Hello, communityrelations-ga!
Your question was so interesting I could only stop when my search
results started tumbling over one another! Your company is involved in
so many areas, it was hard to define exactly what conferences might be
completely up your line. Therefore, I have given you quite a number to
peruse. I read the descriptions thoroughly to decide whether the
conference might be of interest to you. The results follow!
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From "Social Entrepreneurs Network." The Australasian Marketplace for
Social Change.
http://www.sen.org.au/events/1038888790_24434.html
Canberra Summit May 2003
Date:22 May 2003 - 23 May 2003
Location:Rydges Lakeside Canberra
Contact: Vern Hughes
Phone: (03) 9326 4481
Fax: (03) 9326 8030
Email: vern@sen.org.au
WWW: www.sen.org.au
Cape York Partnerships and the Social Entrepreneurs Network invite
your participation in a national summit on government, innovation and
social renewal.
Doing Government Differently In:
Welfare
Education
Health
Indigenous Affairs
Employment
Rural and Regional Re-generation
Housing and
Community Safety
How joined-up are the joined-up solutions?
How enabling is the enabling state?
How enterprising can a civic entrepreneur be?
This summit is an agenda-setting exercise for practitioners at the
coal-face of policy innovation and social renewal. Its starting point
is the work of community leaders and public sector innovators who are
attempting to implement new solutions to entrenched problems.
The summit will consider proposals which break through barriers,
harness diverse institutional capacities, unleash social and financial
capital, and redraw the boundaries between government, communities and
business.
Who is the summit for?
Policy makers
Community and business leaders
Civil society organizations and
Leaders in government
What will it do?
Conduct a stocktake on civic entrepreneurship and social reform across
state and commonwealth jurisdictions
Assess the tools available for further reform
Explore the governance and management frameworks required
Identify the obstacles
Consider proposals that create action for implementation
(Read more about the conference on the website)
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All of the following conference references are listed on the website
of
"Australian Institute of Family Studies." Conferences 2003
http://www.aifs.org.au/institute/conf/futureconfs.html#joinedup
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5 May 2003
"Evaluating Community Programs from a Strengths Perspective: Lessons,
Challenges, and Opportunities"
Location:Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle
This workshop will address one of the greatest challenges in community
development - the evaluation and measurement of a program's outcomes.
The very nature of community development programs - complex and
multi-dimensional - requires us to move beyond the standard methods of
evaluation and to seek innovative approaches to capture the
multi-faceted impacts of a program.
Further information: Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle
University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308. Lesley Asher: Tel: 49215758.
Email: Lesley.asher@newcastle.edu.au
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21 May 2003
Search and Strategy Forum on Indigenous Social Business and Enterprise
Location: Canberra, ACT
The Social Entrepreneurs Network is committed to a five year dialogue
on the creation of sustainable indigenous social businesses and
enterprises. This forum begins the dialogue by setting out tough
issues to be grappled with and the possibilities of creating social
businesses in environments where an array of social and cultural
challenges have top priority. It asks: how can we talk about
enterprise and business in places where often food, sustenance, grog,
health, literacy are primary concerns?
Further information: Vern Hughes - Phone: (03) 9326 4481. Fax: (03)
9326 8030. Email : vern@sen.org.au . Web:
http://www.sen.org.au/events/1048470523_30134.html
Another excerpt describing the above conference is from the Community
Builders.nsw website at
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/events/20030501_484.html
Aims of the Conference:
Search for ideas to foster indigenous social business and enterprise;
Discuss the elements of a strategy for indigenous social business and
enterprise;
Create best practice and quality assurance strategies for indigenous
social business and enterprise;
Create a forward agenda for investment and development
Establish some momentum for indigenous social business and enterprise
in following two days of the civic entrepreneurship conference
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2-3 June 2003
The Indigenous Management and Directors Training Conference
Location: Brisbane, Qld
Indigenous organisations throughout the country are the most
scrutinised and regulated of those receiving government funds. Today
directors drawn from the local community govern many Indigenous
community organisations. Many of these directors have no prior formal
training in management or team leadership. This conference is designed
to broaden the knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of all
participants at a grass roots level.
