Events

2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

Europe: 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2010

2010 has been announced the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion - this year aims to reinforce the EU's commitment to eradicating poverty and providing financial support to a wide array of activities taking place at national and EU level specially focused on raising awareness and shifting policies. For more information about the Year, visit the website.

Conference Science against Poverty

La Granja, Spain: 08/04/2010 - 09/04/2010

Within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, the Spanish Government and the European Commission are organising a conference on the theme "Science against poverty". This conference will be held in La Granja from 8th to 9th April and will address the role of science and innovation in the battle against poverty and social exclusion. More information on this conference, the venue and registration can be found on the conference website or contact scienceagainstpoverty2010@micinn.es

"Effectively communicating volunteering: the role of PR, media, and raising public awareness" - CEV General Assembly Conference

Valencia, Spain: 28/04/2010 - 30/04/2010

The Spring General Assembly 2010 will be held during the Spanish EU Presidency, in Valencia, Spain, from 28 to 30 April 2010 on the topic "Effectively communicating volunteering: the role of PR, media, and raising public awareness". The detailed schedule of the event will be communicated in due time. For more information, visit the page of the General Assembly.

Spanish Presidency event "Towards a European social citizenship"

07/05/2010 - 09/05/2010

In the context of the Spanish EU presidency, the conference “Towards a European social citizenship" will take place from 7th-9th May in Malaga in Spain. The event will focus on the topic of the construction of a European citizenship founded on solidarity and social inclusion and civil society`s role in this process. It provides a platform for around 700 participants from across Europe representing relevant stakeholders from the European, national, regional and local level. The Spanish presidency event will be in live with previous similar events in France and Sweden under their respective Presidencies. More information on the event will be available shortly on the Spanish Presidency website.

Second Job Shadowing at CEV

Brussels, Belgium: 31/05/2010 - 04/06/2010

After the success of the first edition, CEV is preparing the second edition of a job shadowing week to give the opportunity to staff or volunteers of CEV member organisations to make a five-day visit in CEV office in Brussels. Up to 15 participants will get the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of CEV's work. The job shadowing will include workshops, visits to the EU institutions, training on EU funding opportunities, as well as social and networking activities.

2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development

Hong Kong, China: 10/06/2010 - 15/06/2010

The World Conference on Social Work and Social Development will be organised in Hong Kong in June 2010 by three international and eight local hosts. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for all stakeholders - professionals, academics, practitioners, social planners, policy-makers and advocates - to meet, exchange and develop and Action Agenda for social work and social development for the next ten years. The conference will give the opportunity to exchange best practices to meet the changing needs and problems in the profession and to create synergies among professionals to lead the global agenda for people-centered sustainaible social progress. The website of the world conference offers a bunch of information on the conference, the different topics that will be addressed, the programme and the possibilities to attend.

BBE - Week of Civic Engagements - Engagement makes you strong

Germany: 17/09/2010 - 26/09/2010

The Week of Civic Engagements, organised by BBE, the German Federal Network for Civil Society, will focus on the recognition of 23 millions dedicated volunteers all over Germany and will also serve as a high visibility event for informing and motivating the public on issues related to civic engagement. For more information please visit BBE website.

IAVE 2011 World Volunteer Conference

Sentosa, Singapore: 24/01/2011 - 27/01/2011

The IAVE World Volunteer Conference will take place from 24th-27th January 2011 in Sentosa, Singapore and will be hosted by Singapore`s National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre. The conference also coincides with IAVE`s 40th anniversary, as well as the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteering (IYV+10). An affiliated Youth Volunteer Conference will be held from 21st to 23rd January 2011 on the campus of the Singapore Management University. The conference will, among others, address issues such as corporate volunteering, research into volunteer capital, risk management, large scale events, humanitarian relief and episodic volunteering. Further information and a draft programme can be obtained from the conference website.

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