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Dear %PERS_NAME%,
SpArt and SpArta 2007 Thursday 28 June 2007
This year Verve will again combine SpArt, a day long, interactive Think Tank devoted to the Sports and Arts industries with the SpArta Awards Night to be held during the evening. A list of SpArt program sessions is listed below and each session will be interspersed with entertainment and activities to refresh the mind. The SpArta Awards Night will acknowledge and celebrate high performance in the cultural and recreation sectors. SpArta Awards seem to get bigger and better each year and SpArta 2007 promises not to disappoint and will be a very exciting and entertaining event. This year both SpArt and SpArta will be held at CQ (Citiclub on Queen), 123 Queen Street Melbourne. CQ offers a fantastic venue with facilities to allow for the two separate events to be held together and accommodation is available for SpArt and SpArta guests for the reasonable rate of $119.00. For accommodation enquiries please contact CQ Reception on 03 9602 1800 www.cqmelbourne.com.au
Save on a combined SpArt Think Tank and Sparta Awards Night Ticket
Combined tickets include all five sessions of the SpArt Think Tank, lunch and attendance at the Gala SpArta Awards Night dinner at a special rate of $300
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SpArt 2007
Ever wonder what the Sports and Arts sector's have in common? Why are we lumped together with all the "low priority" areas and why do we have to compete with them for funding? Get your thinking caps on to answer these and other pertinent questions. Be prepared to be challenged with panel discussions, workshops and recreational activities sandwiched in between.
| Where and When? | 8.45 - 5pm Thursday 28 June 2007, CQ, 123 Queen Street, Melbourne
| | Cost | Full day = $170 (GST Inclusive)
Per session = $55(GST Inclusive)
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SpArt 2007 Program
Session 1- Introduction - SpArt 2007
Cindy Tschernitz, CEO of Verve - knowledge & skills, the Victorian industry training advisory body to the government on the cultural and recreational sector's will introduce the concept behind SpArt. The SpArt Think Tank will explore synergies between the sectors Verve represents, including leading Australia's "innovation economy", fostering community health and well-being and creating a sense of regional and national identity. The SpArta Awards during the evening will allow us to recognise and celebrate the achievements of those who have contributed to the sectors through vocational education and training. Cindy will set the scene for the day/evening and encourage active participation in the conference which is intended as a "Think Tank" and opportunity to build the sectors through shared knowledge.
Session Two: Is Melbourne/Victoria "evented out"? Have events lost their steam? (Sports and Cultural events and their role in generating economic activity, creating a sense of identity and putting cities and regional centres on the map)
There is no doubt that the cultural and recreation sectors contribute widely to the success of other industries. Tourism, manufacturing, retail and hospitality can all benefit from sports and arts events and also the "content" that the sectors provide. Since 1993 Melbourne has sought to become an "events capital". However the plethora of events over the last few years has generated questions regarding their real worth. A backlash of sorts has occurred. So how do we keep the public and government positive regarding the benefits of running a range of international and local events?
The arts and sports provide "content" for events which can be a major drawcard to both regional centres and major cities. Melbourne now hosts a wide range of cultural and sporting events that have helped us to become a destination city. Victorian regional towns are sometimes recognised foremost for the sporting and cultural events they host, for example the Meredith Music Festival and Stawell Gift. The success of events in marketing cities has led many corporations to make events part of their strategy for selling products and attracting a wider audience.
This session will explore the links between the sectors and the wider economy and discuss ways to keep a positive message regarding our future event activities.
Session Three: Community health and wellbeing - how do the sectors contribute to community building and how, given their status as "low priority" areas do we raise the profile of the Sport and Arts sectors as vital to the wellness of communities?
This session will examine the role of the sectors as meeting important needs in our community that go beyond skills shortages. How can we make sure that the sectors are recognised for the intrinsic benefits they bring to community? How can we make sure that the sectors remain accessible to all and for the benefit of all Australians? How do we engage culturally and linguistically diverse communities and disadvantaged cohorts? What tangible benefits can arise once people are engaged through the sectors? This session will broadly outline some of the research into the tangible and intangible benefits of the sectors on the community and discuss some relevant case studies where the sectors have been used to engage individuals and encourage pathways to further education and employment.
Session Four: The role of sports and cultural events in not-for-profit organisation's fundraising and profile building
This session will look at the sports and arts sectors as a means of adding value to not-for-profit organisations through helping to raise awareness for an organisation's aims and as a means to generate fundraising activities. Events such as the MS Readathon and Relay for Life assist to engage the wider community in philanthropy and are an important tool in lifting the profile of charitable organisations. Representatives from various major not-for-profit organisations will be on hand to discuss their use of the sectors as part of their organisation's mission and strategies.
