[Commpsych] FW: Centre for Public Policy News 28/07/08

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From: Lauren Rosewarne [mailto:lrose at unimelb.edu.au] 
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Good afternoon,

Professor Brian Galligan, the Director of the Centre for Public Policy,
would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming Partnerships for
Social Inclusion to be held on October 15 and 16. This conference will
be held at Telstra Dome in Melbourne. Confirmed participants include:

The Honourable Steve Maharey
current member of New Zealand Parliament, former Minister of Social
Development and Employment, and soon to be Vice-Chancellor of Massey
University

Sylvain Giguere
Deputy Head, Local Economic and Employment Development, OECD

Professor Mark Considne
Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

Monsignor David Cappo
Vice-Chair, Australian Social Inclusion Board

Cath Smith
CEO, Victorian Council of Social Service

David Waterford 
Executive Director, Social Inclusion Unit South Australia

Geoff Allen
Director and Founder, Allen Consulting Group


This conference is a collaboration between the CPP, the Victorian
Department of Planning and Community Development and the OECD's Local
Economic and Employment Development Programme.

Both the Call for Papers and Registrations are now open. Please read on
for more information or go straight to the conference website:

http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/conference08/

1. Call for Papers (Closing July 31)

We are seeking both academic papers and practitioner presentations in
the following areas:

current partnerships in practice 

*	What is happening in jurisdictions throughout Australia, New
Zealand and the Asia-Pacific? 
*	Are there best practice models that we should learn from? 
*	Partnerships address many issues including economic development,
rural development, place-based disadvantage, skills, education, health,
transport, the environment, and particular population groups. Do these
different types of partnerships share characteristics in common? 

partnerships and the skills dimension of social inclusion 

*	What is the role of partnerships in designing integrated skills
development strategies that help bridge social inclusion and
competitiveness objectives? 
*	Are there good examples of partnerships that integrate the
vulnerable groups (young, Aboriginals, immigrants, elderly) not only
into jobs but also into workforce development, and help enhance their
employment outcomes? 

future directions for partnerships 

*	How should government adapt its governance structure to
cross-cutting imperatives? 
*	How can policies be made more flexible so that they can be
better coordinated locally without undermining accountability? 

For more information about submitting your proposal, please visit:
http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/conference08/call.html
<http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/conference08/call.html> . 

2. Conference Registration

Registrations are now open for this two-day conference. Full two-day
passes are $550 (inc GST) and single day passes are available at $275
(inc GST). There will also be a conference dinner on Day One of the
conference ($125 inc GST). For more information, or to download a
registration form, please visit:

http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/conference08/registration.html

Spaces are limited so register early to avoid disappointment.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this
event.

Warmest regards,

Dr Lauren Rosewarne





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Dr Lauren Rosewarne
Centre Manager / Lecturer in Policy Studies
Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne 3010
Phone : 03 8344 9482 / Fax : 03 9349 4442 / 0422 484 593

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