[OSList] International Association of Facilitators North America Conference (May 9-12) - Discount

[Lisa Heft]

Hello, dear colleagues -

Late-breaking news - perhaps something do-able for those of you in  
Canada and the United States...
The 2012 North American Conference of the International Association of  
Facilitators is happening in Halifax, Nova Scotia this May 9 through  
12.  It is a great conference for going to a selection of short  
workshops - especially if you are less familiar with the diversity of  
approaches, styles and methods facilitators of different types use.  
The IAF conference is also a lovely opportunity for networking with  
both experienced and new facilitators from corporate, government and  
non-profit sectors.

I have just been offered the opportunity to give people in my  
professional network a $50 discount off registration for the main  
conference and workshops being offered on May 11 and 12.  Pre- 
conference workshops are also being offered on May 9 and 10.

This year the conference has partnered with a local University instead  
of a hotel - so accommodations are much more affordable ($47 [USD I  
think] for a single room and $74 for a double). Perhaps that can also  
help some of you on tighter budgets.  There is also a hotel 10 minutes  
away for those who prefer. And: Halifax is a lovely city - and the  
home of our great hosts for the 2005 WOSonOS.  Maybe when you go, the  
local McDonald's will be serving their McLobster sandwich. No  
kidding!  The Halifax Waterfront is lovely and will be the site of the  
IAF conference's 'Gala Dinner', including traditional Maritime  
entertainment.

One of the things I have found is that by sampling processes and  
approaches in this very-short-format workshop conference setting - I  
can find out where I might in future like to spend my precious dollars  
for some really great presenter's full / long-form workshop.

Workshop topics include:

	• The secrets to marketing and selling facilitation services
	• Facilitation as a change agent
	• When you can’t fire the clients: Dialogue session
	• Integrated risk management
	• Creating a culture of collaboration
	• Beyond Facilitation …being a level 5 facilitator
	• Communication across the ages
	• The path from a difficult conversation to a learning conversation
	• Creativity tools for team facilitation
	• What power got to do with it: Understanding the impacts of  
dominance in group facilitation
	• Facilitating teams for lasting change
In between these sessions are plenty of times for networking and  
holding one-on-one conversations with other facilitators.

Some of the colleagues I have met through this conference have  
remained great friends and thoughtful resources over the years.

Take a look at the program at www.iafna2012.org.

If it interests you - do contact me directly at lisaheft [at]  
openingspace [dot] net *before* you register. I will give you a  
promotional code to receive your $50 discount.

Have a great time in Halifax, and cheers to my colleagues in that  
lovely part of the world,

Lisa


Lisa Heft
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
Fellow, Columbia University Center for International Conflict Resolution
Opening Space
lisaheft at openingspace.net

The Open Space Learning Workshop / el Taller de Aprendizaje de Espacio  
Abierto
    - May 16-18, 2012 - San Francisco, USA
    - October 9-11, 2012 - London, United Kingdom
            (before the World Open Space on Open Space in London)
    - December 12-14, 2012 - San Francisco, USA

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