AUSfolk 2010 - 2nd to 4th September @ Woodfordia

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	AUSfolk registrations are coming in quick and fast for the 2010 event! Thank you to those who have already registered. It is shaping up to be a very exciting event on the annual conference calendar and a buzz is certainly in the air. For two and a half days, delegates will be immersed in discussions, forums, hypotheticals and entertainment from some of Australia’s most influential artists, organisers and cultural practitioners.
	Don't forget to register before August 20 (if you haven't already) for the early bird registration. There are significant discounts on offer until this date. Group bookings attract an additional 15% discount so go ahead, make those phone calls, gather the troops and get your registration early! Registrations close August 31st. All delegates need to register before this date as the ability to purchase registration upon arrival will not be available. Register for AUSfolk here   AUSfolk highlights include a keynote address by former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at 8:20pm Thursday evening, welcoming all delegates and speakers. In just two and a half days AUSfolk will feature 54 speakers & presenters in over 50 sessions and forums. The FireStarter Sessions provide you an opportunity to get your burning topic heard and presented for discussion. AUSfolk will feature a great variety of social activities including early morning bird walks, yoga, Woodford Folk Festival site tours, comedy debates, concerts, whiskey & wine tasting and late night music sessions. Creating & Sustaining Community Events We take a holistic look at community cultural events, getting them off the ground and sustaining them through difficult times and seemingly impossible budgets. This session will take delegates through an overview of the thought process, giving examples of experience gained by the creation of The Woodford Folk Festival. We look at the preparation of assembling the crews, building robust structure, creating the cash flows and treading your way through the early years. Speaker: Bill Hauritz, Friday 9am. The Market, To Market Sometimes it’s less a case of reinventing the wheel than telling more people about it. Easier said than done? This session discusses the underpinning strategies behind the marketing and promotion of the Gympie Muster, National Folk Festival, and Bluesfest - hugely successful events with long histories. Panelists: Peter Noble, Brian Sansom, Sebastian Flynn, Friday 11.05am Increasing the Green Peace: A Practical Guide To A Greener Festival An aim to produce events with integrity demands an environmental strategy. How can events and artists not only minimise their environmental impact, but be of value to the environment? This session explores models of best practice and suggestions for increasing the environmental peace. Aime Green combines a little analysis with an overview of event greening and a couple of cost-saving/money-making areas. Speaker: Aime Green, Saturday 12.05pm Indigenous Engagement 101 In an ideal Australian culture, Indigenous inclusion in programming and audiences will be natural, but protocols, processes of engagement and authentic inclusion will always need understanding. This session focuses on how events can establish non-token inclusion of Indigenous performance and develop events for Indigenous audience, and discusses qualifying artistic content, ethics, rules, regulations, and respect. Where do we start? Speaker: Sam Cook, Saturday 11.05am Come On Get Happy: Positive Psychology For Leaders & Managers Happiness at work has been proven to be associated with higher levels of staff satisfaction, productivity and team work, better retention rates and lower turnover. This session explores positive psychology for leaders and managers, resilient resourcefulness - in life and at work and building strength based teams and organisations. Speaker: Dr Tim Sharp, Saturday 10.15am The Money Tree: Partners: Cross Pollination For Better Business Explore the avenues for finding support from industries and sectors outside of your sandpit with Australian Business Arts Foundation. ABAF makes connections, works with businesses large and small, arts organisations of all types, individual artists, trusts and foundations. ABAF also provides advice, professional development, volunteering and networking opportunities, and many services are free! Speaker: Jane Haley, Saturday 12.05pm Mixed Business: Engaging Local Community Working with the local community can go beyond sending a letter of advice that your event will be taking place. Townsfolk may become involved as volunteers or billets – but let’s go further. What kind of space is there for local businesses, schools and service organisations to benefit from the patronage of your event? How can you ensure the support of your local community and support them in turn? Panelists: Jamie McKew, John McAuslan, Saturday 11.05am Case Study: The Queensland Music Festival QMF is a biennial state-wide celebration of musical excellence that transcends boundaries. Over 17 days, the best of local, national and international talent performs to Queenslanders in Brisbane and in over 20 regional and remote centres. The majority of events are free, and many feature collaborative community engagement. How does the Festival that doesn’t play together, stay together? Speakers: Deborah Conway, Nigel Lavender, Friday 11.05am The Plenary Sessions Gretchen Young presents the findings from the AUSfolk futures sessions. After a group discussion to finalise amendments to the motion, you will be asked to express your confidence in the motion, and in the actions required to carry the motion forward. This final session gives delegates a chance to voice their opinions and help plan next year’s AUSfolk. Facilitated by Bill Hauritz. Saturday 7.15pm.		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