Conferences
16th World Conference on Cooperative Education and Work Integrated Learning: An International Dialogue in Vancouver
23-26 June 2009 - Vancouver, Canada
WACE’s 16th World Conference is an event which unites over 500 international delegates, including academics from the world’s most prestigious WIL institutions, global corporate leaders, and government officials to discuss cooperative education and work integrated learning and its impact on our world.
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2nd International Conference for Service-Learning in Teacher Education
25-27 June 2009 - Galway, Ireland
The International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education is excited to announce the Second International Conference for Service-Learning in Teacher Education.
The International Center on Service-Learning in Teacher Education will bring together teacher educators from around the world to revisit the Brussels conference outcomes, to clarify service-learning language, share professional work, and explore possibilities for future collaboration on issues of research, policy, and practice. The conference will also feature research, citizenship education, student and faculty exchange, and technological connections through the special interest groups.
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HERDSA 2009 International Teaching and Learning Conference
6-9 July 2009 - Mal Nairn Auditorium, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
Theme: The student experience
The conference will be hosted by Charles Darwin University and is the 32nd annual conference in the Society's prestigious series, attracting people from Australasia and around the world.
The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) is a scholarly society for people committed to the improvement of teaching and learning in higher and tertiary education.
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AUCEA National Conference 2009
8-10 July 2009 - Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
The AUCEA National Conference promotes partnerships between universities, private enterprise, government and communities.
The role universities play in creating a sustainable future through engaging with their communities is substantial. You are invited to play a part.
The cutting edge program will advance university-community engagement into the 21st Century, offering the opportunity for academics, private sector project managers, government and council officers, and community engagement practitioners to share expertise and experience. The conference will also provide vital opportunities and knowledge for organisations wanting to engage with Australian universities.
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WORKSHOP: Effective Tools for Engaging Your Community
21-22 September 2009 - Darwin (venue TBC) - Community Building Tools
Presented by Inspiring Communities and The Family Action Centre
This practical hands-on two-day event is designed to provide practitioners with skills, information and tools enabling them to facilitate programs and support others using effective proven strategies. It will provide an in-depth understanding of the philosophy and practice of Asset Based Community Development including facilitation and training approaches to shift the development mindset from needs and deficiencies to assets and capacities.
Visit The Family Action Centre website for more information and to view workshop dates in other Australian cities.
Charles Darwin Symposium Series - Shaping our Science, Society & Future
22-24 September 2009 - Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia
The Charles Darwin symposia are designed to encourage lively and informed debate on issues of importance to all Territorians. Through the symposia, the University seeks to engage with the wider community, inviting members of the public to participate in the debates, airing diverse points of view, and seeking to reach understandings on the issues under scrutiny.
The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his work The Origin of Species. This Symposium will provide an opportunity to appreciate, debate, and even challenge Darwin’s findings, and will bring together an exciting range of speakers from around the globe.
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Ninth International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
9-12 October, 2009 - University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is an international, non-profit organization devoted to promoting research and discussion about service-learning and community engagement.
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ACEN Conference 2009
19-20 November, 2009 - Storey Hall, city campus RMIT University, Melbourne
Theme: Assessment in Different Dimensions
This is a national conference on teaching and learning in tertiary education and provides an opportunity to explore different dimensions of assessment. Conference participants will be sharing practices that are demonstrably effective, contributing to the scholarship of assessment and engaging with communities of academics, teachers, students and employers.
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NAGCAS Conference 2009
6-9 December, 2009 - The University of Newcastle, NSW
Theme: Building Career Resilience: Strategies in Challenging Times
The 2009 National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (NAGCAS) Conference 2009 will bring together university careers service staff, industry and professional bodies, HR staff responsible for graduate recruitment, workforce planning, strategic workforce management, professional association representatives and other parties involved in the graduate employment process (professional associations, recruiters, software providers etc) from across Australasia.
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