Posts Tagged APEN

Measuring the value of a conference

Posted on November 20th by QualDATA | , , ,

There are many ways to judge the value of a conference such as APEN. The conference organisers used a ‘Dart Board’ approach at the end of each session – where participants put sticky dots on a chart of centric circles depending on how close they felt the session went to hitting the bulls-eye. QualDATA has
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APEN Conference shaping change for communities

Posted on November 20th by QualDATA |

Busselton in Western Australia was certainly bustling last week when over 200 people attended the International Australasian Pacific Extension Network (APEN) conference. We both attended – as we are certainly in the ‘shaping change for communities’ business which was the conference’s theme. There was a good mix of key-notes, themed presentations, posters – and a
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The take home messages from APEN 2009

Posted on November 20th by QualDATA | ,

For us? It’s as much about the ‘buzz’ and the networking – and strengthening the very diverse community of which we are a part – as it is about ‘learning’.