Project 2.2 - Simplified Conference 'Starter Pack'

Pillar outcome: Establishing and Connecting Diverse Conferences

Issues

The current model of establishing Conferences is often haphazard, leading to non-viability if it doesn’t set them up for success.

Identified task(s)

• Develop a buddy network for new Conferences
• Create simple starter pack:
  • At least three Members from a region to support (President, Vice-President, Treasurer & Secretary)
  • Five Members sign off as an aggregated Conference
  • All new Conferences have an experience buddy from within the Society
  • Basic training and formation
  • Support contacts
  • Promotion of new Conferences
  • Checklist of relevant compliance requirements.

Success indicator(s)

We have created flexible national guidelines for establishing new (including novel) Conferences.

Related sub-projects

1.2 Our shared story

1.3 The new Vincentian experience

1.6 Belong, believe, become

2.1 Vision for future Conference experiences

3.2 The human interactions that support change

3.3 Promoting and sustaining experimentation

3.4 Accountability and following through

Progress

The Project Team is well advanced in developing a document to support new Conferences as they are established. Multimedia products to support the written documents are being considered (e.g. a short video).

There are many resources already available in some States and Territories. The intent of this new document is to provide some consistency and guidance on what types of information is considered useful, and to augment existing resources. It has been designed so that it can be customised in each State and Territory.

To provide some indication of what is intended to be included within this document, the draft table of contents is reproduced below:

• Introduction
  • Our Mission
  • Our Vision
  • Principles
• Background
• Understanding membership motivation
• Number of Members needed for a new Conference
• Establishing a Conference
• Gathering Members
• Maintaining a successful Conference
• Appendices note - to be expanded, particularly to include relevant outputs from other Congress Projects. See 'Related Projects' section on this page (scroll up)
  • Glossary of terms
  • Map of Central / Regional Councils
  • Resources (in your State or Territory, as well as any relevant National resources)
  • Checklist for starting a new Conference

Please note this is subject to change as the Project Team refines their thinking.

Resources

Champion Cathie P

Project team: John H; Margaret G; Dennis I. Members wishing to join this team should contact congress@svdp.org.au

State / Territory support:

No specific support to this project, although many States and Territories have existing resources that are being drawn upon by the Project Team.

National Support:

• Establish and maintain Teams site for Project Team
• Communicate on website
• Communicate with key internal governance bodies for advice on implementation, such as:
  • National Membership Network
  • National Mission, Membership & Spirituality Standing Committee
  • Spirit of Youth 
• Support each Congress Project Team

• NCS can be contacted on Congress related matters via congress@svdp.org.au

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