Events

Date: 28.07.08

Annual Conference 2008

Daventry

Monday 28 July - Wednesday 30 July 2008

The Barceló Daventry Hotel, Northamptonshire

Contacts for further information

 

Speeches, Motions & Seminars

 

Media coverage

 

Photos

 

Conference gives members of Voice the opportunity to:

• influence policy
• raise issues which concern them
• participate in relevant debates and seminars
• listen to, and question, interesting guest speakers
• meet other members and Association staff.

 

Conference Programme: 

 

 

Monday 28 July 2008

 

15.00 Annual General Meeting (Members only)

 

15.15 Installation of new National Chairman (Andrew Broadhurst) & Chairman’s speech

 

17.00  Conference Service

 

18.15 General Secretary’s Reception

 

Tuesday 29 July 2008

 

09.00 Address by Ray Bryant, Founder President, PAT (pdf)

 

09.20-10.20 Members’ Debating Session (Members only)

 

10.45 - 11.15 Speaker:  Lord Adonis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners, DCSF (Speech)

 

11.30-12.30 Seminars:

Getting things done - the myth of time management (Kurt Rowe, Veasey & Rowe)

Quality Circle Time (Sarah Bentley, Jenny Mosley Consultancies)

 

14.05-14.25 Final of Professional Nanny of the Year Award

 

14.30-15.45  Motions Session I 

 

16.15-17.00 Seminar:

Yoga Relaxation (June Rowlands)

 

19.30 Gala Dinner

 

Wednesday 30 July 2008

 

09.20-10.15 General Secretary’s speech: Philip Parkin

 

10.45-12.15 Motions Session II

 

12.15-12.30 Closing Speech - National Vice Chairman (Rosemary Stokes)

 

12.30  Close

 

Further information:

Application Form for Voice members  (pdf)

Motions Submission Form (pdf)

Closing date for submission of motions: 25 April 2008

Closing date for Application Forms: 28 May 2008

Posting of Conference Packs: 14 July 2008

 

Contact us for further details, including exhibiting at Conference 2008.

 

Contacts:

• Conference Office (general Conference enquiries/exhibiting): Tel: 01332 372337. Fax: 01332 290310 or
• Communications Officer Richard Fraser (media enquiries and motions): Mobile/Conference Press Office: 0794 871 0413 or pressoffice@voicetheunion.org.uk (before/after Conference).
  Hotel tel: 01327 307000     Fax:  01327 706313 (during Conference)

  HQ Office: 01332 372337. Fax: 01332 292431   (before/after Conference).
• complete the online form below.

(Please note: Conference is for Voice members, exhibitors and invited guests.)

 

This page last updated: 06/08/08

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