Connecting Up 2012 Coming Soon

The Connecting Up 2011 conference will be at the Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne over three days, featuring a number of guest speakers from Australia and overseas. This year's keynote speakers are Holly Ross and from the USA and Heather Gold from Canada. They will be addressing key issues facing the nonprofit sector in leadership and effective communication with your stakeholders. To find out more on each of the sessions and speakers, click on the name of the speaker.”

Please note – We regret to advise that Allen ‘Gunner’ Gunn is a late withdrawal from the program for urgent personal reasons. Heather Gold will be joining us as keynote speaker.

Day 1: Wednesday, 1st June, 2011

8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome to Country - Aunty Joy
9:10-9:20 Welcome to CU11 – Bruce Linn, Chair, CUA Board
9:20-9:40 Plenary address – Doug Jacquier, CEO, CUA
9:40-10:30 Plenary - Keynote address (incl. questions) Holly Ross, CEO, NTEN (USA) - Leading Change in Not-for-Profit Organisations:Top Trends and How to Lead Your Organisation ThroughThem
10:30-10:50

Morning Tea Break
10:50-12:00

Network Gong Session
  Don't know anyone here? Not for long!
You will be randomly allocated to a room and group of 10 not-for-profit organisations (other delegates are free to be part of the audience for any group). Each not-for-profit will get 3 minutes to tell the group what their organisation does and what they'd like to learn, then the group will have 5 minutes to share as many helpful suggestions as possible, and then on to the next member and so on. Presentations and questions will be strictly timed to give everyone a go (hence the gong session) and there will be time at the end to share business cards, arrange to talk over lunch etc.
12:00-1:00

Lunch
1:00-1:45

Break Out Session 1
 

PLENARY

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Breakout 2

Breakout 3

Breakout 4
Using CiviCRM to empower your nonprofit and engage your stakeholders

Andrew Perry

 Online Tools and how to use them effectively

Kiel Van Daal and Paul Armstrong

 Give your website some TLC: a triad of usability techniques

Stephen Blyth (New Zealand)

 How to secure a corporate partnership for united funds

Hailey Cavill & Alyssa Jones (UK, Australia)

 Using Social Media for Community Building and Fundraising

Keren Flavell (Australia)
1:50-2:35

Break Out Session 2
 

PLENARY

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Breakout 2

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Breakout 4
Managing Risk, Preventing Fraud

Mick Devine

 How technology has made the office redundant

Sharon Philp

 How online tools can help small businesses

Tim Molloy

 You Can Raise Millions - But How?

Brian Holmes

 Amazing timing, outstanding results

Wesley Cooke
2:35-2:55

Afternoon Tea
2:55-3:40

Break Out Session 3
 

PLENARY

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Breakout 2

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Breakout 4
ICT failures; why do they happen so often and what can we do about it?

Earl Mardle (New Zealand)

 The search for sneezers: How nonprofit organisations of all sizes can turn online donors into online fundraisers

Vanessa Juriansz (Australia, via Canada)

 Great Choice! A practical guide to selecting and justifying the right business technology

Robert Samuel

 The Big Picture – online and on the ground

Donnie Maclurcan

 Risky governance? Refresh your knowledge now

Wayne Turner
3:40-4:00 Networking Break
4:00-4:30 Plenary Interactive Social Media and Not-for-Profits – What's in it for us? – Shai Coggins, Manager, Communications and Online Content – Connecting Up Australia
4:30-5:00 "Unleashing Technology - An overview of Microsoft's long term commitment to working in partnership with Not for Profits, Government and other technology companies to unleash the power of technology across Asia Pacific, including Cloud Computing".
Clair Deevy, Regional Manager, Community Affairs, Microsoft Asia-Pacific
5:00-5:15 Summary and announcements - Josh Goodwin, CUA
5:30-6:30 Cocktail Event - Conference Foyer

 

Day 2: Thursday, 2nd June, 2011

8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome, Day 2 Program – Doug Jacquier, CEO, Connecting Up Australia
9:10-10:00 Plenary Keynote - Heather Gold - Building community through evolving conversations. Building your nonprofit community through conversation, authenticity and emotional and social engagement.
10:00-10:30 Plenary Address - Mia Garlick and Reid Elliott – Dept of Broadband - Realising the benefits of the digital economy for all Australians
10:30-10:50

Morning Tea Break
10:50-11:35

Break out Session 1
 

PLENARY

Breakout 1

Breakout 2

Breakout 3

Breakout 4

Breakout 5
Governance, technology, and staff - The critical links between them.

