ALARA News - July 2025

Hello ALARA member

Reminder of Invitation to ALARA Members

ALARA's Board would like to discuss two questions with its members: where to from here for ALARA, and how to get there?

Members may prefer to send their views via email - admin@alarassociation.org, but all members are invited to join the Board on 4th August 2025 at 9.00 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Please email ALARA to indicate that you would like to join the session - admin@alarassociation.org.

11th Action Learning Action Research and 15th Participatory Action Research World Congress

Putting Global Collaboration at the Heart of Action Research

The closing date for the Call for Papers for the World Congress was extended to 21 July, so please submit your proposal (or email immediately if you cannot meet this deadline). Registrations for the World Congress are open, with prices from $55 per day for online attendance, and for two days on-site attendance in Manila, $235, Auckland $350, and Sydney $385 (concessions also available). Early-bird registration have been extended to 15 August.

The World Congress will be at:

• Auckland University of Technology Sports Performance Research Institute NZ on 18th and 19th September 2025
• University of Technology Sydney on 23rd and 24th September 2025
• Medici di Makati College Manila on 30th September and 1st October 2025
• and online on the above dates.

Many of the presentations are now listed on the Presentations page of the website.

Webinar with Alfredo Ortiz Aragón

As announced early in the month, Alfredo is presenting a webinar for ALARA - Methodologically speaking, what is the (p)AR the world needs today and in the future, considering our biggest local and global challenges? on 7 August 2025 at 9:00 am (Australian Eastern Standard Time). More information and registration are available here.

Action Learning and Action Research Journal

He Karanga - A Call for Papers - Special Issue

The call for papers closes on 31st August 2025. Please see here for the full description of the Call.

Action Learning / Action Research Calendar

The AL / AR calendar of events has many entries of events over the coming twelve months. Please send any news for us to add to the Calendar so that all can see what is happening in the AL/AR communities. If you have any items, please contact ALARA.

How Can You Help?

ALARA Is a volunteer-run organisation. The Board welcomes any offers of assistance. Note: you do not have to be a Co-ordinator. ALARA needs people who can offer an hour a month, an hour a day, or anything between. Joining the strategic planning conversation mentioned above would be a great assistance.

Colin Bradley
President