Mgt of Social Change 2011 - STRENGTHS BASED MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON TRANSITION COUNTRIES

This conference for the first time pilots and urges the use of the metaphor of ‘the solution societies’ rather
than ‘problem societies’ and offers a rather modest but robust agenda around which a number of papers, ideas
and narratives from across the world are invited. What would be known as the ‘Sarajevo Conversations-
2011 will be the precursor for a progressive conversation of positive people, positive change and positive societies within the region and elsewhere in the world.
? Role of youth in national development
? Entrepreneurship development
? Corporate Social Responsibility
? Governance and people strengthening practices
? Volunteers for development
This Conference is set for transformational dialogue and to build a truly learning society. The road that societies need to take to reach the ever growing demands of its people for peaceful and hope fulfilling, designs, structures, governance and institutions is bound to be a phenomenal challenge.

In transition societies, cutting the ties with processes of central control in institutional politics, economics and people governance and to move into empowering of individuals, groups, communities, and organisations is not an easy task.

Successes stories and narrative accounts from around the world, how some societies fared well and continue to
build supportive ethos to bring about attitudinal change in the context of massive changes that they have gone through, would be of great interest to this conference. We believe such accounts, papers academic and practitioner perspectives will generate parallel thinking and assist in building a parallel processes for collaborative working around the world.
? How has the world responded so far?
? How has the region responded so far?
? What strengths baaed accounts exist of transitions around the world?
To understand best practice in transition, the conference invites case studies from countries that have transformed from previously distinctive political orientations. For example Nepal, Rwanda, and also as key speakers Sri Lanka.
As influential leaders in their respective fields, the nominated participants will take connections, skills and new ideas back to their respective fields of endeavour and broader communities. The International Conference is hearing ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Strategies, Solution focussed strategies and Entrepreneurship case studies that are transportable from one geographical space to another.
Given a variety of approaches to study social change and cause social change in transition countries reviewing practicing skills to enhance in each of these areas is an important area in this conference.. Deploying peoples' personal strengths to aid their recovery and empowerment- this is the crux of this conference. We are looking for empowering alternatives to traditional methods with individuals, group or organizational work. We wish to see strategies that facilitate change by assisting to look at / what has worked? What does not work? and what might work presently making it important for those who facilitate and those desiring change to be integral to this process of change. The conference theme is open to five streams of strength based practice.
? Strengthening individuals
? Strengthening Groups
? Strengthening communities
? Matrix of collaborative work
? Strengthening Human and organisational resources

? The former East European block and Bosnia and Herzegovina share a common heritage and a common history of change within this region that has affected the lives of the people in many ways. Coping with change has never been easy for individuals, groups, communities and the newly emerged states.

? These societies and nation states are expected to become resilient and meet the ever growing needs, aspirations, and expectations of their people while continuing to develop a future that is peaceful and hope fulfilling.

? While recommending the metaphor of ‘the solution societies’ rather than ‘problem societies’ the conference offers a rather modest but robust agenda around which a number of papers, ideas and narratives from across the world

? This conference is encouraging and supporting attendance of a number of them ‘future leaders- 18 to 35 age group from within the region, thus creating an opportunity for them to gain understanding of the issues central to their countries development.

Posters last date is 10th August, 2011
Short Presentation in 15 Minutes Papers 10th August 2011
Payment for Conference registration is 210. Euro
Research/ or Post Graduate/ Student is 90.Euro