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IACD Conference 2008What's Working in Community Development?Register OnlineDue to popular demand, we have decided to open the online registration system now, instead of in February, as originally planned (the final conference program will be available in early February, after the abstracts have all been reviewed). The conference can accommodate 300 participants. 100 spaces are delegated for participants from Atlantic Canada,100 for participants from other parts of North America, and 100 from the other six UN regions in the world (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania). Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first served basis, and then people will be placed on a waiting list in case quotas from other regions are not filled. To register simply follow the instructions at www.horizonscda.ca/upcoming Date: 23 June 2008 to 25 June 2008 Horizons Community Development Associates Inc., in partnership with the International Association for Community Development is very pleased to announce our upcoming conference, What's Working in Community Development? The conference will be an excellent opportunity to make connections and exchange learning with community development practitioners and researchers from Nova Scotia and around the world.
The pre-conference announcement and online registration is available at: www.horizonscda.ca/upcoming. For your information, the final conference program will be available in early February. The cost for the conference is still being finalized, but will be approximately $200 - $250 Canadian (about £100 - £125 sterling) plus accommodation. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need additional information, or have any ideas to share. I can also provide you with a high resolution version of the files for printing if you're interested - just let me know. Cari Patterson cari@horizonscda.ca We're looking forward to hosting you in Canada! IACD Conference 2009In 2009 the IACD conference will be held in Queensland, Australia. The theme will be focused on Community Economic Development. If you would like to get involved in the organising of this conference, or would like further information about the conference, please email Ingrid Burkett at ingrid.burkett@iacdglobal.org EVENTSCommunity Development Society (CDS) Annual International Conference
Venue: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Conversation, Collaboration and Democracy - Creative Community EngagementCommunity development practice and scholarship have gone through a number of twists and turns over the last few decades as we have come to better understand the field within various conceptual frameworks as well as their practical applications. Today, there is growing demand for increased participation in decision making and democracy in communities and organizations. One of the principles of community development deals with the process of meaningful engagement in decision making that affects people’s lives. There has been increasing demand to provide vehicles for community citizens to be heard, including those groups that often don’t get heard. How can we, as developers, facilitate this process? What is the role of community development in democratic processes and vice versa? How do we increase participation in community building?
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Archived EventIACD conference 2004, Budapest, Hungary.One hundred and thirty delegates from 33 countries across the European Union and beyond, met March 25-28 2004 at an international conference, focused on building civil society in Europe through community development. It was sponsored by the International Association for Community Development, the Combined European Bureau for Social Development, and the Hungarian Association for Community Development under the patronage of the President of Hungary. A key conference objective was to agree a common statement on community development in Europe, to be directed to the EU, national governments and other key stakeholders. Delegates requested that these bodies commit themselves actively to build a socially and economically inclusive, diverse, environmentally sustainable and socially just society, and to support dialogue between the EU and members states on the one hand and civil society on the other. They stressed the importance of community development in building mechanisms to promote the inclusion of all residents of Europe. They emphasised the importance of the sharing of best practice between the EU and internationally where community development has played a significant role in addressing poverty and social exclusion, including in situations of conflict and peace building. Full text of the Budapest Declaration |
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