Marketing Masterclass: Unlocking the potential in your business
Organised by:Tabrona
Venue: Shine Business Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS
Date: Tuesday, 17th August 2010
This Marketing Masterclass will provide delegates with the knowledge, tools and techniques to ensure the marketing activities within their organisations are customer focused and their strategy is externally driven.
The cost of this masterclass is £500 per delegate or free if covered by the Train to Gain Leadership & Management grant which we can give you more information about.
http://www.tabrona.co.uk
Marketing Masterclass
Organised by:Tabrona
Venue: Shine Business Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS
Date: Tuesday, 17th August 2010
These Marketing Masterclasses will provide delegates with the knowledge, tools and techniques to ensure the marketing activities within their organisations are customer focused and their strategy is externally driven.
http://www.tabrona.co.uk
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Millennium House, Liverpool
Date: Tuesday, 7th September 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable. To book now please call 02476 851 772.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
NLA Valuing the Public Realm
Organised by:New London Architecture (NLA)
Venue: NLA, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT
Date: Tuesday, 7th September 2010
The improvement of public space has been high on the Mayoral agenda for some years, but how can the industry and the boroughs deliver high-quality public realm in a period of economic restraint? Join us at NLA to discuss the issues facing public realm investment, development and design in the capital. Why are developers and landowners investing in public realm and what value does well-designed public realm bring to their development assets? How can we build a broader definition of this value? How can boroughs work to get the best out of S106 agreements? And how can new funding and delivery agreements deliver more long-term, strategic improvements? For more information contact Bill Young T: 020 7636 4044 E: bill.young@newlondonarchitecture.org.
http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org
RISE Business Advice Network - Help your clients understand risk management
Organised by:RISE
Venue: Taunton
Date: Tuesday, 7th September 2010
Book now for the next BAN meeting, being held in Taunton on Tuesday 7th September. Attendance is free for RISE Additions members or £55. The topic for this BAN is Help your clients understand risk management and the main challenges in business. The speaker for the day is Paul Sander-Jackson, Executive Director of Wessex Community Assets Ltd. Paul will be giving a presentation on Managing risk in community investment projects, and there will be plenty of discussion and networking opportunities throughout the day. If you would like to book a place please email the the BAN email address to request a booking form. Email: ban@rise-sw.co.uk, or call 01392 456531.
http://www.rise-sw.co.uk
BLRS Conference 2010: Restoration and Recovery: Regenerating Land and Communities
Organised by:British Land Reclamation Society (BLRS)
Venue: University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, South Wales
Date: Tuesday, 7th September - Thursday, 9th September 2010
The Conference aims to address the challenges for restoration and regeneration of land and communities during a period of economic uncertainty and recovery. The conference offers delegates an opportunity to focus on both the technical aspects of reclaiming brownfield sites and also regeneration including planning and community involvement in successful environmental, economic and social recovery. Themed sessions include Planning Regeneration and Economics, Legislation and Legal Liability, Funding, Risk Assessment, Tackling Contamination, Innovative Techniques, Biodiversity & Reclamation, Soils & Reclamation & Improving Water Quality. There are also two sessions specifically on Reclamation and Regeneration in South Wales. A mixture of keynote speakers, plenary and workshop sessions are planned, together with one afternoon of site visits to projects in the area. Over 50 papers will be presented by speakers from all over the world, plus two sessions hosted by CL:AIRE and the British Society of Soil Science.
http://www.conference2010.blrs.org
APSE Annual Seminar 2010
Organised by:APSE
Venue: Milliennium Forum, Derry
Date: Wednesday, 8th September - Thursday, 9th September 2010
Armageddon or managed transformation: Where to next for local government’s front line? As the UK faces unprecedented financial constraints in the operation of public services this seminar explores not only the problems that we face but the potential for solutions. Bringing together key note speakers this seminar also offers the opportunity to network with colleagues facing similar dilemmas and to help identify solutions. APSE will focus on the services that matter at a doorstep level. Council services such as refuse collection, street cleansing, parks and grounds maintenance, leisure, civic and cultural services, building maintenance, housing, school meals and building cleaning, highways and transport, will all need to continue regardless of the available funds. All our plenary sessions allow for a panel question and answer session. The culmination of the seminar will be our annual service awards 2010 recognising the very best in public services.
