BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://proficiency.services///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260421T172126UTC-9570dEBJ4C@https://proficiency.services/ DTSTAMP:20260421T172126Z DESCRIPTION:Bookings for this event WILL CLOSE AT MID-DAY on 22nd August\nD omestic Conventions Q&A.An opportunity to gain a better understanding of t he domestic conventions and how to apply them.\nPre-Booking is required.\n This is a CPD session specifically for DEAs\nFacilitated by Proficiency Ch airman Ian Sturt\, there will be an opportunity to ask about any of the co nventions you are not clear on.\nIan has been involved with the convention s groups since early 2011 and has been the primary author of\, or contribu ted to develoment of\, a significant proportion of the conventions. There are few people in the industry with a better understanding of why they are written the way they are.\nThe session will consist of:\n\nA summary of t he conventions process\nWhat the conventions group can and cannot do\nAnsw ers to questions that have been submitted ahead of the session\nAnswers to questions from attendees at the session\nIf time permits\, Ian will then talk through some of the conventions that assessors seem to be most prone to getting wrong.\n\nTo get the most out of this session\, please think ab out which conventions you don't really understand. Email your list of thos e conventions and an indication of what you are unsure of to events@profic iency.services with 'Domestic Conventions Q&A'  in the subject line.\nAny conventions we cannot satisfactorily explain will be identified and referr ed to the conventions group for clarification.\nThis event is FREE for Pro ficiency members. It is open to non-members at a cost of £20. (It makes mo re sense to join and get at least 12 sessions like this for free in the ye ar).\nAttendance certificates will be added to the member's  CPD record. N on-members will be provided with an attendance certificate to enable them to claim at least an hour of relevant CPD. \nNOT A MEMBER? Join for just £ 60 and get free access to this and at least 12 hours of CPD like this\, an d a listing on the website.(For just £25 more\, as a Premium member get an enhanced listing and other benefits).See Membership Benefits (proficiency .services)\nHOW IT WORKS - Please read carefully\nYou will be sent joining instructions and/or the relevant link ahead of the meeting. This is typic ally sent out about 1 day ahead of the event. For online events we general ly use Zoom.\nAround 24 hours ahead of the event you will receive a link t o register for the event. You can do this any time from then until just be fore the meeting starts. Once you have registered you will receive the act ual meeting link. Please ensure you register using your correct full name. This ensures you will get the right name on your CPD certificate (if appl icable)\,\n(If there is less than 24 hours to go\, please check your junk / spam folder before contacting us to say you haven't received the link. I t will probably be there. If it is not then do contact events@proficiency. services but don't leave it to the last minute. Once we have started to se t up for the session we will not be able to take calls or respond to email s).\nPlease also ensure you have tested your set up and both your audio an d video are working. If we cannot see you are present we may not be able t o issue you with a CPD certificate. If you know in advance that you will n ot have video capability\, please email events@proficiency.services and we will agree an alternative way in which the organisers can verify you were actually present (and hopefully paying attention) for the entire session. \nIf you need to briefly deal with something like an urgent phone call dur ing the session\, please turn your video off whilst you do so to avoid a d istraction to other attendees. Video off for short periods of absence will not affect eligibility for CPD certificates. Prolonged periods of absence or where video is off so you could be absent\, will prevent us being able to issue a CPD certificate. This verification of your presence is essenti al for us to ensure that the value of Proficiency CPD certificates is main tained so they can be accepted by accreditation schemes. \n(There are no r efunds where CPD certificates cannot be issued due to only partial attenda nce at an event). https://proficiency.services/events/events-calendar/even t/324-proficiency-cpd-22nd-august-2023-domestic-conventions-q-a DTSTART:20230822T150000Z DTEND:20230822T163000Z LOCATION:Online () SUMMARY:Proficiency CPD (22nd August 2023) - Domestic Conventions Q&A URL:https://proficiency.services/events/events-calendar/event/324-proficien cy-cpd-22nd-august-2023-domestic-conventions-q-a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260421T172126UTC-9575MGMReh@https://proficiency.services/ DTSTAMP:20260421T172126Z DESCRIPTION:Bookings for this event WILL CLOSE AT MID-DAY on 23rd August\nN on-domestic Conventions Q&A.An opportunity to gain a better understanding of the non-domestic conventions and how to apply them.