Raising the Bar - Volunteering Conference 2011
The Volunteering NZ Conference Planning Committee invites abstracts for presentations, workshops and posters at Conference 2011, Raising the Bar, which will be held in Wellington on 23 and 24 May 2011.
The conference, hosted by Volunteering NZ, will celebrate a significant year for the volunteering world. 2011 will be marked internationally as the International Year of the Volunteer Plus 10 and is a great opportunity for us to reflect on what has been achieved in the decade since 2001.
The Conference will have two key themes. It will be an opportunity to review progress and consider next steps in the development of the management of volunteer programmes and of the profession as a whole. Given 2011 will see the single largest New Zealand event volunteer programme for the Rugby World Cup, the other stream will focus on episodic and event volunteering.
The full invitation requesting the submission of abstracts together with a copy of the template to be used when submitting an abstractcan be accessed through www.volunteeringnz.org.nz. As it is important to develop the programme at an early date, the deadline for submitting the abstracts is Monday 27 September 2010. The Invitation outlines the diverse range of ways each in which of the two themes can be addressed and VNZ looks forward to receiving many abstracts focusing an aspect or aspects of the themes.
Wellington Town Hall complex
Tim Burns, Executive Director, Volunteering NZ Phone 04 3843636, mobile 0275595955, email ed@volunteeringnz.org.nz
Member Profile
Volunteering New ZealandVolunteering New Zealand (VNZ) is an association of volunteer centres and national and other organisations with a commitment to volunteering. Current member organisations cover emergency services, health, welfare, education, arts and culture, faith based services, community support, ethnic groups, sport and recreation, conservation, special interests, advocacy and international volunteering.
VNZ’s mission is to create an environment which supports, promotes, values and encourages effective volunteering by the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. It provides the national voice of volunteering and volunteers in this country.
The key steps VNZ takes to achieve its objectives include:
• Raising both an individual and collective interest in the value of volunteering and to create a well informed public.
• Communicating and working with Government, other organisations and individuals about issues related to volunteering.
• Providing and/or promoting services such as educational programmes and volunteer recruitment through organised groups including volunteer centres, other national and regional organisations and government agencies.
• Undertaking and/or promoting research and the publication and dissemination of material relevant to the development of volunteering.
• Participating in any other activities which are considered practicable and desirable in reaching the objects outlined above.
• Representing New Zealand volunteering internationally.
