CLUB CONFERENCE - BOOK NOW!!

Yachting Victoria

Kate Gostlow, Thursday, 5 July 2012

Yachting Victoria's Annual Club Conference will be held on Saturday 4th August at Royal Brighton Yacht Club from 9am - 4.30pm.

To see the agenda, and to RSVP for the event, please click the links below.

If you have any questions, please contact sailing@yachtingvictoria.com.au.

Please see the information below for further details about particular sessions.

11am - 12.30pm: Opening Doors – Including people of all abilities in sailing

Presenter: David Staley (Sailability Victoria)

For: Yacht Club officials, staff and volunteers and Sailability program volunteers

Topics:

Inclusion concepts
Yachting Australia’s commitment
Disability Education Program for Sailing
Opening Doors key messages
Sailability programs as a vehicle to involve people of all abilities
Linking Sailability to mainstream club activity (the important role of clubs)
Using Sailability concepts, equipment and assets in mainstream programs
The goal of mainstream inclusion
Questions

1pm - 2pm: Inclusive Pathways – participation, training and competition opportunities for people of all ages and abilities

Presenters: David Staley (Sailability Victoria, IFDS), Gavin Wall (Yachting Victoria Discover Sailing Manager), Donald Thompson (Albury-Wodonga Yacht Club Instructor), Krista Bailey (Mornington Yacht Club, Australian Access Class Vice President Development), Chris Riordan (Mildura, Australian Access Class President), Russell Phillips (Docklands Yacht Club, VICSKUD)

For: Yacht Club officials, staff and volunteers and Sailability program volunteers

Topics:

Pathways concepts
Sailability as an introductory or recreational activity
Linking Sailability to other club activities
Sailability and training
Inclusive mainstream training programs
Inclusive Class Associations
Local and State events and activities in the Access Classes
National and International events and activities in the Access Classes
Sailability Victoria’s High Performance Development Program
Disability specific pinnacle events (physical, sensory, intellectual) and the common pathway (
Questions of the panel

2pm - 2.30pm: Sailability Victoria’s Volunteer Strategy

Presenter: Graeme Lyell (Mornington Yacht Club Sailability)

For: Sailability program volunteers and Yacht Club officials, staff and volunteers

Topics:

The value of volunteers
Background to the strategy
Highlights of Volunteer Strategy
Making it happen at your Club or Program
Questions

3.30pm - 4.15pm: Sailability Victoria Quarterly General Meeting

For: Sailability program volunteers but observers welcome

Topics:

Annual Affiliation Fees, Questionnaire & Quarterly Reporting
Strategic Plan
General Business