PARN and PP4SD Environmental Sustainability SIG

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PARN and PP4SDEnvironmental Sustainability SIG

• Professor Andy Friedman
• Director of PARN
• Launch Event, London
• 27 April 2009

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Professional Associations Research Network

• PARN is a non-profit independent organisation
  with a mission to
• increase the profile of issues relating to
  professionals, professionalism and professional
  bodies through research and networking with the
  aim of determining and promoting professional
  good practice".

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Professional Associations Research Network -
PARN

• Set up in 1999
• A research institute with members investigating
  issues of concern for professional bodies
• 142 members
• 115 UK
• 15 Ireland
• 6 Australia
• 5 Canada
• 1 Kenya

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Governance of PARN

• Steering Committee
• 15 representatives from our members
• Meets twice a year
• Consulted on all major issues
• Membership criteria to have or be moving toward
• Entry requirements, based on education/experience
• Code of conduct/guidance
• Systems to maintain standards and quality
• Commitment to CPD

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PARN's Objectives

• To promote good practice among professional
  bodies
• To generate research for which there is
  demonstrable demand from professional bodies
• To increase the profile of research on
  professional bodies, professionalism and
  professionals
• To provide access to research results for
  professional bodies and the general public
• To facilitate networking among professional
  bodies
• To become the premier global knowledge base for
  professional bodies

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Conferences and workshops 2009

• May 13 London Diversity SIG Workshop
• May 14 London CEO Master Class
• May 26 Sydney Output Measurement of CPD
• May 29 Melbourne Online CPD and Social
  Networking
• June 2 Canberra Governance and Volunteers
• June 17 2009 Dublin CPD Output Measurement
• June 23 Toronto Self Regulation and Volunteer
  Management
• September 16 London Fair access to the
  professions
• November 26 London Future for the professions

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Research projects

• Main areas of research
• governance and strategic management
• CPD
• professional ethics
• member relations and routes to membership
• ops strategy professionalisation of professional
  bodies
• Diversity in the professions/professional bodies
• Sustainable development
• Aim to generate
• models that add value to benchmarking research
• recommendations based on principles of good
  practice

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Research Outputs

• Books
• Routes and Requirements for Becoming
  Professionally Qualified, 2008
• Online Support for CPD Lessons from Practice,
  2008
• Governance and Volunteers, 2009
• Online CPD and Social Networking, 2009
• CPD Models for Lifelong Learning and
  Revitalising Professionalism, 2010

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Research Outputs

• Snapshots
• Governance 2008
• Diversity 2009
• Reports
• Approaches to Continuing Professional Development
  (CPD) Measurement, 2008
• Linking Professional Bodies and Higher Education
  Institutions for the provision of CPD, 2008
• Toolkits
• Equality and Diversity 2008
• Fairer Recruitment 2009

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Consultancy Other Services

• Consultancy
• Governance reviews and evaluation support
• Induction of Board/Council Members
• Member Services supports surveys and advice
• Strategic reviews
• CPD and Ethics reviews and facilitations
• Other Services
• Member Enquiry Systems
• CPD Spotlight
• Newsletter
• PARN SIGs Diversity, Environmental
  Sustainability

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Environmental Sustainability SIG

• Why environmental sustainability?
• Need for professionals to integrate sustainable
  development into their daily professional
  practice.
• Need for professional bodies to help integrate
  environmental, social and economic benefits into
  their members thinking.

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Why a SIG?

• Provide a forum for dialogue and dissemination of
  knowledge
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• Bring professionals together to exchange
  experiences, ideas and advice on sustainable
  development.
• Provide an pool of experts as a resource for
  members.

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www.parnglobal.com
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www.parnglobal.com/forum/
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Environmental Sustainability SIG
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Who is the SIG for?

• PP4SD members
• All professional bodies whether members of PARN
  or PP4SD or not.
• Professionals from all disciplines

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The Future

• More SIG events
• Joint research projects

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HOW TO JOIN

• Membership is free.
• email christina_at_parnglobal.com
• or telephone [phone]