Co-operating To Build a Better Nova Scotia is a provincial conference taking place at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax, NS) from November 22-24, 2012 to mark the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives. This exciting combination of events will bring together co-operatives, credit unions, social enterprise, researchers, academics, government, students, youth, and business service providers to reflect on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges facing co-operatives in this province and beyond.

The conference will focus on three core themes:

• Living the Co-operative Principles - Preserving and strengthening the co-operative difference
• Nova Scotia Co-operatives and the Global Context - International Year of Co-operatives and beyond
• Policy - Co-operation to foster a healthy and diverse co-operative eco-system contributing to well-being, innovation and development

These themes will be addressed through four parallel streams:

• Conference & Workshops - Plenaries, paper sessions, and interactive workshops
• Visioning - Action framework and specific commitments for the Nova Scotia co-operative sector into the coming decade 
• Co-op Fair and Poster Presentations - Nova Scotia co-operatives showcasing community connections; social, economic & environmental impacts; products & services
• Community Radio - Programming, webcast, & social media conversations (ryakuga.org)

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