Calendar of events
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2012
April 26 • 6pm onwards
Morrinsville Federated Farmers AGM and dinner
Guest Speaker James Morrison
Cooperatives – Champions of the Left Wing or Right Wing Economics?
Morrinsville Golf Club, Links Road, Morrinsville
RSVP to Laurette 07 887 6929 or send an email
June 21—23
Building A Better World:
The role of cooperatives and mutuals in economy and society
International Cooperative Research Conference
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
For more information go to http://nzascm.coop, phone/text Parley Reynolds on
021 047 7153 or send an email
July 7
International Cooperative Day
September 18—20
Cooperatives in the focus of a new economic policy
XVII International Conference on Cooperative Studies
University of Vienna, Austria
For more information send an email or go to www.igt2012.univie.ac.at
October 3
Singapore: IYC Regional Conference 2012
A one-day summit focussing on the key leadership issues relating to the practice, purpose and process, of leading and managing cooperative enterprises in a sustainable way, as they lead to greater social and economic impact
Speakers include James McVitty, Trade Policy Manager, Fonterra Cooperative Group
Organised by the Singapore National Cooperative Federation
For more information go to
http://singapore.2012.coop/programs/iyc-regional-conference-2012/
October 3–5
Cooperatives: Empowering Communities Towards Gross National Happiness
International Cooperative Seminar
Thimpu, Bhutan
For more info visit bhutan.coop or write to Sonam Wangmo
October 6—8
Imagine 2012
International Conference on Cooperative Economics
St Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
More info on www.imagine2012.coop
October 8—11
Quebec 2012 – International Summit of Cooperatives
Quebec City, Canada
More info on www.2012intlsummit.coop
October 18
World Credit Union Day
October 24–25
Our Time to Shine
Australian IYC Conference
Port McQuarie, New South Wales
More info by email from Megan McGill or phone +612 6583 8641
October 31–November 2
ICA Expocoop
Manchester, UK
More info on www.icaexpo.coop
November 8–9
Cooperatives in the Fourth Sector: The Role of Member-Owned Businesses in the Global Economy
International Research Conference
University of Western Australia, Perth, Austraila
More info from Elena Limnois
November 26
ICA Asia Pacific Cooperative Research Conference
Kobe, Japan
More info from Akira Kurimoto
November 30 • 10am–12 noon
Cooperatives Association AGM
After the International Year of Cooperatives – The Cooperative Decade
Copthorne Hotel Commodore
449 Memorial Ave, Christchurch
For more information phone the Cooperatives Association office on 04 384 4595 or send an email
November
Tasmanian Cooperative Conference
Hobart, Tasmania. Australia
More info on www.tasmania2012.coop
December
Fifth Convention of Cooperative Banks
European Association of Cooperative Banks conference
Brussels, Belgium
Promoting cooperative banks by demonstrating their commitment to social, environmental and development goals in line with the UN International Year of Cooperatives
For more information send an email to Hervé Guider
