Education

Global Conversations: Inspiring individuals, Building communities, Impacting the world

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Letter from the 2009 Conference Education Committee Chair

Warm and wonderful Florida is waiting for you this December at the can't-miss coaching event of the year where more than 1,200 coaches will gather from around the globe to celebrate our precious profession. The Conference Education Steering Committee has worked together for several months as a strong team, with our experiences from different fields and covering all geographies, from America to Europe, and Asia to Australia to gather the best experts to make the ICF vision come true: Advancing the Art, Science and Practice of Professional Coaching through Knowledge, Community and Diversity.

Click on a link below to view sessions for each Area of Focus: Coaching & Leadership; Coaching & Organizations; Impact in the World; Mind, Body & Spirit; Coaching & Innovation; Science & Coaching; and Wisdom Circles for Core Competencies. Special Sessions View Education-at-a-Glance

Around the theme of GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS, we have created a professional and personal development experience which will inform, stimulate, move and challenge....as a good coach would do! Conversations are central to the coaching profession. Powerful conversations can create strong relationships, trust and lasting change. We live in times of transformation where few things seem to hold their weight and meaning. The conference is designed around three pillars critical for our personal and professional development as coaches:

• Inspire individuals;
• Build communities; and
• Impact the world.

 

As change first occurs in an individual, it then gathers momentum when shared with others and creates visible results in reality. Around these three themes, our keynote speakers will share their experiences and wisdom in order to advance our profession and move us into action.

Click above to hear a message from 2009 ICF Conference Education Steering Committee Chair, Silvia Tassarotti, MCC.

Peter Block will inspire us in how to build community, the power of being together, and how this is critical for the coaching world and for humanity as a whole. Getrude Matshe will share the gift of making your dreams come true through her own story of growing up in a poor part of Africa to becoming a very successful international entrepreneur and coach. Tal Ben-Shahar will enlighten us with the strength of thinking positively, the hard research behind it, as well as morsels of wisdom to have more fun and joy in everyday life and work.
More than 50 educational sessions, of which you can find details by clicking on the links below or to the side of this page, will deepen our experience and enhance our ability to make a difference in the world of coaching through global conversations. These conversations will center on seven significant areas of focus including:

• Coaching & Leadership;
• Coaching & Organizations;
• Impact in the World;
• Mind, Body & Spirit;
• Coaching & Innovation;
• Science & Coaching; and
• Wisdom Circles for Core Competencies.

 

We are committed to creating a legacy which develops knowledge, community and diversity around the world. Come join us in shaping the future starting at the 2009 ICF Annual International Conference. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando, Florida!

Warmly,

Silvia Tassarotti, MCC, Chair (Italy)
On behalf of the 2009 ICF Conference Education Steering Committee