PrintConference for the Regions 2008
Copthorne Hotel, Plymouth - 17-19th September 2008
The annual Conference for the Regions enables Regions to get together and discuss issues of mutual interest, as well as identifying major issues to be considered.
Conference Programme
Wednesday 17th September |
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| 7.00 for 7.30 | Welcome Drinks Reception at the Council House Canapes will be served Welcome from the Lord Mayor of the City of Plymouth, the Chair of the Board for the Regions and the Regional President |
Thursday 18th September |
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| 8.45 | Registration opens - refreshments and exhibition |
| 9.15 | Welcome Mike Ellingford (President, SWWE) and Stephen Purser (Chair of SWWE conference organising committee) |
| 9.30 | Context Presentations by Chair of the Board for the Regions and the Chair of National Student Forum (Mike Owen, Judith Savage) |
| 10.00 | Presentation on the Regional Activities Model from Mark McBride. |
| 10.15 | Best Practice Presentations 1 Events as an Example of a Process contributing to several Core Activities: Communication with Members, Supporting CPD, Raising the Institute Profile, Networking. |
| 10.45 | Refreshments, exhibition and networking |
| 11.15 | Best Practice Presentations 2 |
| 11.45 | Discussion |
| 12.00 | Implementation Workshop on Core Regional Functions (Considering definitions for the Primary Performance Indicators and the arrangements/responsibilities for data capture and reporting) Group A to look at: Number of CPD events, % of Members and Students attending local events, Customer satisfaction with events (Chair: Ken Finch) Group B to look at Compliance Returns to Board, Number of Best Practice Events (Chair: Lee Yale-Helms) Group C to look at % of Public sector employers with students, Number of Students, Satisfaction measured by Annual Regional Survey (Chair: Neil Hunter) |
| 1.00 | Lunch, exhibition and networking |
| 2.00 | Feedback from Workshops |
| 2.30 | President's Address followed by Presentation of Regional Awards Caroline Mawhood |
| 3.00 | Refreshments, exhibition and networking |
| 3.30 | Council or Practical Development Workshops for Regional Council Members including: |
| 5.00 | Conference sessions end for the day |
| Evening Activities | |
| 7.00 | Reception, Conference Dinner at the National Aquarium |
| 9.30 | Presentation of Hedley Marshall Award |
Friday 19th September |
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| 10.00 | Introduction: Mike Owen (Interim Summary) |
| 10.30 | Paul Carroll |
| 11.15 | Refreshments |
| 11.45 | Objective Setting for the year ahead |
| 12.00 | Words from next year's hosts - the North Eastern and Yorkshire and Humber Regions Sarah Howard and Kevin Suttie |
Closing words, lunch and delegates depart |
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Useful Information
Hotel
www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/copthorneplymouth/index.html
Special Weekend Rates for CIPFA Staff only at The Copthorne Hotel, Plymouth!!!
Weekend Beginning 19th September 08. To extend your stay call 01752 224161 or email sales.plymouth@millenniumhotels.co.uk
Air South West
(flights into Plymouth from Gatwick, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Jersey, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cork, Dublin)
www.airsouthwest.co.uk
Flybe
(Flights into Exeter)
www.flybe.com/
Train
www.thetrainline.com
Aquarium
www.national-aquarium.co.uk/functions.aspx