The 2008 Autumn Conference and Annual General Meeting

Saturday, November 15th

Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 2BQ

Chris Huhne MP

Graham Watson MEP

Tom Brake MP

Simon Hughes MP

Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP

Members of the London Assembly

The Regional Executive

plus Trainers, Activists and Councillors from across the City … and YOU!

Agenda

(All events and timings subject to change)

• 9.30 Doors open, registration.

• 10.00 Mark Valladares, Chair of this year's Regional Conference, welcomes you and introduces …

• 10.05 Graham Watson MEP, Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, brings us word from Brussels

• 10.30 The European Campaign - our strategy and our aims, introduced by Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP, with Jonathan Fryer and Victoria Marsom, Deputy Director of Campaigns (South East)

• 11.15 Candidates - How we assess them, how we find them, what we should do to make them more diverse presented by Brian Orrell, Chair of the English Party, and Issan Ghazni, National Diversity Adviser.

• 12.00 The 2008 Annual General Meeting of London Region Reports to the Regional Conference, presented by the Chair of the Region, Denys Robinson.

• 12.45 Lunch Why not network with your fellow representatives from across London, and don't forget to grab lunch, prepared this year by Camden Borough Liberal Democrats? Or, take part in one of the lunchtime fringe events…

• 2.00 Parliamentary and Assembly reports Tom Brake MP, Lord Navnit Dholakia, Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP and Dee Doocey AM have been working hard for you this year. Find out what they've done and ask them questions.

• 3.00 Chris Huhne MP, on "The Doorstep Case for Europe" There will be an opportunity for questions…

• 3.45 The electorate for the European Parliament is bigger than you think… Dinti Batstone introduces the EU Voters Initiative

• 4.15 A new approach to policy making in London - Neil Stockley talks about a new narrative, and Jo Christie-Smith introduces the Regional Policy Committee's approach to writing policy. And Chamali Fernando will introduce a paper on Crime and Policing

• 5.15 And finally.. making his final party conference speech as Federal President, Simon Hughes MP

• 5.45 approx Close of conference

Training and Fringe events

London Region have teamed up with London Councils and ALDC to put on a packed training and fringe programme that has something for everyone. Any member can register for conference - not just those elected as voting representatives - so please share this with your fellwo party members who might enjoy and benefit from this day out!

Training and Fringe Schedule

Spring Conference 2009

Spring Conference 2009 will take place on Wednesday, March 18th at the Polish Centre, 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0RF