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Asia-Pacific Regional Conference and AGM

July 23–26, 2008
Sea World Resort 
Queensland, Australia

Master Facilitation Workshop

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The key to a good meeting is that it is seamless, effective and directed. As with all things, a good facilitator makes it look effortless and easy. Accountants and financial advisers run meetings all the time. Difficult subject matter and multiple participants call for skills that extend those we use in our everyday practice.

These are some of the ideas that will be explored at the Mastering Facilitation Workshop during the Asia-Pacific Annual Conference at the Sea World Resort on the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia. The workshop, running July 24-26, will be the focal point of the conference.

What is this workshop about?

The workshop is designed to provide accounting professionals with key skills and tools to run difficult meetings with confidence. This includes becoming aware of the pitfalls, having a preparation structure, a clear way of preparing the teams and awareness of how to deal with multiple hats – adviser and facilitator – at the same meeting.

How will it be run?

This will be an interactive workshop with multi-media support. There will be opportunities for practice with coaching and group feedback. This will not be compulsory and those who prefer to watch by learning will have that opportunity as well.

Who is running it? What experience do they have with our world?

Shirli Kirschner is a qualified lawyer who acted as a legal adviser in a premier law firm before setting up a consultancy practice. She is a mediator, facilitator and trainer and runs meetings on a range of issues including public forums. She sits on a number of mediation panels here and overseas. She runs a Master’s program at UNSW in the Law faculty.

David Bryson is a trained anthropologist and consultant in organizational change. He has over 20 years of experience as a workplace facilitator, mediator, conciliator, trainer, dispute resolution adviser and coach. He holds a Ministerial appointment as a Conciliator with the Victorian Accident Compensation Conciliation Service. David was Assistant Commissioner with the Equal Opportunity Commission in Melbourne from 1988 to 1992, and a member of the National ADR Advisory Council for the Federal Attorney-General. In 1986 he established the state-wide community-based mediation scheme.

Why should I attend?

You may want to pick up some tools and tips for your own meetings, share what other people do or just get some coaching on a particular issue that has bothered you. It should be enjoyable and challenging at the same time.

Registration

Please use the attached forms to register and contact NurAzean Hamdan if you have questions.
Conference Registration Form (pdf)
Hotel Registration Form (pdf)

NurAzean Hamdan
Secretary, Asia-Pacific Region
asiapacific@jhi.com
Phone +65 6227 4180

Asia Pacific Region
Kong, Lim & Partners
13A MacKenzie Road
Singapore 228676
Tel: 65-6227-4180
Fax: 65-6324-0213
E-mail: asiapacific@jhi.com