Celebrate!
The 7th World Homeshare Congress was hosted by Associazione A.M.A.- project VIVO.CON in Trento, Italy on the weekend of September 5 – 7, 2024.
The Congress began on the afternoon of Thursday, September 5. A Welcome Dinner / Birthday Party was held on Thursday evening celebrating HI’s 25th anniversary and VIVO.CON’s 15 years of service to the people of Trento. Congress sessions continued through to the afternoon of September 7th.
Homeshare Congresses unite Homeshare practitioners and researchers from around the world. Enthusiasts from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Europe, the UK and the US (and, of course, Italy) came together with a shared purpose under one roof.
The 2024 Congress sessions were in both Italian and English. The program had the traditional plenary sessions, panel discussions and workshops and incorporated three new features:
- A Pre-Congress session of HI in Conversation. This is the first time that members of the HI Network met together in-person to discuss issues faced by Homeshare practitioners and we are very excited about it. Learn more.
- The Storytelling Lab: Trento University researchers engaged participants in 15-minute interviews, capturing the essence of their homeshare experiences. These anecdotes will become part of a rich archive resource for all attendees to use in championing Homeshare in the future.
- Leave Your Mark! is an inclusive initiative inviting submissions of videos, documents, and other resources curated by Giuliana Costa, Associate Professor in Sociology, (Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies), cohabitation projects specialist and Scientific Director of Rete Nazionale Coabitare Solidale.
Check the Congress website for more information!
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Congress Grants
Thanks to generous financial support from Smart Social and The Grocers’ Charity, HI was able to offer four grants of £500 (approximately 550€ or $600 US) to those who wish to attend the Congress but lack the financial means to do so.
APPLICATION DEADLINE is 31 JULY
To apply, please send an email marked Congress Grant Application to sally@homeshare.org with the following information:
- Your name and contact details
- Your organisation, if applicable;interested individuals are also welcome to apply
- Your relationship with homeshare e.g.: practitioner (established or otherwise) researcher, householder, homesharer…
- A brief explanation of why attendance at the Congress would be beneficial to you or others (maximum 500 words).
We can read submissions in English, French or Spanish, but you are welcome to apply IN ANY LANGUAGE; we will use an online translation tool (DeepL) to convert it, and will consider each application equally.
HI commits to a fair and transparent decision-making process. A small group of HI Trustees will award the grants based on the information in the application. All decisions will be final.
Successful applicants will be informed by 14 August.
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