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Dear Member

The 2019 Annual General Meeting of Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd will be conducted as both an electronic meeting and a Zoom meeting. Details and timing are stated below. Vacancies exist on the Board and Committees Group, and members are invited to nominate using the appropriate nomination form.

The electronic section of the meeting will commence at Midnight on Thursday 5 December and conclude at 11:59 PM on Wednesday 18 December 2019. The Zoom (video conference) meeting will commence at 9.00 PM on Thursday 19 December 2019. (All times listed are Australian Eastern Summer Time (Sydney or Melbourne) - please check the relevant time for your location, e.g., timeanddate.com.)

Dear Member

The Board of Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd announce the intention to hold the 2019 Annual General Meeting. This meeting will include the final AGM of Action Learning, Action Research Association Inc. (to 31 March 2019) and the first AGM of the new entity of Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd (to 30 June 2019).

The meeting will be held as both an electronic meeting between 5 and 18 December and a video conference (via Zoom) on Thursday 19 December 2019. Members may participate in either of these two parts of the meeting.

Vacancies exist on the Board and the Committees Group. Financial Members are invited to nominate for these vacant positions.

Full details of the meeting, vacancies and nomination forms are available on the ALARA website.

Andrew Cook
Company Secretary

Action Learning Workshop with Bob Dick in Brisbane, Australia, 12-13 September

An action learning set -- that is, an action learning project team -- can achieve multiple outcomes. It can design and implement complex projects. As it does so, its team members can improve their skills in decision making, problem solving, planning and implementation. Increasingly, these are skills of relevance to team leaders and team members in modern organisations.

Multiple action learning sets can be part of an action learning program. The sets are in effect a seed bed in which participants can practise new ways of acting. The result can be a valuable contribution to organisational culture change.

Understanding me so I can understand you

Why do people fail to accept our wisdom, ignore our advice and continue to make mistakes?. More details.

Date: Thursday, 25 July
Time: 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm
Venue: The Village Yeronga

For more information - please click here, and read Margaret's bio here.

Stories and storytelling have emerged as powerful creative processes for communication and change across personal, organisational and community contexts. In this ALARA session, we will explore the power of stories for making connections and building relationships More Details.

When: Thursday, 20 June, 5.30–8.00 pm
Where: The Village at Yeronga
Cost: Free but participants are asked to BYO drinks and a plate to share
R.S.V.P.: Essential for planning purposes. Please email Judith Anderson on Judith4802[at]gmail.com by Sunday 16 June 2019.

For full details, please click here.