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For Blackberry / Windows Phone visit www.libdemconference.org.uk Contents Welcome to the Liberal Feature 4–5 Democrat Autumn 2020 conference Directory. Welcome to our Online Autumn Conference Please note that the Directory is by Mark Pack only available online and not in hard copy format. Conference information: 6–9 If you have any questions whilst at conference, please email the Exhibition: 10–15 conference team at: Fringe & training guide: 16–48 [email protected] Fringe & training intro For details of the main auditorium and key 17 sessions, see the separate Friday fringe & training 20 conference Agenda, available at: Saturday fringe & training 25 www.libdems.org.uk/a20-agenda Sunday fringe & training 34 Our virtual conference Monday fringe & training 43 venue – Hopin Registered attendees will be emailed details of how to log onto Further information, registration the Hopin platform a few days prior and conference publications to the start of the conference. See (including plain text page 6 for information about and clear print Hopin. versions) are available at: Please note that all events taking place on the Hopin platform www.libdems.org.uk/conference (including fringe events and exhibitors) require you to have a valid conference registration. To register, please go to: www.libdems.org.uk/ autumn-conference

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ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 1 Spokespeople Q&A sessions There will be four Q&A sessions during conference where you can ask questions of our spokespeople. Foreign affairs and looking beyond the end of the Brexit transition period Baroness Northover (Lords Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs) Baroness Ludford (Lords Spokesperson for Europe) Layla Moran MP (Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs & International Development) Chair: Chris Maines Saturday 10.00–10.40 in the auditorium The climate emergency Lord Oates (Lords Spokesperson on Climate Change), Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Lords Spokesperson for the Environment) Lord Teverson (former Lords Spokesperson for Energy) Sarah Olney MP (Spokesperson for the Climate Emergency, Business & Energy and Transport) Chair: Belinda Brooks Gordon Saturday 16.00–16.50 in the fringe Coronavirus: the economic, work and educational legacy Lord Fox (Lords Spokesperson on Business) Baroness Kramer (Lords Spokesperson for the Economy) Lord Storey (Lords Spokesperson for Education) Daisy Cooper MP (Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Education) Sarah Olney MP (Spokesperson for the Climate Emergency, Business & Energy and Transport) Chair: Cllr Joe Otten Saturday 18.00–18.45 in the auditorium Coronavirus: the health approach and the impact on communities and society Baroness Brinton (Lords Spokesperson for Health), Baroness Pinnock (Lords Spokesperson for Communities & Local Government) Lord Shipley (former leader of Newcastle City Council) Munira Wilson MP (Spokesperson for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care) Chair: Chris Maines Sunday 16.00–16.50 in the fringe Voting members can submit concise questions (maximum 25 words) on the subject of the session, until 16.00 on Friday 25 September via the website at: www.libdems.org.uk/conference_submissions or using the conference chat whilst the session is in progress.

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ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 3 Feature Welcome to our online Autumn Conference by Mark Pack

As we gather virtually for our very not stop at borders. One that needs first online federal conference, I’m greater international cooperation. reminded of the words of David One that welcomes the flow of skills Lloyd George. Speaking at the close and expertise across borders. One of the First World War, he said the that requires our best and task for politicians was, “to make generous nature to overcome. Britain a fit country for heroes to You can see those two visions at live in … There is no time to lose. I odds in the questions over who we want us to take advantage of this welcome into our country. new spirit. Don’t let us waste this Conservatives are so hostile to the victory merely in ringing joybells”. outside world that they even want As we struggle through coronavirus, to exclude most care workers from we now face a similar challenge. post-Brexit visas. What sort of country do we want And as for Labour? It’s a split our recovery from coronavirus to coalition, as its twisting over produce? There are two answers to immigration and free movement that. shows. It is certainly welcome that There’s the illiberal, nationalistic, Keir Starmer is steering Labour suspicious response. One that sees away from the worst excesses of the answer to coronavirus as Corbynism. His steps on tackling cutting ourselves off from the anti-Semitism are much needed. world. One that puts up barriers But Labour is not a liberal party. and keeps people out. One that’s Our values cannot be trusted to about hunkering down in a corner. them. Or there’s the liberal answer. One Which is why continuing and that sees coronavirus – like climate accelerating our recovery is so change – as a problem that does important. Many thanks are due to

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on all those, and other Feature steps you think we need to take. The move to an online conference is an exciting innovation for the party. It means we can involve far more people. Those of us used to conference will miss the chance to catch-up with old friends in person. But I’m sure the many new opportunities of an online conference will give us something different to enjoy instead. However, the circumstances which have forced the move to an online conference are, Dorothy Thornhill and her of course, born of tragedy. Many colleagues for their frank election long-standing friends are absent, review. It sets out the huge task we their lives cut short by COVID-19. have as a party to fix how we Our thoughts and sympathies are campaign, how we communicate with all those who have lost friends, and how we organise ourselves. colleagues and relatives. Let us remember them as we discuss, We’ve made a big start on that so debate and vote on the way ahead far. We have the largest field staff for the party they contributed so team in place at this point in a much to. Parliament since Charles Kennedy was leader. We’re making a major investment in improving our technology. In response to the Thornhill Review’s criticisms of the way the party is run, the Board is piloting a new Steering Group. A Mark Pack, new plan to improve our record on President of the Liberal diversity and inclusion is on its way, Democrats and much more.

ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 5 Conference information Any questions programs open. If something goes wrong, try refreshing your browser!

