Programme of Events

Tuesday 11 March 2008
8.30am Registration and Exhibition Viewing  
9.30am Welcome to Aberdeen Lord Provost of Aberdeen
9.35am Welcome to Conference Cy Neil, Chair of the CIH in Scotland
9.55am Ministerial Address Stewart Maxwell MSP, Minister for Communities and Sport
10.30am Refreshments, Exhibition Viewing & Mini Theatre Sessions  
11.15am Breakout Sessions  
  Migrant Workers - Delivering for the Future Alun Evans, Community Initiatives Coordinator, Borders Housing Network
    Lesley Irving, Head of Race, Religion and Refugee Integration Team, Scottish Government
  Market Advantage - Delivering the Right Product Bob Millar, Development Director, New City Vision
    Professor Graeme Millar CBE, Chairman, Scottish Construction Forum
  No Room for Violence Girijamba Polubothu, Shakti Women's Aid
    Sherry Singh, Crisis Support Worker, Edinburgh Women's Aid
  Power to the People! Cora Carter MBE, Chair, Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing and Kirklees Federation of Tenants and Residents Associations
    Brenda Wilson, Chair of Thistle Housing Association
  Tooling up for Anti-social Behaviour Isobel Anderson, Senior Lecturer, Stirling University
    Alan Russell, Senior Manager, Housing Estates Services, Fife Council
  Delivering a Fairer Society Chris Oswald, Strategy Team, Equalities and Human Rights Commission
    Grainia Long, Director CIH in N Ireland
  Telecare - Why Care? Moira Mackenzie, National Programme Manager, Telecare Programme
    Bill Stokoe, Strategic Development Officer, Aberdeenshire Council
    Sandra Blair, Senior Development Officer, North Lanarkshire Council
12.20pm Lunch, Exhibition Viewing & Mini Theatre Sessions  
1.30pm Study Tour Housing the Future - the Homes for Varying Needs
2.00pm Breakout Sessions  
  Engaging Communities in Planning Petra Biberbach, Executive Director, Planning Aid for Scotland
    Claire Bynner, Engagement Network Co-ordinator, Glasgow Community Planning Limited
  Better Homes for a Better Future Lori McElroy, SUST Project Director, Lighthouse Trust
    Helen Forsyth, Chief Executive, Berwickshire Housing Association
  Everybody Needs Good Neighbourhoods Derek Cornwall, Customer Services Manager, Housing & Building Services, West Lothian Council
    Paul Hillard, Chief Executive, Irvine Housing Association
  I Am Not a Number - Getting Support Right Emma Miller, Research Fellow, Edinburgh University
    Amanda Britain, Director, Craigforth
  Delivering Community Benefit Alan Johnston, Community Training and Regeneration Manager, Connaught
    Nick Hopkins, Director, Nick Hopkins Consultancy
    Ursula Notman, Wider Action Coordinator, DGHP
  Housing and Regeneration - What Really Works John Rogerson, Vice Chair, Home Scotland
    Michael Burns, Regeneration Consultant, Home Scotland
  Lighten Up! Monitoring and Assessing Yourself Karen Watt, Director of Regulation and Inspection, Communities Scotland
    Colin Mair, Chief Executive, Improvement Service
3.05pm Refreshments, Exhibition Viewing & Mini Theatre Sessions  
3.45pm Changing Attitudes to BME Employment Publication Launch Rani Dhir, Director, Drumchapel Housing Co-op
3.55pm Broader Horizons - the European Dimension Brian Rowntree, Vice President, CECODHAS
4.45pm Close of Conference  
5.00pm Close of Exhibition  
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