Session Five: SpArt Business - Does business dampen the creativity and passion inherent in the sectors or does having business skills make it easier to achieve our goals?
This session will focus on the business debate and to what extent the sectors can benefit from taking a more "businesslike" approach while still maintaining the attributes of creativity, innovation and passion within organisations. The reality of our sectors is that most work is in small to medium organisations that face the same concerns as any other small business. How can the small business model provide a framework for success or should the sports and arts industries work differently? What skills can the sports and arts sectors offer business?
SpArta 2007
| Where and When? | Thursday 28 June 2007 at 7pm, CQ (Citiclub on Queen), 123 Queen Street, Melbourne
| | Cost | $150 (GST Inclusive) |
| Register | DOC | PDF |
This year SpArta returns with the help of our talented trainees, sponsors and the entire Verve team, including our very generous Board. Each year we build on the success of previous Awards presentations to highlight the passion, energy and enthusiasm that exist in the sectors we proudly represent. In between the serious business of presenting Awards for outstanding achievements in the Arts and Sports arena we will show you a breathtakingly good time in a fabulous venue with great food and hospitality courtesy of CQ. A full list of the Award categories for 2007 is listed below. Please note all nominations received before the 2 May will also be forwarded to be considered for the State Training Awards for August 2007. To nominate for an award please click on the links below:
- Outstanding Vocational Student of the Year - Sports & Recreation
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- Outstanding Vocational Student of the Year - Arts & Culture
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- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Sports & Recreation
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- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Arts & Culture
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- Indigenous Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Arts and Culture, Sports and Recreation
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- Vocational Training Initiative of the Year - Sport & Recreation, Art & Culture
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- Indigenous Vocational Training Initiative of the Year - Sport & Recreation, Art & Culture
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- Vocational Training Provider of the Year - Sports & Recreation, Art & Culture
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- VET in Schools Excellence Award - Sport & Recreation, Art & Culture
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- Employer of the Year - Sport & Recreation, Art & Culture
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Sponsorship Enquiries:
This year Verve will be offering generous and flexible sponsorship packages that allow you to put your organisation in the spotlight either as SpArt Think Tank sponsor, SpArta Awards Night sponsor or both. More information is available at the link below or alternatively, please direct any preliminary sponsorship enquiries to Genevieve Wearne on 03 9614 5566 orgenevieve.wearne@verve.org.au
SpArt and SpArta 2007 Sponsorship Package
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Professional Development:
March 2007
Dr Ernesto Sirolli Conference, Passion, entrepreneurship and the rebirth of local economies, Bendigo, Victoria
On the 6 March the Verve team went to Bendigo to attend a workshop presented by Dr Ernesto Sirolli, Passion, entrepreneurship and the rebirth of local economies, facilitated by CBVN, Central Victorian Business Network. Italian-born Ernesto Sirolli has worked for over 25 years in Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada in local economic development. Sirolli founded Enterprise Facilitation, a concept of economic management using the town of Esperance in WA as his working model whilst completing a PHD at the University of Western Australia in 1984. Since the model's inception Esperance has averaged almost 40 new businesses a year over the past 20 years with a contribution of over $190 million to a local community of just 13,500 people. Enterprise facilitation is a grassroots model that involves harnessing the passion and abilities of local people using the skills of "Enterprise Facilitators", people with significant experience in business specifically recruited to guide small business entrepreneurs using a trinity of management approach.
Verve is currently looking into the possibility of bringing Ernesto to Melbourne to engage with the Victorian cultural and recreation sectors as we believe there are important synergies between the practise of small to medium cultural and sporting organisations with small business entrepreneurs that would benefit greatly from the Enterprise Facilitation approach.
For more information about Dr Ernesto Sirolli and his innovative business approach see his website www.sirolli.co.uk
Andy Green, Creativity@work, UK
Verve in conjunction with Peoplelearn hosted a visit by UK Creativity expert Andy Green. Andy presented a workshop, "Improve Your Creativity and Flexible Thinking" held at William Angliss Institute on 1st March. Whilst responses to the workshop were mixed they were generally positive. Some felt rightly that we have the wealth of creative talent here meaning we should not need to host international guests! With this point taken, the workshops were useful tools for any organisation looking for ways to approach work creatively to gain better results. Both Verve - knowledge & skills and Service Skills Victoria teams took part in individualised workshops that looked at icons, brand identity, "connectors" and how to take a "big picture" idea and turn it into something tangible that can be implemented by an organisation to improve performance.
For more information about Andy Green and his use of creativity in business see his website
www.creativityatwork.co.uk
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