.orgrebecca@aiconsulting.org byJuly 16\, 2010.\nCome to Washington and gather in community for thisexciting and co nnecting event! \nThecost of attending this event for current AI Consulti ng members is $100and $175 for non-members. For an additional $25 you can become amember of AIC for the remainder of 2010. \nhttp://www.aiconsulti ng.org/aow.htmREAD MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT\, AND REGISTER\, HERE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

You are invited to join us as we Celebrat e 10 Years of Lifting Up\nAppreciative Inquiry at our AI “Storython”!

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Thursday\,\nSeptember 30 and Friday\, October 1\, 2010
\n8:30am to 6pm daily
\nNational 4-H Youth Conferen ce Center
\n7100 Connecticut Avenue\, NW Chevy Chase\, MD 20815

\nIt’s time to celebra te the success of AI!  \;\n

Let’s share our stori es of AI’s impact on corporations\,\ngovernment\, nonprofits\, schools\ , healthcare\, communities and\nindividuals. AND let’s imagine what’ s next for this powerfully positive\napproach to change. \;

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J oin us in Washington\, DC to hear high point stories of\ncontinuity\, inn ovation and transformation generated by Appreciative\nInquiry across the globe.  \;Engage with us in dialogue around \;questions\nlike:&nb sp\; \;What will take AI to the next cutting edge? What is happen ing\nin the \;world that AI can serve? \;

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Yo u\, an experienced AI consultant or a\nbudding \;practitioner\, can b e part of this \;important\ndialogue\, \;conversation\, and the f un!  \;

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We will introduce an exciting\nformat of the AI Storython (15 minute stories\nof  \; AI success and innovation).  \;Over two days you will hear stories\,\ n \;participate in dialogue and build relationships\, while exploring  \; \;what\nthe world is now calling for us as AI practitioners a nd leaders in the\nfield of  \;strength-based change and for “chang e at the \;scale of the\nwhole”.  \;David Cooperrider will be a \;keynote\nstoryteller and Diana Arsenian will be graphically\nillustrating the stories as they are told. W e will also celebrate the\npurpose and principles that \;have sustain ed AIC for the past 10 years. \;

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Following this landmark eve nt we will publish an e-book\nof your live\, videotaped stories of AI in novations from diverse sectors\nand perspectives. If you want to tell you r story at this not to be\nmissed AI gathering\, either on stage or off\ , please send your proposal\n(following these guidelines) to < a href="mailto:rebecca@aiconsulting.org">rebecca@aiconsulting.org by\ nJuly 16\, 2010.

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Come to Washington and gather in community for t his\nexciting and connecting event!

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The\ncost of attending this event for current AI Consulting m embers is $100\nand $175 for non-members. For an additional $25 you can b ecome a\nmember of AIC for the remainder of 2010.

\n< p>READ MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT\, AND REGISTER\, HERE

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