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SPEaR bulletin - December 2006

Register now for SPRE Conference 2007

Online registrations are now being accepted for the Social Policy, Research and Evaluation (SPRE) Conference 2007: Connecting Hearts, Minds and Lives.

The SPRE Conference 2007 will be held in Wellington from 3 to 5 April 2007, and the theme is "Investing in social success".

This major international conference has renowned speakers leading the discussion – Professor Holly Sutherland, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Essex, UK; Professor Keith Banting, School of Policy Studies and the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada; and Professor Joakim Palme, Director of the Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden.

At the SPRE Conference 2007, you will be able to:

  • learn about new approaches to social investment and innovative solutions to social problems
  • connect with leading social development researchers, evaluators, practitioners and academics from New Zealand and overseas
  • engagewith stakeholders and users of social policy research and evaluation
  • stimulatediscussion and debate on social issues.

Full conference registrations – prior to 16 February 2007 – are $565 per person (incl GST). Late registrations (after 16 February 2007) will be $675 per person (incl GST).

A limited number of subsidised places are available for postgraduate students, delegates from non-government organisations and community workers.

Subsidised registration fees for the SPRE Conference 2007 will be $170.00 per person.