Events Section

Upcoming conferences

New Voices in Development: Older People on the Global Agenda: 1 October, Dublin (venue TBC). This conference will celebrate UN International Day of Older Persons and is one of Age Action Ireland’s key contributions to Positive Ageing Week 2010. It will focus on the challenges and the responses of aid agencies in seeking to make older people more visible in policy and practice. Speakers will include: Mr Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs; John Beard, Director, Department of Ageing, World Health Organisation; Richard Blewitt, CEO Help Age International and Jeffrey James, Regional Representative (Caribbean) Help Age International.  For further information contact: Brenda Quigley on 01-4756989 or email bquigley@ageaction.ie.

Seminar on the Code of Conduct on Images and Messages: 12 October, 10 am – 1 pm (registration and coffee from 9.30 am), VSB, 34 Shaftsbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB (Light lunch included).  The Code of Conduct provides a framework to which organisations can refer when designing and implementing their public communication strategy.  It offers a set of guiding principles that can assist organisations in their decision-making about which images and messages to choose in their communication while maintaining full respect for human dignity. Organised by the Centre for Global Education in association with Dóchas, this seminar will: explore how images and messages are used in development; provide an overview of the Dóchas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages; discuss why the Code is important and should be widely adopted; and offer practical suggestions on how the Code can be adopted. Facilitator: Eilish Dillon, Kimmage Development Studies Centre. Fee: £10.00 waged and £5.00 unwaged (must be paid in advance).  Participation limited to 30 - places will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.  Registration forms and further information available from Stephen McCloskey, E: stephen@centreforglobaleducation.com, T: (028) 9024 8179.

Round table on Youth and the MDGs: 14-15 October, Brussels.  Organised by the European Youth Forum, this event will gather policymakers and key development stakeholders as well as representatives of Youth Forum’s Member Organisations to discuss the role of young people and youth organisations in achieving the MDGs.  For more information or a copy of the application form, please contact Jean-Marie Cullen, NYCI, E: international@nyci.ie, T: 01 4255945.  Closing date for the receipt of applications: 19 August, 5 pm.

New Approaches in Preventing Human Trafficking: Integrating the European Knowledge: 16-17 November, The Silken Hotel, Brussels. This major International Symposium is organised by the Centre for Parliamentary Studies to encourage greater political will, facilitate policy discussion and explore comprehensive and integrated solutions to fighting the ‘hidden’ crime of human trafficking.  For further details, please click on the above links or download the event brochure and registration form by clicking on these links. An early registration discount of 20% off the standard delegate rates will apply to those who register by 17 September. Contact: Jessie Punia, Centre for Parliamentary Studies, T: +44 (0) 845 606 1535, E: jess.punia@publicpolicyexchange.co.uk.

Dtalk training

 Dtalk – Development Training & Learning @ Kimmage, will take place over the coming months:
 
August:
·         How to be a successful trainer: 25-27
·         Advocacy and Policy Influencing: 31 August – 2 September *

 September:
·         Assessing and Building Partners Financial Capacity: 20-21
·         Evidence Based Planning…Baselines, Needs Assessment: 28-29 *

 October:
·         Organisational and Partner Capacity Building: 19-21
·         Introduction to Aid Effectiveness: 19
·         Planning - How to Apply the Logical Framework: 20-22
·         Introduction to the Dóchas Code of Conduct on the Use of Images and Messages: 27
·         Applying the Dóchas Code of Conduct on the use of Images and Messages: 28

 
All Year Round:·         Dtalk Tailor Made training courses are designed to suit the exact needs and context of your organisation

 All of the above courses (except where otherwise stated) will take place in the Development Studies Centre, Kimmage Manor, Whitehall Road, Dublin 12.  For further information or to register for any course please contact: Selam Desta, E: selam.desta@kimmagedsc.ie, or Catherine Behan, E: catherine.behan@kimmagedsc.ie, T: 01 4064307.  Full details of all courses are available by clicking the above links or by visiting http://www.dtalk.ie/courses/scheduled/calendar/.