Further information: Indigenous Conference Services Australia, PO Box
152, Emu Park Qld 4710. Tel: (07) 4938 7558. Fax: (07) 4938 7553.
Email: icsa2@bigpond.com. Web:
http://www.geocities.com/indigenousconferences
(The website tells background on the organization. However, the link
for Upcoming Conferences did not work)
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The following is a possiblitity, if you are concerned about community
health in indigenous communities:
15-18 June 2003
4th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers'
Conference
Location: Adelaide, SA
An invitation is extended to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health workers across the nation, their colleagues, and all those who
have an interest in the health of Indigenous communities, to attend
the 4th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers'
Conference. Conference themes are: Professional Development; Program
Innovations; Health and Community Development; Partnerships and
Policies. Papers are invited, abstracts to be submitted by March 5,
2003.
Further information: Project Officer - Tel: 1800 888 575 or (02) 9311
2593, Email journal@aihwj.com.au. Or contact the Secretariat - SAPMEA
Conventions, 68 Greenhill Road, Wayville SA 5034. Tel: (08) 8274 6060.
Fax: (08) 8274 6000. Toll Free Number 1800 674 668. Email:
aihw4thconf@sapmea.asn.au. Web: http://www.sapmea.asn.au
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3-5 July 2003
Second International InsideOut Conference on Higher Education and
Community Engagement
Location: University of Queensland Ipswich Campus
The theme of this conference is Charting Uncertainty: Capital,
Community and Citizenship.
Further information: Email: csrcenquiries@uqi.uq.edu.au. Phone: Karen
Joyce (07) 33811278
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12-14 November 2003
What Money Can't Buy - Community Development, Globalisation and the
Market Economy
Location: Port Macquarie, NSW
The NSW Local Government Community Services Association Conference
aims to explore the emerging issues around community development and
service provision and their interface with the market economy and the
effects of globalisation. Issues of social action, the poor, economic
development and private and public sector partnerships will be examine
along with the ethical dilemmas confronting the sector in this rapidly
changing environment.
Further information: Craig Milburn, Manager Community and Cultural
Services, Hastings Council, PO Box 84 Port Macquarie 2444. Tel: (02)
65 818 634. Fax: (02) 65 818 717. Email: craigm@hastings.nsw.gov.au.
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30 November - 3 December 2003
Building a Truly Civil Society - Third Australian Family and Community
Strengths Conference
University of Newcastle, NSW
This conference is about the successes and challenges of applying
different forms of strengths perspective, such as asset-based
community development, strengths-based practice, narrative therapy,
appreciative inquiry and brief solution-focused therapy. The main
themes of the conference are: promoting strengths-based
leadership/management ; linking schools, family and community; working
from a strengths perspective in a problem-focused environment;
exploring resilience; mobilising people and community resources
(practical application). Abstracts must be submitted before 2 May
2003.
Further information: Email familystrengths@pco.com.au. Internet
http://www.pco.com.au/familystrengths
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From the Conference Planners Site
http://www.conferenceplanners.com.au/IndigenousHealth.html
September 2003
International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development
Inaugural Conference
Location: Townsville
The International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and
Development provides an opportunity to share experiences, approaches,
and results of the policies and strategies that have impacted on
Indigenous health in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United
States of America.
The network will host biennial meetings to:
Link knowledge development, research priorities and strategies to the
needs and benefits of communities and other end-users of research;
Promote models of education and training for the indigenous health
workforce;
Provide a foundation for the dissemination of research knowledge to
health services, indigenous communities, other researchers and policy
formulators
Contact:
Conference Planners N.Q.
P O Box 771,
Townsville, North Queensland. 4810
Phone: (07) 47 212 377 ... Fax: (07) 4721 4936
Email: easy@conferenceplanners.com.au
(I thought this might be interesting in terms of both indigenous
populations and models of education and training)
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A long shot, but you did mention education support/reinforcement, so
the following conference might be of interest, since it also involves
the indigenous learner!
From "Adult Learning Australia, Inc." Website
http://www.ala.asn.au/conf/
The 43rd Annual National Conference of Adult Learning Australia
27-30 November, 2003
Location:University of Technology (UTS), Sydney
Learning in community is generally characterised as emphasising the
social as opposed to the individual. Teachers and learners are
considered as social actors with identities emerging from their wider
social experiences. The processes and content of learning are seen as
intertwined and firmly situated in the social context.
The terms used to describe the phenomenon of groups of individuals
learning together include learning communities and communities of
practice. These terms are being more and more used across the field of
adult learning. This conference will examine these issues. Be part of
that process.
Conference themes
Strands of the conference include:
Learning at work
Learning in communities
Learning in the family.
The cross-cutting issues will include:
Indigenous learning
The needs of the older learner.
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From the Community Builders.nsw Website
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/events/20030124_398.html
28-30 July 2003
Just and Vibrant Communities - LGCSAA National Conference
Location: Jupiters Hotel, Townsville, Queensland
This 9th biennial national Conference of the Local Government
Community Services Association of Australia (LGCSAA) is about
community cultural development and planning that helps to create
sustainable communities that are just, fair, vibrant and creative.
Five themes have been identified as core to the Conference:
Is integrated community planning a foundation for sustainable
communities?
Social Capital - What are the benefits for local communities?
How does the contribution of arts, culture and diversity assist in
building vibrant communities?
How can local communities strengthen just outcomes and human rights?
Is the emphasis on efficiency and corporatisation impacting on local
democracy, community development and community services?
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A possibility from the employment training and community support
angle!
YAPA State Youth Work Conference
Where: YWCA Y on the Park Hotel
When: 19 August 2003
Start time: 9.00 am
This conference will bring together youth workers, youth advocates and
anyone interested in working with young people from across NSW.
The YAPA State Conference will run over 2 1/2 days with a dinner on
the first night and finishing at lunch time on the third day.
There will be opportunities for professional development and skills
training, sharing ideas, networking and discussing current issues.
It will include training and issues workshops, speakers and panel
discussions, on topics such as:
Managing aggressive and violent behaviours
Working with schools
Alcohol and other drugs
Showcasing best practice in youth services
Mental health and young people
Developing partnerships within the sector and outside
Governance and sector development and much more
Contact: Vanessa Ford
Phone: 02 9281 2344
Email: conference@yapa.org.au
WWW: http://www.yapa.org.au/conference
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TAFE in Rural and Isolated Communities Conference
http://www.wodonga.tafe.edu.au/
May 11-13, 2003
Location: Albury Wodonga
Speakers:
http://www.wodonga.tafe.edu.au/tric/speakers.htm
The following are just "some" of the presentations that might be of
particular interest to you:
4. Managing in Two Worlds.
Pam Griffin and Kerry Strauch, Wodonga Institute of TAFE
This presentation tells of a partnership which developed between a
small Aboriginal community managed organisation and a regional TAFE
and how we learned to depend on each other’s strengths - about the
community consultation model we developed and how it enabled us to
consult with over 1,100 indigenous organisations throughout Australia
- about how we developed competencies for community members
undertaking a voluntary management position - about visiting
communities and our experiences (with spearings, illicit radio
stations, flying ‘milk-runs’, and getting lost on an island of 20
houses!).
5. Training Provided for the NSW Aboriginal Land Council.
Nerida Wood, Open Training & Education Network (OTEN)
Open Training and Education Network (OTEN) has been involved over the
last twelve months in providing training for the NSW Aboriginal Land
Council (NSWALC). The training provided is structured to aid
aboriginal communities to develop their property management skills.
