Co-operating to build a better Nova Scotia - Conference & Fair - Nov 22-24, 2012
Welcome to the temporary home of the Co-operating to Build a Better Nova Scotia Conference & Fair.
Help spread the word! Download a PDF copy of our "save the date" flyer!
WHAT IS IT? - Please join us for a dynamic gathering celebrating cooperatives and credit unions in Nova Scotia: where they have come from, what great work they are doing for our communities and economic systems, and how we can build for the future.
Co-op Fair - NS co-operatives showcasing community connections; social, economic & environmental impact; products & services
Conference & Workshops - plenaries, panel presentations, and interactive workshops
Future Visioning - public policy & opportunities guiding co-operative development for the coming decade
Co-op Radio - programming, webcast, & social media conversations (ryakuga.org)
2012 is the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives. It is being be marked by the co-operative sector worldwide; an opportunity to showcase co-operatives as viable collectively owned democratic businesses that have a profound positive impact on their communities, securing meaningful local jobs, and providing goods and services needed by their communities and society in general.
A steering committee composed of representatives of the sector-Nova Scotia Co-operative Council, Le conseil coopératif acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse, SMU's Masters in Management in Co-operatives and Credit Unions, and the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network (SSHRC-funded CURA), youth representatives and ex-officio persons from government-is leading this great endeavour.
Our website is still in development, and a call for papers is coming soon.
In the mean time, please contact our conference co-ordinator, at coopconferencecoordinator@msvu.ca for more information or to get involved!
