Timetable for Autumn Conference 2007 Liverpool Hope University September 13th to 16th 2007

Note MAIN is the fringe / workshop area in the Main Hall on the First Floor Rooms COR001 and COR002 are on the Ground Floor Rooms COR109, COR110 and COR113 are on the First Floor

Time Room Thursday 13th September 1100 - 1900 Registration

1145 - 1415 Lunch 1745 - 2015 Dinner

1200 - 1250 COR109 Workshop on motion D04 (eligibility to stand for GPEX posts) COR110 Workshop on motions D02 (local parties and constituency ballot) and D03 (relationship between local parties and elected members) COR113 Workshop on motion A1 (SOC report)

1300 - 1350 COR109 GPRC review of candidate selection (Chris Haine) COR110 Workshop on motions D06 (DRC involvement) and D05 (prioritisation ballot by STV) COR113 Workshop on motion D01 (compositing motions)

1400 – 1450 MAIN PLENARY - SECTION A – SOC REPORT 1500 - 1650 MAIN 1500 – 1530 Opening Remarks and Press Office Emergency Motions 1530 – 1630 Section D, Organisational Motions

1700 - 1750 MAIN PANEL SESSION (CULTURE AND REGENERATION) COR001 Workshop on motion B2 (Public Admin and Government Voting Paper) COR109 General and Euro Freepost format (Chris Rose) COR113 International Climate demonstrations on December 8th (Diana Vogtel)

1800 - 1850 MAIN Making renewable energy environmentally acceptable (Owen Clarke) COR001 Transport Working Group (Jon Lucas) COR109 Workshop on motions C03 (Climate Change, Kyoto) and C01 (C/C Targets) COR110 Workshop on motion C09 (Care for the elderly) and C05 (End of Life care) COR113 'What would leadership mean? (Rupert Read)

1900 - 1950 MAIN Workshop on motions C10 (C/C, adaptation and leadership) and C02 (min wage) COR001 Workshop on motion C08 (Racism and housing) and C06 (Missile bases) COR109 Overview of the Party’s election strategy (Chris Rose) COR110 Green Humanist Group – benefits of a pro-secular manifesto (Chris Haine) COR113 Green Empowerment; What do you think of the Leaders Debate so far? (Keith Ross) Time Room Friday 14th September 0845 - 1900 Registration

0830 – 0930 Breakfast 1145 - 1415 Lunch 1745 - 2015 Dinner

0900 - 0950 MAIN First-timers at Conference (Keith Ross) COR001 Green Left – International Green politics () COR109 Workshop on motion C12 (reform abortion law) COR110 Workshop on motions A07 (DRC report) and A08 (MEP Trust report) COR113 Workshop on motion B1 (Media and Sport Voting Paper)

1000 – 1150 MAIN 1000 – 1015 KEYNOTE SPEECH (SIAN BERRY); 1015 – 1030 PRESS OFFICE Emergency Motions; 1030 – 1150 SECTION B, VOTING PAPERS B1 AND B2

1200 - 1310 MAIN PANEL SESSION (WOMEN LEFT BEHIND, chaired by Siân Berry) COR109 Lessons from other parties – Tories and LibDems (Jim Killock) COR113 Towards an Economics DVP (Brian Heatley)

1320 - 1410 MAIN Workshop on motion C07 (Climate change, Biofuels) COR001 Issues faced by women from ethnic minority communities () COR002 Workshop on motions A9 (GWEB report) and A10 (Conferences committee rept) COR109 Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Crisis in Palestine (Bob Reeves, ) COR110 Party funding issues and regulation (Chris Rose) COR113 Green Empowerment; We need more leaders, not fewer (Keith Ross)

1420 - 1510 MAIN Workshop on motions C11 (EU policy clarification) and C04 (EM on N.Ireland) COR001 Why members leave and how to keep them (Jim Killock and Pete Comley) COR002 Workshop on motions A5 (Policy comm. report) and A6 (Campaigns comm. rept) COR109 Make Votes Count – Prospects for PR (Malcolm Clarke, MEP) COR110 Developments in the conduct of elections (Chris Rose) COR113 Meet the 'Yes' [pro-leadership] campaign (Sian Berry, Darren Johnson)

1520 - 1650 MAIN PLENARY, SECTION C – POLICY MOTIONS

1700 - 1750 MAIN Future conferences – seeking your views (John Norris) COR001 Workshop on motion A4 (GPRC report) COR002 Process and main themes for 2009 Euro and Gen Eln manifestos (Brian Heatley) COR109 War, Corruption and the Arms Trade (Derek Wall) COR110 Safety First! The campaign to decriminalise sex work (Natalie Bennett) COR113 The industry and global warming: are your meals costing the earth? with Nigel Winter, Vegan Society CEO (Dan Lyons)

