20IFSANHBC

CALL FOR CONFERENCE

PRESENTERS

International Federation of Settlements (IFS) Conference

A Time to Inspire and Be Inspired!

May 5th to 9th, 2014

Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Submission Date: September 15, 2013

www.anhbc.org/ifs.php

The International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS) is an association of 

national, regional and local organizations working to strengthen communities around the world. Its

mission is to build an inclusive global community by empowering, inspiring and connecting people

who work locally for social justice. Among several key goals, IFS works with member organizations

to present an international conference every two years. The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of 

British Columbia (ANHBC) is the main partner organizing the IFS Conference: INSPIRE 2014.

Inspiration is the overarching theme for INSPIRE 2014, with 4 identied subthemes and workshop

streams (see next page). The invitation to presenters is for innovation in design, with interactive

presentations and facilitated discussions. The conference will include formats such as PechaKucha

presentations with facilitated discussions, a Think Tank for those who want to work on “Moving the

Movement”, and other interactive learning opportunities. Workshops will be scheduled on Tuesday,

May 6 and Wednesday, May 7, 2014

To submit and for any questions, please respond to this call for presentation by September 15, 2013

and return to Inspire2014@mpnh.org

 

Please respond to the following questions and include a short bio of the presenter.

1. Name:

2. Title:

3. Organization:

4. Address:

5. Telephone / Email / Fax

6. Which conference sub-themes and / or Workshop stream does you presentation fall under:

• Place-based Approach: Integrating community development, service delivery and social

 justice.

• Intercultural Neighbourhood Development: Bringing diversity of people, sectors and disciplines

together.

• Innovative Approaches and Tools for Community Engagement

• Moving the Movement: Strategies to mobilize people, build power and create deep social,

political and cultural change.

7. Title of Presentation

8. Workshop Content (100 words)

9. Format and desired / expected number of attendees (100 words) (For example, plenary

session versus workshop for 30 people; one-way presentation for large groups, small,

interactive workshop).

10. Workshop Audience (Front Line Staff / Organizational Leaders / Youth / Other)

11. How do you plan to make your workshop interactive with the audience?

12. Workshop presentation needs (room set up / audio / visual)

13. One of our goals is to include several PechaKucha presentations as a method of conveying

potentially connected stories/themes or projects, and to follow this with a one hour facilitated

interactive discussion with participants and presenters. Would you consider participating in a

PechaKucha? If yes, please submit a brief storyboard describing the concept you have

in mind and what you plan to convey (20 images, 20 seconds for each image).

(See http://www.pechakucha.org/ for more information on the format and concept.)

14. Subsidies may be available for presenters. Will you require a subsidy? Yes No