http://www.apse.org.uk/seminars-events/annual-seminar/index.html
Marketing Masterclass: Unlocking the potential in your business
Organised by:Tabrona
Venue: Shine Business Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS
Date: Tuesday, 14th September 2010
This Marketing Masterclass will provide delegates with the knowledge, tools and techniques to ensure the marketing activities within their organisations are customer focused and their strategy is externally driven. For more information please visit our website or call (0113) 388 0070.
http://www.tabrona.co.uk
The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport
Organised by:Neil Stewart Associates
Venue: Inmarsat Conference Centre, London, EC2
Date: Tuesday, 14th September 2010
How can local authorities continue to deliver quality non-statutory services with heavily reduced public sector resources? This conference will bring together senior officers and elected members with local partners and national development agencies to co-ordinate their efforts and position culture, tourism and sport within the place shaping agenda. The Total Place pilots demonstrated the potential for achieving both quality and efficiency in service delivery through a change in perception from supply led to demand-led provision. Mergers, acquisitions and new governance models are going to become increasingly important as cultural and leisure services collaborate beyond service boundaries and across sectors to achieve the best possible outcomes for local communities within the resources available. For more information contact Laura Brownlee on 0207 960 6840.
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/se241
Creative Places - embedding culture in regeneration
Organised by:New Start and Eventus
Venue: SCEDU, Sheffield
Date: Wednesday, 15th September 2010
How does culture fit within the Big Society, localism, and making neighbourhoods better? Is there room for culture within the the local authority improvement agenda? How can creativity help to engage people? In lean times, what is the argument for embedding culture within renewal work? Is the role of the arts in public realm bigger than public art?
This one day conference, supported by Arts Council England, will bring together nationally acclaimed experts with a wealth of experience in culture, regeneration, placemaking, meanwhile opportunities, and wellbeing. Participants will be given tools and evidence to help embed cultural policy within their work and to take a persuasive & practical argument to their organisations and the event will launch a brand new brand new visioning document.
Who should attend?
Local authority planning, housing, regeneration, economic development and arts officers | staff from registered social landlords, housing associations and HMR pathfinders | developers | consultants | artists and creatives.
http://creativeplaces2010.wordpress.com/
Public Engagement that Works - the Charette Process: NCI Charrette System
Organised by:Centre for Sustainable Communities (CSC) at the University of Hertfordshire
Venue: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
Date: Monday, 20th September - Wednesday, 22nd September 2010
How do you design a development or devise a strategy that people will welcome, use and benefit from in the way that you had hoped when starting the project? One way is to engage stakeholders at an early stage, feeding directly into the development process- something that can be quickly achieved using a charrette. A charrette is an intensive series of meetings, presentations, and workshops during which the design team puts together a development strategy while getting feedback from the public. The feedback is key to evolving a solution that gets great buy in. The advanced NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation Certificate, awarded to participants who complete the course successfully, will equip charrette managers with the essential tools and techniques required to manage a fast paced, and constantly changing, multiple day charrette. The Centre for Sustainable Communities is working together in partnership with NCI, BRE, Turnberry Consulting and Parsons Brinkerhoff to deliver this programme. E: j.conlon@herts.ac.uk
http://www.herts.ac.uk/csc
CSR Masterclass
Organised by:One 4 All CSR
Venue: London
Date: Monday, 20th September - Tuesday, 21st September 2010
The CSR Masterclass trains present and future professionals and decision-makers to: Understand the different aspects of CSR with the aim to make it practical in different strategic and operational environments in emerging markets, especially the BRIC countries; Master CSR best practice, sustainable development decision-making tools and analytical instruments used or likely to be used by institutions across the world; Promote CSR skills of individuals therefore make the concept even more widespread than it is today; Make the concept of CSR applicable in private and public institutions. Audience: Professionals in private companies, public sectors, NGOs, international organizations and governments who are or would like to be involved in CSR. Course is two consecutive days,
http://www.one4allcsr.com/courses
NHF Annual Conference and Social Housing Exhibition 2010
Organised by:National Housing Federation (NHF)
Venue: ICC, Birmingham
Date: Wednesday, 22nd September - Friday, 24th September 2010
The Federations’ Annual Conference and Social Housing Exhibition 2010 takes place on 22-24 September, at the ICC in Birmingham. Don’t miss your chance to influence the social housing agenda! Quite simply the most important dare in the social housing calendar, this years conference is vital for anyone who needs the latest information and guidance on key issues affecting social housing. The programme will examine the threats and opportunities the new administration will pose to housing associations, where housing will fit into their overall priorities and how we can ensure our voice continues to be heard loud and clear by coalition ministers.
http://www.housing.org.uk/events
Historic Towns Forum: Achieving added value through community engagement
Organised by:Historic Towns Forum
Venue: The Pavilion, Chester Racecourse, CH1 2LY
Date: Wednesday, 22nd September - Thursday, 23rd September 2010
The new Government agenda* advocates: devolving power down to neighbourhoods; a Big Society based around social responsibility and community action; the delivery of public services by social enterprises, charities and voluntary groups; celebrating the work of neighbourhood groups & encouraging more people to take part; empowering communities to come together to address local issues. *from the Conservative Party website. Do we have proof that this works and if so, are there examples of good practice that we might learn from? This conference will offer information and guidance from people with experience and expertise to help you to deliver added value to your projects and corporate objectives. WHY? and HOW? will be explored and tested with the aim of producing a ‘Charter for Community Engagement’.
http://www.historictownsforum.org/chester10
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: HCA, Exeter
Date: Thursday, 23rd September 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
Promoting Investment and Economic Development: The Future of Liverpool
Organised by:The Waterfront Conference Company
Venue: Liverpool
Date: Thursday, 23rd September 2010
This conference examines how the city region can build on its existing strengths to attract inward investment and build economic resilience through attracting a greater number of private sector jobs. It will examine the potential of new industries such as renewable technologies and will look at the impact of major projects on Liverpool’s regeneration. It will look at the potential of new governance structures such as Local Enterprise Partnerships and the opportunities the Big Society initiative provides. For more details call Russell Jones on 020 7787 1210 or follow the link below.
https://www.eventsforce.net/liverpoolfuture
Public Engagement that Works - the Charette Process: NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation
Organised by:centre for Sustainable Communities (CSC) at the University of Hertfordshire
Venue: hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
Date: Thursday, 23rd September - Friday, 24th September 2010
How do you design a development or devise a strategy that people will welcome, use and benefit from in the way that you had hoped when starting the project? One way is to engage stakeholders at an early stage, feeding directly into the development process- something that can be quickly achieved using a charrette. A charrette is an intensive series of meetings, presentations, and workshops during which the design team puts together a development strategy while getting feedback from the public. The feedback is key to evolving a solution that gets great buy in. The advanced NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation Certificate, awarded to participants who complete the course successfully, will equip charrette managers with the essential tools and techniques required to manage a fast paced, and constantly changing, multiple day charrette. The Centre for Sustainable Communities is working together in partnership with NCI, BRE, Turnberry Consulting and Parsons Brinkerhoff to deliver this programme. E: j.conlon@herts.ac.uk
http://www.herts.ac.uk/csc
An Appetite for Change
Organised by:Adleburgh Food and Drink Festival
Venue: Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suffolk
Date: Friday, 24th September 2010
Food – why we need to change our eating habits and how it can be done. We face a health crisis and an impending global food crisis. The United Nations warns that 1 billion people go hungry every day, while, in the developed world, excess food has produced an epidemic of obesity and diet-related conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and behavioural problems. In the UK, poor diet costs the economy £10 billion, of which £7.7 billion consists of NHS treatments which could be avoided if UK diets matched nutritional guidelines. At the same time, the world population is increasing and natural resources, such as water, soil, oil, minerals and eco-systems, are being continuously depleted. Climate change will aggravate this unsustainable situation. We must look for solutions. This conference will point us in the right direction and contribute to the debate on how to achieve healthier and more sustainable diets, identifying practical ways to bring about change. For more information email: cindy@aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk.
http://www.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk/24th-sept-conference/
PPP/PFI in Social Housing
Organised by:SMi Group
Venue: Crowne Plaza - The City, London
Date: Monday, 27th September 2010
PPP/PFI in Social Housing conference will bring together distinguished professionals from within the social housing community to discuss and examine the key areas of growth, sustainability, renewal and affordability in the current economic climate.
Expert speaker line-up includes:
Homes and Communities Agency, London Mayor’s Office, Leeds City Counci, Nationwide Building Society, London Borough of Brent, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland plus many more...
Click here to register or visit www.smi-online.co.uk/2010pfihousing2.asp for more information
http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2010pfihousing2.asp
Our Urban Future: Sustainability, Technology and a Cyber-City?
Organised by:Beam
Venue: The Orangery, Back Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TG
Date: Tuesday, 28th September 2010
Through this practical session we will explore key issues, challenges and opportunities facing our cities in the future; in these austere times could technology, sustainability and the ideas of the 'Big Society' provide answers to ensure our future urban environments thrive? Confirmed speakers include: Professor Greg Keeffe, Downing Professor of Sustainable Architecture, Leeds Met University, Cybercity Ruhr International Media Art Collective, Derek Hales, Principal Lecturer in Digital Media Design, University of Huddersfield, Chair, John Popham FRSA, & more...
http://cybercitywakefield.wordpress.com/
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Bowls Pavilion, Warwick
Date: Wednesday, 29th September 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
Community Spirit - Bringing People Together through play
Organised by:Play England and Yorkshire Play
Venue: Sheffield
Date: Wednesday, 29th September 2010
Play England and Yorkshire Play are hosting a joint event focussing on the notion of community and the need to create a sense of pride, ownership and community spirit in order to create safer, more child friendly and inclusive environments for children to play.
http://www.playengland.org.uk/yorkshirehumber
Street Peace 2010
Organised by:Bearhunt
Venue: Gorton Monastery, Gorton Lane, Manchester, M12 5WF
Date: Tuesday, 5th October 2010
The Conference that isn't a conference. This not to be missed event is a search for new ideas, an exploration of how small pockets of peace activists can gain momentum; a showcase of how to find and use ‘indigenous Leaders’; a look at how local people and agencies can work together better; and importantly a call to action. What are the small simple things that local people can do together to bring an air of peace to our streets? Street Peace 2010 is about finding some positive ways forward not about complaining about the past; it is about supporting and empowering those at street level to do something; most of all it is about action. Contact Shirley Naden-Lamb: 01625 584 448 or s.naden-lamb@bearhunt.org.uk.
http://www.bearhunt.org.uk/conferences-and-events.html
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: CIH London
Date: Thursday, 7th October 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
Arts of Place – Commission Launch
Organised by:Beam
Venue: Impressions Gallery, Centenary Square, Bradford BD1 1SD
Date: Thursday, 7th October 2010
Cluny McPherson, Regional Director for Arts Council Yorkshire will officially launch a series of temporary commissions created by the six artists appointed through The Arts of Place programme. To book your place please e-mail cathy@beam.uk.net or phone 01924 215550.
http://www.artsofplace.org.uk/bradford-news
Arts Of Place: Integrating Creativity and Regeneration
Organised by:Beam
Venue: National Media Museum, Pictureville, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD11NQ
Date: Thursday, 7th October 2010
The aim of this national symposium is to explore the impact of integrating culture and creativity with regeneration. The event will feature national and international experts in arts, culture and regeneration. To book your place please e-mail cathy@beam.uk.net or phone 01924 215550.
http://www.artsofplace.org.uk/bradford-news
Procurement for Housing (PfH) Conference and Exhibition 2010
Organised by:Procurement for Housing (PfH)
Venue: Manchester Central
Date: Thursday, 7th October 2010
‘More for less’ in social housing. Faced with the squeeze in public funding, Procurement for Housing's 2010 Conference will focus on delivering “More for less”. Speakers and workshops will explore how social housing providers can achieve value for money, establish tenant involvement, deliver efficiencies through eProcurement and meet sustainability targets. Attend for free with a tenant. PfH is offering Members who sign up as delegates before 31 August, the opportunity to attend for free on the condition that they are accompanied by a tenant.
http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk/Conference2010
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Lateral Offices, Leeds
Date: Tuesday, 19th October 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners.