1800 - 1850 MAIN EU constitution; the Party’s policy (John Norris) COR001 Workshop on motion A3 (GPEX report) COR002 Green Foreign Policy, especially in the Middle East (Adrian Ramsey) COR109 Community Engagement (Jean Lambert, MEP) COR110 Listed buildings – tomorrow’s heritage or environmental millstone? (Chit Chong) COR113 London’s Climate Change Agenda (Jenny Jones and Charles Secrett)

1900 - 1950 MAIN Working Group meeting (Dan Lyons) COR001 The Balkans today (Joseph Healy) COR002 Education – democracy and running of schools (Rachel Fryer) COR109 Film – Peak Oil, Women talk about their hopes and fears (Matt Wootton) COR110 WomenbyName – helping women play a fuller role in the Party (Jenny Jones) COR113 Meet the MEPs (Jean Lambert MEP, Caroline Lucas MEP)

2000 on 2000 FUNDRAISING AUCTION(113); 2045 QUIZ (MAIN) run by Young Greens Time Room Saturday 15th September 0845 – 1900 Registration

0830 – 0930 Breakfast 1145 - 1415 Lunch 1745 - 2015 Dinner

0900 - 0950 COR001 Sustainable air travel – return of the airship? (Joseph Healy) COR002 Academies, admissions and aptitude testing (Peter Reeve) COR109 General and European election strategy – political options (Chris Rose) COR110 Workshop on motion A2 (Treasurer’s report) COR113 Fundraising – regional / national co-ordination; how can we increase Party funding (Jon Nott, Mark Hill)

1000 - 1150 MAIN 1000 – 1015 KEYNOTE SPEECH (DEREK WALL); 1015 – 1150 SECTION A, REPORTS

1200 - 1250 MAIN Higher Education (Rachel Fryer) COR001 International activities in the Green Party - Specific debate on the Boycott of Israeli Universities (Volker Heinemann, international committee) COR002 Green Party Trade Union Wkg Grp – Greens and TUs (Pete Murry) COR109 Lockheed Martin and the 2011 Census (Sian Berry) COR110 AGC – The importance of parish and town councillors (Miriam Kennet) COR113 Terrorism, imperialism and our civilisational crisis (Shane Collins)

1300 – 1350 MAIN Pensions, savings, debt: how women get left behind (Natalie Bennett) COR001 The future of Europe (Rhea Varma, Open Europe, Caroline Lucas MEP) COR002 LGBT AGM (Nigel Tart) COR109 Green Economics Institute – Basic Income (Miriam Kennet) COR110 Mongolian Green Party and problems caused by mining (Sian Berry, film) COR113 Greens and Fair Trade (Dave Toke)

1400 - 1450 COR001 COMMITTEE HUSTINGS – set 1a: Standing Orders & Dispute Resolution COR113 COMMITTEE HUSTINGS – set 1b: Policy & Green World Editorial Board COR109 Short energy film The Convenient Solution’ (Simon Clydesdale, Greenpeace) COR110 What would our children think? (Chit Chong)

1500 - 1650 MAIN 1500: Address by representatives from Kurdish National Congress 1505 – 1650 PLENARY – GPEX HUSTINGS

1700 - 1750 COR109 COMMITTEE HUSTINGS – set 2a: Conferences and Campaigns committees COR113 COMMITTEE HUSTINGS – set 2b: International committee COR002 Land Value Taxation – Why it doesn’t work and should be replaced (Mark Hill) COR110 Selecting your General Election candidate (Chris Rose)

1800 - 1850 COR001 Leadership models in Green Parties abroad (Peter Cranie, Darren Johnson) COR002 Green Left – how to change the world (Derek Wall) COR109 Economics Policy Working Group (Miriam Kennet) COR110 The EU constitution and the (Volker Heinemann, intnl com) COR113 Green Empowerment; A different way of doing politics (Keith Ross)

1930 - 2045 MAIN Conference Revue followed by 2100 on MAIN Ceilidh Time Room Sunday 16th September

0900 - 1100 Registration

0830 – 0930 Breakfast 1145 - 1415 Lunch

0900 - 0950 MAIN Monetary reform working group (Brian Leslie) COR001 Young Greens Early Birds Meeting (Francesca Richards) COR109 Helping local parties produce newsletters (Natalie Bennett) COR110 General and European election strategy – operational aspects (Chris Rose) COR113 AGC- Government’s Housing Green Paper (Jon Hooper)

1000 - 1140 MAIN PLENARY – LEADER / CO-LEADER DISCUSSION

1150 - 1250 MAIN PLENARY – REMAINING BUSINESS, EMERGENCY MOTIONS

1300 - 1350 MAIN Conferences Committee – feedback session (John Norris) COR001 North West area regional meeting ( Heath) Meeting finishes at 1500 COR109 EGP Individual Supportership (Michael Stimson) COR110 SubNational Review of Economic Development and Regeneration (Nic Best) COR113 Webcast and Video blogging (Jim Killock)

1400 - 1410 MAIN CLOSE OF CONFERENCE