2020 Conference: a Local Expression of a Global Movement
The conference will consider current issues in Community development, new and applied research and innovative practice. In particular it will reflect on the CD response to the major challenges of our age, inequality and climate change as expressed in the 17 Goals for sustainable development known as the SDG’s.
https://www.aotearoacommunitydevelopmentassociation.com/conference2020
The conference will reflect on CD today, the perceived retreat by Government and Local Government from supporting the field. The loss of education and training programs. The apparent side-lining of Community Economic Development in favour of a colonised version of Social Enterprise.
Globally the International Association for Community Development, IACD, has been involved in an extensive consultation exercise, including a conference in Aotearoa New Zealand, to develop its guidance “Towards Shared International Standards for Community Development Practice.” This project has excited the CD community and is now translated into 14 languages and the subject of workshops and conferences around the world.
Our aim for this conference is to bring the standards to life by adding a specific chapter on practice in Aotearoa New Zealand, through a process which enables our neighbours in the region to develop their own national standards chapter, and build the relevance and resilience of our practice.
The conference will take place 20 – 22 April 2020 from 9am – 4.30pm daily.
Registration and Abstract Submission
There are exactly sixty days left to register for this conference!
Abstract submission is open — please note that all accepted proposals to the conference are eligible to submit their full presentations at a later date. All presenters are required to register for conference.
Abstract Sub-Themes
For more information and guideline on abstract submission, please visit the conference website.
