There's an article or Ad at a Real Estate site inviting people to a Intro. to the Forum on 6/15 ( [www.evliving.com] ):

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Free Introduction to Landmark Education Programs Hosted by The Sets in Tempe

June 15 , 2005 by Kathleen Gorden

Hamid Hekmatian is a local business man who is very succesful. Not only is he the owner of the SETS in Tempe, he has a very satisfying life overall.

When you ask Hamid (or as he is known "Harry") he will tell you that the most important thing in life is not money but happiness because that is what brings the rest of your life around. It's hard to find that in our everyday lives and Harry has decided to hold a free Introduction to the cause of his happiness at the SETS Wednesday June 15th at 7pm. He would like to introduce people to Landmark Education.

A fundamental principle of Landmark Education’s work is that people – and the communities, organizations, and institutions with which they are engaged – have the possibility not only of success, but also of fulfillment and greatness. The ideas, insights, and distinctions on which Landmark’s programs are based make Landmark a leader and innovator in the field of training and development.

Graduates of Landmark’s programs report major positive results in the following areas:

• The quality of their
relationships.
• The confidence with
which they conduct
their lives.
• The level of their
personal productivity.
• The experience of the
difference they make.
• The degree to which
they enjoy their lives.

If you are interested in attending this FREE introduction to the Landmark philosophy, the information is:

WHAT: LANDMARK FREE INTRODUCTION by Hamid Hekmatian

WHEN: Wednesday June 15th 7pm

COST: FREE

WHERE: THE SETS IN TEMPE
93 East Southern (Southeast corner of Mill and Southern)
Tempe AZ Please call Chris 602-953-2728 to confirm if you will be going so we can save you a seat.

Attending a free Introduction is your opportunity to get your questions about The Landmark Forum answered. During the Introduction, you will get a sense of what it would be like to participate in The Landmark Forum, the profound difference The Landmark Forum could make in your everyday life, and how the course is conducted.

The most valuable way to participate in the Introduction is to listen with your own life in mind. You will be introduced to:

• The value The Landmark Forum produces in people's lives.
• The types of people who participate.
• A sense of how The Landmark Forum actually works.
• What you, personally, could get out of The Landmark Forum.

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-- Caligari

This is not the first time I have heard of advertisments like this. As far as I know they are not "authorised" by Landmark. Graduates often do things like this to promote their introductions. Usually it is people who are in the middle of ILP (Introduction Leader Programme) who are trying to fulfill their guest numbers.

when doing ILP the particpants have a list of things they must do, it reads something like:

Introduce 20 people to the landmark forum
Register 15 people to the landmark forum
Enrol two people out of 20 call phones. (these are the irratating calls you get after you go to an introduction)

there are other things they have to fulfill but I can't remember what they are.

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sonnie_dee
This is not the first time I have heard of advertisments like this. As far as I know they are not "authorised" by Landmark. Graduates often do things like this to promote their introductions. Usually it is people who are in the middle of ILP (Introduction Leader Programme) who are trying to fulfill their guest numbers.

when doing ILP the particpants have a list of things they must do, it reads something like:

Introduce 20 people to the landmark forum
Register 15 people to the landmark forum
Enrol two people out of 20 call phones. (these are the irratating calls you get after you go to an introduction)

there are other things they have to fulfill but I can't remember what they are.

Yup, here's a posting at [open.mcgill.ca]:

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Hello everyone,

As some of you might know, I am currently organizing a series of events
for the IT community. More specifically, I am organizing Introductions
to the Landmark Forum. I look forward in seeing many members of the
McLUG community present.

The first evening will be lead in English by Ravi Nayar and is a
powerful conversation about living the life you love and living it
fully!

Some of the benefits of this course can be seen by Landmark graduates
reporting major positive results in the following areas:
* The quality of their relationships.
* The confidence with which they conduct their lives.
* The level of their personal productivity.
* The experience of the difference they make.
* The degree to which they enjoy their lives.

Wednesday, May 18th ~7:00pm to 10:15pm
McGill Burnside Hall Building, 1B18 Basement
805 Sherbrooke St. West

For those who are wondering, this is a free event. Would you choose to
register to the Landmark Forum there will be an opportunity to register,
so come prepared with your calendar and some form of payment.

Being techies, you can find more information at their website:
[www.landmarkeducation.com]

If you will be attending, please confirm by contacting me by e-mail.

If you have any questions about the evening, about my experience of the
Landmark Forum or about Landmark Education in general do not hesitate to
contact me or calling the Montreal Landmark Center(874-9811).

Regards,

Jason
jparente at gmail.com

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Being affiliated with McGill, I was outraged to find out this one by Mr. Parente. I knew Landmark was trying to recruit on campus, but not this way!

But, this is the reply to Mr. Parente from other students from McGill. I am glad to see that he didn't go nowhere ... for now.


On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 08:33:23AM -0400, Linux Geek wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 01:42 -0400, Jason Carlos Parente wrote:
> > As some of you might know, I am currently organizing a series of events
> > for the IT community. More specifically, I am organizing Introductions
> > to the Landmark Forum.
>
> I don't see the reason for sending this to the McLUG list. While it
> might be interesting to some people (after reading their website devoid
> of any real content, full of marketing speak and feel-good psychobabble,
> I'm definitely not one of them), it has no relevance to Linux or OSS
> making it essentially SPAM. So, please don't send this to this list,
> thanks.

The Landmark Forum: learning through gibberish and obfuscation.
What a bloody load of codswallop. Something creepy and about this
company too, it's got a 1984 feel to it, or perhaps Scientology.

You're right, this easily falls under the guise of spam,
and Jason Carlos Parente should take note of that.

--
Steeve McCauley steeve at oneguycoding.com
:wq [oneguycoding.com]
"Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their
frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back. I am sure that
the power of vested interests is vastly exaggereated compared with the
gradual encroachment of ideas ... But, soon or late, it is ideas, not
vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil ..."
-- John Maynard Keynes

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Mr. Parente's reply was this:

> Hey guys,
>
> I completely see how this could be seen as spam.
>
> I take full responsibility for the frustration created out of this.
>
> Spamming the list was the definitely not my purpose.
>
> Have an awesome day,
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Jason


We all recognize Landmark's jargon here of course. I'll look deeper if I can find more about this. I will see that the McGill authorities are fully aware of the risks involved here.

Ugh...how sad & disturbing to "hear" that jargon again, from a fresh recruit.