National Conference of Residents' Associations

Community Governance Conference 2012: Beyond Resilience is the title of the upcoming event planned for October 2012 with a one-day regional forum in May.  Both events will be held in Christchurch.

This conference will be a bold initiative to revitalise involvement in local government affairs by New Zealanders.

The inaugural conference, held at Parliament Buildings in Wellington last April was a huge success, and has paved the way for a bigger, better, brighter gathering of delegates.

Work is currently underway to identify a suitable venue for the conference, which will attract between 500 to 1,000 delegates from residents' and civil society groups, NGOs, and local- and central government.

CONFERENCE THEME

"Beyond Resilience"

In this time of global and local turmoil the concept of resilience is fast coming into vogue.

But what does it look like to be resilient?  Resilience only emerges when something bad happens... so how can we know when we are resilient?

And what happens when we do get to that stage?

The theme "Beyond Resilience" allows an exploration of where New Zealand society is heading and how it can be shaped at a community level.

The workshops will discuss the four attributes of community resilience, leading to ways of allowing and empowering ordinary citizens to take responsibility and ownership of their future.

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

There are plenty of volunteering opportunities in the offing.  We'll be posting them here as they become relevant.  In the meantime, email us to register your interest.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Pre-register your interest in the conference now to ensure your place is booked!

Pre-Registration: 2012@residents.org.nz