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We’re putting the finishing touches on an inspiring lineup for IVCO 2025! Stay tuned for the full schedule, including keynote sessions, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.
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Day 1 will frame where volunteering sits in relation to historical, contemporary, and future global crises. We will collectively explore the depth of the crises and what they mean for volunteering and development and for the work of volunteer-involving organisations. During this first day of IVCO 2024, we expect delegates to:
Get registered, grab a cup of coffee, meet your fellow conference delegates, and get ready for the first conference day!
Welcoming words, logistical notes and sharing ways of being together throughout the IVCO 2024 conference.
Canny morning! Ya alreet? Let's start connecting with each other and exploring the regional 'Geordie' identity and dialect from the Tyneside region of Northeast England.
Quick exercise for delegates to collectively share what they anticipate gaining from this year’s IVCO conference.
The keynote speeches will set the conference’s tone by inspiring delegates to reflect about volunteering, connections and solidarity in the context of global crises.
This session will unpack the conference theme of ‘Building and Sustaining Connections for Change: Volunteering for Solidarity’, what the conference theme means for academics, practitioners, government and policymakers.
Engage in open discussions, share questions and exchange reflections on both the keynote speech and the roundtable session in smaller groups.
Food is the best conversation starter, so enjoy a lunch catered by The Magic Hat, who are actively tackling food waste in the UK. NOTE: If you have been invited to the Intergovernmental Lunch Meeting (12.40-13.40), please take your lunch with you and go downstairs to join others in the Students' Union Ground Floor Meeting Room (by invitation only).
Time to make your way from lunch to the breakout sessions in the Sandyford Building, next to the Students' Union. Feel free to grab a coffee to go!
This workshop will focus on strengthening capacity and sharing experience, skills and tools that can help delegates consider 'how to' approach and address similar issues in the volunteering and development sector. Speakers: Dervla King and Fiachra Brennan (Comhlámh); Lucie Morillon (France Volontaires) and Edem Agode (National Agency for Volunteerism in Togo). Moderator: Nancy Lafrance (CECI) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will focus on sharing knowledge about volunteering and development through storytelling, allowing delegates to gain an in-depth insight into the experiences of others in a conversational and creative format. Speakers: Liyun Wendy Choo (VSA); Jacob Ingelgren (Swedish Red Cross); Wan Ahmad Hazman Bin Wan Daud (YSS). Moderator: Neil Denton (Durham University / Relationships Project) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will combine a set of dynamic presentations to deliver key messages mainly through images, exploring how transformative change can happen in different ways. Speakers: Vander Finotti (Youth Activist); Isidora D. Mytilinaiou (YouBeHero / Bayes Business School); Philippa Jane Chapman (COCO). Moderator: Sonia Fernandes (Pista Mágica) – click on the session title for full details.
This panel session will provide high-level insights and real-world examples to inspire delegates to consider how intersecting global crises impact volunteering and development in different ways. Speakers: Yann Delaunay (France Volontaires); Cynthia Gukuta (Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation); Jan Olav Baarøy (Norec); Nichole Cirillo (IAVE). Moderator: Katy Jenkins – click on the session title for full details.
Let's reconvene in the plenary room and share learnings and key reflections from Day 1 through facilitated smaller group discussions before we close the day!
Final plenary session to summarise key highlights of the day and share updates and final announcements.
International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum) Annual Meeting, in-person and online (by invitation only).
Day 2 will focus on examining the kinds of relationships in volunteering, whether they are fit for purpose and how we might strengthen them to shape more sustainable ways of working. On this day we will flip the script, collectively exploring ideas of ‘failure’ and how these ideas can be a starting point for change. Through engaging sessions and conversations, delegates will be invited to share their experiences and collectively consider the relationships and solidarities that are needed at times of compounded crises, and how these can be created and sustained through volunteering. During this second day of IVCO 2024, we expect delegates to:
Get registered, grab a cup of coffee, meet your fellow conference delegates, and get ready for the second conference day!
We will kickstart the day through an energising recap of Day 1 to get us geared up for Day 2.
We have all heard about how to make a great partnership - but what about breaking one? In this session, delegates will be challenged to explore failure when reflecting on existing and potential future connections and relationships.
Time to make your way to the breakout sessions in the Sandyford Building, next to the Students' Union. Feel free to grab a coffee to go!
