Is your non-profit ready to come together with other
volunteer groups and help Build the
Future? Though early registration has now closed, it's not too late to
attend! You can still register for the
2016 National Volunteering Conference at the National Conference Centre in
Canberra, Australia.
This year's 16th annual event is hosted by Volunteering
Australia and Beyond Bank Australia. If you volunteer, contribute to a
non-profit's policies or are one of the leaders of a non-profit, you will not
want to miss this opportunity to connect and network with others in the field
and also learn new skills and get up-to-date on the latest developments and
trends occurring in the volunteer sector today.
Don't Miss Out - Register
Now
The event is currently scheduled for April 6-8, 2016.
Registration under the Standard Fee is just $990, which includes GST.
Registration includes conference materials, conference sessions attendance, and
lunches as well as morning and afternoon tea on Wednesday and Thursday. Also
included with the registration fee is Friday's closing lunch, Wednesday
evening's reception and as well as the Gala Dinner on Thursday evening and
transport to social events. If you would like, you can purchase also purchase
extra tickets to the Gala Dinner for just $200 each.
When you register, you can either pay online, or choose to
have an invoice sent to your non-profit for payment. If you choose to be
billed, you will have 14 days to make payment, unless it is within 14 days of
the conference date, in which case all accounts must be paid in full prior to
the conference.
What to Expect
This year's event features addresses by several keynote
speakers that will update attendees on the state of volunteering and provide
insight into the challenges that all non-profits face today. These
speakers come from a variety of backgrounds that span a diverse range of
volunteer organisations and associations, including John Brogden, the Chairman
of Lifeline, Austalia’s leading suicide prevention service as well as author
Susan J. Ellis, the founder and president of Energize, Inc., which offers
training and consulting to help volunteer organisers from around the world to begin
or expand their volunteer activities.
In addition to keynote speeches, each day of the conference
features several breakout sessions where attendees will have the opportunity to
attend trainings and workshops that are specifically designed to help them
learn new skills to empower them to be able to better lead their organisations
and increase their ability to meet the needs of their community and their
organisation's goals.
You can learn more about this year's specific keynote
speakers, breakout sessions and other scheduled conference activities by consulting
the 2016 National Volunteering Conference Build the Future Conference Program.
