Time | Thursday 8th September |
0800 - 0900 | Breakfast |
1200 - 1400 | Lunch last orders 1345 |
1730 - 2000 | Dinner last orders 1945 |
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1100 - 1900 | Registration you will need to register before you can collect your room key |
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1100 - 1200 | A 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) |
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1230 - 1350 | GP Policy on phone masts Peter Beck + guests |
1300 - 1350 | Green Islands Network - Lucille Ryan OShea |
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1400 - 1450 | Green Islands Network (contd) Lucille Ryan OShea |
| 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 |
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1500 - 1520 | Local welcome and Opening of Conference by Professor John Whitelegg: Climate Change after the G8 |
1520 - 1550 | Plenary SOC Report Section A1 |
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1600 - 1650 | Workshop on Motion B1 Agriculture Voting Paper (first of two) |
| Workshop on section A reports - DRC (A7) and GWEB (A9) |
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| 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)" |
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1700 - 1750 | "PANEL on Electoral Reform, with Sarah Birch (Why Britons dont vote), Jon Pyke (X-Change), James Facey (Charter 88 / New Politics Network)" |
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1800 - 1850 | Student 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 |
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1900 - 1950 | Transport 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 |
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2000 onwards | Professor Fiddlesticks - circus entertainment for young and old |
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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 - 0900 | Breakfast |
1200 - 1400 | Lunch last orders 1345 |
1730 - 2000 | Dinner last orders 1945 |
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0845 - 1900 | Registration you will need to register before you can collect your room key |
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0900 - 0950 | Workshop 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) |
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1000 1020 | Keynote Speech with Green Party Principal Speaker Caroline Lucas |
1020 - 1140 | Plenary Section B Agriculture Voting Paper (continued if necessary Sunday 10.00am) |
1140 - 1150 | Plenary Emergency Motions |
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1200 - 1250 | General 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 |
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1300 - 1415 | "Panel Green Energy Futures, with Caroline Lucas MEP (GP Principal Speaker), Jeremy Leggett (Solar Century), Rebecca Willis (Associate, Green Alliance)" |
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1420 - 1510 | The 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 |
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1520 - 1700 | Plenary Section C Policy motions |
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1700 - 1750 | "Panel - Whats 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)" |
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1800 - 1850 | Freshers 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 Partys elected committees do (e.g. SOC, Polcomm, Conferences)" |
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1900 - 1950 | Freshers 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) |
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2030 onwards | Classical Music with: Matt Wootton (cello) & Rachel Fryer (piano) Green songs through the ages; Hagen Kiersch (flamenco & classical guitar) |
Time | Saturday 10th September |
0800 - 0930 | Breakfast |
1200 - 1400 | Lunch last orders 1345 |
1730 - 2000 | Dinner last orders 1945 |
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0845 - 1800 | Registration you will need to register before you can collect your room key |
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All day | Media Training contact the press office for details |
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0900 - 0950 | Workshop 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) |
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1000 - 1150 | Plenary Section A reports This is effectively the Green Partys AGM |
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1200 - 1250 | Young 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 |
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1300 - 1350 | Young 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 envment Alex Goodman & Sarah Longhurst |
| Gender working group / gender balance Irene Willis |
| Being a Green Councillor Chris Rose |
| What the papers say |
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1400 - 1420 | Keynote speech 2 Green Party Principal Speaker Keith Taylor |
1420 - 1550 | Plenary Section D Organisational motions |
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1600 1650 | Hustings for Executive positions |
1700 - 1750 | Hustings for Committee positions |
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1800 - 1850 | Green 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 |
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1900 - 1950 | Green 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 |
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2030 onwards | "Green Party Conference Review, followed by disco with DJ Jim Killock" |
Time | Sunday 11th September |
0800 - 0930 | Breakfast |
1200 - 1400 | Lunch & takeaway sandwiches last orders 1345 |
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0930 - 1030 | Registration |
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0900 - 0950 | Christian meeting |
| Conference debrief and planning for Scarborough Leila Kiersch |
| Quaker meeting Anne Chapman |
| Pagan meeting |
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| Walk in the woods led by a member of Lancaster Green Party |
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1000 - 1135 | Plenary remaining business |
1135 - 1150 | Plenary Emergency motions |
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1150 - 1155 | Closing - outgoing conferences committee |
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1200 - 1250 | Videos and training for schools Irene Willis |
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| 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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| DONT FORGET TO RETURN YOUR ROOM KEYS TO COLLEGE MAIN RECEPTION BEFORE YOU LEAVE |
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