The content of AoH training is not fixed content. Some essential topics always appear in the training called DNA of AoH. 

Depending on the needs of the participants, the hosting team will design a detailed agenda. Normally, the members of the hosting team will be gathered a few days before the training to work on the agenda. Therefore, participants will not be informed of the detailed agenda in advance. The participants only know the time of departing from Hanoi to the location and the time of closing so that they can prepare for their trip. You also can visit the website AoH to learn more about the content and agenda in the past training  or have a glimpse of how it has influenced past participants via the posts in this blog.

Yes, you are welcome. 

As Art of Hosting is about participatory leadership, your decision to join will mark the essential first step of the training.

Of course, it will be even more beneficial to you if you have a calling to learn how to host and harvest meaningful conversations in your communities, organizations, families, or groups. Especially, if the calling question and the invitation touch you, and you really find “Yes! I want to talk and listen to more about this topic.” Then, please join us to contribute to the collective field.

Yes,  although it would be ideal if you could join the full training to observe the whole flow of it. In the case that you have to arrive late or leave early, you will need to inform us and arrange your transportation to arrive at or leave the site. Your training fee will not be reimbursed.

In an AoH training, you will be welcomed and hosted by a hosting team consisting of stewards, hosts, organizers, and apprentices of the training. Stewards and hosts are experienced practitioners of the AoH methodologies and frameworks in various different contexts. They will introduce the core worldviews and frameworks of the Art of Hosting, and create a container for you to step in and practice hosting, harvesting and participating during the training. In an AoH training, you – the participants – will contribute a lot to the training content. 

Of course, for the training to happen, we have an organizing team to prepare for all the processes before – during – and after the training.

You can get to know the whole team here

AoH training is international training. We have participants from different countries.  English will be used throughout the training. However, in an effort to bring the practices to more Vietnamese people, there will be Vietnamese translation for those who need it.

It means we will try our best to support translation in parts of the training. In our last training experience, participants supported each other to deal with the language barrier.

Please read the detailed pricing of the training & how to pay in this page and reach out to us if you have further questions.

We would love to give as many chances as we can to include people with different financial abilities and still honor our team’s effort to make this training happen. We hope this system will assist your choice to participate, joining the community and practicing our spirit of caring and supporting each other.

If you don’t see yourself in these above options, please let us know your need in the registration form, and we will contact you. We have Gifts to Neighbors (details at here)– donation from the community to provide financial aid to those in need.

Yes! We encourage you to go and learn things together as a group, which may help you easily to be on the same page in terms of understanding about AOH and how to apply it into your project/organization.  

We offer a 5-10 % discount (based on Sustainable Ticket) for groups of participants coming from the same project / organization/ family / neighborhood, depending on your group size and your need. This is a conversation based process, please let us know your needs and offers in the registration form and we will get back to you.

• If you cancel before February 14th, 2024 you will be refunded 100%.
• If you cancel from February 14th, 2024 until before March 4th, 2024 you will be refunded 50%.
• If you cancel from March 4th, 2024 onward, there will be no refund.

Yes. We provide both meat and vegetarian options.

This is the venue: Bai Dinh Hotel (3 Star)

The organizing team will arrange pick-up buses between the Hanoi center to the venue:

• Picking up from Hanoi center at 2 pm on March 14, 2024
• Departing from the venue after lunch on March 17, 2024, arriving in Hanoi around 5 pm
• If you can’t join these pick-up buses, please take care of your transportation

Feel free to reach out to our Vietnam team for support if you need recommendations on travel and transportation.

To learn about how to get to Hanoi, check out the info package after you complete the registration process and receive our confirmation. You can also reach out to the organizers at any time at artofhosting.vn@gmail.com for further questions.

As the AoH is not owned by anyone, there is no company or organization to set a rhythm for training. Training happens when there comes a dedicated group of people calling and organizing it.

In Vietnam, after the first training in 2016, people stepped up the next two years to organize the 2017 and 2018 gatherings, and 4 years later, AoH 2022. Then, this year 2024, it is upcoming!

But no one can say for sure when the next one will be.

Normally, AoH training does not grant certificates. If you would like to have one, please let us know and we will prepare a soft-copy certificate of participation for you. Please notice that this Art of Hosting requires long-term practice and even deepening it in your work and daily lives.

Depends on the room capacity of the Hotel & number of participants. If there is room available the answer is absolutely yes, and you will need to pay the extra for your family’s accommodation and food. Otherwise if it’s fully booked then you will have to take care of the accommodation for your family by yourself.