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Volunteering Unleashed
28 - 29 October 2009, Wellington
Volunteering Unleashed, the 2009 conference will be hosted by Volunteering NZ on 28 and 29 October in Wellington.
There will be two main streams:
- Inspiring Leaders - the professional development of volunteer management and Volunteering Tomorrow
- New opportunities - new ways for volunteering
Several presentations will be about recent research related to volunteering. For more information and to register visit www.volunteeringnz.org.nz
Inaugural New and Emerging Community Researchers Seminar & AGM
5 November 2009, 9.30am to 4pm, Wellington
Ma te rangahau, ka mohio
Ma te mohio, ka marama
Ma te marama, ka matau
No reira, kuhu mai i tera tuku
Kuhu mai i tena tuku
Kia whakakahangia te kaupapa
Kia mataara!
The Tangata
Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre
is offering a new scholarship opportunity for postgraduate students or
other new researchers writing a dissertation, thesis or relevant
research report that adds to our understanding of the tangata whenua,
community and voluntary sector in Aotearoa.
Scholarship recipients will have the chance to present their work in
progress, get important feedback on their research and meet other
researchers with shared interest and knowledge in this field.
Research
Seminar: The Tangata Whenua,
Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre’s New and
Emerging Researcher Seminar will be a one-day gathering held in
conjunction with the centre’s AGM. It will be
designed to provide feedback, encouragement, networking and
dissemination opportunities to students researching issues which
increase knowledge of the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary
Sector in Aotearoa.
The seminar will engage with the work of up to seven chosen scholarship
recipients, who will make brief presentations on their research and
receive feedback from other researchers and their fellow
students.
Two guest speakers (Len Cook, ex Government Statistician and a Kaupapa
Maori researcher still to be confirmed) will provide further input to
the day and there will be opportunities for networking, support and
dissemination of research work.
Award:
The scholarship award will provide each recipient with up to 0 to
offset the cost of travel and accommodation to attend the seminar and
the Research Centre AGM.
Eligibility:
In order to be considered for the scholarship, students must have an
approved research proposal already underway. Scholarship recipients may
come from any institution and any academic discipline. The
research must be focused on a topic related to the Tangata Whenua,
Community and Voluntary Sector in Aotearoa. Focus areas might include
(but are not limited to) organisations in this sector and their
management or governance (e.g., iwi, hapu, marae, health, social
services, arts , environmental organisations, charities and other
community organisations); or concepts such as advocacy, mahi aroha,
volunteerism, social capital, community participation, membership,
funding, tax and regulatory environment; or issues such as contracting
with the state, impact of the recession, public policy and
intersectoral relations.
Application:
Scholarship applicants should submit:
- a one to two page description in a Word document of their research project and issues encountered, with an explanation of why participation in this seminar would be particularly helpful to their development as a researcher
- a letter of recommendation in a Word or PDF document from their research supervisor or other appropriate person, which confirms that a research proposal has been approved
- an estimate of their travel/accommodation costs to attend
These materials must be
received at the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research
Centre by 5 pm, Monday October 5th, 2009. Recipients of the
scholarship award will be notified by October 12th, 2009 and advised of
guidelines for their presentation of their research and the dialogue
session.
Applications
Process: It is highly
preferable that applications be sent by e-mail as follows:
- Attach the documents described above as Word documents, and email to sally@communitywaikato.org.nz.
- Subject line should say: “Coordinator, TWCVRC Scholarship Program – Application”. (If it is impossible to access e-mail, applications can be sent to Sally Fenwick Ridley, Community Waikato, P. O. Box 391, Hamilton 3204).
- Enquiries can be directed to
Sally at the above email or Margy-Jean Malcolm mmalcolm@unitec.ac.nz or
Pania Coote pania.coote@sdhb.govt.nz or Kataraina Pipi on
kpipi@xtra.co.nz
Advanced
notice of Research Centre AGM and invitation to attend above seminar:
The above seminar will include a short AGM for the Tangata
Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre AGM. We welcome
wide participation from academics, researchers, tangata whenua,
community and voluntary sector organisations, government,
philanthropic, business organisations with an interest in research in,
for, by and about this vital sector for the event.
THANK YOU FOR PASSING THIS PANUI ON TO OTHERS IN YOUR NETWORKS WHO MAY
BE INTERESTED.
Please email applications to mmalcolm@unitec.ac.nz
Or post to 18 Kilgour St, Roslyn, Dunedin 9010
Enquiries can be directed to Margy-Jean Malcolm on
mmalcolm@unitec.ac.nz or Kataraina Pipi on kpipi@xtra.co.nz
KEY DATES:
Monday 5th October, scholarship applications close
Monday 12th October, scholarship recipients advised
Friday 30th October, RSVP deadline for Seminar registrations

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