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International Facilitation Week Events

News and updates

22 July 2019

2019 Facilitation Impact Awards

01 May 2019

IAF Wins Best Membership Engagement Award

18 April 2019

IAF England & Wales - Join our monthly facilitation networking & learning meetups

11 February 2019

Looking Ahead: Our Priorities for 2019

14 December 2018

IAF Africa Region Updates - December 2018

04 October 2018

Discount for IAF Members - IIBA Building Business Capability Conference 2018

Upcoming conferences

Experience the world’s best facilitators in action, explore the future of facilitation with your peers and have an inspiring time, enabling powerful change. In the coming months, we are inviting you to join us:

Wednesday, 4 September 2019 (All day) to Saturday, 7 September 2019 (All day)

IAF ASIA CONFERENCE KUALA LUMPUR 2019
Wednesday, 23 October 2019 (All day) to Saturday, 26 October 2019 (All day)

IAF Africa Conference 2019
Thursday, 28 November 2019 (All day) to Saturday, 30 November 2019 (All day)

IAF Conference of the Americas

Other events

Monday, 9 September 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Use of Language to Create Inclusiveness in Groups
Friday, 18 October 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, 19 October 2019 - 4:00pm

Annual Conference - the Power and Practice of Facilitation
Friday, 18 October 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, 19 October 2019 - 4:00pm

Annual Conference - the Power and Practice of Facilitation

Upcoming assessments

Are you considering becoming an IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator? Check here for the upcoming assessment dates.

Monday, 2 September 2019 (All day) to Tuesday, 3 September 2019 (All day)

CPF Assessment: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Thursday, 7 November 2019 (All day) to Friday, 8 November 2019 (All day)

CPF Assessment: Guangzhou, China
Thursday, 21 November 2019 (All day)

CPF Assessment: The Netherlands (Dutch)
Wednesday, 4 December 2019 (All day)

CPF Assessment: Sweden
Thursday, 5 December 2019 (All day) to Friday, 6 December 2019 (All day)

CPF Assessment: Toronto, Canada

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