\nPre-Booking is req uired.\nThis is a CPD session specifically for NDEAs\nFacilitated by Profi ciency Chairman Ian Sturt\, there will be an opportunity to ask about any of the conventions you are not clear on.\nIan has been involved with the c onventions groups since early 2011 and has been the primary author of\, or contributed to develoment of\, a significant proportion of the convention s. There are few people in the industry with a better understanding of why they are written the way they are.\nThe session will consist of:\n\nA sum mary of the conventions process\nWhat the conventions group can and cannot do\nAnswers to questions that have been submitted ahead of the session\nA nswers to questions from attendees at the session\nIf time permits\, Ian w ill then talk through some of the conventions that assessors seem to be mo st prone to getting wrong.\n\nTo get the most out of this session\, please think about which conventions you don't really understand. Email your lis t of those conventions and an indication of what you are unsure of to even ts@proficiency.services with 'Non-domestic Conventions Q&A'  in the subjec t line.\nAny conventions we cannot satisfactorily explain will be identifi ed and referred to the conventions group for clarification.\nThis event is FREE for Proficiency members. It is open to non-members at a cost of £20. (It makes more sense to join and get at least 12 sessions like this for f ree in the year).\nAttendance certificates will be added to the member's  CPD record. Non-members will be provided with an attendance certificate to enable them to claim at least an hour of relevant CPD. \nNOT A MEMBER? Jo in for just £60 and get free access to this and at least 12 hours of CPD l ike this\, and a listing on the website.(For just £25 more\, as a Premium member get an enhanced listing and other benefits).See Membership Benefits (proficiency.services)\nHOW IT WORKS - Please read carefully\nYou will be sent joining instructions and/or the relevant link ahead of the meeting. This is typically sent out about 1 day ahead of the event. For online even ts we generally use Zoom.\nAround 24 hours ahead of the event you will rec eive a link to register for the event. You can do this any time from then until just before the meeting starts. Once you have registered you will re ceive the actual meeting link. Please ensure you register using your corre ct full name. This ensures you will get the right name on your CPD certifi cate (if applicable)\,\n(If there is less than 24 hours to go\, please che ck your junk / spam folder before contacting us to say you haven't receive d the link. It will probably be there. If it is not then do contact events @proficiency.services but don't leave it to the last minute. Once we have started to set up for the session we will not be able to take calls or res pond to emails).\nPlease also ensure you have tested your set up and both your audio and video are working. If we cannot see you are present we may not be able to issue you with a CPD certificate. If you know in advance th at you will not have video capability\, please email events@proficiency.se rvices and we will agree an alternative way in which the organisers can ve rify you were actually present (and hopefully paying attention) for the en tire session.\nIf you need to briefly deal with something like an urgent p hone call during the session\, please turn your video off whilst you do so to avoid a distraction to other attendees. Video off for short periods of absence will not affect eligibility for CPD certificates. Prolonged perio ds of absence or where video is off so you could be absent\, will prevent us being able to issue a CPD certificate. This verification of your presen ce is essential for us to ensure that the value of Proficiency CPD certifi cates is maintained so they can be accepted by accreditation schemes. \n(T here are no refunds where CPD certificates cannot be issued due to only pa rtial attendance at an event). https://proficiency.services/events/events- calendar/event/325-proficiency-cpd-23rd-august-2023-non-domestic-conventio ns-q-a DTSTART:20230823T150000Z DTEND:20230823T163000Z LOCATION:Online () SUMMARY:Proficiency CPD (23rd August 2023) - Non-domestic Conventions Q&A URL:https://proficiency.services/events/events-calendar/event/325-proficien cy-cpd-23rd-august-2023-non-domestic-conventions-q-a END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR