DRAFT TIMETABLE

Green Party Autumn Conference
St Martin’s College, Lancaster
September 8th to 11th 2005

You are advised that this timetable WILL have altered by the conference and is intended soley for guidance on events happening.


Time

Thursday 8th September

0800 - 0900Breakfast
1200 - 1400Lunch – last orders 1345
1730 - 2000Dinner – last orders 1945
1100 - 1900Registration – you will need to register before you can collect your room key
1100 - 1200A series of short films by Undercurrents & Camcorder guerillas
1200 - 1300‘Real Love’ – short Amnesty International film followed by discussion (sensitive issues - not suitable for children)
1230 - 1350GP Policy on phone masts – Peter Beck + guests
1300 - 1350Green Islands Network - Lucille Ryan O’Shea
1400 - 1450Green Islands Network (contd) – Lucille Ryan O’Shea
Workshop on SOC report (A1) – Dean Walton
Offshore wind energy – Paul Brown
Organising in the NUS – Joe Rooney (Young Greens)
Car Clubs – cracking car dependency – Chris Coates and CarPlus
Amendments to GP Education policy – Peter Reeve
1500 - 1520Local welcome and Opening of Conference by Professor John Whitelegg: ‘Climate Change after the G8’
1520 - 1550Plenary – SOC Report – Section A1
1600 - 1650Workshop on Motion B1 – Agriculture Voting Paper (first of two)
Workshop on section A reports - DRC (A7) and GWEB (A9)
Workshop on section A report - GPEX (A3)
Workshop on section D motions - D7 (Officers in Local Parties)+ D9 (Nominated Leader)
"Workshop on section C motions - C9 (health policy a/m), C10 (CAP/CFP), C11 (postal voting)"
1700 - 1750"PANEL on Electoral Reform, with Sarah Birch (Why Britons don’t vote), Jon Pyke (X-Change), James Facey (Charter 88 / New Politics Network)"
1800 - 1850Student finances – Frances Mortimer (Young Greens)
Avoiding Disputes – Owen Clarke
X-change - ERS youth and student wing – Jon Pyke
General Election Manifesto debrief – Peter Cranie
NVDA workshop – Irene Willis
Index of governance / human rights - Richard Lawson
Understanding the real cost of energy – Phil Smith
1900 - 1950Transport systems of tomorrow – Rob Smith (Young Greens)
The Archers (Radio 4) – an everyday story of country folk
Peak Oil; towards a policy response – Roger Creagh-Osborne
General Election Manifesto debrief (contd) – Peter Cranie
"Meditation session - Green Spirit, Treat yourself to an hour of reflection"
First timers at conference – find out how it works – Anna Baker
2000 onwardsProfessor Fiddlesticks - circus entertainment for young and old
1930 - 2130"Public Meeting at Lancaster Town Hall – The Local Economy Bites Back, with Molly Scott-Cato, Cllr Craig Simmons, Cllr Anne Chapman "
Time

Friday 9th September

0800 - 0900Breakfast
1200 - 1400Lunch – last orders 1345
1730 - 2000Dinner – last orders 1945
0845 - 1900Registration – you will need to register before you can collect your room key
0900 - 0950Workshop on Motion B1 – Agriculture Voting Paper (second of two)
First timers at conference – find out how it works – Anna Baker
Workshop on section C motions - C1 (annual targets for climate change) and C4 (update climate change policy)
Workshop on section C motions - C2 (Tradeable Quotas for CO2 emissions) and C6 (Eco-taxes & tradeable quotas)
Workshop on section C motions - C3 (support for renewables) and C5 (local communities and planning)
Workshop on Section A reports - GPRC (A4) + MEP trust (A8)
1000 – 1020Keynote Speech with Green Party Principal Speaker Caroline Lucas
1020 - 1140Plenary – Section B – Agriculture Voting Paper (continued if necessary Sunday 10.00am)
1140 - 1150Plenary – Emergency Motions
1200 - 1250General Election Freepost debrief – Mark Hill and Richard Lane
Women-only training session – Irene Willis
"Beyond the Environment; crime, community and local media – Matt Follett "
Meet the MEPs – Jean Lambert and Caroline Lucas
Tradeable carbon quotas – Anne Chapman and Richard Starkey (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research)
Workshop on section C motions - C7 (UN Index of Human Rights) + C8 (ASBOs)
Workshop on section D motion - D3 (Green World funding)
What the papers say
1300 - 1415"Panel – Green Energy Futures, with Caroline Lucas MEP (GP Principal Speaker), Jeremy Leggett (Solar Century), Rebecca Willis (Associate, Green Alliance)"
1420 - 1510The participation of African women in green politics – Adwoa Adu Oforiwaa
"Meet GPEX / GPRC – Hugo Charlton, Tim Turner, Irene Willis"
"Fundraising for local parties – Derek Wall, Xanthe Bevis, Noel Lynch"
‘Take your pick - chicken or egg’ – Wendy Smith (Compassion in World Farming)
PPERA – Tony Cooper + speaker from the Electoral Commission
Workshop on section A reports - Treasurers (A2) and conferences committee (A10)
Rights for future generations – Chit Chong
How the county seats were won – Chris Rose
1520 - 1700Plenary – Section C – Policy motions
1700 - 1750"Panel - What’s happening in West Papua? with Benny Wenda (Papuan tribal leader), Richard Samuelson (Free West Papua Campaign), Nick Hildyard (Cornerhouse), Jean Lambert, Caroline Lucas (Green Party MEPs)"
1800 - 1850Freshers fair training – Frances Mortimer (Young Greens)
Food and farming policy group – Tim Turner
Starting and running a local party – Derek Wall and Xanthe Bevis
Campaign for Climate Change – Phil Thornhill
Local and General election debrief – Chris Rose
"Meet the committees – fair – find out what the Green Party’s elected committees do (e.g. SOC, Polcomm, Conferences)"
1900 - 1950Freshers fair training (contd)– Frances Mortimer (Young Greens)
The Archers (Radio 4) – an everyday story of country folk
Local strategic partnerships – Peg Alexander
Local and Gen election debrief (contd) – Chris Rose
"Ocalan case and resolving Kurdish conflict – Hugo Charlton, Jean Lambert, Estella (CAMPACC)"
Meet the committees – fair (contd)
2030 onwardsClassical Music with: Matt Wootton (cello) & Rachel Fryer (piano) – Green songs through the ages; Hagen Kiersch (flamenco & classical guitar)
Time