Property managers, community members and elders of aboriginal
communities have taken part in the Certificate II in Property
Management (Aboriginal Communities Housing) and the Certificate III in
Property. These courses have provided knowledge in all areas of
property management, legislative requirements, sales and asset
management, including repairs and maintenance, rent collection and
communication skills. The training is a major step towards the
self-sufficiency and self-determination expected of Aboriginal Land
Councils.
7. An Important Civic Force Contributing to the Broader Life and
Welfare of the Region
Jacqueline Evans & Anne Paterson, Access Division TAFE NSW
Addressing the economic and social impact of early school leaving,
this presentation will outline case studies of programs that have
engaged young people in education and training in rural communities,
and discuss the broader impact of the programs on the life of the
community. Case studies presented will demonstrate how education and
training programs for young people can build social capital, create
economic growth and contribute to a socially cohesive community. New
approaches to engaging young people in education and training meet the
challenge of developing their skills and capabilities so that they can
effectively participate in work and society and be less reliant on
Government for their economic, social and health needs.
15. Framework for regional TAFE’s to review and assess the impact of
increased internationalization of education will have on the
development of their local communities.
Edward Rayner,
Research at the University of Queensland indicates that many
international students express preferences for an urban-based
educational setting. As demand for international places increases, the
urban TAFE sector will be unable to support the demand. Consequently
the regional TAFE sector will be in a position to respond to the
international increase in demand for places. In their response,
regional TAFEs and communities will have to consider several issues in
their attempt to gain the most benefit from this potential
development. This presentation will present a framework for regional
TAFEs to review and assess the impact that increased
internationalization of education will have on the development of
their local communities.
29. Walgett Community Employment and Training Project - A Report on
Progress.
Peter Batten, Jason Darney and Tom Murphy, TAFE NSW - Western
Institute
In the Aboriginal community of Walgett unemployment, is approximately
30 percent and crime rates, truancy, alcoholism, drug taking, teenage
pregnancy and domestic violence are high. TAFE NSW - Western Institute
commissioned an examination of the Moree Aboriginal Employment
Strategy, which had achieved significant success. Arising from concern
with how well current delivery was meeting the needs of the Walgett
community in support of its desire for community capacity-building.
The study led to the establishment of the Walgett Community Employment
Training Project, and this presentation outlines how the critical
success factors of the MAES are being incorporated into a project
unique to the needs of Walgett.
and
Working Together for Youth" - Dubbo HYPAR Program.
Anne Shortis & Corrie Taylor, TAFE NSW - Western Institute
Aboriginal students in Year 10 at the Dubbo College Senior Campus were
at risk of leaving school before the completion of a School
Certificate, due to low levels of language, literacy and numeracy,
poor attendance, lack of transport and the inability to cope in the
adult environment of the new campus. Phase One of the program saw six
students attend school for two days, TAFE for two days and work
experience each Friday. At TAFE the students were involved in literacy
and numeracy activities, including a "Dealing with Conflict" module
and a range of electives giving the students a "taste" of vocational
courses in areas such as Building, Hospitality, Computers, Art,
Ceramics, Automotive, Hairdressing and Welding.
30. North West Cluster LLN/FAVE/SAGE Model.
Shane Kilby, Judy Kilby and Shirley Bleechmore, TAFE NSW - Western
Institute
The North West Cluster model evolved because of the particular needs
of both teachers and students in areas where distance and isolation is
a significant limiting factor in face-to-face contact and provides a
progressional pathway for all students at all levels. The organisation
for LLN/FAVE/SAGE courses in the NW is designed to provide maximum
student support in limited face-to-face hours. Students come from
Gilgandra, Coonamble, Walgett and Lightning Ridge with team teaching
catering for the differing levels, abilities and interest of the
students. The model has met with success from several viewpoints, with
the -Cluster Muster- concept being seen as a necessary adjunct to the
program.
and
Implementation of the Summer Schools Program in Western Institute as
part of TAFE's contribution to the broader life and welfare of the
region.
