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Elections 2017 - meet the candidates

02 October 2017

Nominations are in! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who put themselves forward to be on the next IAF Board of Directors.

When will the elections take place?

We'll email you on Friday 6 October with a link to an online survey where you can have your say in the elections. You'll have until Sunday 15 October to complete the survey and the results will be announced soon after.

Meet the candidates

We have a strong slate of candidates who no doubt will provide outstanding leadership for the IAF:

International Facilitation Week 2017: Diversity of Facilitation – Evolve, Expand and Empower

01 September 2017

International Facilitation Week (IFW) happens during the 3rd week of October. This year, it will land on 16-22 October. The intent of IFW is to promote the power of facilitation worldwide, encourage networking and sharing the positive impacts of facilitation. Individual facilitators, IAF Chapters or Regions can celebrate IFW in any way, shape or form as they choose.

Hall of Fame nominations 2017

01 September 2017

It's that time again! Nominations are now open for 2017 inductees into the IAF Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame (HoF) celebrates members whose contribution to the field of facilitation and the IAF is extraordinary.

Criteria for nominations

Nominees must have:  

  • been an IAF member for at least 8 years
  • made a significant contribution to the field of facilitation
  • shown a high level of dedication to the IAF.  

Definitions

‘Significant contribution’ means the person has advanced the field of facilitation by:

Facilitation Awards Head to Eight Countries

29 August 2017

Organisations in Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, India, the Netherlands and the USA have been honoured with awards for effective use of professional facilitation in driving change.

The 2017 Facilitation Impact Awards were formally announced today by Mr Noel Tan, Board Chair of the International Association of Facilitators, the world’s premier association of professional facilitators with members in more than 65 countries.

Volunteering: what's it like on the IAF Board?

01 August 2017
Updates in Brief

Later this month, we'll be inviting nominations for IAF members to serve on the IAF Board in 2017-2018. We're looking for candidates for the following global positions:

  • Secretary
  • Director of Marketing and Partnerships
  • Director of Conferences and Events
  • Director of Communications.

New Regional Directors will be elected for Asia, Canada, Latin America and Europe & Middle East.

Ever wondered what it’s like on the IAF Board? We asked Mara Svenne to share her perspective.

Updates in brief: New IAF Director of Conferences + Elections + Hall of Fame

03 July 2017
Updates in Brief

New Director of Conferences

Congratulations to Hector Villarreal who has been appointed the new IAF Director of Conferences!

Elections on the horizon

Ever thought about becoming an IAF board member? Well, now’s the time - in a few weeks’ time, we’ll be asking for nominations for the positions up for election:

IAF membership engagement: an inspiration for association executives

07 June 2017

In early May, a few IAF members traveled to Vienna to present the association (and the power of facilitation in general) to a conference of global association executives, with a focus on the IAF’s membership engagement strategy. The recent development a more internationally accessible fee structure and work to increase the availability of IAF certifications and communications in other languages were recognised with a success story.

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