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INFO

• 15th - 16th October 2010 Nr Melton Mowbray

Adventure in Outdoor Learning

• IOL Professional Development & Conference Event 2010
  Friday 15th to Saturday 16th October
  at Scalford Hall, nr Melton Mowbray
• Friday
  - Where is the Adventure in Outdoor Learning?
  - Making Adventure Sustainable
  - Keynotes followed by peer led group discussion and debate (For anyone with an interest in the future potential of outdoor learning in UK society)
  - Illustrated evening talk
  - Dinner & Pub-style Quiz
• Saturday - up to 30 Practical, Ethical & Professional CPD Workshops (For outdoor practitioners at all levels including full time, part time and volunteer)
  - Industry Updates & Trade Stands
• There will be some space for exhibition and trade stands.
  
• More Info link>>>
• NOW OPEN FOR BOOKING - special rates for IOL Members

• Updates and info here.
• Full brochure and booking form here
• POSTER to download here (3.5mb)

• 14th Sept 2010, London

• 'The Future of Adventure Centre Accreditation' Open Forum. AAIAC / SkillsActive. £12 registration includes lunch.

• 30th September, Stirling

• SkillsActive Annual Scotland Conference.The sport and active leisure industry is quickly evolving. Buoyed by a greater public acceptance of the importance of health and well-being, employment in key occupations has grown in recent years - in spite of the economic slowdown.
• Now is more important than ever to ensure our workers are fully competent, qualified and ready for the future. SkillsActive will explore this and other issues at its Scotland conference ‘A Workforce Fit for the Future’

• 7th -10th October, Earls Court, London

• The Cycle Show. 2011 product launches from the worlds leading bike brands, revamped and brand new interactive features for all cyclists of all abilities.http://www.cycleshow.co.uk/

• a) 28/05-2/06/11 Scotland
• b) 2-3/07/11, Windermere
• c) 23-28/07/11 Scotland
• d) 08/11, NW Scotland

• a) Summer Isles Sea Kayak Expedition, £350.
• b) Waterdays: watersports open weekend, £5
• c) Open Canoe & Mountaineering Expedition for Year 10-12 pupils, £400
• d) Summer Isles Sea Kayak Expedition, £350
• all above: Tower Wood OEC. T:015395 31519

• 12 Sept 2010, Grantown on Spey

• Corporate Challenge Day in aid of Water for Kids. £150 per team of six.

• 21st-23rd September, NEC Birmingham

• Leisure Industry Week. Trade show for out of home leisure businesses. http://www.liw.co.uk/page.cfm

• 2-3rd April 2011, Edinburgh

• Outdoor Pursuits Scotland 2011 at The Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, will enable visitors to indulge their interest and passion for the great outdoors.

• Autumn 2010, various venues

• Steve van Matre is touring the UK during the autumn running various workshops/seminars. A chance to hear one of the world's leading nature educators whose pioneering book Acclimatisation has been followed by other landmark releases such as Sunship Earth, Earthkeepers and Earth Education: A New Beginning. For more info see the attached flier.

• November 2010 and February 2011. Borneo.

• Ready for your next adventure? The Kinabalu Challenge. If you have dreamed of taking part in an extreme overseas experience, then The Kinabalu  Challenge is for you. It only needs one week away from work and in this time you will helicopter into the jungle then hike, bike and raft through spectacular Borneo rainforest before climbing 4100 metres to the top of Mount Kinabalu in the ultimate team adventure race.  Raleigh. Contact Debra Hay on 020 7183 1280 or to join or website: Raleighinternational for more information. 

• 18-21st Nov. Czech Republic

• International Mountain and OutdoorSports Conference. Venue: Svaty Jan pod Skalou, Czech Republic. The theme of the conference will be: Outdoor Activities in Educational and Recreational Programmes. We will address following topics in the conference discussions:
  • Outdoor Activities and Health
  • Research in Outdoor Activities
  • Education and Learning in Outdoor Activities

• 3-5th Sept 2010, Windermere

• Lake District Mountain Biking Weekend. £120 residential, £60 non-residential. Tower Wood OEC. T: 015395 31519

• 5th - 9th July 2011, Denmark

• The Fifth International Outdoor Education Research Conference. Research in “friluftsliv” and outdoor education: Different places, critical perspectives and new possibilities!

• Various dates and venues

• The Environment Agency project; Enjoying Water in the Midlands. There are a number of workshops being held in the region throughout Feb,  for those not based in the Midlands there are further workshops being held in the North West  and Southern & Thames areas.

• 22nd- 25th September 2010 - Planica, Slovenia

• EOE 2010 Conference Announcement and Call for Workshops. "Encountering, Experiencing and
  Exploring Nature in Education".

• 14-17th Sept 2010 Keble College, Oxford

• Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) International Conference. SEBDA. T: 0161 2402418