Waitlist Updates for 2022
Hello to an amazing community of consent-forward artists!
We want to share a resounding thank you to the outpouring of support we have seen in 2021. We are overwhelmed by the commitment of this community to create change towards a culture of consent in the arts. Your enthusiasm keeps us energized!
One of the challenges that accompany such robust enthusiasm is that, as a young company, IDC has not been able to keep up with the demand for our Level 1 and Level 2 courses. We have heard your feedback and frustrations regarding the availability of classes that frequently sell out. Rest assured, we are committed to increasing access!
Over this past year, we attempted to implement a rolling waitlist system in hopes of prioritizing individuals who had been waiting to get into a Level 1 or Level 2 class. And within the first few months of operation...our waitlist had over 1,300 unique individual registrants! Again, we are humbled by the amount of passion for this work but knew that the system would be unable to serve this number of interested participants in the way it was designed.
After careful consideration, we have come to the conclusion that the rolling waitlist process is not supporting our original goal and we have decided to move away from this system. It will always be important to us that we stay transparent with our goals, operations, and commitments.
To that end we have made the following changes to support increased access and ease of registration:
Increased Number of Courses - We are in the process of hiring and training more incredible teaching artists to aid in bringing our content to more of our community. Look out for more courses coming in 2022!
Increased Capacity Within Each Course - We have re-designed the Level 1 and Level 2 structure so that more individuals can register for each course, while still maintaining the ability for small group discussion and individualized attention.
Seat Availability Notifications - If a course is sold out, we now invite you to sign up to receive notifications for each course that you are available for. If a seat becomes available, you will be notified. *All individuals on the notification list will be notified of availability and will be able to purchase on a first come first serve basis. If you are not able to secure the seat, you can sign up again for future notifications!
We thank you for your patience while we work to solidify a sustainable workshop sign-up process. For additional questions regarding the updated waitlist process please email info@idcprofessionals.com.
As a token of our gratitude for your patience, we would like to provide all individuals who were registered on our original waitlist, a code to receive 20% off all IDC merchandise. Proceeds from all merchandise sales will go towards providing scholarships and additional access to consent-forward work. Please use code: MERCH20 at checkout. All IDC merchandise can be found here.
We understand that this process adjustment may be disappointing, and thank you for your grace and understanding as we transition toward a more sustainable process for providing premier access to consent education. We are confident that these changes will lead to better experiences with IDC and increase the opportunities to engage with this work. Beyond this, we also want to thank you for your enthusiasm, dedication, and care.
With Appreciation,
Intimacy Directors and Coordinators