WHERE:   Kegalle*, Sri Lanka with frequent travel to Trincomalee, Colombo and Galle
LENGTH:  One (1) year
DEPART:  By December 1, 2010 (negotiable)
APPLICATION PROCESS:  Please send letter of intent and resumé to sarah.feldberg@coopscanada.coop by September 27, 2010.. 
 
This is a voluntary assignment. Domestic and international airfare, ground transport, visa, travel insurance, out of country accommodation, and a monthly meal/incidental allowance will be covered by CCA as per CCA guidelines. 
 
*The main campus is situated in a 50 acre former rubber estate in Paragammana, 4km away from Kegalle.  Kegalle is a town located about 75kms to the east of Colombo and 24km west of Kandy on the Colombo - Kandy main highway with good bus connections to Colombo as well as Kandy. Kegalle is a busy city with all facilities available.  Weekends and holidays will allow the successful candidate to travel and explore the country.

WHERE:   Nepal, stationed in Kathmandu with some local travel
LENGTH:  Six (6) weeks
DEPART:  November 1, 2010**
APPLICATION PROCESS:  Please send letter of intent and resumé to sarah.feldberg@coopscanada.coop by September 10, 2010. 
 
This is posted as a voluntary assignment but is open to professional consultants willing to donate part of their time. CCA covers travel, accommodation and daily expenses.  For a complete list of what CCA will cover, please contact Sarah Feldberg, Volunteer Co-ordinator.
 
**Flexible, looking to depart earliest November 1, 2010 latest January 1, 2011

We are excited to announce that the Program for the CoopZone Forum & CWCF Conference is now ready, and on-line registration is now open. The CoopZone Co-op Developers’ Forum is being held in conjunction with the CWCF Conference this year, including workshops, a strategy session and a developers’ caucus meeting – plus an invitation to participate in all CWCF plenary sessions.  The CWCF Conference theme is “Worker Co-operatives and Sustainable Development”, and one of two keynote speakers is Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation and past CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op.  It is being held from Thursday, October 28th to Saturday, October 30th, 2010 in Vancouver, B.C. at the YWCA Hotel.  Early-bird registration deadline is Sept. 16th, final registration deadline is October 20th.  The Program and all registration information are available here:  www.coopzone.coop/en/node/3628.

We are excited to announce that the Program for the CoopZone Forum & CWCF Conference (attached) is now ready, and on-line registration is now open. The CoopZone Co-op Developers’ Forum is being held in conjunction with the CWCF Conference this year, including workshops, a strategy session and a developers’ caucus meeting – plus an invitation to participate in all CWCF plenary sessions.  The theme is “Worker Co-operatives and Sustainable Development”, and one of two keynote speakers is Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation and past CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op. There will be many workshops of practical use to worker co-operators: from Accessing Capital, to Marketing, to sessions on environmental sustainability, as well as time for participants to choose their own topics in “open-space” workshops -- and more!  We have built in extra time for discussion among participants. As usual, there will be great opportunities for sharing and networking with other co-operators. It is being held from Thursday, October 28th to Saturday, October 30th, 2010 in Vancouver, B.C. at the YWCA Hotel.

We would like to encourage participants to register as soon as possible. To that end, we are offering an EARLY BIRD special for registering on or before September 16th. Save up to 20% (or at least $40) by taking advantage of the EARLY BIRD rate. To register, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWCF_CoopZone_2010. In the meantime, it would be helpful if you could indicate by e-mail if you are planning to attend the Conference. We have booked a block of rooms at the YWCA Hotel at very modest rates; to reserve those please go through our registration site. The number of rooms there is limited.

WHERE:   Colombo, Sri Lanka and surrounding rural areas
LENGTH:  Minimum 6 months*
DEPART:  October, 2010**
APPLICATION PROCESS:  Please send letter of intent and resumé to sarah.feldberg@coopscanada.coop by August 15, 2010. 
 
This is a voluntary assignment. Domestic and international airfare, ground transport, visa, travel insurance, out of country accommodation, and a monthly meal/incidental allowance will be covered by CCA as per CCA guidelines. 
 
*opportunity to extend  **flexible, looking to depart in the fall of 2010