Information l If you have any questions prior If you do not have a computer and to or during conference please are using a tablet, please ensure email: you have downloaded Google [email protected] Chrome and are using this browser to enter Hopin. l If you have any tech queries, please go to the tech helpdesk in There is a short video on how the exhibition area of the online Hopin works on our website: conference (see page 9). www.libdems.org.uk/ l If you have a formal request that autumn-conference you wish to make of the chair of a debate, please email: After the conference, all sessions will be available for 72 hours on [email protected] Hopin and the auditorium sessions (available 24–28 Sept). will be available on YouTube. l If you have a question with Hopin navigation regards to the session you are in, please use the conference chat On the Hopin platform, the menu function; do not use chat to bar appears on the left. communicate with the chair of a Home session. See guidance on page 7. View the agenda and the exhibition tiles (one for each entity in the Attending conference exhibition area). Hopin: our virtual Auditorium conference venue Watch the debates and speeches. Members can vote on motions via All registered attendees will be polls (within Hopin). There will be emailed details of how to login to BSL signers during auditorium Hopin, our virtual conference sessions. venue, just prior to the conference starting. Fringe & Training For best results on 25–28 Fringe is available for all to view. September, please use a computer Fringe events happen outside when logging into Hopin, and use auditorium hours. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Training is only for party members Ensure you turn off your ad to view and is run simultaneously blockers and don’t have any other

6 DIRECTORY Conference information alongside the auditorium sessions. For the emergency motions ballot, mi-voice voting will be used and See the fringe and training guide on registered members will be emailed pages 16–48 for details. a link prior to conference to vote in Exhibition the ballot.

You can enter this area to view the Conference Chat exhibition stands throughout conference, view exhibitor’s videos, In each auditorium session there Information ask questions in the chat function will be a chat feature enabled, and connect to their websites. which allows attendees to post their views and comments about Please note that all stands will be events in the auditorium. live to chat to those interested at the following times: The chat is public and visible to everybody: bear this in mind when Friday 25 Sept. 17.30–18.30 posting. All comments in the chat Saturday 26 Sept. 12.00–12.45 must be respectful, lawful, and in & 16.30–17.15 keeping with the Members’ Code of Sunday 27 Sept. 12.00–12.45 Conduct, accessible here: & 16.30–17.15 Monday 28 Sept. 12.00–12.45 www.libdems.org.uk/ & 16.30–17.15 code-of-conduct See pages 10–15 for details. The chat will be moderated, and if Networking your post does not meet the required standards of behaviour, Chat with a randomly selected sanctions start with post deletion, participant and share common and more serious breaches may interests. lead to you having your conference If you wish to contact a particular access revoked and/or disciplinary individual to chat with them or have action within the party. a live video link, please click onto Please do not use the chat to ‘people’ next to the ‘chat’ function attempt to communicate with on the top right of the Home page members of the FCC or the chairs and find the person you wish to and aides of debates. There is a connect with. dedicated email address for raising Voting points of order etc: [email protected] Only registered members can vote at conference. Voting will be Some Q&A sessions may use the available through Hopin and the chat to solicit questions; but not polling function in the auditorium.

ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 7 Conference information formal party reports, to which The fund consists of a contribution questions must be submitted in the from the conference budget as well as donations from party members.

Information usual manner, see the Agenda for details. Contributions made by members are ring-fenced. All donations from The chat is there to facilitate this conference will be carried over interactivity in our virtual to the next physical conference. conference, but it can only do this if everyone in it behaves responsibly For details see: and with courtesy and respect www.libdems.org.uk/access-fund towards each other and the moderators. Conference App Auditorium information The Conference App will be available Details of the auditorium sessions early September. All attendees will at conference, and about speaking, receive an email once it is live. voting etc, can be found in the The Conference App will include the Agenda, available at: full agenda, general information, www.libdems.org.uk/a20-agenda fringe, training and exhibition listings Conference Extra and Conference Daily. Conference Access Fund Conference Extra and To improve accessibility for members attending conference we Conference Daily have established a Conference Access Fund. Conference Extra is published ahead of conference and Conference Daily is published each Spring Conference day of conference. They both contain updates to the agenda 19–21 March 2021 including amendments, topical issues, emergency motions and FCC is currently reviewing the questions to reports and changes timing of deadlines for Spring to timings. Conference – the deadlines will be announced before the start You can find them via the of the online conference, via Conference App and online at: Conference Extra and other www.libdems.org.uk/ channels. conference_papers

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Federal Conference Follow conference on social media: Committee helpdesks

Members of the Federal Board and members of the Federal

Conference Committee will be @LibDemConf #LDConf Information available to chat with conference attendees at their helpdesks in the virtual exhibition at the following times: www.facebook.com/groups/ldconf Friday 25 Sept. 17.30–18.30 Saturday 26 Sept. 12.00–12.45 & 16.30–17.15 live blog Sunday 27 Sept. 12.00–12.45 www.libdems.org.uk/ & 16.30–17.15 conferencelive Monday 28 Sept. 12.00–12.45 & 16.30–17.15

Spokespeople Q&A sessions www.libdems.org.uk/ autumn-conference There will be four Q&A sessions during conference where you can ask questions of our spokespeople. Technical helpdesk Voting members can submit If you have any tech issues during concise questions (maximum 25 the conference, we have a tech words) on the subject of the session helpdesk located in the exhibition via the website at: area which will be open at the www.libdems.org.uk/ following times: conference_submissions Friday 25 Sept. 13.00–21.00 until 16.00 on Friday 25 September, Saturday 26 Sept. 08.30–19.00 or using the conference chat whilst Sunday 27 Sept. 08.30–19.00 the session is in progress. Monday 28 Sept. 11.30–21.00 See page 2 for details of the sessions.

ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 9 The exhibition The exhibition is accessed through All stands will be live to chat at the Hopin – our virtual conference following times: venue – see page 6. Friday 25 Sept. 17.30–18.30 You can view the exhibition stands Saturday 26 Sept. 12.00–12.45 throughout conference, view & 16.30–17.15 exhibitor’s videos, ask questions in Sunday 27 Sept. 12.00–12.45 the chat function and connect to & 16.30–17.15 their websites. Monday 28 Sept. 12.00–12.45

Exhibition & 16.30–17.15

Directory of exhibitors

ALDC - Be a councillor Lib Dem councillors work hard for local ALDC – Liberal Democrat people, stand up for our communities Campaigners and Councillors and make sure everyone knows the ALDC provide advice, training and difference the Lib Dems make. You can resources for activists, campaigners be a councilor too. and councillors. Our staff and https://aldc.org/stand-for-council volunteers are experts who can help you build a winning campaign. www.aldc.org

ALDC - Kickstart Find out more about our flagship training weekend of bespoke training ALDC - Artworker for your team with the party’s most ALDC Artworker is the new way to experienced campaigners. quickly and easily design professional https://aldc.org/kickstart-weekend leaflets online. https://artworker.aldc.org

ALDC - Local Election Appeal 2021 will see a huge set of local elections. Find out how your contribution can make a difference. https://aldc.org/local-election-appeal

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ALDE Party The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Chinese Liberal for Europe (ALDE) Party is the party for Democrats liberal democrat values in Europe. It A bridge between the party and the consists of 70 member parties including Chinese & SE Asian diaspora the Liberal Democrats and thousands communities in UK. Outreach. of individual members. Campaigning. Policy advice. https:// http://aldeparty.eu chineselibdems.org.uk/en/page/join-us. Chair: Dr Yeow Poon. Facebook: Chinese Liberal Democrats. Twitter: @chineselibdems.

ALTER https://chineselibdems.org.uk Exhibition ALTER seeks to build support for Land Value Taxation amongst Liberal Democrats; and to promote and campaign for this policy as a more Federal Board sustainable and just resource-based The Federal Board provides strategic economic system direction for the Party. It is currently www.libdemsalter.org.uk particularly focused on implementing the 2019 Election review and developing the party’s strategy for this Parliament. www.libdems.org.uk/federal_board Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists The Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists (ALDES) provides a resource of engineering and Federal Conference Committee scientific know-how to support the FCC is responsible for organising our Party. Meet our members and learn two Federal Conferences per year. how to get involved. Come and chat to us about how we www.aldes.org.uk select the agenda and run the event and ask us any questions you may have about conference. Conference Extra www.libdems.org.uk/federal_ conference_committee Conference Extra will be available online in the week running up to conference, at

www.libdems.org.uk/conference and via the Conference App.

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Green Liberal Democrats LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Promoting sustainability in politics, GLD LGBT+ Lib Dems are the party body for is the environmental conscience of the gender and sexual minorities, including Party. Visit our booth for advice on how lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. to make a difference. Change the world. https://lgbt.libdems.org.uk Save the planet. Exhibition Visit: www.greenlibdems.org.uk @GreenLibDems Liberal Democrat Disability Association Working to win the votes of disabled people. Providing a voice for disabled Humanist and members. Influencing policies to Secularist Liberal Democrats ensure they reflect the views of For Liberal Democrats who believe the disabled people and carers. state should treat everyone equally www.disabilitylibdems.org.uk regardless of their religion or belief. Recent campaigns cover caste discrimination, humanist weddings, discrimination by schools and illegal The Liberal Democrat schools. Education Association www.hsld.org.uk The Liberal Democrat Education Association aims to improve education through: publishing articles; running conferences; generating new ideas; LGA Liberal Democrat promoting Lib Dem education policies Group and providing advice to Liberal We work within the LGA and the party Democrats in power. to support our 2,500 councillors and www.libdemeducation.org promote Liberal Democrat values. Liberal Democrats run over 50 councils, influencing budgets of over £5 billion. www.libdemgroup.lga.gov.uk Liberal Democrat European Group Conference Daily The Liberal Democrat European Group (LDEG) campaigns for the closest Conference Daily will be available possible relationship with the EU, each morning of conference, online at including in due course to rejoin. www.libdems.org.uk/conference Subscribe to our email updates at https://ldeg.org and via the Conference App.

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine Liberal Democrat Women LDFP fights for the rights of the Liberal Democrat Women, Britain’s Palestinian People, for immediate oldest feminist organisation. Visit our recognition of Palestine as a State, and conference stand and discover why for the human rights of Palestinians as we’re still needed. Join our campaign defined in international law. for gender equality in; Town Halls, www.ldfp.eu Westminster and beyond. www.libdemwomen.org.uk

Liberal Democrat Exhibition History Group Liberal Democrats for The past illuminates the present. Electoral Reform Subscribe to the Journal of Liberal The home for Lib Dems who support a History. Buy Liberal history fairer and more effective voting system, publications, including booklets on working to ensure the party gets the Liberal thinkers, Liberal thought and a arguments and the politics right, to short history of Liberal politics in make reform happen. Britain. http://lder.org www.liberalhistory.org.uk www.facebook.com/ libdemsforelectoralreform/

Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat Image for Seekers of Sanctuary Liberal Democrat Image for all your LD4SOS believe in standing up for Liberal Democrat merchandise and asylum seekers in the UK and treating campaign materials. For over 20 years them with compassion, humanity, we have been the parties official dignity and respect. Our Party’s and supplier helping you with your Country’s policies and practice should campaigning. reflect this. www.libdemimage.co.uk www.ld4sos.org.uk

Training courses Training courses are taking place throughout conference. See details in the fringe & training guide on pages 16–48.