These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
FbRN National Conference
Organised by:FbRN
Venue: Camden Centre, London
Date: Tuesday, 19th October 2010
What does the Big Society mean? Can it help address the needs of communities? Are faith based groups part of the Big Society? What can they offer? What help do they need to participate more fully? We will be exploring these and other questions raised by the current political and economic situation at the FbRN national conference. Invited speakers include Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society in the Cabinet Office, and Andrew Stunell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Communities and Local Government.
http://www.fbrn.org.uk
Implementing Diversity: 1 Day Seminar & Skills Masterclass
Organised by:Tabrona
Venue: Shine Business Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS
Date: Tuesday, 19th October 2010
You will learn how to chart organisational and strategic gaps in diversity practices. Your organisation will be enabled to plan appropriate diversity practices, reach wider audiences and deliver more responsive services with diversity in mind. Book your place: (0113) 388 0070 or email admin@tabrona.co.uk.
http://www.tabrona.co.uk
Making Apprenticeships Work Conference
Organised by:National Housing Federation (NHF)
Venue: Austin Court, Birmingham
Date: Tuesday, 19th October 2010
The National Housing Federation has launched its Making Apprenticeships Work Conference which will help housing associations set up and improve their own apprenticeship schemes to benefit businesses, communities and tenants. Aimed at all housing associations, third sector and local authority staff with an interest in tenants and worklessness, the event will focus on best practice in apprenticeship schemes in the social housing sector. Case studies will be presented from organisations that have successfully started apprenticeship programmes from which attendees can draw guidance on how to set up or improve their own schemes. This event will give an insight into the future landscape for tackling worklessness. It will also look into the Government’s future policies on work pairing and apprenticeship schemes, opportunities for partnership working and funding models. For more information email jons@housing.org.uk.
http://www.housing.org.uk/events
Responsible Credit UK Convention
Organised by:Centre for Responsible Credit
Venue: Thistle Marble Arch, London
Date: Tuesday, 19th October - Wednesday, 20th October 2010
The two days will cover all of the main policy issues and provide case studies of effective service delivery with disadvantaged communities and groups: From boom to bust: lessons of the crisis for credit regulation, tackling over-indebtedness and dealing with debt; Perspectives and best practice in financial education; Crediting local communities: what’s working, how can we improve? The Convention provides an unrivalled opportunity for networking and the development of new partnerships. Further info, call 020 7840 8337.
http://www.cesi.org.uk/Events/Current_events/Responsible_Credit_UK_Convention_2010
Exchanging Views: Evidencing Impact in the New Social Markets
Organised by:Substance
Venue: Barbican Centre, London
Date: Wednesday, 20th October 2010
In an age of public spending constraint, this conference will put the ‘Big Society’ in focus for those concerned with young people, positive activities and community regeneration. It will consider what personalised public services, localised provision and results based funding really means and ask: What are social markets? How do you personalise your services? What will these changes mean for commissioning, delivery and evaluation? How can you best present evidence of impact and outcomes to make your service stand out from the crowd? Can ICT help the move to user-led models of public service delivery? Call 0161 244 5418.
http://www.substance.coop/services/research-events-publications
Dealing with uncertainty and managing risk
Organised by:New Start Learning Network
Venue: Sheffield
Date: Wednesday, 20th October 2010
How can your organisation survive – and thrive – in today’s uncertain environment? Risk is not just financial (in the same way sustainability is not just about financial issues) – we also need to look at organisational risk (key people leaving, lack of institutional memory) and market risk. There’s no excuse for not dealing with internal risks which you can quantify. Whilst you cannot control external risk, being forewarned allows you to cope with it. This intensive masterclass will show delegates how to structure their organisation and their systems to make the organisation more resilient, even when you don’t know the timing or nature of external risks.
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Retrofit Housing 2010 (Newcastle)
Organised by:Brain Box Events
Venue: Newcastle Racecourse
Date: Tuesday, 26th October - Wednesday, 27th October 2010
A number of pioneering 'retrofitting' projects are currently delivering a dramatic low-carbon makeover to homes around the country in an effort to tackle climate change. Several of them will be presenting detailed case-studies and discussing their experience at Retrofit Housing 2010 sponsored by Willmott Dixon Partnerships. The projects are part of the largest publicly funded undertaking to tackle climate change in the UK's existing housing stock. Announced by the Technology Strategy Board in February this year, the eighty seven 'Retrofit for the Future' projects are comprised of partnerships between for instance, local authorities, social housing providers, contractors and architects. Their aim is to deliver warmer, more fuel-efficient homes with lower carbon emissions and running costs. With expert presentations on all aspects of retrofitting; case-studies form just part of a fully comprehensive programme at Retrofit Housing 2010 which uniquely also includes site visits to 'Retrofit for the Future' projects. A format of presentations, case studies, forums, and Q & A, will also cover issues such as technology, energy performance, the supply chain, products and procurement, training, business support, renewables, best practice, financing and innovative funding solutions for retrofitting. Amongst several key speakers to address delegates at the conference will be Housing Minister the Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP (invited). Others include the UK Green Building Council, Willmott Dixon, Newcastle City Council, the Energy Saving Trust, Radian, Camco, Frank Haslam Milan, Places for People, the Technology Strategy Board, Wolseley, Gentoo Green, the Sustainable Development Commission and many others.
