FYI below to share with your networks. Auslan interpreters are provided when you RSVP let them know you need one. Trudy Jo Verrent Leadership and Disability Forums Jo believes that 'different' is delicious not divergent; that it adds vibrancy and texture within the creative sector Jo Verrent is a UK based artist, consultant and producer with disability who specialises in the development of diversity and access. She works in arts and culture at a strategic levels with national agencies and on the ground with organisations and individuals, embedding the belief that diversity adds texture and turning policy into real action. Jo is currently Senior Producer for the UK's Unlimited Commissions program for disabled artists and companies and has recently delivered projects fusing disabled artistry and digital acumen. The projects focused on intimacy and proximity with atypical dance bodies and examining the interplay between disability and leadership in the cultural sector. Jo is also the co-founder of Sync a training program focused on the interplay between leadership and disability, and is relevant to all leadership providers Jo is in Australia to talk about the transformational potential of employing disabled people in leadership roles within the cultural sector - not for those individuals themselves, but for the invigoration of cultural strategy, for the benefit of all. She will be presenting forums on leadership in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney through July 2014. Please RSVP below by Friday 28 June 2014. Leadership and Disability Forums Melbourne Date and time: Thursday 10 July 2014, 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt St, Southbank VIC In partnership with Arts Victoria and Malthouse Theatre RSVP: events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sydney Date and time: Friday 4 July, 5:30-7:00pm Venue: Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW In partnership with Arts NSW and Carriageworks RSVP: events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Brisbane Date and time: Monday 7 July, 5:30-7:00pm Venue: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Grey and Melbourne Sts, South Bank In partnership with Arts Queensland and QPAC RSVP: events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Adelaide Date and time: Wednesday 9 July, 5:00-6:30pm Venue: Adelaide Festival Centre, Festival Dr, Adelaide SA In partnership with the Arts SA and Adelaide Festival Centre RSVP: events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Trudy Ryall E: trudy.ryall@xxxxxxxxxxx M: 0401324381