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2010 Events

Australia

New South Wales

November
Best Practice in NSW - the three 2010 award winners share their stories
Learn about the ups and downs of projects that won 2010 best practice awards.
An interactive learning session to share practical tools and techniques that could be applied to other projects and to reflect on lessons learnt and the implications for public participation practice.

October
IAP2 NSW Leadership Breakfast
IAP2 members and friends and guest speaker Deirdre O'Donnell, NSW Information Commissioner met at the IAP2 NSW Leadership Breakfast. Deirdre shared the experience of the Office of the Information Commissioner NSW following the introduction of the new Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) on 1 July 2010.

NSW State of the Practice Summit
A small group of selected NSW based practitioners, decision makers and community members from across New South Wales gathered to contribute to an assessment of the state of the practice in Australasia.

September
Climate Change Series - Communicating for Action with Kath Fisher
Presented by IAP2, Australian Science Communicators, Sydney Environmental Educators Network and the Australian Association for Environmental Education. Kath presented an interactive workshop on communicating for action, drawing on her research interest and practical skills in community consultation processes to deliver a hands on tools focused approach to engagement with a particular focus on groups who are traditionally disengaged.

August
Climate Change Series - Communicating the Story with Sohail Inayatullah
Presented by IAP2, Australian Science Communicators, Sydney Environmental Educators Network and the Australian Association for Environmental Education. The session provided the practical tools and ideas to assist in responding to climate scepticism and supporting others to deal and act upon the findings of climate science.

Climate Change Series - Communicating the Sciene with Jenni Metcalfe
Presented by IAP2, Australian Science Communicators, Sydney Environmental Educators Network and the Australian Association for Environmental Education. This interactive workshop allowed participants to gain hands on skills and understanding on how to best communicate the science of climate change to sceptics or deniers, governments, businesses and the general public.

July
Playback Theatre: Engaging, Entertaining, Unforgettable
IAP2 members, friends and Playback Theatre Sydney joined for a night of laughter, surprises and exploration as they used theatre to gain an alternate perspective on the challenges and successes for engagement and consultation practitioners.

Playback Theatre Sydney takes stories and improvisation and creates dynamic and entertaining theatre using drama, music and movement. Playback Theatre draws on the tradition of oral storytelling by inviting the audience to tell their own stories and then watch as they are instantly ‘played back’ onstage. Playback can be used as an innovative engagement tool, helping groups to explore issues and bring people together by capturing personal stories and opening communication channels.

March
Graphic Recording 101....New ideas for engagement and networking event
An interactive evening of Graphic Recording 101 where participants:
- Heard experienced practitioners share how graphic recording has been used successfully in engagement programs.
- Saw Graphic Recording artiste Rebecca Lazenby in action.
- Asked questions and discussed hot tips to make their next agenda and materials ‘pop’!

Queensland

December
Qld State of the Practice Summit
A small group of selected Queensland based practitioners, decision makers and community members from across Queensland gathered to contribute to an assessment of the state of the practice in Australasia.

November
Regional Networking Evenings - Gladstone & Mackay
Regional events to allow members and community engagement practitioners to network and find out more about IAP2.

July
Networking Dinner with Stephani Roy McCallum
An intimate gathering of IAP2 colleagues at a networking dinner with special guest Stephani Roy McCallum.

June
IAP2 QLD's Core Value Award Winners - Breakfast Showcase
Queensland's core value award winners united to showcase Queensland's success in 2009, as we called for entries into the 2010 awards program.

South Australia

November
SA State of the Practice Summit
A small group of selected South Australian based practitioners, decision makers and community members from across South Australia gathered to contribute to an assessment of the state of the practice in Australasia.

September
Tackling the Tough Issues: Engaging For Results Workshop
We explored real life scenarios which gave insights into some of the challenges we face. We also offered an opportunity to work out how YOU can engage for results as well as tackle the really tough stuff! Presented by Michelle Carroll & Kath Moore.

April
New & Creative Engagement Techniques
We found out about new and creative engagement techniques which are happening amongst local communities around us right now and participated in a 6 word workshop.

