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BMC Equity Symposium 2016

Friday / Arrival 4pm onwards
Saturday 8am-9am / Breakfast
10am to 1pm / Practical session
Climbing for novice groups. Session for those with limited practical experience in the activites / Sporting Equals
Engaging BME Communities: An Untapped market
The workshop will increase understanding and awareness of Britain's diverse communities and provide details on approaches and techniques that can be used to engage them into sport and physical activity. Will include case studies and characteristics of successful interventions. / Pammy Johal founder of Backbone
How to Entice & Excite BME and marginalised communities to engage with the Great Outdoors!
Lively, challenging and meaningful discussion based workshop with practical tips on working with us!
1pm-2pm / Lunch
2pm-5pm / Practical Session
Hill walking for novice groups Session for those with limited practical experience in the activites / Sporting Equals
Engaging BME Communities: An Untapped market
The workshop will increase understanding and awareness of Britain's diverse communities and provide details on approaches and techniques that can be used to engage them into sport and physical activity. Will include case studies and characteristics of successful interventions. / Pammy Johal founder of Backbone
How to Entice & Excite BME and marginalised communities to engage with the Great Outdoors!
Lively, challenging and meaningful discussion based workshop with practical tips on working with us!
6pm-7pm / Guest speaker: Mostafa Salameh is a mountaineer, author and inspirational speaker. He completed the "Explorers Grand Slam” challenge on January, 2016, becoming the only Jordanian and one of 13 people in the world to have succeeded in conquering the North Pole, the South Pole and all of the Seven Summits.
7pm / Evening meal
Sunday 8am-9am / Breakfast
9:30-10am / Mountain Training presentation
10-11:30am / Panel Discussion
Mahroof Malik / Newly qualified mountain leader
Pammy Johal / Founder and Operations director of Backbone, an organisation which aims to entice and excite communities of all backgrounds to own and benefit from engagement with nature.
Mohammed Dhalech / Chair of the Mosaic National Network which aims to build sustainable links between black and minority ethnic communities, National Parks and the Youth Hostels Association.
Belinda Gammon / North Wales Regional Equality Network
11:30-12pm / Summary and forward plans/pledges

Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October