Objectives

By the end of the meeting, the participants will have:

• Shared and collected best practices in the area of Growth
• Contributed to the establishment of the Growth Network through active participation
• Identified the next steps for the Growth Network
• Identified additional ways in which to encourage and involve other member organisations or national associations in the region to work on membership growth

Participants profile

• People interested and responsible for Growth and for one or more of the different growth factors
• People who are particularly responsible for growth and development, External factors, Research or Adult Leaders/Adult Resources
• People interested in thinking “out of the box” on growth
• Be able to commit time between the Growth Network meetings to the community in order to maintain and promote it
• Be able to communicate well in English

Dates

The Growth Network will be held from 5 to 7 December 2008. Participants should arrive at the venue before 20.00 on Friday 5 December, so that we can start with an introduction for “Newcomers”. Participants are requested to leave after 15.00 on the Sunday, 7 December.Application Deadline is the 7 November 2008.

Venue

The Growth Network will take place in Helsinki, Finland. The venue offers rooms for 2-3 persons. More detailed information will be available soon.

Language

The Growth Network will be held in English.

Working methods

Guiding and Scouting methods will be used during the Growth Network. This includes learning by doing, working in small groups, exercises, plenary and informal discussion. A specific focus will be on the sharing of best practices Participants are expected to participate actively during the Growth Network and be able to exchange their experiences.

Participation fee

The participation fee will be about 100 Euros per person. Travel costs are the responsibility of the participant of his/her Association.

Visa

The participants and/or their Association are responsible for obtaining a visa if necessary. Please be aware that it may take up to six weeks to obtain a visa. So please send your visa form with the application form in order to allow sufficient time for visas.

Applications

Applications should be submitted to the WOSM European Regional Office, or before 7 November 2008.

Additional information

If you need any further information please contact , Director Strategic Support and Development

For your preparation it would be great if you could have a look into the following resources on WAGGGS and WOSM homepages.

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Application documents (Invitation, Application form and Visa form) you can find on right box "Links related to this article"