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Trialogue, a business focused on corporate social investment and sustainability, is delighted to announce that we will be convening the fourth annual Making CSI Matter conference on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th May 2011. The Making CSI Matter conference has become a priority event in the diaries of CSI, NGO and government development practitioners. Delegate and sponsor feedback has consistently indicated that this event is well-received by the CSI industry and is an excellent investment of time, money and energy.
date, venue and timing
This fourth Making CSI Matter conference will be held on the Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th May 2011 at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg.
The conference will offer an extensive array of activities utilising the following:
- The well-appointed Ballroom for the plenary sessions
- The Centenary Room which leads onto the Ballroom, enabling plentiful exhibition space
- Gala, Marathon and Boundary rooms will be utilised for parallel participative workshops allowing for smaller, in-depth discussions
- The Centrecourt Restaurant and garden patio will be utilised for lunches
- Early evening cocktail and networking session at the Centrecourt Restaurant will provide the opportunity for relaxed networking and entertainment
- Plenty of secure parking
delegates and target market
With 400 delegates attending the last Making CSI Matter conference, this event has become a priority event for all stakeholders interested in development in South Africa.
The target market and the nature of delegates will include the following:
- CSI managers, Foundation or Trust managers and personnel
- CSI project, regional and field managers
- Corporate and public affairs managers
- Transformation and sustainability management
- Communications, human resources personnel
- Government officials from across a range of departments and regions
- Media, advertising agencies, public relations people
- NGO management, staff and fundraisers
- NGO and development agency project managers and fieldworkers
- Members of community-based organisations (CBOs)
- Development practitioners, consultants, researchers
- Philanthropists and co-ordinators of private Trusts
- Academics and educational institutions personnel

