Brainfood 2012

The 2012 Statewide program conference – Brainfood will be held on 12/13 September, 2012
At Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre – 613 Main Road, Ballarat. Phone 5327 1290

The conference theme for this year is:

Blending Learning Programs for a viable future!

Download the 2012 Program and registration here – limited bookings!

Viability means, “The ability to live, grow, and develop.” When we talk about sustaining program viability, we are talking about building programs that are alive and organisationally healthy so they can serve our communities over the long-run. Successful fund development and a healthy organisation go hand in hand: Neither will last long without the other, but achieving one does not guarantee the other. Brainfood will provide a range of already viable programs and activities that might stimulate ideas for your communities.  It might just be one idea that you take,develop, shape and plan, but that one idea might just help your organisation to become more viable in the future. We are opening up opportunities for you to think and act differently – for the greater good of our sector!  We would like to think we can harness these ideas to create a viable future for generations to come.

Keynote speaker

          Ben Angel – High Influence, High Impact.
Influence is one of the most powerful skills you can learn for business and personal success. 
Using numerous and astounding scientific examples based on human behaviour, Ben Angel proves the skill of influence is being ‘every’ single powerful and successful company and individual in the world.

Ben shows how managers, business owners and teams can increase momentum, hit critical mass and achieve rapid results in every area of their business and life by shortcutting their way to the top


   
You can also look forward to:

•  Sally Dusting Lair- CLP Project Work –  Avenue  Neighbourhood House – Open4Business
• Joanne Goodman – Manager – North Melbourne Language and Learning -  Grow Gradually 
• Bronwen  Merrigan- Manager – Duke St Neighbourhood House -  Take your Partners ..And round you go!
• Lorna Stevenson - Manager – Longbeach PLACE - See Saw Marjory door- submissions sustain organisations
• Heather Kelly- Executive Officer –YHN Services  - Meeting the Blended Learning Challenge
• Elaine Robb- CEO – Encompass Community Services - Being like an onion isn’t all bad
• Jan Simmons- CEO Morrisons  - From Little Things Big Things Grow
• Lyn Wolff – General Manager/Learning and Development – BRACE -   Rising to the challenge of flexible workforce delivery

Program Showcase

• Ray Ferres OAM – CEO – Community College East Gippsland -“Connections”
• Wayne Lentsment –Centre Manager – Warracknabeal Neighbourhood House and Learning Centre – Arts Initiative from a New Manager.  
• Peter Innes –CEO  Wendouree West – Young Mums – Link Up

• Shane Murphy - CEO – Barwon Youth  –Geelong  - Youth

Workshops

• Ray Ferres OAM- CEO Community College East Gippsland  –

“Enterprises can work for your organisation”

• Jan Simmons – CEO – Morrisons - Stretching the Boundaries ---alias. Where are the Boundaries?

• Genevieve Roberts – Consultant Wellness Facilitator - Wellness through  Creative Emergence:  Blending learning enables living well in a rapidly changing world.

• Jenny & Les Napper – Greenbizcheck – Green Credentials
• We guarantee to reduce the day-to-day running costs of your business by up to 40%.  (Continues….. next page)

That is just a small sample of what you have to look forward to in 2012.

Market to Market opportunities for all people present to put forward business opportunities and innovative concepts in programming
and many more

You can even follow us on TWITTER - @BrainfoodNet

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact Kay Vrieze – Convenor on 0409823509