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Welcome to ALARA's regular e-News of activities, events and information
for the Action Learning / Action Research Community.
Your contributions to this fortnightly bulletin are welcome. Please send any items to secretary@alarassociation.org
A very happy and safe Festive Season to all.
In this e-News:
- Annual General Meeting completed
- ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
- AREOL program commences in February
- Secretary assistance required
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ALARA Annual General Meeting Completed
The 2019 Annual General Meeting of Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd was held from 5 to 18 December, 2019 (electronic component), with a Zoom video conference on 19 December. Sixteen members attended the AGM and approved all recommendations. Minutes of the meeting and the Annual Report are available on the Annual General Meetings page.
The Meeting also incorporated the last Annual General Meeting of Action Learning, Action Research Association Inc., as the Board finalised the transition from Action Learning, Action Research Association Inc. to Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd.
Several vacancies remain for the Committees Group - Marketing, Membership, Streams and Web Services. If you would like to help in any of these areas, either formally in these Co-ordinator roles or in an assisting role, please advise the Secretary.
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ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
ALARA has joined with Business Action Learning Tasmania (BALT) to conduct the 2020 Australasian Conference which will be held on 8 - 10 November 2020 in Tasmania, Australia.
The conference theme is Discovering the Future Together: Action Learning and Action Research at Work. The Organising Committee will issue a Call for Proposals for presentations early in 2020, and registrations will open in March.
For more information, please see the conference web page.
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Next AREOL course commences in February
Twice a year, ALARA offers the Action Research and Evaluation Online (AREOL) program, with excellent facilitation by Bob Dick. The next program commences in February 2020. You can find out more here.
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Publications
Members can access the Action Learning and Action Research Journal via the OJS website. Both the Journal and Monographs are available on the ALARA website.
The latest Monograph is by Eileen Piggot-Irvine, Wendy Rowe and Lesley Ferkins,entitled Thumbs Up for Action Research in Case Studies from the Evaluation Study of Action Research. It is available for ALARA Members on the Monographs page.
ALARA is seeking a print-on-demand service provider to replace Sydney University Press. Any suggestions or assistance in this pursuit would be welcomed - please contact Colin Bradley. Once ALARA has signed with a new provider, these publications will be available in hard copy.
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Secretary Assistance Requested
Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd is seeking assistance in two roles, which could be performed by one or two people. These roles are Minute Secretary and Administration Support Secretary.
- Minute Secretary: The Minute Secretary may attend meetings of the Board (usually 11 per year), and does attend meetings of the Committees Group (between 6 and 10 per year) and the Annual General Meeting.
- Administration Support Secretary: The Administration Support Secretary supports the Board on all matters related to the general administration of ALARA.
Each role requires between about 2 and 10 hours per month. A full description of the work is available here. ALARA will consider applicants in a volunteer or paid capacity.
ALARA also have a number of important initiatives for which we are seeking assistance, such as developing a marketing plan, helping to create local networks or conversation events in any location where members wish to meet, approaching organisations that utilise Action Learning / Action Research that may wish to support ALARA and its activities, and developing relationships with organisations that will provide benefits to members and the wider Action Learning / Action Research community.
A description of the initiatives is available here. If you would like to discuss these roles or initiatives, or would like to undertake one or more of them, please contact ALARA (secretary@alarassociation.org or president@alarassociation.org).
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Call for papers for Action Learning and Action Research Journal
ALARA has published the Action Learning and Action Research Journal for 24 years, and you are invited to submit papers for the 2019 issues. Please visit the ALARj on the OJS site or see the submission guidelines on ALARA's website for more information.
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ALARA Monograph available
As well as the ALARA 7th Monograph, mentioned above, ALARA has published the 6th Monograph in its series: Beyond the boundary: Is there Something Called 'Real Knowledge'? by Davies, Shamshoum, Nyland and Clarke. The full Monograph is available via the Monograph's page.
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Other Events and Information
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EURAM 2020 Conference - The Business of Now
The 2020 conference of EURAM (European Acadmey of Management) will be held in Dublin Ireland on 10-12 June 2020. The theme is The Business of Now: the future starts here. More information is available here.
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WERA Focal Meeting Call for Submissions extended to 15 January 2020
Please click here for the Call for Submissions for the World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting to be held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain from 1 to 3 July 2020. WERA is an association of major national, regional, and specialty education research associations dedicated to sharing scholarship, developing networks, and mutually supporting capacity building.
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International Action Learning Conference 2020 - Action Learning and Social Action
The International Action Learning Conference 2020 will be held in Plymouth UK on 6-8 April 2020. Click here to download a brochure, or for more information visit here.
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Call for the Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) 2020 Conference
The Call for the Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) 2020 Conference is now open at their website. This conference takes place from 21th to 24th April 2020 in Copenhagen (DK). More information is available here.
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Special Issue of Action Learning: Research & Practice: Action Learning & Social Action
Submissions are invited for a Special Issue of Action Learning: Research & Practice to be published in Spring 2020. See here for more information.
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