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Liberal Reform Social Liberal Forum Liberal Reform exists within the Liberal SLF exists to create a society where Democrats to promote personal liberty everyone has access to the wealth, and a fair society supported by free, power and opportunity to enable us to open and competitive markets. We lead full and rewarding lives, unfettered seek to make these values central to by conformity and hardship. Exhibition party policy. www.socialliberal.net www.liberalreform.org.uk

Transport for the North National Education We are England’s first Sub-national Union Transport Body. We were formed to The National Education Union brings transform the transport system across together the voices of more than the North of England, providing the 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support infrastructure needed to drive staff and leaders, to form the largest economic growth. education union in Europe. https://transportforthenorth.com www.neu.org.uk

Young Liberals Prater Raines Ltd We provide a platform for young Supporting Lib Dem Local Parties, people and students to have their Regions and Organisations with website voices heard and act as a radical and email campaigning since 2003. pressure group within the Liberal Developers of lighthouse.libdems.org. Democrats. uk & libdemdraw.org.uk. We’ll help you www.youngliberals.uk WIN: great support, fair pricing and essential tools. www.praterraines.co.uk

14 DIRECTORY Building resilient communities fit for the future Exhibition We are at the forefront of innovation in our industry. Using modern methods of construction and leading BIM methodology, we fast-tracked the completion of the Grange University Hospital and made 350 new beds available to meet COVID-19 demand.

Find out how we add value

Project Management / Cost Management / Building Surveying / Advisory

ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 15 The impact of poverty on educational outcomes; do schools need more support? Saturday 26 September 4pm to 4.50pm

Speakers: Dr Mary Bousted Joint general secretary, National Education Union Nigel Jones Fringe & training Chair, Liberal Democrat Education Association Councillor Lucy Nethsingha Lead for Children & Young people, Liberal Democrat Local Government Association group David Bradley Child Poverty Action Group

Up to the grade? - England’s education system in the pandemic Sunday 27 September 12pm to 12.50pm Speakers: Kevin Courtney Joint general secretary, National Education Union Daisy Cooper MP Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Other speakers to be confirmed

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Fringe and Training events are accessed in Hopin – our virtual Q&A sessions conference venue – see page 6. There will be four Q&A sessions Fringe events are available for all during conference where you can conference attendees to view and ask questions of our spokespeople. happen outside auditorium hours. Foreign affairs and looking beyond the end of the Brexit transition Training is only for party members period (F9) – Saturday 10.00 in the to view and is run simultaneously auditorium. The climate emergency alongside the auditorium sessions. – Saturday 16.00 in the fringe. Coronavirus: the economic, work and educational legacy (F16) Key to fringe listings – Saturday 18.00 in the auditorium. Coronavirus: the health approach British Sign Language and the impact on communities and society – Sunday 16.00 in the By invitation only fringe. See page 2 for details. training Fringe &

Self-Determination is Democracy Gibraltar House 150 Strand, London, WC2R 1JA Tel: 00 44 (0) 20 7836 0777 [email protected] www.gibraltar.gov.gi

#ThinkGibraltar

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Training & Skills Programme

Welcome to our Autumn Conference Each training session is ‘tagged’ with 2020 training programme! coloured buttons that indicate what you can expect to learn. Whether you’re just starting out as a Liberal Democrat member, or whether You can turn up to any session you you’ve been a member for decades, like, just make sure you login before there’s a training session for everyone. the start time in order to get the most from the training. Once you’re logged in You can learn new skills, brush up on you’ll be able to listen to the full session existing skills or even learn how to take and ask questions in the chat bar. on new roles in the party. Enjoy your conference!

What skills will you learn at conference?

DIVERSITY Fringe & CAMPAIGNING training Learn how to engage diverse people Whether you have been campaigning and communities, or find out how to and fighting elections for decades, build a successful and sustainable or are just getting started, learn the political career as a person from an latest techniques and brush up on your under-represented group. existing skills

DIGITAL COMPLIANCE Learn how to get the most from the These courses will keep you up to party’s suite of digital tools. Find out date on legal and compliance issues. how to engage voters and supporters Particularly useful for election agents through a range of digital channels. and local party officers.

FUNDRAISING PERSONAL Whether you are trying to win an Personal development courses will help election or grow your local party, you develop a range of skills that will fundraising is crucial. Learn how to enable you to grow in your roles within raise regular income, get ideas, tips, the Liberal Democrats as well as in the tricks as well as advice and support. outside world.

PARTY ROLES TEAMS

Across the party there are many roles Building diverse, winning teams is you could take on. Learn the skills crucial to our success at all levels. These needed to take on different party courses will help you build a team and roles and find out about how you can enable your team to thrive and grow develop your skills further. further.

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Planning your campaign

Using Connect

‘Make my leaflet better!’

Improving your online campaign training Fringe &

Spend 30 minutes with Campaigns and Elections and pick their brains on the topics above.

