DevNet2020 programme published – registration open until 15 Nov

With DevNet2020 a month away, we invite you to explore the latest programme that gives an overview of the various sessions. Details for each session are available on the session descriptions page here.  The speaker line-up will be published by November 10th. #DevNet2020 will provide bring together devleopment practitioners and scholars for conversations on development matters. Secure your place here: https://devnet.org.nz/devnet2020-registration/ Be part of the action Here are FOUR reasons to be at DevNet2020: ❶ a line-up of four eminent keynote speakers ❷ three plenary panels: 3-Minute Aid Pitch, Pacific Voices and the Great Debate, featuring representatives of academia, government, civil society and the private sector ❸ with more than 150 practioners and scholars from across the South Pacific region and 6 other countries accepted to…

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DevNet2020 early bird registration extended to 9 October 2020

The deadline for #DevNet2020 early bird registration is now Friday 9 October. With 4 fabulous keynote speakers from across the #Pacific region, 3 plenary sessions and more than 100 practitioner and research papers, #DevNet2020 is sure to provide plenty of food for thought on #developmentmatters. Secure your place here: https://devnet.org.nz/devnet2020-registration/ Keynote speakers Read more about the keynote speakers here: https://devnet.org.nz/keynote-speakers/ Programme overview Take a look at the rest of the programme and sessions here: https://devnet.org.nz/devnet2020-programme/ We hope to see you at DevNet2020 in December 2020!

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#DevNet2020: Call for session proposals

We are delighted to invite you to propose sessions for the DevNet2020 conference, to be hosted by Massey University from 2-4 December in Palmerston North. Conference themes Regardless of who we are or where we live, we all want our whānau, friends and communities to live safe, healthy and prosperous lives on a thriving planet. At the DevNet2020 Conference we will explore contemporary development matters, by asking the questions: Why does development matter and how? How can we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? How can we stop climate destruction while also reducing poverty and inequality? What are Indigenous perspectives on social change? Should we abandon the ‘development project’ and embrace an alternative way of viewing human and planetary life? If you care…

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