Information sheet and welcome pack for delegates

Thank you for booking on our conference‘Building Strong Communities through Participation’. We are now pleased to be able to send you this welcome pack and news that we have Nigel Thomas from the University of Central Lancashire as our key note speaker

(see for more information on Nigel’s work)

On the day arrangements

Date and time:Saturday 22nd January 2011, 10.30am-4pm

Location:

Simon Building

Manchester Metropolitan University,

Didsbury Campus,

799 Wilmslow Road,

Didsbury M20 2RR

(see for how to get there, plus the attached building map of campus)

Please arrive by 10.30amto sign in and register for your workshops as we would like to have a prompt start at 11.00am.

When you arrive please ask one of our stewards who will direct you to the Simon Building or look out for the white sign that reads ‘Assembly Rooms’ and from there you will see the registration desk in the Simon Building (Room 0103).

If you get lost please call 0781 398 1338 and we will direct you.

Outline of the day

Time / Place / Activity
10.30 / Simon 0103 / Tea and coffee, market stalls, a chance to sign up for half price ICA:UK membership.
11am / Lecture Theatre (Simon A) / Welcomeby Savita Custead
Nigel Thomas University of Central Lancashire:key note speech
11.30 / Regional Showcases/ Snapshots:
(3mins each)
  1. Sally Carr (Halton Youth Service- Action for Children) The Riverside Youth Festival
  2. Dan Moxon (North West Regional Youth Work Unit) Youthforia
  3. Cassie Earl & Irfan Syed (Community Pride) Schools of Participation
  4. Sarah Evans and Harriet Gibson (ICA:UK) Manchester Science Festival Dragons Den Project
  5. David Esdaile & Marvin English (Trafford Housing Trust) Old Trafford Guns and Gang Project.
  6. Órla Cronin, Órla Cronin Research Ltd: Partners in Politics: Participatory Evaluation with Young People with Learning Disabilities

12.05 / Simon E / The great debate! ‘Participation during a recession is a luxury we can’t afford’
12.30 / Simon 0103 / Lunch with stalls, books, displays, vox pops and Feminist Webs archive
1.30 / Simon A / ICA:UK’s Annual General Meeting
2pm / Simon A / YPN and iPAC Awards Presentation by ‘Proud City’
2.30 / (Various) / Workshops round 1
a)Heather Davidson, Young Women’s Health Project: Participatory games
b)Sally Carr, Halton Youth Service- Action for Children: I’ve got an idea: experiences of planning from the Riverside Youth Festival
c)Jonathan Dudding, ICA:UK: Participation Across the Globe- Evidence and Approaches
d)Jill Dawes and Lucy Maynard, Sparks Women’s Empowerment Project: Empowerment workshops with Eaves Housing for Women
3.00 / Move to second workshop
3.10 / (Various) / Workshops 2
a)Sarah Evans and Harriet Gibson, ICA:UK: Manchester Science Festival Dragons Den Project
b)Vernan Ringland, YouthBank Ireland: YouthBank: It`s not rocket science! Issues and dilemmas in decision-making
c)Emma Leamon, ICA:UK: The Impact of the ICA:UK Volunteer Service Programme
d)Patrick Hanfling, The Beth Johnson Foundation: Intergenerational Practice and an Age Friendly Neighbourhood/City
3.40-4pm / Closing words by Savita Custead and graffiti wall evaluation