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Activities The Cranlana Programme conducts a range of round-table seminars. The seminar types include Colloquia, Symposia, Policy Seminars and Custom-designed Seminars. All seminars employ the same methodology of moderated round-table dialogue based on a carefully selected set of readings that are designed to inform, focus and stimulate discussion and challenge pre-conceived thinking. The Colloquium (Definition, objectives, benefits, methodology) Colloquium Dates (General for Melbourne and Western Australia) Symposium for Future Victorian Public Sector Leaders and Dates Symposia Policy Seminars Custom Designed Seminars Business Colloquium Dates Victoria Colloquia will be conducted in Melbourne on 7 occasions in 2010: Wednesday 3rd March to Monday 8th March Sunday 16th May to Friday 21st May Sunday 20th June to Friday 25th June Sunday 25th July to Friday 30th July Sunday 15th August to Friday 20th August Sunday 12th September to Friday 17th September Sunday 7th November to Friday 12th November Western Australia A colloquium is conducted annually in Perth in collaboration with Curtin University of Technology. The date for the Perth Colloquium is: Sunday 10th October - Friday 15th October back to top Symposium for Future Victorian Public Sector Leaders The Cranlana Programme conducts two tailored Symposia each year for participants from the Victorian Public Sector, which are aimed at emerging and future leaders.  They have been specifically designed to provide public service leaders with an opportunity to refine their skills and judgment in the areas of leadership, adaptive thinking, communication, ethical judgment, strategic capacity, cultural sensitivity and collaboration.  Participants are challenged to consider alternative views, to practice the skills of practical reasoning and respectful debate, and to learn the value of considered reading and informed reflection in dealing with complex social, political and economic issues. Read Participants' Reflections Dates of the Victorian Public Sector Symposia: Sunday 23rd May to Friday 28th May 2010 (VPS Level 6) Sunday 24th October to Friday 29th October 2010 (VPS Level 4 & 5) The State Services Authority coordinates the Victorian Public Sector involvement in the Symposium. Interested applicants will need to submit a completed application form to their Department's Human Resources area. If you are unsure whether you are eligible to apply for the Victorian Public Sector Symposium or the senior level Colloquium please contact The Cranlana Programme Office. back to top Symposia A Symposium is a two or three day seminar designed to foster dialogue, enhance understanding and provide opportunities for creative thinking around issues of importance within Australian society. Symposia largely draw upon key Colloquium themes and include such topics and issues as: Justice & Society Business, Ethics & Society The Value of Democracy: Building Public Trust in Society's Institutions Power & Ethics Year 12 Leadership Symposia Knowledge, Power & Justice Symposia use the methodology of moderated discussion around a set of selected texts, but adopt a variety of formats and allow more time for discussion of specific areas of concern. Participants are usually people with senior responsibility from sectors involved in the topic addressed by the seminar. Symposia are moderated by acknowledged experts and in some instances held in collaboration with other organisations. back to top Policy Seminars The purpose of the Policy Seminars is to convene leaders and experts in particular fields to explore and analyse new models and options and draw recommendations around issues of long-range importance. The Policy Seminars use the same methodology as other Cranlana Programme seminars. Participants in these seminars focus on the values and principles that underpin consideration of particular issues, in addition to ideas and recommendations presented in a set of specifically commissioned discussion papers. Discussions at the Policy Seminars, and the recommendations therein, are published as Cranlana Occasional Papers. These papers are circulated nationally to selected organisations and personnel. Policy Seminars are moderated by acknowledged experts and in some instances held in collaboration with, or sponsored by, other organisations. In recent years Policy Seminars have addressed a range of topics, including: Local Government, Leadership and Community Strengthening - sponsored by the Municipal Association of Victoria and developed in consultation with representatives from Victoria University, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the Department for Victorian Communities. Local Government Discussion Paper (pdf file) Pathways for Reconciliation - sponsored by Department of Premier and Cabinet Victoria, Department for Victorian Communities, Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation, Wesfarmers Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation 2020: A Vision for Aged Care in Australia - sponsored by The Myer Foundation Indigenous Australia: Understanding Concepts of Culture and Community - sponsored by Wesfarmers Ltd, Rio Tinto Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation Australian Identities: Toward a Common Future - sponsored by The Myer Foundation Dilemmas in Competitiveness, Citizenship & Community - sponsored by the Business Council of Australia Cranlana Occasional Papers may be obtained by contacting The Cranlana Programme office. back to top Customed Designed Seminars The unique approach of The Cranlana Programme - the study of carefully assembled texts under the guidance of a skilled moderator - enables the design of special seminars, directed at meeting the particular needs of an organization or profession. Whether as a consultant, provider or partner, The Cranlana Programme is keen to explore the potential of collaboration with others in the development and provision of custom-designed seminars. Custom-designed seminars which have been offered by The Cranlana Programme in past years include: Power & Self Interest - conducted for the Australian Defence College, Canberra Power, the Individual and the Rights of Nations - conducted for the Australian Defence College, Canberra Democracy & Citizenship: Leading Communities - conducted at the request of Bayside City Council, the City of Kingston and the City of Port Phillip Knowledge, Power and Justice - held as part of the Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures Dirty Hands - Political Action and Moral Responsibility - held as a further event to the Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures back to top