The CDAC Network is  organising its first ‘101’ Seminar outside of the UK on Lifeline Communications for Emergencies. The seminar will be led by BBC Media Action’s Jacqueline Dalton (Senior Humanitarian Producer) and Robert Powell (Senior Adviser for Resilience and Humanitarian Response) and is being hosted in Geneva by the ICRC.

The Lifeline Communications for Emergencies seminar will cover how to share information effectively with crisis-affected people, including a particular emphasis on working with the media to achieve this. Among other challenges, attendees will be invited to develop a communications strategy and produce a short radio bulletin for an imaginary crisis-affected audience. The seminar will be of particular benefit to emergency operations managers who are keen to find ways of delivering  the most appropriate aid faster, more effectively and more securely to those who need it most.

For more information regarding directions to the venue, please click here. 

If you have any further questions, please contact: Philippe Marc Stoll, Tel: +41 22 730 3140, Mobile: +41 79 536 92 49, Email: pstoll@icrc.org.

Visual language and graphic facilitation with Sarah Clark

Location: Maison de la Communication, Lausanne, Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 September

• An introduction to the techniques of using hand-drawn visuals in a range of professional contexts, including group facilitation, coaching and training.
• You will learn the basics of visual language and how to use a mix of simple drawings, colour, words and metaphors to develop and share ideas, record presentations and meetings, and engage and energize groups.|
• Thinking that you can draw is absolutely not a prerequisite— if the techniques interest you and you’re prepared to experiment, please join us. We will spend a large proportion of the time each day practising and sharing within the group.

Engage both your right and your left brain and have fun!

Space is limited, so reserve your place now!  Further information (pdf)>>

AidEx is a leading international humanitarian and development aid event held annually in Brussels, which brings together the many crucial organisations working in aid delivery, to discuss the efficient and sustainable delivery of aid. Whilst the number and scale of crises has increased – budgets for humanitarian aid sector are shrinking – resulting in traditional donors opening up to the commercial world, seeking new partnerships and assistance from business.

AidEx includes a conference, exhibition and programme of practical workshops to help professionals within the community. Over 2,000 professionals from the aid community sector will network with peers and engage directly with more than 200 suppliers of essential equipment and services for humanitarian disaster relief and longer-term development aid.

AidEx is free to attend, on both days. To receive a free entry badge to the event, please register at http://www.aid-expo.com/en/registration.aspx

For German speakers, an interesting conference in Bern on Thursday 20 June in Bern.

The Swiss Telecommunication Summit provides a platform to connect with Switzerland’s CEOs from ICT industry leaders like Google, Cisco, IBM, Swisscom, La Poste or SBB.

Presenters include: Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Bundesrat, Jeannine Pilloud, Leiterin Personenverkehr SBB, Susanne Ruoff, CEO Die Schweizerische Post, Suzanne Thoma, CEO BKW AG, Prof. Dr. Friedemann Mattern, Vorsteher Departement Informatik ETH Zürich, Prof. Dr. Matthias Finger, EPF Lausanne, Mitglied ELCOM, Pierre-Alain Graf, CEO Swissgrid AG, Kurt Lanz, Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung economiesuisse, Leiter Infrastruktur, Energie & Umwelt, Ueli Dietiker, Stellvertretender CEO Swisscom AG, Patrick Warnking, Country Director Google Schweiz,  Christian Keller, General Manager IBM Schweiz und Österreich, Christian Martin, General Manager Cisco Systems Switzerland GmbH, Marcel Reich, CEO Ruf Informatik AG.

Fee: CHF 700.-

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