http://tiny.cc/d2rbr
Tackling Worklessness through Local Partnerships: 2nd Annual Conference
Organised by:Neil Stewart Associates
Venue: 76 Portland Place, London W1
Date: Tuesday, 26th October 2010
The new government has set out radical plans to reform the welfare system and get the estimated five million workless people back into employment.For many high-performing councils worklessness has been at the centre of their economic development, learning and social programmes. Labour markets have strong local and sub-regional variations, and it is generally agreed that local programmes drawn up by local partnerships and tailored to local needs are the way forward. However, local authorities and partners must be further incentivised to make tackling worklessness a priority, and their efforts need to be better integrated with other public services in order to address the agenda holistically. This timely conference will bring together local authorities and key partners to discuss the shifting policy landscape and share good practice around raising skills, boosting ambition and overcoming barriers to work for communities. T: 0207 960 6840 E: laura.brownlee@neilstewartassociates.co.uk
http://www.neilstewartassociates.co.uk
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Bowls Pavilion, Warwick
Date: Wednesday, 27th October 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
Retrofit Housing 2010 (Brighton)
Organised by:Brain Box Events
Venue: Brighton Racecourse
Date: Tuesday, 2nd November - Wednesday, 3rd November 2010
A number of pioneering 'retrofitting' projects are currently delivering a dramatic low-carbon makeover to homes around the country in an effort to tackle climate change. Several of them will be presenting detailed case-studies and discussing their experience at Retrofit Housing 2010 sponsored by Willmott Dixon Partnerships. The projects are part of the largest publicly funded undertaking to tackle climate change in the UK's existing housing stock. Announced by the Technology Strategy Board in February this year, the eighty seven 'Retrofit for the Future' projects are comprised of partnerships between for instance, local authorities, social housing providers, contractors and architects. Their aim is to deliver warmer, more fuel-efficient homes with lower carbon emissions and running costs. With expert presentations on all aspects of retrofitting; case-studies form just part of a fully comprehensive programme at Retrofit Housing 2010 which uniquely also includes site visits to 'Retrofit for the Future' projects. A format of presentations, case studies, forums, and Q & A, will also cover issues such as technology, energy performance, the supply chain, products and procurement, training, business support, renewables, best practice, financing and innovative funding solutions for retrofitting. Amongst several key speakers to address delegates at the conference will be Housing Minister the Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP (invited). Others include the UK Green Building Council, Willmott Dixon, Newcastle City Council, the Energy Saving Trust, Radian, Camco, Frank Haslam Milan, Places for People, the Technology Strategy Board, Wolseley, Gentoo Green, the Sustainable Development Commission and many others.
http://tiny.cc/jrmrq
The 33rd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference
Organised by:The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE)
Venue: Grand Connaught Rooms, London
Date: Wednesday, 3rd November - Thursday, 4th November 2010
Looking to the Future: Economic and Social Regeneration through Entrepreneurial Activity. This year's ISBE conference will have a strong blend of academic, policy maker and practitioner delegates from across the globe. The conference will include cutting edge papers being presented on a range of topics concerning small business and entrepreneurship, as well as high level workshops, lively panel debates and thought provoking key note speakers. The event will also provide excellent opportunities for networking, with evening events, a gala dinner and a large networking and exhibition area at the conference venue. This year ISBE is delighted to be introducing new track topics to the conference including Entrepreneurship in Minority Groups and Family Business in the Small Business Sector. This year ISBE is also looking to encourage papers with relevance to the 2010 ISBE Conference title "Looking to the Future: Economic and Social Regeneration through Entrepreneurial Activity.
