What’s Working in Community Development? is an international conference on community development. It takes place at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada from June 23rd – June 25th, 2008. IACD are expecting 300 participants, from around the world.
IACD are very excited about the breadth and depth of presentations and workshops conference delegates are offering. You can also look forward to a variety of styles of presentations, plenary work, theatre, interactive exercises, and even a mini film festival! Other conference highlights include plenary presentations by Joanne Linzey of the United Way of Canada, and Ron Colman of GPI Atlantic. The conference also features presentations from the Canadian International Development Agency’s Afghanistan Task Force, and Democracy 250.
IACD are very pleased that a new joint publication on asset based community development by the International Association for Community Development and the Carnegie UK Trust will be formally launched at the conference. Anyone interested will also have an opportunity to become part of a growing international community of practice on asset based community development.
This conference will be a great place to have fun and engage with colleagues in a meaningful way, and to make connections with colleagues from around the world, all in a relaxed and casual environment.
The conference will appeal to people interested in community development work, whether from a research or a practice perspective. The objectives for the conference are for people to exchange learnings about community development, and to build links among community development networks around the world.
A small number of bursaries are available for participants from Atlantic Canada – please see www.horizonscda.ca/upcoming.
Registration information is also available at www.horizonscda.ca/upcoming . The early bird registration deadline is April 18th, 2008.