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OFFER TO FACILITATE A WORKSHOP

NOW CLOSED

 
Over the past 11 years AFN conferences have built a reputation for being innovative, informative, inspiring, and enjoyable.  One of the keys to the success and reputation of these conferences is the quality program of facilitated workshop sessions. 
 
In these workshops, instead of 'talking heads' with content experts delivering information to an audience, the emphasis is on attendees actively participating to experience a method or approach for themselves.  So, each session is a process of engagement and facilitation. 
 
Any participant is welcome to submit an expression of interest to present a workshop.
 
The convenors will select workshops to be included in the program, based on advice provided by presenters, while striving for a balance in offerings for different levels of capability and experience. 
 
Preference will be given to offers which meet one or more of these criteria:

• overtly address the conference theme of ‘pushing the boundaries’ and ‘facilitation frontiers’
• illustrate IAF competencies (attached to the 'offer to facilitate' form)  
• address multiple intelligences and modes of learning
• offer ‘tasters’ of methods and techniques for beginners/new chums.

This year, we are encouraging you to push your own boundaries, so if you have not previously presented a workshop session at an AFN Conference, now is your chance!  If you would like mentor support before undertaking this, please email us and we will try to match you up with a veteran. 
 
Presenters can choose any topic which illustrates facilitation methodology and techniques. 
 
The concurrent sessions are organised in multiples of single blocks of 90 minutes, with a maximum 180 minutes in length (half-day session). 
 
We are also seeking expressions of interest from presenters for post-conference sessions, to be offered on Saturday 29 November.
 
If you wish to offer a workshop which will require a longer time to develop greater depth of experience and understanding, please email us as early as possible to discuss options for the post-conference period. 
 
Because of the concurrent programming, you may wish to present a single (90 minute) workshop more than once in the program, to reach a larger participant group. 
 
All workshops are to be evaluated by participants, within the allocated time for the session, so you will need to build at least 10 minutes for evaluation into your design.

We seek your support of the Conference Sustainability Policy (‘Lighten the Load’), particularly in relation to:

• minimising paper use by making hand-outs and session notes available electronically through a sign-up sheet or collecting business cards for subsequent emailing; and
• using re-fillable dry markers, and erasable boards, re-usable charts, overheads, data projectors and slides instead of new paper flip charts, wherever appropriate.

For participant wellbeing, we also ask that you incorporate some physical activity into your design.

Please consider this invitation and follow these steps:

• as soon as possible send us an email indicating your intention to make an offer
• as soon as possible fill in the attached form (Word doc) and email to us not later than 16 May 2008 

The attached form includes the information on this page, to facilitate its distribution.  
Your assistance with circulating this information and form to your own networks would be appreciated.  
  
Presenters should be advised of the outcome of their Expression of Interest by 13 June 08

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