Photo Credit - Simon Williams

You are invited

to the Community Recycling Network’s Annual Hui
1st – 3rd November 2011

It will be held at Tapu Te Ranga Marae , Island Bay, Wellington. (see map below)

This year our theme is Waste to Resources.

Who should come?

Anyone involved in community recycling, waste minimisation programmes, social enterprise or innovative waste solutions.
Environmental educators and sustainability groups. Commercial businesses working with community recyclers or interested in waste minimisation.
Council and Ministry staff working with community recyclers or in waste minimisation.

Tues 1st November:

4:00pm: Powhiri and registration

6.00pm: Dinner followed by introductions, meet and greet, social time, catching up with old friends, making new friends.

Wed 2nd November: Day 1 – Inspiration and Engagement

Dr Richard Denniss

Morning: Dr Richard Denniss – On the battle for hearts and minds
Getting the word out in a way that engages people and drives change is tough. Fresh from Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous ideas, economist Richard Denniss champions thoughts of the most menacing kind — ones that people can act on to make a difference.

He’ll help us make the hard choices about the rules of the product stewardship game so we get programmes that work for everybody.
And he’ll challenge us to leave behind green-washed visions of “sustainability” so we can get on with saving the planet!

(Listen to Richard talk on Kim Hills Saturday morning show on Radio New Zealand. Thanks to National radio for allowing us to host this link)

Listen to Richards debate with Lord Monkton at the national press club

Mark Daniels

After lunch: Mark Daniels – Strange tales from a world where they love community enterprise!
Imagine a place where people have not only heard of community enterprise, they actually get it! It’s happening so close to us it hurts. We would call that paradise.
They call it Melbourne.
Mark has a swag of tips and tools. He’ll wow us with tall but true tales of amazing social enterprises.
And he’ll share Social Traders deepest secrets about how to use business in the service of the common good.

There will be plenty of time for reflections and questions and general mingling with Richard and Mark.

3-4pm: AGM for CRN

6.00pm: ‘Dress For Dinner’.

A chance to dust off your best recycled shinery refinery, followed by the opportunity to join a couple of members of the ‘FuNkY JuNK’ recycle band‘ for a workshop of recycled musical magic.

In their words, Funky Junk is about: “Promoting resourcefulness, creativity and waste-awareness, we entertain and educate through our community workshops and bootie shaking beats!”

If this isn’t your scene, don’t worry, there are ample gardens and space to get away from it all, go for a walk, stretch your legs, take a moment to digest all thats going on.

Thurs 3rd November: Day 2- Tapping into the well of knowledge and experience within CRN

Sharing: Questions? Problems? Issues? Chances are another CRN organisation already has the answer or can help you find it. Start the morning by getting together with people who do similar jobs and know what you’re up against. Bring your problems and knowledge, get to know some great people and learn something new.

Learning – Seminars: A chance to hear from experts in the recycling industry, the only hard part of this session will be choosing which seminars to miss.
Topics include smart packaging, breaking down computers for recycling, putting in a successful WMF application, using social media and getting more stories into local newspapers.

Networking and fun

Throughout the Hui there will be abundant networking opportunities and time for creative restful space and fun.

With invitations extended to a select few council and MfE staff and also to other distinguished guests, we anticipate that along with CRN Full Membership attendees, the Hui will provide many opportunities to galvanise relationships. Under the guidance of Marty Hoffart (EERST) as MC, we should all learn tons and have a lot of fun at the same time.

Pricing

$320: CRN member

$360: CRN Assoc. member

$440: Non member

$160: Single day inc. lunch

$130 Single day inc. lunch – Student/not for profit

Fees cover all sessions, conference materials, all meals and accommodation at the Marae.

Booking and cancellation policy

Registrations and payment must be received by Friday 21st October. Confirmation and a receipt for payment will be emailed to you.

Cancellations made in writing prior to the 14th October will be refunded, minus a $30 administration fee. Cancellations made after this date will not be refunded.

Click here to register now!

*This year the CRN Hui is being organised by Wanaka Wastebusters under the guidance of the CRN Executive Committee.

For more information contact:

The Hui Team
Email: hui@communityrecyclers.org.nz
Phone : 03 443 8606 ext 9.