InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations, has issued a call seeking workshop proposals from interested parties for the 2012 Forum.
Focus and Goals of the Workshops
InterAction expects the workshops to be strictly focused on a central topic, actively engaging the audience, and providing participants with a substantial learning experience. Topics of the workshops should address current and relevant issues critical to the international development and humanitarian assistance arenas. In contrast to Forums that focus on a few main themes, workshops tend to be diverse and topics for submission should not be limited to event themes.
For the workshops to be effective, they must a clear objective and a means to achieve that objective. Workshop proposals promoting a specific program or commercial product will not be accepted. Workshops that showcase diversity in programming and perspective are requested.
List of some of the workshops conducted during the 2011 Forum:
- Advancing Civil Society Priorities Within the Evolving Aid Architecture in Busan
- Putting Women at the Center of Rural Development … REALLY
- Increasing Youth Economic Opportunity in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA): What Works and Where are we Falling Short?
- USAID FORWARD 2011: A Year One Review of Achieving High-Impact Development
- Natural vs. Politically-Made Humanitarian Situations: Assessment of Risks, Preparedness, and Action, and the Challenge for NGOs
Target Audience
While developing a workshop, it is important when to consider the target audience. Tailoring workshops toward a specific audience will help ensure that the content is highly relevant and practical to attendees.
Participants of workshops in the past included:
- Staff from domestic and international NGOs, both large and small, including field and programmatic staff.
- NGO staff who focus on fundraising and other financial issues.
- Government employees.
- Staff from the UN, World Bank, and IMF.
- NGOs from the Global South.
- Academics and students.
- Research institutions.
- Donor agencies.
- Leaders from the private sector.
- Exhibitors who focus on international development and aid.
Last date for submission of proposals is November15, 2011
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