Reminder – Tomorrow: Free webinar on methodologies for capturing co-op impact

The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network invites you to join us. Please invite your friends and colleagues!

April 10 at 12:30 EDT

Measuring Co-operative Impact — Methodologies for capturing the economic, social and environmental impact of co-ops

The webinar will feature presentations by two researchers currently working on projects related to measuring co-op impact, George Karaphilis of Cape Breton University and Nicoleta Uzea of the University of Western Ontario.  Dr. Fiona Duguid, Research Officer at the Canadian Co-operative Association will also provide an overview of the new National Study on the Impact of Co-operatives. For more information and registration, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/440224433.

ICA Research Conference extension to March 1 on call for papers

ICA Global Research conference, Nicosia Cyprus June 12-15 – the deadline has been extended to March 1.

Theme: COOPERATIVES DURING CRISIS AND POST-CRISIS PERIOD.

More details on linked pdf

Call for papers-Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics

Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) mini-conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for social change – University of Milan – June 27-29, 2013

This Mini-conference aims to capture the next generation of studies exploring innovation and entrepreneurship for social change.  What you need to do is submit a 1,000 words abstract by January 15, 2015 through SASE’s automated system.  Make sure that you select the correct mini-conference (we are # 9).

The SASE format allows us to create a workshop-type of environment (with connected individual paper session and panel discussions) that encourages continued conversation and feedback.  For more details visit see the call for papers https://sase.org/2013—milan/mini-conferences_fr_158.html. Please spread the word.

Best wishes to all,

Silvia Dorado, Rhode Island University; Ted Baker, University of North Carolina; Alex Nicholls and Marc Ventresca, University of Oxford; and Ana Maria Peredo University of Victoria.

Jam-packed newsletter released and upcoming webinar – Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network

The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network is pleased to share our quarterly newsletter. Learn about our projects, upcoming research events, opportunities for publication and funding and a plethora of other news in the attached issue.

 WINTER WEBINARS

Community-focused international development – Canadian co-operatives in international development

Speaker: Michael Wodzicki of CCA with a panel of discussants
January 22, 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Register today: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/557713424

February and March webinars to be confirmed soon. Stay tuned!

Blueprint for a co-operative decade

The International Co-operative Alliance outlined an ambitious strategy to make co-operatives the fastest growing business model by the end of the decade.

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New Institute at UVic! Co-operative Institute for Peace and Social Inclusion

The Institute will explore generally how co-operatives contribute, directly and indirectly, to more peaceful communities through the application of their values and principles, their capacity to include people from different backgrounds and their concentration on specific, achievable objectives. The Institute will be formally established on January 1, 2013.

It will be located in the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria. The Executive Committee consists of: Charles Gould, Executive Director of the International Co-operative Alliance, Yehudah Paz from the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development, Ian MacPherson, Emeritus Professor of History, the University of Victoria. A fourth person, yet to be appointed, will come from the Centre for Global Studies. An Advisory Board of 14 people, drawn from around the world as well as Victoria, is being appointed.

Please communicate with Ian MacPherson at ianmacphers@gmail.com

New Co-operative Enterprises Chair at University of Winnipeg

From press release: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2012/10/2012-10-18-103800-15464.html

“A chair in co-operative enterprises will help the University of Winnipeg educate students about current business practices for co-operatives,” said Irvin-Ross.  “This new position will also bring much-needed awareness of the benefits of co-operatives to the general public and act as a resource for the business community.”

Housing co-op archive launched – Cape Breton

The Cape Breton Post ran a story on the new co-op housing archive out of the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton University. Available at: http://www.capebretonpost.com/Living/Community/2012-10-19/article-3103790/Beaton-Institute-launches-co-operatives-exhibit/1

“Catherine Arseneau, manager of the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton University, said the online photo exhibit and guide to its archival material on co-operative housing and Cape Breton’s co-operative leaders will improve access to records for researchers and community members.” -Cape Breton Post, October 19, 2012

The archive is available at: http://www.cbu.ca/sites/cbu.ca/files/pdfs/beaton-co-op-guide.pdf