Available time slots:

Friday 15.30 16.00 19.30 20.00

Saturday 10.30 11.00 14.30 15.00 17.30 18.00

Sunday 10.30 11.00 14.30 15.00 17.30 18.00

Monday 14.30 15.00 17.45 18.15

Get in touch with [email protected] to make an appointment

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Fringe Friday 17.00–17.50

Cambridge Liberal Democrats LGA Liberal Democrat Group and The Generous Society – creating the ALDC future that liberals want How can we revive our town centres? Britain desperately needs an inspiring How can we help our town centres and compelling liberal vision. ‘The recover and what are the challenges? Generous Society’ sets out what With Tim Farron MP; Councillor Emily that vision could be – join Tom King, Smith, Vale of White Horse Mayor; Julian Huppert, Ailbhe Rea and Polly Dave Hodgson, Bedford; Kirsten Mackenzie to discuss this exciting new Henly, Kingston First. Chair: Councillor booklet. Heather Kidd, LGA Liberal Democrat Group. Green Liberal Democrats 2020 Vision - Leadership on the Road The National Academies to COP Ask the experts: Coronavirus GLD together with sponsors Join us to hear from researchers and sustainability hub* welcome Sir Ed innovators who are working together Davey, Sarah Olney and others to across the globe to help us better discuss how Liberal Democrats can understand COVID-19 and develop show leadership in the run up to innovations and interventions to Friday COP26. With Keith Melton, Karen treat, live with and ultimately to stop Potter* and other guests. the spread of the virus.

London Liberal Democrats London Assembly Candidates’ Q&A and Quiz A Q&A with a difference. Come along to the London LibDems’ conference kick-off to celebrate, quiz and find out unusual facts about our LA candidates. We’ll test your London knowledge and there will be prizes! Admittance conditional on you having a glass of wine, cake or other treat to enjoy. Speakers include Caroline Pidgeon, Gareth Roberts, and Hina Bokhari.

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Don’t forget to log onto your training session a little earlier than the start time to get settled in! Remember, if you want to ask questions then you can message the trainers using the chat function. If you have any questions that don’t get answered email them to: [email protected]

Pastoral care Adjudicator training and Q&A By invitiation only Safeguarding goes hand in hand with wellbeing and is an area which An invite only session for members is paramount in an effective political who are volunteering as Adjudicators in party which cares about each and every the Disciplinary process. person. Join the party pastoral officer Federal Board – Disciplinary subgroup for a session on safeguarding and pastoral care. PARTY ROLES | PERSONAL Pastoral care team Growing your council group – PERSONAL | TEAMS Developing your targeting strategy You have established yourselves as an Setting up and running a Young opposition group. Now, how do you Liberals branch grow the size of your group and move Covering everything from establishing to the next level? Friday your branch, to running events and ALDC maximising your membership’s potential, this session will provide a CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS comprehensive guide to building a branch from the ground up. Young Liberals PARTY ROLES | TEAMS

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Agent training – Part 1 Adapting a template effectively What every agent and campaigner need Find out how to access the party’s large to know about running an election, bank of template campaign materials, from standing candidates to completing both for print and online, and what expenses returns. Part one of a four- makes a successful local adaptation of part course. a template. ALDC Campaigns and Elections PARTY ROLES | COMPLIANCE DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING

Be a councillor – Getting your Grow to win approval and selection process right You need an election-winning machine This session covers the approvals to win elections. Join us at this popular process in detail, discussing why it is session to find out how to build one. necessary, how to do it and how to Campaigns and Elections carry out your local selection process. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS ALDC PARTY ROLES | TEAMS Becoming a target seat If you want to win your Westminster Affinity Publisher – an introduction seat, this session is for you. Find out Friday Getting started learning basic skills more about what it takes to make your in Affinity Publisher, the party’s constituency a party target. recommended desktop publishing Campaigns and Elections package. Find out how to use our templates and where to find them. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Campaigns and Elections DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING

22 DIRECTORY Training & Skills Friday 19.30–20.30

Outlook across the party Growing through issue campaigns An opportunity for you to meet the new Running strong single issue campaigns Head of People and People Adviser. We can deliver positive change in your will share why we want to be a more community and nationally – and grow people-focused team and why we have your team. Find out more in this made a shift from policies to people. session. Pastoral care team Campaigns and Elections PERSONAL | TEAMS CAMPAIGNING

How CGB can help women succeed in Digital campaigning – Planning your the Lib Dems digital campaign Join us for a session about how CGB Digital campaigning can be very can help you in your journey through effective, but you need to have a the Lib Dems. Learn about the consistent message across all channels. resources and the people who can help In this session you will get the support you succeed. you need to make sure your message reaches as many people as possible. Campaign for Gender Balance ALDC PERSONAL | DIVERSITY DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING How Parliament works Being an effective councillor – Want to learn how Parliament works? organising your work as a councillor

We will be covering everything from Friday select committees to amending Being a councillor is busy and in this legislation. This training session will training session you will learn how to help PPCs build credibility as MPs in prioritise and make the best use of waiting. your time. Lib Dem Lawyers ALDC PERSONAL | PARTY ROLES PERSONAL | PARTY ROLES

Investigator training By invitiation only An invite-only session for members who are volunteering as Investigators in the Disciplinary process. Federal Board – Disciplinary subgroup PERSONAL | PARTY ROLES

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Campaigning effectively with surveys Digital campaigning – what we’ve and petitions learnt in lockdown Surveys and petitions are a key part of The last six months have seen many any campaign, especially in the era of local parties experiment much more social distancing. They help you identify with online campaigning. Improve your issues, find out what is important to skills through examples of best practice people and get the data you need to from around the UK. win. Campaigns and Elections ALDC DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING CAMPAIGNING

Affinity Publisher – Advanced Take your skills in Affinity Publisher, the party’s recommended desktop package, to the next level. This session is for people who already have basic Affinity knowledge. Campaigns and Elections DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING Friday

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Fringe Saturday 09.00–09.50

LGA Liberal Democrat Group and Quiet Reflection ALDC Meditation with guidance, reflective Working in coalition in councils – From reading, silent contemplation, York to Bournemouth, Christchurch and discussion/questions. The stillness of Poole meditation can help induce calm and What are the challenges and successes insight helping us be more creative in working with other parties to run our in problem solving in everyday life. councils? Speakers include: Councillor Facilitator Jane Graham Reed. Her Keith Aspden, Leader, City of York; approach has been developed from Councillor Darryl Smalley; Councillor being a Quaker since 1976 and training Vikki Slade, Leader, Bournemouth, over the last 20 years in Zen and Christchurch & Poole Council. Chair: Tibetan Buddhism. She has been an Councillor Alan Connett. active LibDem since 2015.

