SW Transition Initiatives Gatherings

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​An annual opportunity to join fellow concerned  and motivated  citizens, in an open space, and self-organising conference format.  Share in the preparation of vegetarian/local food, bring along creative ideas......



​THE SELF ORGANIZING APPROACH

In building a conference that is self-organizing, it is important that participants understand in advance that they are not coming to a conventional “talk fest” where a few “experts” present pre-prepared papers on their work, and where everyone else sits and listens passively, asking a few polite questions when the paper has been delivered.  A self-organized conference engages all participants in active learning-by-doing, and challenges them to extend themselves to extend beyond their comfort zones of past experience. 

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It is a place where people uncover new knowledge through active collaboration with shared insights, and undertake, through being active in the organization and administrative arrangements of the conference, to minimize their own and other’s costs. 

Conference proceedings get prepared on the spot and are available to participants soon after the end  of the conference to aid continuing appropriate follow up. (Excerpt from Fact Sheet #3 Self Organizing Conference Design by John Croft).