Jean Roberts

 Sustainability and service delivery

Ray Heffernan

 Engaging Online Donors With Inspirational Ideas.

Naomi Hamilton

 Meeting the challenges of Consumer Directed Care (CDC) - the role of online technology

Jarka Sipka

 Building a stong online presence

Christian Stanta and Michael Dovey

 Nonprofit reform and change within the technology, especially social media.

Greg Smith
11:40-12:25

Break Out Session 2
 

PLENARY

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Breakout 2

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Breakout 4
Google Apps for Non-profits - Collaborate & Innovate

Ravi Shetty

 Web accessibility: are we there yet?

Sarah Pulis

 Community History 2.0: museums and communities exploring new frontiers online

Darren Peacock and Jill MacKenzie

 An insider's perspective on IT and tele- communications

Dan McKinley and Kelly Mallcott

IP Surveillance - Seeing is Believing

Andre Wilson
12:25-1:10

Lunch
1:10-1:55

Break Out Session 3
 

PLENARY

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Breakout 2

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Breakout 4
Blogging for Good

Darren Rowse

 Open Mind-Open World: Work from Anywhere, Hire from Anywhere

Nonie Wales and Emily Jones

 VI family network: an online support facility for families living with vision impairment

Dr. Teresa Williamson

 Using technologies to engage with isolated workers

Linda Budd

 Engaging high-risk communities in a safe environment

Briony Walker
2:00-2:45

Break Out Session 4
 

PLENARY

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Breakout 4
Waving Not Drowning: Avoiding Being Dumped by the ICT Wave

Linda Woodrow

 All About Open - Open Source, Open data, Open licensing, Open Government and Open democracy

Lisa Harvey

 MapIQ project – Mapping community services

Gary Maguire

 Buckle up for the next revolution - cloud-based software

Ian Ryder

 Getting the most from your donor management system as a small charity

Steven Owen
2:45-3:00

Afternoon Tea
3:00-3:45

Break Out Session 5
 

PLENARY

Breakout 1

Breakout 2

Breakout 3

Breakout 4
Six Secrets to Sourcing Super Staff (and Volunteers) Online

Michael Cebon

 Cloud Computing

Philip Jones

 How Technology can Grow or Blow Your Organisation

Donna Hanson

 Working with Wordpress

Glen Todd

 SDA Online - Using social media to engage with people with disabilities and disability support workers.

Maree Ireland
3:50-4:50

Panel Discussions - Where to from here on key issues
 
Chair: Mike Yeaton
(TechSoup Global)		 Chair: Shai Coggins
(CUA)		 Chair: TBA Chair: Holly Ross
(NTEN)
Meeting nonprofit capacity development needs in the Asia-Pacific region. Netsquared and other nonprofit technology communities Cloud Computing for Nonprofits Financing your nonprofit -Grants , Fundraising and Membership
4:50-5:00 Plenary Official close and the awarding of door prizes – Simon Gee, CUA
5:00 Close

 

Day 3: Friday, 3rd June, 2011 (optional workshop)

9:00-4:00 An additional in-depth workshop with Holly Ross and Simon Gee and Shai Coggins from Connecting Up Australia. The theme of the workshop is Technology Leadership for the (Sustainable) Win. To find out more, visit the workshop page.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information about any conference opportunities please contact Connecting Up's Conference contractors, SAPMEA - Lisa Beckham.