We are excited to announce that the Program for the CoopZone Forum & CWCF Conference is now ready, and on-line registration is now open. The CoopZone Co-op Developers’ Forum is being held in conjunction with the CWCF Conference this year, including workshops, a strategy session and a developers’ caucus meeting – plus an invitation to participate in all CWCF plenary sessions.  The CWCF Conference theme is “Worker Co-operatives and Sustainable Development”, and one of two keynote speakers is Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation and past CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op.  It is being held from Thursday, October 28th to Saturday, October 30th, 2010 in Vancouver, B.C. at the YWCA Hotel.  Early-bird registration deadline is Sept. 16th, final registration deadline is October 20th.  The Program and all registration information are available here:  www.coopzone.coop/en/node/3628.

Canada's two national co-op associations have created a new information service aimed at providing a first point of contact for groups who are interested in starting a co-op.

The Co-op Development InfoService , which was launched on March 31 by the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) and the Conseil candien de la coopération et de la mutualité, includes a toll-free telephone number, a dedicated e-mail address and co-op development information on the CCA and CCCM websites.

The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) is accepting donations to help the victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12.  Click the Read More link to make a donation (select "Haiti Disaster Relief" in the "Donate to" menu).

Dear CoopZone members, The CoopZone Developers’ Network Co-operative is now incorporated! Please see attached communiqué, as well as all of the background documents.   All proposals as outlined were accepted by the members at the Founding Meeting; this includes the Budget (part of the Financial Report), the Workplan and the Dues Formula.