Are you struggling to engage in meaningful consultation with the communities you work with?

Yes! Then attend IQPC's Community Engagement In Policy Development 2008 Conference where you will learn about:

• Practising Meaningful Community Engagement in Policy Development and Implementation
• Identifying your Stakeholders to Ensure that their Needs are Met
• Gaining Access to the Right Community Members
• Understanding Different Models of Community Engagement
• Utilising the Right Model at the Right Time for Effective Policy Development and Implementation
• Building Trust with the Community to Strengthen Relationships
• Maintaining Relationships after Key People Change
• Flexibility and Feedback – Keys to Successful Engagement
• Building Sustainable Partnerships with Indigenous Communities
• Developing Community Wellbeing Indicators
• Planning Community Engagement for Successful Outcomes
• Managing Expectations in Policy Development and Implementation by Clarifying the Reasons for Engagement
• Ensuring that your Organisation is Flexible and Responsive in Community Engagement
• Affecting Change in Your Organisation – Winning the Internal Battle Building an organisational culture to support community engagement
• The future of Community Engagement in Policy Development and Implementation

Who will you hear when you attend Community Engagement in Policy Development?

Desley Renton President IAP2 AUSTRALASIA Dr Bro Sheffield-Brotherton Chairman SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS PTY LTD Heather Shaw NW Project Manager for Community Engagement DEPARTMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT VIC. Professor Max Standage Pro Vice Chancellor, Community Partnerships GRIFFITHS UNIVERSITY Fiona Barbagallo QUEENSLAND STATE DEPARMTENT Sharon Barnes Assistant Director FaCSIA Michael Mundine CEO ABORIGINAL HOUSING COMPANY, NSW Professor Peter Creamer Pro Vice Chancellor OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY Elleni Bereded-Samuel Community Co-ordinator OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

Nathan Tyson Indigenous Community Engagement Specialist AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENTS COMMISSION Professor Mike Salvaris School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITURE OF TECHNOLOGY Dr Robert Lang CEO SYDNEY HARBOUR FORESHORE AUTHORITY Julie Robinson Director MARRICKVILLE YOUTH RESOURCE CENTRE Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith Co-chair INTERNATIONAL POPS ELIMINATION NETWORK (IPEN) Frankie MacLennan Community Engagement Project Leader DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT Michael Cuthill Director, UQ Boilerhouse Community Engagement Centre UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Dr Heidi Russo Organisational Performance Officer, City Governance Branch LOGAN CITY COUNCIL

What Workshops Can I Attend at Community Engagement in Policy Development?

• How to Plan Engagement with Communities - Dave Goddard and Nick Norris from COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE PTY LTD
• How to Factor in Time for Community Engagement – DEPT OF COMMUNITIES
• How to Engage Successfully with Indigenous Communities – Nathan Tyson from Australian Securities & Investment Commission
• How to Engagement with Community from a Community Members Perspective – Bro Sheffield-Brotherton from SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time .

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