Working Communities International Congress
Uniting to Improve Social and Economic Participation
11 - 13 August 2008 Cairns, Queensland
Australia
On behalf of NESA, I would like to extend our warmest invitation to
attend the Working Communities International Congress. Improving
the lives of individuals, families and communities through improved
social and economic participation is an objective being pursued internationally. We
have developed this event to provide an opportunity to bring together
people who share in these aspirations to also share their experiences
and strategies to broaden perspectives, challenge thinking and inspire
innovative solutions.
The Organising Team has developed a strong program which will be attractive
to delegates from a broad cross section of the Australasian and international
communities.
We have secured prominent speakers, panellists
and workshop facilitators to explore the conference’s themes; including keynote speakers such
as UK leadership expert Brian Bacon.
The social events, including a welcome reception and congress dinner,
will provide delegates with opportunities to network with people from
other organisations and sectors who share in the challenge and aspiration
to improve social and economic participation.
As part of this conference, delegates will also experience Tropical
North Queensland. As a jewel in Australia’s tourism crown, Cairns is
a spectacularly beautiful city – where the rainforest meets the Great
Barrier Reef. For Southern Hemisphere guests, Cairns in winter will
offer the perfect opportunity to escape the cold; while Northern Hemisphere
guests will appreciate warm days and beautifully balmy nights.
I encourage you to browse through the program, speaker and registration
information on this website. We have provided further information on
Cairns and NESA for your convenience.
I would like to thank our sponsors, who will contribute greatly to
the success of the congress and all it is set to achieve. If you would
like information on becoming a sponsor, or for any more enquiries,
please contact us.
In addition I would like to invite delegates interested in a more
intensive exploration of the Australian employment services framework
to also attend the 2008 NESA National Conference which will also be
held in Cairns directly following the conclusion of the International
Working Communities Congress.
Sally Sinclair CEO, NESA
About
the Congress
Working Communities International
Congress
Uniting to Improve Social and Economic Participation
11 - 13 August 2008 Cairns, Queensland
Australia
The Working Communities International Congress will provide an opportunity
for delegates to gain an international perspective of the systems,
strategies and initiatives being undertaken to support improved social
and economic participation.
Building effective strategies to support social and economic participation
is an objective being pursued globally. It has been driven by
ongoing pursuit to alleviate poverty and social exclusion and is fuelled
by international trends in workforce ageing.
In addition to Governments, there are many different stakeholders,
groups and sectors contributing to the development of strategies
in this vital area of work. Solutions are being developed
from a range of perspectives and at a number of levels. This congress
will provide delegates with an opportunity to explore and be inspired
by work being done around the globe.
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of program
If you are interested in:
- How international models and systems of welfare and Government
funded employment assistance work
- The success of community development based approaches
- Innovations arising from business sector partnerships and collaborative
strategies
- Applying models of enterprise development to overcome social disadvantage
- The role of building social and human capital in achieving economic
participation
- Effective interventions and service strategies to assist individuals
and groups facing particular barriers and exclusion from social and
economic participation
and would like to have the opportunity to:
- Learn and broaden your understanding of internationally applied
approaches to social and economic participation;
- Network with international colleagues also seeking to broaden
their perspectives on social and economic participation; and
- Develop ideas and innovative solutions, approaches, and better
practices through inspiration from leading social and economic policy
professionals, community and workforce development practitioners
and business leaders
Then you should attend this Congress …..
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