The Social Enterprise World Forum was held in Melbourne October 6-8 2009. The goal of the Forum was to build on the success of the inaugural 2008 SEWF, which took place in Scotland, UK. The 2009 forum focused on exploring the role social enterprises play in encouraging and facilitating social inclusion, including creating sustainable employment opportunities for those disadvantaged in the labour market.

Presenting the highlights in word, video and sound, Geraldine Cahill, Communications Coordinator for SiG National and SiG@MaRS will discuss the Social Enterprise World Forum. Geraldine will also present on her deeper discussions with the School for Social Entrepreneurs (Australia) and the Auckland social finance community.

Presenting alongside Geraldine will be Ethel Côté from the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal, Canada. During the last 25 years, Ms. Ethel Côté has fostered the implementation of some thirty work, services and production cooperatives in addition to supporting agricultural, agrifood, housing and child care cooperatives in Canada.  Ethel is a founding member of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada and she presented at the Forum on her leading work in social enterprise in this country.

Please join us on Wednesday October 21, 2009 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at the MaRS Discovery District, 101 College Street, (College at University) in Collaboration Room 3 (CR3). There is no cost to attend this session but space is limited so please indicate your registration numbers.

AGENDA

12:00-1:00pm: Presentation

1:00-2:00pm: Q&A

A light lunch will be served.

We hope to see you there!

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