The following is just a selection of events that may be of interest to volunteering professionals.
To add details of a national or international volunteering event please complete the form at the bottom of this page. Volunteering England does not accept any responsibility for events posted here by other organisations - all queries should therefore be directed to the event organisers.
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2008
October
Diabetes UK Volunteering 2008 Conference, 18-19 October 2008 at the Hilton Leeds City Hotel
The annual Volunteering 2008 Conference and Gala Dinner, kindly sponsored by SPLENDA, gives Diabetes UK the opportunity to recognise the achievements of all its volunteers in improving the lives of people with diabetes, or in working towards a future without diabetes.
All Diabetes UK volunteers are invited to attend including individual volunteers, voluntary groups, members of the Diabetes Campaign Network; or people who sit on user involvement bodies.
It is also for potential volunteers to come along to find out more about how they can help the work of the charity.
You will get the chance to get together with other volunteers, hear from top-name speakers and listen to inspirational stories from volunteers.
How to Book
You can now register online by visiting www.diabetes.org.uk/volunteering2008 and follow the "Book Now!" link. The website contains more information about the conference which you may find useful. You can also request booking forms to be sent to you via post by contacting the conference team on 020 7424 1000 or conferences@diabetes.org.uk Bookings will be accepted until Friday 19 September 2008.
Gala Dinner
For the fourth year running, the Diabetes UK Volunteer Achievement Awards will be presented at the gala dinner on the Saturday evening of the conference to recognise and celebrate the important work done by volunteers. There are four categories: communications, working with children and young people, fundraising and working to improve the quality of diabetes care and services. One outstanding individual contribution in a voluntary capacity will also be recognised by the HG Wells Award. Any Diabetes UK volunteer, as part of a group or as an individual, can be nominated for an award.
Further information
For an award nomination form, contact the Diabetes UK Volunteer Development team on 020 7424 1000. The closing date for nominations is Monday 28 July 2008.
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
conferences@diabetes.org.uk
CSV Make a Difference Day
October 25 2008
This annual event is the UK's biggest day of direct volunteering.
For more information on how to organise a volunteering event visit:
www.csv.org.uk/Campaigns/Make+a+Difference+Day/
17th European Workshop on Volunteer Action – Take Part in Europe
30 October – 2 November 2008, Genoa, Italy
The Volonteurope conference brings together over 100 participants from more than 20 countries. The aim of the conference is to encourage the development of participatory democracy and share good practice on volunteer action. Our partners this year are Cesavo www.cesavo.it who will help organise some 30 workshops, roundtables and visits to volunteer projects. Volonteurope is a European network of 1,500 agencies working in the field of social action. We have organised 16 European Workshops on Volunteer Action, annual four-day conferences at which member organisations and their partners from around the world meet to discuss their work and to consider new developments in voluntary action and citizenship. Volonteurope is a member of the Council of Europe INGO Group and is a member of Solidar, CEDAG, the European Council for Voluntary Organisations, and AVSO, the Association for Voluntary Service Organisations
Volonteurope's secretariat is hosted by CSV and organises projects, seminars and the annual conference.
For more details visit www.volonteurope.org
December
International Volunteer Day
5 December 2008
The annual celebration of the contributions of volunteers to various causes and communities around the world.
www.worldvolunteerweb.org/int-l-volunteer-day.html
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