đThere is something for everyone in Week 2 of the Development Conference – to see what’s on offer, take a look below đ and get yourself registered!
Session 1 â Promoting your club – Monday 15th January, 7pm
This session will be delivered by Alex Welch from British Orienteering. Itâs an opportunity to learn more on:
- How to promote your events and highlight your achievements via social media.
- Writing great news articles or blogs that will engage both members and prospective members.
- Creating a bank of marketing materials that can help increase reach and grow your membership.
- Ways to track your social media statistics and used paid Ads to increase awareness and reach.
Session 2 â How to Engage Newcomers – and get them hooked! – Tuesday 16th January, 7pm
This session, delivered by Hilary Palmer will take you through the successful delivery of NOC âs MapActive courses for newcomers and discuss how your club could adapt it to suit your needs.
Session 3 â OCAD â Whatâs new for you? â Thursday 18th January, 7PM
This webinar will provide an update into mapping, and the technology we use to produce the maps that make our sport tick. Part of what makes OCADâs approach to mapping work is the feedback, technical support and consulting with all users, and opportunities like this webinar are a key part of the work we can all do to support orienteering in every aspect.
The webinar will be presented by the Team at OCAD.
Session 4 â The Facts about our Impact on Nature – Friday 19th January
Environmental protection is frequently featuring in access negotiations. We regularly hear this from members and in response we commissioned an Ecological Assessment. Miranda Cowan completed the assessment around the middle distance event of the JK in April 2023. We now have the findings and Miranda will be sharing these with us.
âThere is also still time to register for tomorrow’s webinar ‘Developing Stakeholder Relationships‘. For more information on any of the sessions, visit: British Orienteering