Victoria

December
IAP2 Vic Christmas Networking Drinks
IAP2 members and their friends came together to enjoy some drinks and tasty food at one of Melbourne’s delightful roof terraces. At the lovely Campari House in Melbourne’s CBD, we reflected on achievements this year, shared some stories and unveiled the calendar for future IAP2 events in 2011.

August
IAP2 Leadership Breakfast Series - Transforming Outrage into Collaboration
We learnt from Stephani Roy McCallum and Gale Simpson’s vast and interesting experience about identifying when conflict will occur, managing conflict once it has occurred and transforming outrage into collaboration.

Stephani and Gale shared their framework for identifying and working with conflict in community engagement. Participants walked away from this breakfast inspired by the rich stories and experiences of these great speakers, gained an insight into their practical knowledge for identifying when conflict is emerging and recognised how to transform outrage into cooperation.

July
Stories of Conflict
IAP2 and LEADR, the Association of Dispute Resolution practitioners, hosted an intimate night to learn from each other and leading practitioners about practical techniques to work with conflict. Participants had an opportunity to get to know other practitioners and share practice. They also heard leading edge techniques from some experts in the field that have made them leading practitioners.

March
Creating an Engaging Organisation Leadership Breakfast
EPA Chairman Cheryl Batagol and City of Melbourne CEO Dr Kathy Alexander presented for the inaugural IAP2 Victoria Leadership Breakfast.

Vic State of the Practice Summit
A small group of selected Victorian based practitioners, decision makers and community members from across Victoria gathered to contribute to an assessment of the state of the practice in Australasia.

Western Australia

November
WA State of the Practice Summit
A small group of selected Western Australian based practitioners, decision makers and community members from across Western Australian gathered to contribute to an assessment of the state of the practice in Australasia.

September
Hypothetical: Uranium Town 2020 - An IAP2/IPAA WA Joint Event
A partnership event between IAP2 and the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA).
"How do you ensure the right stakeholders are engaged on contentious issues?”

June
Tips, tools and techniques for facilitating community engagement
We joined Dr Crispin Butteriss from Bang the Table in Victoria to gain ‘insider secrets’ on engaging your community online. Together with a range of WA’s own community engagement, facilitation and communication specialists, we saw some of the best tools of the trade put to use by leading practitioners across the private and public sectors.

March
Public Participation and Place Making in Unstructured Settings
We joined David Engwicht from Creative Communities International at this innovative breakfast workshop for an instant two-hour re-imagining of an under-utilised amphitheatre in Melville. This was not a lecture, but an on-site event – a spontaneous ‘theatre of the possible’ that engaged the imagination of participants.

New Zealand

Auckland

October
NZ State of the Practice Summit
A small group of selected New Zealand based practitioners, decision makers and community members from across New Zealand gathered to contribute to an assessment of the state of the practice in Australasia.

September
Engaging in the Super City
As the seven councils in Auckland prepared to come together into the Auckland Council from 1 November 2010, IAP2 Australasia President Anne Pattillo was with us to address the challenges facing the Auckland region, and how the approach taken to engaging with communities fits with the national and international practice. Anne was joined at this breakfast session by a panel of engagement experts that delivered some key messages that challenged and inspired.

July
Mid Winter Christmas Themed Case Studies – Engaging Participation for Future Planning
Two significant local government organisations in Auckland shared how they engaged with their communities on their future city plans - Auckland City Council's Future Planning Framework and Manukau Towards 2060 – Community conversations to design a sustainable future.

June
Technology: Support or hindrance to effective community engagement?
IAP2, Opus International Consultants, GHD and Darzin Software joined us for a roundtable discussion on the issue of technology and its potential benefits and impacts on community engagement.

May
Improving Accountability for Participatory Processes through Effective Evaluation
The practice of public deliberation around decision-making is growing and its advocates claim effectiveness. We learnt about the key themes that Vivien Twyford, Director, Twyfords & Associates, presented recently to the UN conference on Community Engagement.

March
Prising Snails out of their Hard Shells Using Technology