This workshop will focus on strengthening capacity and sharing experience, skills and tools that can help delegates consider 'how to' approach and address similar issues in the volunteering and development sector. Speakers: Elizabeth Jung (Peace Corps); Sophia Nthuku (Habitat for Humanity). Moderator: Maxine Mpofu (Northumbria University) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will focus on sharing knowledge about volunteering and development through storytelling, allowing delegates to gain an in-depth insight into the experiences of others in a conversational and creative format. Speakers: Dervla King and Fiachra Brennan (Comhlámh); Lily Adjoa Elolo Bright and Alula Million Ketsela (COVOG); Sumana Banerjee (Northumbria University). Moderator: Reem Talhouk (Northumbria University) – click on the session title for full details.
This panel session will provide high-level insights and real-world examples for delegates to explore different ways of thinking about solidarity and fostering relationships in volunteering. Speakers: Tariku Negash Deneke (Serve Global); Pie Hong and Angela Wang (Waker); Philippe Dongier (CECI). Moderator: Rahim Hassanali (Habitat for Humanity International) – click on the session title for full details.
Food is the best conversation starter, so enjoy a lunch catered by The Magic Hat, who are actively tackling food waste in the UK. NOTE: If you have been invited to the Global Volunteering Standard Review Meeting (13.00-13.50), please take your lunch with you and join others in the Students' Union Training Room 3 (first floor), next to where lunch is being served (by invitation only).
Time to make your way from lunch to the breakout sessions in the Sandyford Building, next to the Students' Union. Feel free to grab a coffee to go!
This interactive workshop will focus on strengthening capacity and sharing experience, skills and tools that can help delegates consider 'how to' approach and address similar issues in the volunteering and development sector. Speaker: Tonje Polden Steinsland (Norec). Moderators: James O'Brien (Forum) and Marie Claude-Mercier (IBCR) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will focus on sharing knowledge about volunteering and development through storytelling, allowing delegates to gain an in-depth insight into the experiences of others in a conversational and creative format. Speakers: Maxine Mpofu (Northumbria University); Michael Bartle (University of Dundee); Ratherford Mwaruta (Zimbabwe Workcamps Association); Cliff Allum (University of Birmingham). Moderators: Dervla King and Fiachra Brennan (Comhlámh) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will combine a set of dynamic presentations to deliver key messages mainly through images, exploring how transformative change can happen in different ways. Speakers: Christine Frazer (Bensham Grove Community Centre) and Neil Denton (Durham University / Relationships Project); Kieron Smith (Leitrim Volunteer Centre); Liyun Wendy Choo (VSA); Arielle Kitio (Cameroon Youth School Tech Incubator). Moderator: Matt Baillie Smith (Northumbria University) – click on the session title for full details.
This panel session will provide high-level insights and real-world examples for delegates to explore different ways of thinking about solidarity and fostering relationships in volunteering. Speakers: Ryutaro Kobayashi and Yuko Sasaki (JICA); Ass. Prof. Dr Kedkun Srakawee (Thammasat University, Thailand); Meshack Odede Owino (VIO Society Kenya). Moderator: Jean Tan (SBF Foundation) – click on the session title for full details.
Grab a cup of coffee, meet your fellow conference delegates, and prepare for the final afternoon sessions!
Let's reconvene in the plenary room and share learnings and key reflections from Day 2 through facilitated smaller group discussions before we close the day!
Final plenary session to summarise key highlights of the day and share updates and final announcements.
Let's get together for an informal evening activity with IVCO delegates, with some music and the opportunity to catch up with new and old colleagues and friends! A buffet dinner will be provided to delegates; drinks will be available for purchase.
Day 3 will focus on sharing existing practices and exploring new approaches to relationships that can enhance the impact of volunteering and strengthen our capacities to navigate the crises of today and tomorrow. We will explore how volunteering is being re-imagined and re-configured to build solidarities to promote sustainable development. The day will particularly focus on the connections between the kinds of relationships that volunteering can create and produce, and how these relationships can enhance capacities, promote resilience, speak back to power, and shape more sustainable ways of living and being. We will round up discussions from previous days on the ways relationships are built, fostered and maintained in the sector, including addressing challenges of trust building in an increasingly divided world. During this final day of IVCO 2024, we expect delegates to reflect upon:
Get registered, grab a cup of coffee, meet your fellow conference delegates, and get ready for the third conference day!
We will kickstart the day through an energising recap of Day 2 to get us geared up for Day 3.
Let’s capture the moment with all IVCO 2024 delegates together!
The session will focus on key take-aways for the future through a dialogue on what it means to shift from ‘volunteering for development’ to ‘volunteering for solidarity’ approach. What do we need to ‘pack’ for this journey?
Grab a cup of coffee, meet your fellow conference delegates and get ready for the next round of breakout sessions!