Saturday 10th September

0800 - 0930Breakfast
1200 - 1400Lunch – last orders 1345
1730 - 2000Dinner – last orders 1945
0845 - 1800Registration – you will need to register before you can collect your room key
All dayMedia Training – contact the press office for details
0900 - 0950Workshop on section D motions - D5 (rename Principal Speakers as Co-leaders) and D8 (change names of Principal Speakers to Leader & Deputy Leader )
First timers at conference – find out how it works – Anna Baker
Jewish meeting
Workshop on section A reports - Policy committee (A5) and campaigns committee (A6)
Workshop on section D motions - D1 (Electoral Reform) and D6 (Protocols on Postal Voting registration)
Workshop on section D motions - D2 (Intellectual property rights) and D4 (Open Source Software)
1000 - 1150Plenary – Section A reports – This is effectively the Green Party’s AGM
1200 - 1250Young Greens AGM - Frances Mortimer
Strategy working group – Irene Willis
Care ethics / beyond animal rights – David Hammond
Somalia – recovering from warlordism – Richard Lawson
FFII – software information freedom – Gavin Hill
Workshop on developing a Government and administration Enabling Motion – Brian Heatley
Election strategy and Target To Win – beginners – Chris Rose
1300 - 1350Young Greens AGM (contd)
Green Spirituality – Chris Philpott
Setting up Green Parties in Asia – Shuji Imamoto (Japan)
9/11 Truth campaign – Justin Walker (British and Irish 9/11 Truth Campaign)
Using the planning system and the law to protect local communities and the env’ment – Alex Goodman & Sarah Longhurst
Gender working group / gender balance – Irene Willis
Being a Green Councillor – Chris Rose
What the papers say
1400 - 1420Keynote speech 2 – Green Party Principal Speaker Keith Taylor
1420 - 1550Plenary – Section D – Organisational motions
1600 – 1650Hustings for Executive positions
1700 - 1750Hustings for Committee positions
1800 - 1850Green Economics Institute – Miriam Kennet and Volker Heinemann
"Workshop on developing a Culture, Media & Sport Enabling Motion – Brian Heatley"
Canvassing records software – Chris Rose
Green Councillors – real achievements – Matt Sellwood
Media training (elections) – Peter Cranie
"Recruiting members and activists – Derek Wall, Xanthe Bevis, Irene Willis"
Shoot to kill and racial profiling – Shahrar Ali
1900 - 1950Green Party older persons group - Irene Willis and the vice-chair of National Pensioners Convention
"Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender group – Nigel Tart"
The EU since the NO vote – Margaret Wright
Trade Union group – Peter Murry
"Starting the 2009 election campaign – Matt Wootton, Jim Killock, Peter Cranie"
Discovering the leader within you – Rachel Fryer
GP Animal Rights Working Group – Sue Baumgardt
2030 onwards"Green Party Conference Review, followed by disco with DJ Jim Killock"
Time

Sunday 11th September

0800 - 0930Breakfast
1200 - 1400Lunch & takeaway sandwiches – last orders 1345
0930 - 1030Registration
0900 - 0950Christian meeting
Conference debrief and planning for Scarborough – Leila Kiersch
Quaker meeting – Anne Chapman
Pagan meeting
Walk in the woods – led by a member of Lancaster Green Party
1000 - 1135Plenary – remaining business
1135 - 1150Plenary – Emergency motions
1150 - 1155Closing - outgoing conferences committee
1200 - 1250Videos and training for schools – Irene Willis
Economics policy WG – Miriam Kennet and Brian Leslie
Yorkshire area meeting (until 1330 if necessary)
North West area meeting (until 1330 if necessary)
Sustainable communities; new approach or new urbanism ?? – Rob Smith (Young Greens)
Sustainable construction – local authority perspective – Chit Chong
What the papers say
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