On a warm sunny afternoon in September 2010 a bunch of “Aussie” colleagues sat out on the verandah of John and Julie Miesen’s home in Brisbane, Australia. We were gathered to celebrate the completed life of our dear ICA colleague, Elaine Richmond.
The spirit was moving that weekend in many mysterious ways. During the course of the afternoon our conversation turned to the upcoming ICAI gathering in Pune, India. As you can imagine, we had much reminiscing, and sharing of meaningful connections over many years. We felt Elaine’s presence during that afternoon and evening as we ate of the loaves and fishes and sang many old songs, including ‘The Rose’, one of Elaine’s favourites.
We raised the question of how we could continue to re-invent ourselves and this wonderful, crazy, organization we call the ICA. We were all clear that communication is one of the keys to doing that, and being the glue that binds us together.
The conversation developed to the point where we went to the ICAI gathering in Pune armed with a proposal for a new magazine, which could actually replace a long valued ICA Australia publication ‘Pacific Waves’.
With the developments that took place in the Pune meeting, in establishing a new governance and operating model for the ICAI, the vision of a brand new magazine, linked to our website and other forms of communication took hold in our global thinking. Pretty effortlessly, a global editorial |
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team of 10 members, representing every continent across the world, was formed in virtual space. We have now produced the third edition, which is also fully electronic, of the Wind and Waves publication.
The editorial team has a lot of fun on regular skype meetings planning for each edition. We are also very challenged as we confront the demands of being a global publication. The readership has grown to well over a 1000 people globally.
We thank all the ICAs and the many other contributors who make this global initiative possible. We see this as part of the ‘spirit glue’ that keeps the ICA together. Quietly, for those who knew Elaine, we dedicate this effort to her spirit which lives on, and is present with us.
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| Co-editor, John Miesen, prepares the pages for this issue of Winds & Waves. |
Robyn, for W&W team
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