Programme
During the World Congress, many different sessions will happen that people can go to.
There will be big sessions, small sessions, workshops, and lots of other activities!
All of these together are the “programme” for the World Congress.
On this page, you can learn about the different types of sessions at the World Congress and how to lead your own session.
When the programme is finished in May 2025, we will share it here.
Closer to the World Congress date, you can sign up for the different sessions you want to attend.
What will the World Congress programme be like?
The World Congress is made up of many sessions.
Sessions are usually 70 minutes long, and will be about all different topics.
There are three types of sessions at the World Congress.
They are:
Learn Sessions
These sessions will teach people about a good way of working.
They will be like a "how-to."
The sessions will explain what works, and the steps that others can take if they want to do similar things in their country.
Engage Sessions
These are smaller sessions where the people in the room will work together.
These sessions might have discussions where everyone shares their ideas about something.
Everyone in the room will talk and take part in the activity.
Impact Sessions
These sessions will be about the different ways to solve big issues.
There will be a few speakers who will share examples of what they did to solve a problem in their country.
They will talk about the difference they have made.
Speaking at the World Congress
Anyone can apply to lead a session at the World Congress about work that is important to you.
You can plan a session about any topic.
Here are the rules:
- Your session needs to be about inclusion, not segregation. You can check to see if the big ideas you want to talk about match our Statement of Unity.
- You need to make sure that a self-advocate or a family member is speaking during the session. This could be as a panelist, a moderator, or another way of having a leadership role in the session.
- It can't only be about one country - there should be examples from at least two countries in your session.
You can apply for your organisation to lead a session alone, or you can work with another organisation to plan one together.
Most people who are applying for session work in groups of 2 or 3 to make sure they have different countries part of the session.
You can find the list of all Inclusion International members here if you want to find a partner to work with on creating a session.
If you want to apply to host a session at the World Congress, you can fill out the online application form at this link.
If you need more help, you can contact us. You can email Kimber if you have questions or need help.
You need to apply by February 28, 2025.
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