Upcoming Community of Practice Meeting Schedule (August/September)

Aug 15, 2023

It has been an exciting time working behind the scenes at AELERT HQ for the past few weeks working with the 13 Community of Practice chairs and co-chairs to reinvigorate our network groups and kick-off three new ones!

The Community of Practice (CoP) groups are where the sharing happens within AELERT, and each group has access to its own private forum space where you can interact with other members, share ideas and experiences, and draw on the collective knowledge and ability of this powerful network.

We encourage you to get involved with as many CoP that are relevant to you because each group becomes stronger and more diverse with each new individual.

See our full schedule below for the date and time for the next group meeting and follow the link to learn more about each Community of Practice, to join the relevant CoP forum and to get involved.

Please note: All members must be registered on the AELERT website to access the CoP forums and join network groups. If you require any assistance, please contact the AELERT Leadership Team today.

Operations Cluster

Biodiversity & Protected Areas Community of Practice

Date: 5 September    

Time: 1 – 2.30pm AEST        

Emergency Operations Community of Practice

Date: 23 August

Time: 1:30 – 3pm AEST

Intelligence & Analysis Community of Practice

Date: 8 September

Time: 11am – 12pm AEST

Local Government Community of Practice

The Local Government Community of Practice is currently forming and a meeting date will be announced soon. If you are a Local Government practitioner, join the CoP forum now and meet our new chair Matthew Corradin (Central Coast Council).

Waste Crime Community of Practice

The next meeting will be held in November, join the CoP forum now to engage with other members and to be notified of the next meeting.

Wildlife Crime Community of Practice

Date: 6 September

Time: 1 – 2:30pm AEST

Regulation & Engagement Cluster

Better Regulation Community of Practice

Date: 24 August, 7 September

Time: 2:30 – 3:20pm AEST

First Peoples Environmental Regulators Community of Practice

Date: 21 September

Time: 1:30 – 3pm AEST

Communications, Education & Engagement Community of Practice

Date: 13 September

Time: 12 – 1:30pm AEST

Water Compliance Community of Practice

Date: 21 September

Time: 11am – 12pm AEST

Legal Practice & Policy Community of Practice

Date: 14 September

Time: 1 – 2:30pm AEST

Capability Building Cluster

Organisational Maturity Community of Practice

Date: 19 September

Time: 1:30 – 2:30pm AEST

Professional Development Community of Practice

Date: 13 September

Time: 11 – 11:45am AEST

Edit: This page was updated on Wednesday 23/8/23

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