http://www.eventsforce.net/isbeconference2010
Affordable Home Ownership and Intermediate Housing Conference and Exhibition
Organised by:National Housing Federation (NHF)
Venue: Marriott City Centre Hotel, Bristol
Date: Wednesday, 3rd November - Thursday, 4th November 2010
We are facing hugely challenging conditions for the delivery of affordable housing. This major annual conference will consider the key changes and challenges ahead and explore ways in which the home ownership sector can respond innovatively and effectively. More specifically, the event will assess the implications of fiscal austerity on investment in intermediate housing and the potential of alternative delivery and funding models. It will examine how the sector can meet the growing demands of the intermediate market and the missing middle. Finally you will learn how to better engage mortgage lenders and improve customer understanding of the intermediate offer. T: 020 7067 1066 E: events@housing.org.uk.
http://www.housing.org.uk
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: CIH London
Date: Thursday, 4th November 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
The UK Social Investment Event of the Year: Good Deals 2010
Organised by:Social Enterprise Magazine
Venue: Savoy Place, London
Date: Monday, 15th November - Tuesday, 16th November 2010
Good Deals 2010, delivered by Social Enterprise, is the third annual UK social investment conference held in association with both UK National Ethical Investment Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week. This year the programme has been expanded to bring in speakers from the worlds of mainstream investment and corporate business, as well as looking at leading examples of innovation in social investment from around Europe. Once again Good Deals will offer budding social entrepreneurs the opportunity to take part in a series of live pitches during the course of the conference. In addition, we're introducing the Little Black Deal Book, a directory aimed at potential investors that will showcase social businesses needing an injection of capital to raise funds to achieve social as well as financial returns.
http://www.good-dealsuk.com
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Lateral Offices, Leeds
Date: Tuesday, 16th November 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
Marketing Masterclass: Unlocking the potential in your business
Organised by:Tabrona
Venue: Shine Business Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS
Date: Tuesday, 16th November 2010
This Marketing Masterclass will provide delegates with the knowledge, tools and techniques to ensure the marketing activities within their organisations are customer focused and their strategy is externally driven. For more information please visit our website or call (0113) 388 0070.
http://www.tabrona.co.uk
IT in Housing Exhibition 2010
Organised by:National Housing Federation (NHF)
Venue: Olympia Conference Centre, London
Date: Tuesday, 23rd November - Wednesday, 24th November 2010
The exhibition, which forms the focal point of the National Housing Federation's IT in Housing Conference, is now in it’s 11th year, and offers delegates and visitors an excellent one-stop opportunity to explore the latest innovations, products and services from 80 leading ICT suppliers to the housing sector.
http://www.itinhousingexhibition.co.uk
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Milton Keynes Council, Milton Keynes
Date: Tuesday, 30th November 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners.These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
Footsey 2010 - The Social Economy Trade Fair
Organised by:New Start Publishing Ltd
Venue: Doncaster Race Course
Date: Thursday, 2nd December 2010
The 9th annual Footsey trade fair is the key social economy event of 2010 and the largest social enterprise trade fair in the UK. Join several hundred delegates and exhibitors in the social economy to trade, learn and network at Footsey 2010. It is an unrivalled showcase for social enterprises to promote themselves and for buyers to procure their services and products. Whether you're a new or existing social enterprise or a potential customer of the social economy, Footsey is the place to meet the people you need to speak to! T: 0114 281 6130
http://www.footsey.org.uk
Training: Assisting Local Authorities to develop their approach to empty homes
Organised by:HCA, CIH and Empty Homes
Venue: Bolton Council, Bolton
Date: Thursday, 9th December 2010
Numbers of empty homes are increasing again. In England the total now exceeds 750,000. With greater housing demands and record housing needs there has never been more interest in how councils can help turn empty property into homes. The government has signalled it's intention to act with a commitment in the coalition agreement “Our programme for Government" . In order to help local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing and the charity Empty Homes is launching a skills and learning programme to assist local authorities develop their approach to empty homes. Presented by one of the countries most respected and experienced practioners. These free workshops are offered to local authorities as part of that programme. Whether empty homes is an issue your local authority has never tackled before, or whether you are looking to improve your approach these practical workshops will prove invaluable.
To book now please call 02476 851 772
