A Significant Date for your Diaries
As we come to the end of another year, we want to wish all our members and followers a happy and peaceful Christmas and all that is good for the New Year. We are grateful for your continued support.
2024 approaches and with it our AGM, which will take place on Wednesday 24th January 2024 at 7.30pm. We hope that many of you can join us as we plan for the year ahead. This AGM will be a significant one, as it marks the end of term of the current organising committee. Some members of the committee have generously agreed to continue, but it’s also important to ring the changes and invite some new energy.
The Network is maintained through the efforts of our volunteers, the people who host our online sessions, the team who work to create these Newsletters to keep us connected and informed, members who have contributed to our in-person gatherings, and those who led us in a wonderful series of online workshops, Elaine and Marie who have offered bi-monthly Focusing and Poetry workshops, our podcast team and the committee. (Actually, there’s one person who has done ALL of those things – guess who?) We are indebted to all our volunteers for their tireless and generous contributions to keeping the show on the road.
As we move forward, we invite you all to think about how you might like to be involved with the Network, whether that’s as a member of one of the existing groups or by creating an entirely new initiative that would support or promote Focusing in Ireland.
We’ve come a long way in the past three years and we have no doubt that even greater things are possible as we move forward. So please join us for the AGM and bring along your suggestions to help us grow.
Some policy clarifications:
In response to issues that have arisen over the past months, we think it might be useful to clarify the Network’s policy in a few areas. We hope you understand the need for these.
In relation to our booking and refund policy: Booking for all events and courses will close 48 hours before the start date. IFN reserves the right to alter or change the programme or cancel events if necessary. Where numbers are small, events may not be sustainable. In the event of cancellation by the Network, a full refund will apply. If an event is re-scheduled, registered participants, who cannot attend as re-scheduled can request a refund. Online workshops are fund-raisers for the Network and payment for these is non-refundable.
Booking for our in-person gatherings will close at midnight on Wednesday prior to the date of the gathering. Cancellations for the in-person gatherings – a full refund with seven days notice. Since some centres require payment in advance for both venue and food we may need to retain the cost of meals where this applies.
In relation to advertising: Only focusing related events and courses will be promoted by IFN and advertised on our media outlets.
Profile members are invited to advertise their courses on the IFN website and through the quarterly Newsletter. Details should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Members are also encouraged to post their courses on the IFN Facebook members group.
