Facilitation is the art of "making things easier" for a group, and that is the main work of a facilitator. In Europe, facilitators can be found in many settings. Some work full-time at facilitation in a company, university or non-profit organization. Some run their own businesses, providing facilitation services on contract.

IAF Europe is the European region of the International Association of Facilitators, and our goal is to make it easier for European facilitators to connect, share resources, and learn about events and activities taking place in Europe.

Facilitators in Europe meet locally in IAF chapters and annually at the IAF European conference, and share news through the IAF Europe Newsletter and our website forum. In 2010, our region began a two-year pilot programme to develop improved products, services and benefits for IAF members in Europe.



If you work as a facilitator in Europe, please join our community by joining IAF. You can do so by contacting the IAF Europe office at office@iaf-europe.eu.
<<Click here>> for our online membership application form or simply download the membership application form as pdf file (<<download>>) and send it back to us at office@iaf-europe.eu.
Through the IAF Europe office, you can pay your IAF membership fee through standing orders, cheques and other payment methods in both Euros and Pounds Sterling.



IAF’s work in Europe is coordinated by a leadership team made up of IAF members who live in different areas of Europe. We volunteer our time to do this work. If you have questions, ideas, or suggestions, you are welcome to contact us at any time.
Europe is represented on the IAF global board by regional representative Pamela Lupton-Bowers. You can reach Pamela at pamela.lupton-bowers@iaf-europe.eu
To share your news through our monthly IAF Europe Newsletter, contact Rosemary Cairns at rosemary.cairns@iaf-europe.eu
If you have questions about professional development or the Certified Professional Facilitator designation, contact Robert Verheule at robert.verheule@iaf-europe.eu
Chapters are a new way for members to meet and work locally, and a part of your membership fee is shared with your local chapter. If you have a question about chapters, contact Kristin Reinbach at kristin.reinbach@iaf-europe.eu



The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is dedicated to connecting facilitators and encouraging the use of group process methods world-wide, and is the world’s foremost professional organization for facilitators. Formed in 1994 by a group of professional facilitators seeking an avenue for exchange, professional development and peer networking, IAF now has seven regions and more than 1,500 members in 63 countries. Find out more about IAF globally by visiting www.iaf-world.org.

For more information about the benefits of IAF membership, IAF’s code of ethics for facilitators, and the competencies of facilitators, see these pamphlets:

Membership Benefits
Code of Ethics
Foundational Facilitator Competencies




 





The number of IAF chapters in Europe has been growing rapidly since 2010. Look at this map (<<click here>>) to find a chapter near you. If you can’t find one and would like to start a chapter near you, contact Kristin at kristin.reinbach@iaf-europe.eu or the European office at office@iaf-europe.eu.




IAF has held conferences in Europe annually since 1999, and the location changes each year. The 2011 conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey; 2010 in Helsinki, Finland; 2009 in Oxford, England.
Learn more at our Conference website at www.iaf-europe-conference.org, or contact the IAF Europe office at conference@iaf-europe.eu for more details of upcoming events. You can also click on the Conferences tab at the top of this page and it will take you to the conference site.




Our office is based in the United Kingdom. You can contact Ben Richardson and Bobbie Redman by phone at +44 (0)1923 400 330 during normal European working hours, or by email at office@iaf-europe.eu.  They can deal with your enquiries about membership, activities, and conferences.





You can find all the back issues of the IAF Europe Newsletter under the Resources tab at the top of this page. We have been publishing the Newsletter monthly since 2008. The Newsletter is delivered by email each month to IAF members living in Europe. If your institution is interested in subscribing to the Newsletter, please contact the IAF Europe office for details at office@iaf-europe.eu.