NCCA Newsletter / Meeting notes

28 January 2003

These notes: http://nccoaches.org/notes/2003-01-23.htm

"Envision" event: http://nccoaches.org/Envision/

ICF conference: http://www.coachfederation.org/conference/international/

Membership policy: http://nccoaches.org/MemberPolicy.htm

Next planning meeting: Thursday 13 February 12:15 at Moxie Java

Next membership meeting: Thursday 27 February 12:00 at Lone Star

Attendees (meeting 23 January 2003)

• Tony, Karen, Irene, MaryKay, Terry N, Lloyd, Carmen, Aaron, Adrian, Donna, Anne, Terry A, Jolene, Lynne

Membership Circle – Victoria (MaryKay, Irene)

• Victoria Lynne, Lynne Morrell and Martha Conant have started a circle to look at issues with the NCCA membership policy such as:
  • Current requirement to be an ICF member
  • Tiers of membership (other chapters do this)
  • Different models
  • Generally making the policy clearer
• If you want to be involved, please contact Martha at < Martha@LifeWiseCoach.com >
• If we have changes to make, the plan is to vote on them at the April NCCA meeting.
• The current membership policy requires that all members be members in good standing of the ICF. People are permitted to visit the NCCA for a few meetings before officially joining, so Irene is starting a 6 month "grace period" now.
• You can see the NCCA membership policy at: http://nccoaches.org/MemberPolicy.htm

Annual Dues – MaryKay

• As discussed at previous meetings, NCCA now has $25 annual dues which should be paid at the beginning of the year - namely now.
• Anybody who hasn't paid their dues, please get them to Martha Conant ASAP. You can contact her at < Martha@LifeWiseCoach.com >
• Remember you must be an ICF member to be a member of the NCCA.

Meeting Facilitators – MaryKay

• MaryKay asked for volunteers to facilitate future meetings...
  • Terry Anna will do March
  • Donna might do April
  • Carmen will do February
• If you are interested in facilitating or presenting, please contact MaryKay < marykay@lifepathcoach.com >.

Vision for Coaching – Christine

• A small group has been meeting to look at the vision for coaching – where we want coaching and the NCCA to go in the future
• Christine Thomas has done an excellent job of leading the exercises - very creative and team building. This also helps us as individuals to know and develop our personal vision.
• There have been two meetings so far at Lynne's house. A third meeting is planned for the end of February but a date isn't fixed yet. Look for an announcement.

Taste of Coaching – Carl & Lynne

• We are getting very close to the second annual Taste of Coaching event. The theme is "Envision The Future - Live It Today".
• All the details are on the website at http://nccoaches.org/Envision/
• It promises to be an exciting evening for us and the community! We have presentations on the NCCA, types of coaching, and a coaching demo. As the highlight, Christine will lead us in an exercise to envision the future for our community.
• Please PLEASE bring some materials to put on the table for the attendees to use. 90% of the content should be immediately useful to the readers, only 10% should be marketing. This is giving to the community, not a sales presentation. Please bring 75 copies of your materials, we are hoping for 50-75 attendees.
• Please come! This will be a great opportunity to meet potential clients and other people who are interested in Coaching.
• Please help us publicize the event! Posters are attached to this newsletter (Adobe PDF format) and on the website. Tell your clients, your friends, anyone interested in expanding their vision and understanding of coaching.
• Please contact Carl < carl@dierschow.com > or Lynne < whirldpeaz@attbi.com > for more information.

NCCA/Boulder/Denver Social – Irene

• In February we will also participate in the social event being held between the NCCA and the Boulder and Denver ICF chapters.
  • Friday, 7 February 6:30pm
  • CB&Pott's in Westminster, 1245 W 120th Ave
  • For Coaches and their partners
  • $10 per person, food and fun are included
• The registration deadline is Friday 4 February, please contact Victoria Lynne at 720-904-7900 or 970-785-2380 or < victoria@crystalvisions.biz >.
• This is a great opportunity to interact with our peers, to learn and connect. And we can talk about the 2003 ICF conference in Denver!

ICF Conference - Irene

• The 2003 USA ICF Conference is in Denver, 13-15 November. Details in the attached flyer and on the ICF website at http://www.coachfederation.org/conference/international/
• Cost is $499 per person for ICF members, which is substantially lower than previous conferences. Non-ICF members pay an extra $100.
• You can save money by registering by 31 March, there are payment plans available.
• The local (Denver) contact is Judy Sabah < Judy@judysabah.com >.
• Our very own Pat Williams is a board member and enthusiastically encourages us to attend. This is a great opportunity to network with others in the profession, to learn tools and techniques, even to get your name known more broadly and make a difference.
• The Request-For-Proposals is out - details on the ICF website
• The European ICF conference is 7-10 May in Italy. Details on the ICF website.

Southeast US Conference

• The ICF chapters in the southeast US have asked us to pass along a flyer about their upcoming conference - see attached.

Regulatory environment around Coaching - Irene

• Pat is on a group which is working on Colorado regulation of Coaching
• To be kept informed about events and issues (including Coaching vs. Psychotherapy) within the coaching comunity of Colorado, subscribe to the following distribution list by sending mail to:
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 Falling Awake Training

• Dave Ellis is holding training in February at a beautiful location south of San Francisco.
• They have scholarships available for coaches who want the training
• Falling Awake Workshop at the Noetic Institute south of San Francisco on Feb. 23-25. Scholarships available. Call Mike Stoller at 773-792-6659
• Information at: http://www.fallingawake.com/

 Love As A Noun – Tony Tucker

• Tony gave a very moving presentation about his personal experience and how it has influenced his coaching career.