Time to make your way to the breakout sessions in the Sandyford Building, next to the Students' Union. Feel free to grab a coffee to go!
This workshop will strengthen delegates' technical knowledge and build their capacity in evidence gathering, practical project design and management, and impact pathways, focusing on needs and challenges encountered in the volunteering and development sector. Speakers: Jérôme Leblanc & Jean-Alexandre Fortin (SUCO). Moderator: Katy Jenkins – click on the session title for full details.
This session will focus on sharing knowledge about volunteering and development through storytelling, allowing delegates to gain an in-depth insight into the experiences of others in a conversational and creative format. Speakers: Jossam Josiah Katanga (VSO); Pie Hong and Angela Wang (Waker); Andrea DeSantis (Peace Corps). Moderator: Reem Talhouk (Northumbria University) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will combine a set of dynamic presentations to deliver key messages mainly through images, exploring how transformative change can happen in different ways. Speakers: Roxanne Boivin (Éducation internationale - Programme CLÉ); Seher Afsheen (VSO); William Bougaire and Amy Nagus (Oxfam Québec). Moderator: Inge Boudewijn (Northumbria University) – click on the session title for full details.
This panel session will provide high-level insights and real-world examples for delegates to explore different ways of thinking about solidarity and fostering relationships in volunteering. Speakers: Pablo Dourojeanni (Norec); Sonia Fernandes (Pista Mágica); James O’Brien (Forum) and Cliff Allum (University of Birmingham). Moderator: Erin Bateman (WUSC) – click on the session title for full details.
Food is the best conversation starter, so enjoy a lunch catered by The Magic Hat, who are actively tackling food waste in the UK. NOTE: If you have been invited to the Support for Volunteering Infrastructure Meeting (13.00-13.50), please take your lunch with you and join others in the Students' Union Training Room 1 (first floor), next to where lunch is being served.
Time to make your way from lunch to the final breakout sessions in the Sandyford Building, next to the Students' Union. Feel free to grab a coffee to go!
This interactive workshop will focus on promoting debate and sharing experiences, skills and tools on 'how to' approach the challenges and opportunities of measurement in the volunteering and development sector. Speakers: Tapiwa Kamuruko and Vera Chrobok (UNV). Moderator: Matt Baillie Smith (Northumbria University) – click on the session title for full details.
This session will focus on sharing knowledge about volunteering and development through storytelling, allowing delegates to gain an in-depth insight into the experiences of others in a conversational and creative format. Speakers: Und Hattaya Wongsaengpaiboon (VSO); Kathleen Boodhai and Padma Rao (Sangini); Jürgen Deile (CCC). Moderator: Fiachra Brennan (Comhlámh) – click on the session title for full details.
This panel session will provide high-level insights and real-world examples for delegates to explore different ways of thinking about solidarity and fostering relationships in volunteering. Speakers: Paul Kabwe (Habitat for Humanity); Helge Espe (Independent Analyst); Erastus Mong'are (Peace Corps). Moderator: Lucie Morillon (France Volontaires) – click on the session title for full details.
We will wrap-up IVCO 2024 with high level take-aways from the conference and the announcement the hosts and theme for IVCO 2025!
That's it for IVCO 2024! For those joining the RPPL day tomorrow, check out all the details on the dedicated page. For those leaving today, see you next year for IVCO 2025!
The Forum Research, Practice, Policy and Learning (RPPL) Day brings Forum members together with researchers and academics who work in the field of volunteering and development. The RPPL group guides Forum’s research priorities and maintains and register of ongoing research. The group meets monthly for a presentation and discussion of a research project, and it commissions research and strategy work on behalf of the Forum membership.
You can find more information about Forum Member Groups (including the RPPL Group) here.
Delegates will have the opportunity to grab a coffee and learn from each other's past achievements, current explorations and future aspirations through a facilitated walk around the room for knowledge sharing through visual posters.
This presentation will encourage delegates to reflect on forms of engaged research, challenges and emerging strategies for engagement.
This first round of facilitated group work will encourage delegates to focus on research design and learning, exploring questions such as: How do we develop a research question? How can we broaden the horizon of how to do research? What is difficult about it? How can we learn from each other about the ways we've done it? How can we do it differently?
This second round of facilitated group work will encourage delegates to focus on research ethics, impact and policy infuence exploring questions such as: How can we conduct research in a way that is respectful to all involved before, during and after the work? What happens to research after it's done? Who do we want to influence with our research? How can we learn from each other's challenges and successes?
Let's close with a chance for some collective sharing to round off the RPPL day - and IVCO 2024!
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