Jenny Batten and Kate Baxter, TAFE NSW - Western Institute
The Summer Schools program in Western NSW provides rural and remote
communities with access to specialised training that may not normally
be available to young people in those communities. In addition to
building skills that may lead to employment or further study, the
program also provides a focus for young people who in many instances
have limited options for the use of their vacation time. The
presentation will focus upon the experience of students, teachers and
course coordinators and in doing so describe the program. This paper
shall also examine the outcomes of the Summer Schools Program held in
Western Institute for the students who have participated, TAFE NSW
Western Institute and the communities who have hosted the programs.
These outcomes shall be linked to TAFE being a civic force within the
Western region of NSW.
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Some more general conference suggestions!
National Environment Conference
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia
June 18 - 20 2003
http://www.icms.com.au/nec2003/
The Environmental Engineering Society invites you to participate in
the National Environment Conference 2003 - THE ENVIRONMENT: WHOSE
BUSINESS IS IT ANYWAY? Environment, Ethics, Economics and Engineering
in Our Sustainable Future as a presenter, sponsor, trade exhibitor or
delegate. This National Conference will provide a forum for
environmental professionals from government, industry, business,
research institutions and community engagement agencies to address the
important issues on our road to truly sustainable future. The program
will focus on human activities, their environmental impacts, the
ethical, social, political, legal and economic repercussions of those
impacts, and engineering solutions that prevent, control and mitigate
the impacts of a more sustainable community.
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Students of Sustainability Conference
7th -11th July 2003
Location: Adelaide
http://wiki.studentsofsustainability.org.au/SoS2003
What is 'Students of Sustainability'?
The 'Students of Sustainability' Conference is a national
environmental conference that has been held annually across Australia
for the past 12 years. This unique event draws students and community
members from throughout the nation, and in 2003, Adelaide, South
Australia, will facilitate the conference in July.
All welcome
SOS is for all people grappling with issues of sustainability. Whether
you’re a generalist or a specialist, whether you have an
environmental, social, economic or political perspective- SOS will be
an opportunity to explore together the realities and solutions, of our
situations. It’s an opportunity to draw from the strength of our
different experiences and our clear visions for change
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Another possibility from the social policy perspective and your
interest in the divide confronting indigenous Australians
Australian Social Policy Conference 2003
9-11 July 2003
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/ASPC2003/index.htm
Conference Theme
The overarching theme for the 2003 conference will be Social
Inclusion. Ideas of how social structures and policies work to exclude
certain residents or groups from full social and economic
participation are becoming an increasingly important part of the
currency of social policy debate in many countries. Likewise there is
growing debate about the most effective ways of including those people
who for various reasons, such as poverty, poor health or disability,
youth or old age, lack access to social citizenship in the broadest
sense. In Australia this debate is germane to current notions of
inclusion through participation in employment or through alternative
approaches such as asset building. It is also relevant in terms of
both the continuing gulf dividing many Indigenous Australians from
their non-Indigenous fellow citizens in social outcomes and the
treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in the context of border
protection. These themes will be developed both by invited Keynote and
Plenary speakers and in Forum discussions
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I'm not sure you are interested in sustainability as it applies to
community safety, but just in case.....
SAFER SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Canberra, Australia
10-12 September 2003
The theme for the Conference is ‘Community Safety is Everyone’s
Business’. Conference Streams are:
Working with Communities
Understanding Risk and Uncertainty
Consequence Management (Response and Recovery)
Sustainability
Critical Infrastructure Protection/The Role of Business
Information and Communication
Conference Coordinators enquiry@einsteinandedison.com.au or phone Liz
or Katie on 61 2 6232 4240.
Additional Information
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The "Sustainable Indigenous Communities Conference 2003" has already
passed, unfortunately, but you might want to read about it and
possibly contact the organization for the possibilities in the future!
http://www.dhw.wa.gov.au/sicc_conference.pdf
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Please do not hesitate to let me know if the links do not work, or if
there is a specific type of conference you are seeking that I might
have overlooked. I will be happy to help if I can uncover any others
that might be of particular interest to you!
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