Timetable for Spring Conference 2007 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea March 22nd to 25th 2007

BH1 = Brangwyn Hall, Main Stage CRm 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6 = Committee Rooms BH2 = Brangwyn Hall, opposite end to stage MAIN = Brangwyn Hall (for plenaries and panel sessions)

Time Rooms Thursday 22nd March 1200 - 1900 Registration

1145 - 1415 Lunch 1745 - 2015 Dinner

1230 - 1350 BH1 Workshop on motion A1 (SOC report) 1300 - 1350 BH2 Towards an Education DVP, 1 of 2, Democracy and the running of schools, Rachel Fryer, Education Working Group CRm3 Workshop on motion C2 (Tidal generation in estuaries) CRm5 Basic Media Training, Jim Killock, External Comms Co-ordinator

1400 – 1430 MAIN Opening Remarks (Rhodri Griffiths); followed by the GREEN PARTY’s Response to the Budget 1430 – 1550 MAIN PANEL DISCUSSION ON SWANSEA LAGOON AND SEVERN BARRAGE, with Peter Ullman (Tidal Electric), John Redman (Balfour Beatty), Peter Jones (RSPB) and Mark Phillips (Swansea Inst of Higher Education)

1600 - 1650 BH1 Workshop on motions C5 and C6 (1600Climate Change, rain forests and peat and 1625C/C policy simplification) BH2 Workshop on motions C1 and C3 (1600Environmental Education and 1620Food in Schools) CRm3 Fringe by panel speaker; Peter Ullman, MD of Tidal Electric, who are backing the Swansea Lagoon CRm5 SOS - exploration for oil and gas in Cardigan Bay, Leila Kiersch CRm6 Fringe by panel speaker

1700 - 1820 MAIN PLENARY – SOC REPORT, Emergency Motions

1830 - 1920 BH1 Workshop on motion B1 – International Voting Paper – 1 of 2 BH2 Workshop on motions C10and C11 (1800West Papua and 1825Road Transport Carbon Emissions Reduction) CRm3 Personal carbon trading, Chris Keene CRm5 Let’s Talk: internal communications in the Green Party, , internal comms co-ordinator CRm6 Improve your public speaking – Ann Were

1930 - 2020 BH1 Workshop on motions C8 and C9 (1900Animal experiments and 1925Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay) BH2 Green Bloggers; utilising new media, Jim Jepps CRm3 Campaigning against an energy application, Sarah Longhurst, Environmental Law Foundation CRm5 Darfur: an environmental crisis, George Graham CRm6 Carbon Rationing Action Groups, John Ackers

WE NEED TO VACATE THE BRANGWYN HALL BY 9.00PM THIS EVENING Time Room Friday 23rd March 0845 - 1900 Registration

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

0900 - 0950 BH1 Workshop on motion B1 – International Voting Paper, 2 of 2 BH2 Workshop on motions C4 and C7 (0900CO2 reduction targets and 0925ALMOs) CRm3 Workshop on motion D1 (Leader and deputy leader of the Green Party), 1 of 2 CRm5 Local Authorities and Schools – Jon Hooper, Association of Green Councillors

1000 – 1150 MAIN PLENARY – KEYNOTE SPEECH (1000-1020, , Principal Speaker); Emergency Motions (1020-1030); SECTION C (POLICY MOTIONS)

1200 - 1250 BH1 Workshop on motion D1 (Leader and deputy leader of the Green Party), 2 of 2 BH2 Workshop on motions D3 and D2 (Motion has been withdrawn) (Eligibility to stand for GPEx elections and YGs constitution) CRm3 Free West Papua, Richard Samuelson, Free West Papua Campaign CRm5 Uranium weapons used by IDF in Lebanon – Chris Busby CRm6 Young Greens campaigns: Trident and Xenophobia, Francesca Richards, Young Greens

1300 - 1410 MAIN PANEL DISCUSSION – LOCALISATION; chaired by Ann Were ( spokesperson), with and Carl Schlyter MEP

1420 - 1510 BH1 Local Election Agents; the next nine weeks – Chris Rose, National Election Agent BH2 First-timers at conference, Leila Kiersch CRm3 Education, history and slavery – Jean Lambert, MEP and Norma Muico, Anti- Slavery International' CRm5 Abortion: how the law still fails women, Natalie Bennett CRm6 Fringe by panel speaker

1520 - 1650 MAIN PLENARY – SECTION D (D3 only, subject to agreement in SOC report); SECTION B – INTERNATIONAL POLICY VOTING PAPER

1700 - 1750 CRm3a Meet the MEPs, Jean Lambert, MEP and , MEP CRm3b Workshop on motions C12 and C13 (1700Climate Change Targets and 1725C/C – adaptation and leadership) CRm4 Towards an Education Draft Voting Paper, 2 of 2, Curriculum for Young People, Rachel Fryer, Education Working Group CRm5 Freepost scheme, Mark Hill CRm6 Democracy and Localisation - Shaking Up Politics, Malcolm Clark, Make Votes Count