Fringe Saturday 12.00–12.50

Green Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat History Group 2020 Vision – Wellbeing beats GDP The post-war welfare state, Beveridge The time is right to transition the and the Liberal Party 75 years on UK economy to one that values 2020 marks 75 years since the 1945 Wellbeing as highly a GDP. Join GLD election and the creation of the welfare for a joint session with Liberal Reform state. Join Professor Pat Thane and and Young Lib Dems that promises to Doctor Peter Sloman to discuss the be enlightening and lively… contribution of Liberal Party thinkers and politicians to the development of Liberal Democrat Friends of post-war social security. Palestine Speaker from Breaking the Silence in Northern Liberal Network Saturday Israel with Q&A Building Back Better in the North BreakingtheSilence was formed by ex- Join Cllr Keith Aspden, leader of York soldiers from the Israel Defence Force City Council and Board Member, who oppose current Israeli government Transport for the North, Julia Muir, policy towards the Palestinians, and founder and CEO of Gaia Innovation, want to speak out about human rights and Professor Peter Styring, University issues they encountered while doing of Sheffield. Chair: Cllr Lisa Smart. military service.

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Defend Digital Me The Liberal Democrat European Making predictions and measuring Group (LDEG) progress: Questions for local and The UK’s relationship with the EU: Pirate national government State – Vassal State – Member State? Daisy Cooper MP, Spokesperson Do not miss the opportunity to hear for Education; Swee Leng Harris, insight directly from Europe’s political Principal in Data and Digital Rights, leaders on this most important topic Luminate; Kathy Evans, Chief Executive, shaping our country’s future. Children England; and Jen Persson, defenddigitalme. The challenges, rights Liberal Reform and wrongs of emerging technology in Dadabhai Naoroji: the 1st Indian MP children’s social care and schools. in the House of Commons Twitter: @defenddigitalme Dadabhai Naoroji was an extraordinary man – a founder of Humanist & Secularist Liberal Indian National Congress, described Democrats by Gandhi as ‘father of the nation’, You Can’t Say That! Criticising religious Liberal MP for Finsbury and much beliefs in a hostile environment more. Dinyar Patel, author of new With widespread hostility towards biography will be in conversation with members of some faith groups, Isabelle Parasram. especially Muslims, what criticism of religious institutions, beliefs and Social Liberal Forum practices should be acceptable? Chair: Can the Lib Dems ‘do business’ with Christine Jardine; Pragna Patel (Southall Labour? Black Sisters); Mohammed Amin MBE; Alistair Carmichael MP, LibDem Chief Dr Rajin Chowdhury (2019 candidate, Whip and Ian Kearns, SLF Director Sheffield SE). Going forward: building alliances by campaigning together, sharing new

Saturday LGA Liberal Democrat Group (and old) ideas, quiet understandings, How to oppose government meddling in local arrangements, national pacts or our planning system while delivering the just mutual assured destruction? Chair: homes we need. Denali Ranashinghe, SLF Vice-Chair. Speakers include: Councillor Tumi Hawkins; Baroness Olly Grender; Ed Davey MP, Liberal Democrat Leader. Chair: Councillor Howard Sykes.

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LGAFringe Liberal DemocratSaturday Group 16.00–16.50 and ALDC

Federal Policy Committee Question and Answer Session Principles and Values - What do the The Climate Emergency Liberal Democrats stand for? Chair: Belinda Brooks Gordon. The A consultation session to allow panel will include: Lord Oates (Lords members to comment on consultation Spokesperson for Climate Change), paper 141, Principles and Values. Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Chaired by Duncan Brack. See Mandeville (Lords Spokesperson for the www.libdems.org.uk/s20- Environment), Lord Teverson (former consultation141 Lords Spokesperson for Energy), and Sarah Olney MP (Spokesperson for the Green Liberal Democrats Climate Emergency, Business & Energy 2020 Vision – Challenging the Tory and Transport). Voting members may Planning Regime submit questions to the panel – see Join GLD as we discuss the Tories’ page 9. proposed changes to planning rules and the resulting impact on people and place. Speakers include Cllr Pippa Heylings and Cllr Adele Morris (LGA Lib Dems), and CPRE guest speaker. Chair: Martin Horwood.

