ADELAIDE AFN /IAF CONFERENCE 2007
November 28-30, 2007
Theme: "The next chapter: Showcasing the purpose of facilitation".
This Conference will be celebrating 10 years of the Australasian Facilitator's Network (AFN) and with affiliate International Association of Facilitators (IAF) looking toward the next chapter as facilitators making a difference in the world and in our region.
An invitation to the opening "taste of champagne" celebration and "chalkboard concert" at the AFN conference in Adelaide on the opening night, Wednesday Nov 28th.
As co-host Shani Quiddington writes:
On opening night there
will be a fabulous opportunity to have fun,
connect with others, and show off any hidden talent you might have; an
opportunity to see, and/or be seen by, your fellow
facilitators.
We are inviting you to bring along something you might want to perform
– a poem, a song, a story, a dance, a skit, an
improvised
something, juggling or anything else that might be fun to
share.
You can do it alone or with others. The essence of the
concert is
to enjoy and celebrate the creativity, laughter and beauty that exists
within the AFN.
If you would
like to be involved please contact Shani:
shani.quiddington@gmail.com
to put your name and performance title on the
list.
Hi everyone
Pre-conference workshops
Just a reminder that we have three excellent pre-conference workshops -
not to be missed. The presenters are highly regarded in their
fields of expertise and these workshops are great value at only $230
for the whole day. Please click here for more information:
http://www.afnconference.com.au/pre_conference_workshops.htm
The topics and their presenters are:
1/ Facilitators as Purposeful Peacemakers.....a
decade for discernment. By Brendan McKeague
2/ Deep democracy: holding the space for
experiential interconnectedness. By Dr. Ro Beaumont
3/ The Art of Facilitation: Experiencing
co-operacy and
purposeful facilitation. By Dale Hunter and Stephen
Thorpe
Accommodation
A gentle reminder to people wanting to stay at the Mercure Grosvenor
where the
conference is being held, need to phone their reception desk and quote
"Australasian Facilitators Conference" to receive our conference rates.
Accommodation is in demand due to several conferences and festivals
being held in Adelaide during the same week as ours. Please avoid
frustration by booking early.
www.afnconference.com.au/accommodation.htm
Standard of the concurrent workshop expression of interest high.
Draft program will be out soon. Watch the latest news on the afnconference web-site
www.afnconference.com.au
One of the features of this 10th Anniversary AFN Conference will be an opening plenary which will include a Visioning process around the possible futures for facilitation in the world and in our region.
As one of the convenors of this Visioning process quotes:
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way.
On a quiet day, if you listen carefully, you can hear her breathing.
Arundhati Roy
Now is the time, and
we are the ones we have been waiting for.
Hopi Elders
Warm regards,
Joan, Jennifer, John, Taryn, Monica, and Kirstie
Adelaide AFN/IAF Conference co-ordinating team
