Tuesday 7 July 2009 9:00 am - Friday 10 July 2009 5:30 pm
Sydney, Social Policy Research Centre, New South Wales
The overarching theme of the conference will be "An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities". The main conference will be held from the 8 -10 July and for the first time there will be an additional one day workshop on Chinese Social Policy on 7 July.
Sydney, Social Policy Research Centre, New South Wales
ASPA is a non‐profit organisation and professional association of social policy researchers, educators, practitioners and policy‐makers. The association has been established to advance the discipline of social policy in Australia, and to enable productive collaborations between those working and researching in social policy locally, across the Asia‐Pacific region and internationally. Key objectives of the association are:• To support and foster research, practice and education in social policy in university, nongovernment and government sectors
Wednesday 8 July 2009 9:00 am - Friday 10 July 2009 1:00 pm
Ballarat, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Victoria
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) invites practitioners and researchers to share their research and knowledge at the 18th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills' from 8-10 July 2009.
Brisbane, HCSNet, the ARC Network in Human Communication Science, Queensland
This workshop will make a contribution towards exploring and better understanding the opportunities and challenges provided by tools, interfaces, methods and practices of social and mobile technology that enable participation and engagement.
Tuesday 14 July 2009 8:30 am - Wednesday 15 July 2009 5:00 pm
Canberra, IQPC, Australian Capital Territory
This event will gather Australian and International thought leaders to discuss, debate and exchange ideas on entrenching the culture of better delivery and how win-win policies can be consistently developed.
Wednesday 15 July 2009 8:00 am - Friday 17 July 2009 5:00 pm
Melbourne, Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHC RIS), Victoria
This conference is a must for anyone with an interest in primary health care research, evaluation and development. It will provide essential opportunities for researchers, decision makers, practitioners and consumers to share ideas, form collaborations and network with speakers and other delegates.
Canberra, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Australian Capital Territory
The purpose of the Summit is to demonstrate the many ways public libraries play a central and valued role in strengthening communities, developing people and achieving social inclusion.
Canberra, Liquid Learning Group, Australian Capital Territory
This exciting Policy Officers' Series is a comprehensive program consisting of three distinct modules covering key aspects of the policy development and implementation process.
Beyond mainstream thinking and easy answers, the Australian Business Foundation is looking at the issues that set a new agenda for the future competitiveness of Australian businesses.
This project aims to explore the mortgage process from the perspective of the borrower and the processes that lead to mortgage distress even before falling in arrears.
The Government 2.0 Taskforce is being formed against a backdrop of increased interest by governments worldwide in the potential uses of public sector information and online engagement.