VolCon is a national conference that focuses on promoting volunteerism among individuals and encourages volunteerism as a way of life. The third edition of Volcon is scheduled for August 4, 2018 at ISI, Bengaluru.
Date: Saturday, August 4, 2018
Place: Indian Social Institute,Benson Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Time: 9AM – 5PM
The theme of this year's Volcon is focused on "Why every Indian must volunteer". The conference will include a plenary on the main theme followed by breakout sessions focusing on case studies of successful volunteering models, tips and tools on recruiting, engaging and managing volunteers and finally on recognizing and incentivising volunteers. The takeaways from each of these session will align themselves to specific actionable that can be considered by the participants in their own contexts
The participants will comprise representatives from both the corporate and the NGO sector as well as passionate individuals who believe that they must be the change, they wish to see.
AGENDA
Day & Date: Saturday, August 4,2018
Venue: Indian Social Institute, Bengaluru
8:30 AM – Registration
9:30 AM – Welcome Address
9:35 AM – Plenary – Why must one Volunteer
Mr.Deepak Prabhu, Cognizant | Ms.Prarthana Kaul, Giftabled | Mr.Shalabh Sahai, iVolunteer | Mr.Srikanth Viswanathan, Janaagraha | Mr.Venkat Sriram, Evidyaloka |
11:00 AM – Tea Break and Networking
11:30 AM – Break Out 01 – Technical Sessions & Case Studies*
Case Study – Environmentalist Foundation of India | | Technical Session – Volunteer Management Cycle, Dr.Prahalathan, Bhumi
12:30 AM – Break Out 02 – Technical Sessions & Case Studies*
Case Study – Employee volunteering as a skill development tool | Technical Session – Engaging Millennials and Gen Y through digital volunteering, Mr.Abhishek Ranjan, Brillio | Technical Session – Volunteer Recognition, Mr.Shalabh Sahai, iVolunteer
1:30 PM – Lunch
2.30 PM – Break Out 03 – Technical Sessions & Case Studies*
Case Study – Talent Quest of India | | Technical Session – Quick ProBono – Neha Shrivastava, iVolunteer
3:30 PM to 3.45 PM – Closure & feedback
3:45 PM – Tea Break and Networking
*Minor changes in schedule to be expected
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