The ILA Listening Times March 2024

• 1.     Minnesota is waiting for you! Don't miss out on the opportunity to be a part of a community committed to elevating the practice of Listening worldwide. Join us for the 45th ILA convention, where we will celebrate our past achievements and inspire each other to reach new, sustainable heights in Listening excellence. Whether you are an expert or a newcomer in the field of Listening, this convention will provide invaluable insights, resources, and networking opportunities that will help you advance your professional goals. Our program features world-renowned speakers, interactive workshops, and engaging discussions that will explore the latest trends, research, and best practices in Listening. To discover more please visit our website at International Listening Association - Convention. We look forward to seeing you in Minnesota! 
• 2.     A warm ILA welcome to all the new members who have joined us this month. We will be happy to see you at any ILA event. Please join our online events and get to know people from around the world!
• 3.     ILA member Colin Smith and colleagues have produced ‘The Human Leaders Manifesto’ which includes the exhortation to ‘Listen Deeply’. They have created The Human Leaders to help us all to feel more human at work.
• 4.     Congratulations to our Web Editor, Landon Laman for securing a new job in California managing a tech department for an environmental consulting firm. Unfortunately this means that we will lose him as our Web Editor so we want to thank him for his contribution, good humor and creativity.
• 5.     ILA member Lori Joubert is honored to have received two nominations for this year’s Distinguished Staff Award for Collaboration and for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at the University of Washington. Encouragement, energy and collaboration from ILA members have helped to make it possible for Lori to bring Listening to the University of Washington in new ways. Congratulations, Lori.
• 6.     Someone To Tell It To are organizing a Walk, Talk, Listen event: ‘Philly Listens Up’ 7^th April outside Lloyd Recreation Center, Philadelphia. 11am-1pm. Contact info@someonetotellitto.org
• 7.     Marva Shand McIntosh had a blast at Rosa Parks elementary school in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA reading a beautiful Listening book with three classes. Check out ‘The Rabbit Listened’ by Cori Doerrfeld: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rabbit-Listened-Cori-Doerrfeld/dp/1912650142
• 8.     The ILA is pleased to present the premier offering of Listening in Education and Training, Volume 1, 2024 This issue includes suggestions as to how to detect suspicious online content; linking instructional delivery with curriculum; a Listening model with a spiritual component; and how to use a Listening circle. The presentations focus on practical uses of various Listening and training concepts: https://www.listen.org/resources/Documents/LET%201.v6.03192024.pdf So that we can see how well the new look Journal is received, we invite your feedback. Will you respond via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKHJypL9Fxu3jZihje5PshF8RgO_2OzNd5NDBPPflrPVoUaw/viewform    If you have an idea for an article, will you contact Michael Gilbert at LETSeditor@listen.org