DUBLIN REGIONAL NETWORK MEETING & DUBLIN CONSULTATION ON II/RIS MERGER STRATEGIC PLAN
This meeting will offer an opportunity for groups to meet with the appointed Strategic Planning Consultant Peter Boyd and Associates who are developing the strategic organisational plan for a merged organisation of RIS and II for 2010+. These meetings are the key opportunity for members to engage with the plan before its development and contribute their needs, vision, and suggestions of what the merged organisation strategic plan could include.
Date: July 8th 2009
Time: 11.00 am – 2.30 pm
Strategic Planning 11.00 am – 1.00 pm, Networking 1.00 pm – 2.30pm with light lunch.
Location: Whitefriar Carmelite Community Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Agenda
Dublin Regional Meeting and Strategic Plan Consultation
Wednesday July 8th 2009
10:45 am Registration
11:00 am Welcome
Strategic Planning Consultation Session – Outline attached next page
(Facilitated by Peter Boyd Associates)
These meetings will offer an opportunity for groups to meet with the appointed Strategic Planning Consultant Peter Boyd and Associates who are developing the strategic organisational plan for a merged organisation of RIS and II for 2010+. These meetings are the key opportunity for members to engage with the plans before its development and contribute their vision, suggestions, and priorities of what the merged organisation strategic plan could include.
Aim of workshops:
To develop ideas and to gather feedback from stakeholders on the following:
1. Their views on the current and emerging needs of all immigrants (people seeking protection, refugees, migrant workers, immigrants, etc) in Ireland;
2. How relevant the current range of provision is to this need; and
3. What an ideal service delivery / network model might look like in the form of the merged organisation.
1:00pm Break for Light Lunch / Networking
1:30 pm Member Group Updates
§ Updates by member groups present on activities, issues, etc
§ Introduction by “Love Music, Hate Racism” Project re July Project Launch
§ New membership applications reviewed
2.00 pm Announcements and updates on Integrating Ireland activities including
§ Board updates (from board members) and Merger with Refugee Information Services
§ READI Project – Update on report/project re Access of non-Eu nationals to the Irish Labour Market
§ Youth Project Update – Update on Research and Feedback from Youth Panels and Kit
§ Upcoming Organisational Development Training Program for Member Groups in Dublin Region Autumn 2009.
2.15 pm Review of Active Citizenship / ivote.ie
– Discussion with members on learning from pre-election work and proposals for follow – up
2.30 pm Close
Integrating Ireland / Refuge Information Service Business Planning Process
Regional Workshops Outline
Aim of workshops:
To develop ideas and to gather feedback from stakeholders on the following:
1. Their views on the current and emerging needs of all immigrants (people seeking protection, refugees, migrant workers, immigrants, etc) in Ireland;
2. How relevant the current range of provision is to this need; and
3. What an ideal service delivery / network model might look like in the form of the merged organisation.
Proposed timetable:
|
Duration |
Subject |
Method |
|
10 minutes |
Introduction to the Business planning process and Boyd Associates team |
Short presentation |
|
15 minutes |
Workshop 1 – “What are the needs of Immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland?” (in terms of information, services, networking, training/supports, policy/advocacy, “other”) · What are the current needs? · What are the emerging needs? |
Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
|
15 minutes |
Workshop 2– “What are the needs and focus of organisations representing and working with immigrants asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland?” · What are the current needs/focus? · What are the emerging needs/focus? · What areas of work would you like to see the network/service develop or support? |
Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
|
15 minutes |
Group feedback on Workshop 1 and 2 (Including a prioritisation exercise) |
Group feedback |
|
15 minutes |
Workshop 3 – “How are these needs being addressed currently?” · What needs are currently being effectively addressed by which organisations ? · What needs are not being currently being met or effectively addressed by other organisations ? · What other organisations & statutory bodies could be encouraged to get more involved and how could this happen? |
Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
|
15 minutes |
Group feedback on Workshop 3 |
Group feedback |
|
20 minutes |
Workshop 4– “Looking forward, what would you envision as the ideal scenario for the work of the merged organisation RIS / II ?” · What should we do? · What should we not do?
|
Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
|
15 minutes |
Group feedback on Workshop 4 |
Group feedback |
|
5 minutes |
Summary of workshops and next steps |
Short presentation |
Map To Venue
Whitefriar Carmelite Community Centre
56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2
How to Get There:
By bus: 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 122 & 83 (from O’Connell Street). By foot: 10-minute walk west of St. Stephen’s Green. It is located on Aungier Street (which runs from South Great Georges Street to Camden Street) The Carmelite Church and Whitefriar Centre is located just at York Street and below Bishop Street) If you are taking the bus from town you can ask to get off at the stop at the ‘The Staircase’ coffee house/Dublin Business school opposite the large grey Carmelite Church. Then cross the road, the centre is beside the Carmelite Church. Buses coming in from the South side stop right at the centre’s entrance ask to get off at the Carmelite Whitefriar Church. Parking is available for a cost behind the centre – however we are not able to refund the cost of parking.
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