1800 - 1850 CRm3a General Election framework strategy – Chris Rose, National Election Agent CRm3b Workshop on Public Administration Draft Voting Paper CRm4 Scribus installation, Jim Killock, external comms co-ordinator CRm5 The Future Bites Back, Chit Chong CRm6 Workshop on motions D4 and D6 (Green Islands Network and Procedural motions)

1900 - 1950 CRm3a Migration Policy, Jean Lambert, MEP CRm3b Workshop on motions D5 and D10 (Proxy votes and Final Authority of SOC) CRm4 Fundraising across the Party, Mark Hill CRm5 National Campaigns Forum, Chris Keene CRm6 Association of Green Councillors business meeting, Jon Hooper AGC

2000 onwards MAIN TRACEY CURTIS + SEIZE THE DAY Time Room Saturday 24th March 0845 – 1900 Registration

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

0900 - 0950 BH2 Workshop on motions C14 and C15 (09009/11 Inquiry and 0925Zimbabwe) CRm3 Tai Chi with Steve Clegg CRm5 Workshop on motions A2 and A3 (Policy Committee and Disputes Resolution Committee reports) CRm6 Workshop on motions D8 and D9 (Associate members – two motions)

1000 - 1150 MAIN PLENARY – KEYNOTE SPEECH (1000-1020, Siân Berry, Principal Speaker), SECTION A, A2 &A3 (1020); SECTION D (ORGANISATIONAL MOTIONS)

1200 - 1250 BH1 Economic Policy Working Group, Volker Heinemann and Miriam Kennet BH2 Radiation, cancer and Trawsfynnyd lake, Chris Busby CRm3 An introduction to environmental law, Sarah Longhurst, Environmental Law Foundation CRm5 Learning from the Tories and LibDems, Jim Killock external comms co-ordinator CRm6 Social aspects, harm reduction and medical application of cannabis, Ingo Wagenknecht

1300 – 1410 MAIN PANEL DISCUSSION – ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; chaired by Jean Lambert MEP, with Jane Richmond (Swansea Environment Centre), Mark MacDonald (Down to Earth) and Dr Larch Maxey (University of Wales)

1420 - 1510 BH1 Young Greens’ National Strategy, Francesca Richards, Young Greens BH2 Workshop on motions D7 and D11 (Re-introduce membership cards and Replacing capitations) CRm3 Trident and Iran: where now for Greens in promoting nuclear non-proliferation, Paul Ingram and Caroline Lucas, MEP CRm5 Islam and ecology, Derek Wall and Muzammal Hussain CRm6 Environmental education in Swansea, Jane Richmond and panel speakers

1520 - 1650 MAIN PLENARY – SECTION D (CONTINUED)

1700 - 1750 MAIN HUSTINGS FOR VACANT COMMITTEE POSITIONS 1700 - 1750 CRm3 Local Party Branding, Jim Killock and Graham Lewis

1800 - 1850 CRm3a A Green Future for Europe, Richard Lawson, joint international co-ordinator CRm3b Workshop on Culture, Media and Sport Draft Voting Paper CRm4 Transport Working Group, Jon Lucas CRm5 and trades unionism - Green Party Trades Union group, Pete Murry CRm6 Civil Liberties and the war on terror, Anne Gray

1900 - 1950 CRm3a Peak Oil and Food, Caroline Lucas, MEP CRm3b Being a local election candidate, Chris Rose, National Election Agent CRm4 Green Islands Network, Joseph Healy CRm5 Call for an independent inquiry into 9/11 – Shane Collins CRm6 WomenByName – empowering women; female councillors’ experiences, Angela Thomson

2000 onwards MAIN Green Party Conference Revue Time Room Sunday 25th March

0900 - 1100 Registration

0830 – 0930 Breakfast 1145 - 1415 Lunch

0900 - 0950 BH1 Workshop on motions C16 and C17 (0900Kurdistan and 0925Workplace bullying) BH2 Workshop on motion D12 (Regional Council members to be elected by postal ballot) CRm3 Tai Chi with Steve Clegg CRm5 Local election themes and communication, Jim Killock, external comms co- ordinator

1000 - 1150 MAIN PLENARY – REMAINING BUSINESS, FAST-TRACKED MOTIONS; EMERGENCY MOTIONS

1200 - 1250 BH1 Preparing for Autumn Conference, conferences committee BH2 Ethical issues in leadership, CRm3 Green Economics Institute, Volker Heinemann and Miriam Kennet CRm5 Paved with good intentions - Land Value Tax discussion, Mark Hill - Report to be considered is available from [email protected] CRm6 Better Photos for newsletters and press releases, Natalie Bennett

1300 - 1350 BH1 Postal voters: why you can't afford to ignore them, Chris Rose BH2 Sustainable Economics magazine, Brian Leslie CRm3 Climate Tipping Point; The Challenge of Survival, Deepak Rughani CRm5 Parish Councils tackling climate change, AGC, Jon Hooper CRm6 Young Greens’ new website, Francesca Richards, Young Greens

1400 MAIN CLOSE OF CONFERENCE (Leila Kiersch)