SPoR Convention 2025 – Canberra -15 to19 September

Lock in the dates, the SPoR Convention for 2025 in Canberra is set for 15-19 September. The key facilitators are Dr Craig Ashhurst and Dr Robert Long. Other presenters will be announced as time progresses. We already have some from New Zealand and the USA, Canada committed to be there.

Guest Presenters

We’re hoping to announce soon some special presenters who have left the world of safety and are practicing SPoR in the professions.

You can download the flyer and register here: https://spor.com.au/spor-convention-2025/

This year the focus is on Critical Thinking with the middle day being a semiotic Walk Day followed by a Dinner.

The four-day program will focus on the following:

Day 1. What is critical thinking?

Skills in Critical Thinking: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Linguistic & Semiotic omissions. Detecting propaganda.

Day 2. What is beyond critical thinking? Poetics, coherence and the non-measurable.

Detecting Technique, What is Discernment? Sifting and Analysing Discourse/discourse. What ethic governs analysis? Interrogating by moral philosophy? By what Ethic shall we live? Is our Ontology coherent?

Day 3. Semiotic Walk Day

Day 4. The positives of Deconstruction – the process and purpose of Reconstruction

Cognitive Dissonance, Disturbance, Disruption and Comfort. What is the constant? Where do we find security in Faith?

Day 5. E-motion, movement and learning in what’s critical.

What is learning? How do people learn? Who is the Educated Person? What is conversion? Tools to take away, skills to practice.

Using SPoR to reframe tackling risk, understand learning and helping others envision what’s critical and what is not.

Who is this for?

 Anyone is welcome who wants to learn about SPoR or who wants to meet people practicing SPoR in the workplace.

 You don’t need to have studied previously to join!

 Catering

 All meals are catered except for the dinner on the Wednesday.

 Materials

 All study materials, methods, tools and Education kit are included.

 Location/Venue

 Communities at Work Tuggeranong in the Ballroom

245 Cowlishaw St, Greenway ACT 2900.

Planning

 So, plenty of time to plan and register.

 Fees

 The cost for the week including all meals, materials, venue etc is $1600 ($400 per day) If some want to register for a single or double day please contact: admin@spor.com.au

The semiotic walk day is free.

 You can register and download the flyer here: https://spor.com.au/spor-convention-2025/

 Presentation Styles and Learning

All those who attend will be allotted time (voluntarily) to present on what they are doing in their work world to tackle risk.

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Dr Rob Long

Expert in Social Psychology, Principal & Trainer at Human Dymensions

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PhD., MEd., MOH., BEd., BTh., Dip T., Dip Min., Cert IV TAA, MRMIA Rob is the founder of Human Dymensions and has extensive experience, qualifications and expertise across a range of sectors including government, education, corporate, industry and community sectors over 30 years. Rob has worked at all levels of the education and training sector including serving on various post graduate executive, post graduate supervision, post graduate course design and implementation programs.