National Education Union & Liberal Democrat Education Association The impact of poverty on educational outcomes; do schools need more support? Join the NEU and LDEA to discuss the support that schools need given that poverty is on the increase. Speakers: NEU Joint General Secretary Mary Bousted; LDEA Chair Nigel Jones; and Councillor Lucy Nethsingha, Local Government Association group. Saturday

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Fringe Saturday 18.45–19.35

ALDES (Association of Liberal Liberal Democrats for Electoral Democrat Engineers and Scientists) Reform Beijing to Silicon Valley: What is the The UK: a ‘democracy’ that cheats the Liberal future for Artificial Intelligence? voter Who should own the fruits of AI? What Why the UK badly needs true limits should we place on it? And why democracy – and how to get it. do we keep teaching our AI to be racist? Speakers include: Wendy Chamberlain Join ALDES, Lord Tim Clement-Jones MP, our front bench spokesperson; and former MEP Lucy Nethsingha to Darren Hughes, Chief Executive, discuss Artificial Intelligence. Electoral Reform Society; Peter Dunphy, Unite to Reform; Emma Knaggs, Federal Policy Committee Grassroots Leader, Make Votes Matter. The Natural Environment An opportunity for members to feed Liberal Democrats for Seekers of into the work of the party’s Natural Sanctuary (LD4SOS) Environment Policy Working Group. The Plight of LGBT+ asylum-seekers Chaired by Richard Hebditch. Leila Zadeh (Director of UKLGIG & former refugee) and Christine Jardine Green Liberal Democrats MP in conversation with LD Seekers 2020 Vision – Carbon Tax and Dividend of Sanctuary Council member Dr Ruvi Join GLD for a debate on Carbon Ziegler (University of Reading) on the Pricing in relation to cutting GHG legal & political challenges facing LGBT+ emissions – Carbon Tax & Dividend asylum-seekers in the UK. vs Emissions Trading Scheme. Keith Mason (GLD Chair), John Leach, Julian Hawkins and others, plus a film from Deiter Helm CBE.

Saturday Fringe Saturday 19.45–21.00

Comedy Night Liberal Democrats Creative Network Cracking Up The House Comedians battle it out to pitch a new law for post pandemic life in Cracking Up The House 3, with the winning idea being taken to parliamentarians. The Lib Dem Creative Network is a forum working in support of the creative industries.

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Training & Skills Saturday 10.30–11.30

Local and Regional media training Affinity Publisher – an introduction How can you make a bigger impact in Getting started learning basic skills your regional and local media? This in Affinity Publisher, the party’s session, run by the HQ press office, will recommended desktop publishing give you the basic tools you need to package. Find out how to use our succeed. templates and where to find them. Press team Campaigns and Elections TEAMS | PARTY ROLES DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING

People behind the scenes Digital campaigning – what we’ve learnt in lockdown Not everyone wants to be an MP, but every MP needs help to get elected. The last six months have seen many Agents, Returning Officers and local parties experiment much more Assessors are essential. Here’s what with online campaigning. Improve your you can do to help. skills through examples of best practice from around the UK. Candidates team Campaigns and Elections PARTY ROLES | PERSONAL DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING Intro to Lighthouse Growing through issue campaigns Lighthouse is the party’s new tool for managing your local party, membership Running strong single issue campaigns and donations. Join us and learn how it can deliver positive change in your works and what it can do for you. community and nationally - and grow your team. Find out more in this Membership team session. DIGITAL | PARTY ROLES Campaigns and Elections CAMPAIGNING Saturday

TOP TIP FOR TRAINING The coloured tags underneath each description make suggestions as to what skills you will learn in each session

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Pick a ward and win it – Developing How the party works, for new your plan and team members Turn your ambitions into a concrete New to the party? This session will help plan and understand who you need you navigate Party structures and find to make it work. This session is a must out how you can make a contribution. for campaigners looking to win at their ALDC next election. Part one of the ‘Pick a ward’ series. PARTY ROLES | PERSONAL ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

Be an effective councillor – Building a councillor brand Make sure that being a councillor is more than just a title. This session will help you be a visible and trusted

Saturday superhero for your community. ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

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Training & Skills Saturday 14.30–15.30

Digitalise your local party Digital campaigning – Great Emails Knowing what technology to use can be Whether you are sharing information hard. Learn about how to plan, using about road closures, letting people technology to allow you to collaborate, know about local success or rallying make decisions and move forward in a support for your campaign, this session COVID19 world. Who knows, you may will make sure you know how to use want to stick with it. email to get your message out there. Technology Team ALDC DIGITAL | TEAMS DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING

Unconscious Bias Grow to win Unconscious Bias is the source You need an election-winning machine of prejudice and discrimination. to win elections. Join us at this popular Understanding how to recognise session to find out how to build one. Unconscious Bias and challenge it Campaigns and Elections appropriately are the key to building high performing teams. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

Diversity team How to campaign when you have DIVERSITY | TEAMS two, or more, elections on the same day Agents training – Part 2 2021 is going to be a huge polling day! What every agent and campaigner This is an exciting prospect but it is needs to know about running an important we plan NOW for the best election, from standing candidates to integrated campaign possible. completing your expenses returns. Part ALDC two of this four-part course. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS ALDC

COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES Regional elections (PR lists) – Lessons Saturday from Scotland Get ready for the 2021 proportional elections in Scotland, Wales and TOP TIP FOR TRAINING London in this session drawing on best practice from past PR elections. The coloured tags underneath each description make Campaigns and Elections suggestions as to what skills CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS you will learn in each session

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Fundraising for freshers and Regional elections (SV) – refreshers Lessons from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough This session will cover the basics of political fundraising for those who Get ready for the regional Mayoral and are starting out or who want to Police & Crime Commissioner elections, rethink and improve their approach to learning from the experience getting raising money for a local seat in these into the run-off in Cambridgeshire and straightened times. Peterborough in 2017. Fundraising team Campaigns and Elections FUNDRAISING | TEAMS CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

