How to do effective convening

1. Effective Convention
2017

3. Why are we convening?
• Engage diverse range of participants
• Reflect different facets of the problem
• Connect with one another
• Build trusting relationship
• Discover shared area of commonality
• Exchange information
• Exchange expertise
• Exchange views in a form that benefits
individual and collective practice

4. Why have we chosen
‘Scaling Quality Education?’

5. Convention this year…

6. The Steering Committee

7. Mapping participants &
Speakers
• Online Research
• Education
Practitioners
• Relevant NGOs
• Policy Makers
• Following up
conferences
• Steering Committee
Recommendation

8. Structuring the flow of
activities
The Agenda of
the Conference

9. Structuring the flow of
activities
• Panel Discussion
• Policy Debate
• World Café
• Fact vs Opinion Presentation
• Breakout groups
• Rapid Prototyping

10. Finding the right Venue
Pricing
Mapping analysis
Residential and other benefits

11. Finding the right Venue

13. Thank You