Training & Skills Saturday 17.30–18.30

Be a councillor – Make your Adapting a template effectively candidate pool more diverse Find out how to access the party’s large Finding new candidates can be difficult. bank of template campaign materials, This session looks at ways to find new both for print and online, and what candidates and to help your pool of makes a successful local adaptation of candidates look like the communities a template. you are trying to represent. Campaigns and Elections ALDC DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING DIVERSITY | TEAMS One polling day – (up to!) Four Saturday Affinity Publisher – Advanced elections Take your skills in Affinity Publisher, the Learn how to get the most out of party’s recommended desktop package, multiple elections happening at the to the next level. This session is for same time in your area, drawing on people who already have basic Affinity best practice from places that have knowledge. fought multiple elections and won. Campaigns and Elections Campaigns and Elections DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

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Pick a ward and win in – Getting Growing your council group – started with literature and comms Building the team Have something to say but not sure Use this session to take the time to where to start? This session will help reflect on the strengths of your current you to plan what you are going to say, council group but also to assess what when and to whom. Part two of the talents and skills you need in the future. ‘Pick a ward’ series. We look at how to build a sustainable, effective council group. ALDC ALDC TEAMS | CAMPAIGNING TEAMS |PARTY ROLES

Conference Extra and Conference Daily Saturday

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Available via the Conference App and at: www.libdems.org.uk/conference_papers

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Fringe Sunday 09.00–09.50

Quiet Reflection Meditation with guidance, reflective reading, silent contemplation, discussion / questions. The stillness of meditation can help induce calm and insight helping us be more creative in problem solving in everyday life. Facilitator Jane Graham Reed. Her approach has been developed from being a Quaker since 1976 and training over the last 20 years in Zen and Tibetan Buddhism. She has been an active LibDem since 2015.

Fringe Sunday 12.00–12.50

Board of Deputies of British Jews / National Education Union Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel Up to the grade? England’s education A conversation with Sir Ed Davey on system in the pandemic issues of concern to Britain’s Jewish Join Kevin Courtney, Joint General community Secretary of the National Education The Board of Deputies and LDFI are Union, and other speakers to discuss pleased to host the Leader of the the challenges facing England’s Liberal Democrats, to discuss topics of education system during the pandemic interest to the Jewish community in the and how we can build back better. UK. A speech by Sir Ed will be followed by a Q&A session with the Leader led by Gavin Stollar, Chair of LDFI. Twitter: @BoardofDeputies www.facebook.com/boardofdeputies Sunday LGBT+ Liberal Democrats LGBT Reflections on COVID-19 LGBT people face particular challenges from Covid-19. What can Liberal Democrats do about LGBT homelessness, abusive situations, and access to healthcare? Panel: Stonewall, Albert Kennedy Trust, LD Spokes (TBC).

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Fringe Sunday 13.00–13.50

Humanist & Secularist Liberal Lib Dems Overseas Democrats Frozen Pensions to Lost Pensions – Humanist Marriage – why the delay? dealing with Britain’s pension After seven years of waiting, six mis-steps couples have gone to court to force the No one’s getting younger. This government to give humanist marriage concerns everyone. Triple lock ceremonies legal recognition. With Dr threatened. Half million pensions Julian Huppert (HSLD Co-President); frozen abroad. Our pensions under Richy Thompson (Humanists UK); legal attack. What’s to be done? Join: claimant and humanist celebrant Kate Baroness Sal Brinton; John Duffy, Harrison. International British Pensions Pensioner Testimonials. Moderator: LGA Liberal Democrat Group and George Cunningham, Chair LibDems ALDC Overseas. You’ve declared a climate emergency, what next? Social Liberal Forum Hear what steps Liberal Democrat Radical Federalism Councils are taking. Wera Hobhouse Wendy Chamberlain MP, Lib Dem MP; Victoria Marsom, Friends of the spokesperson on the Constitution, and Earth; Councillor Pippa Heylings, South Jane Dodds, leader of the Welsh Liberal Cambridgeshire DC; Councillor Giles Democrats, discuss liberal federalism, Archibald, Leader, South Lakeland the UK’s shocking regional inequalities DC; Councillor Adele Morris. Chair: and Keir Starmer’s new idea. Chair: Cllr Councillor Ruth Dombey, Leader, Gordon Lishman, SLF Council. Sutton Council. Sunday Sunday

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ALDES (Association of Liberal Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Democrat Engineers and Scientists) Sanctuary (LD4SOS) Who owns the conversation? Social AGM and Open Forum on current issues Media, with Daisy Cooper and Young affecting asylum seekers and refugees Liberals After the AGM business an open The banning of TikTok around forum to discuss pressing issues faced the world opens up wide-ranging by seekers of sanctuary in the UK questions on who should own our including the right to work, detention, digital commons. Join ALDES, Daisy housing, unaccompanied children and Cooper and Young Liberals as we kick family reunion, with contributions from off a discussion on the intersection of campaigners and Parliamentarians. Liberalism and the digital world. Have your say.

Her Majesty’s Government of Question and Answer Session Gibraltar Coronavirus – the health approach and BREXIT IN TIMES OF COVID-19 the impact on communities and society Brexit and Covid-19 seriously challenge Chair: Chris Maines. The panel will the UK’s nations. Alistair Carmichael include: Baroness Brinton (Lords MP, Lib Dem Home Affairs, Dr Stephen Spokesperson for Health), Baroness Farry MP, Alliance Deputy Leader, and Pinnock (Lords Spokesperson for Dr Joseph Garcia, Gibraltar Liberal Party Communities and Local Government), Leader and Deputy Chief Minister, Lord Shipley (former leader of debate. Newcastle City Council) and Munira Wilson MP (Spokesperson for Health, LGA Liberal Democrat Group and Wellbeing and Social Care). Voting ALDC members may submit questions to the How can the arts and heritage sector panel – see page 9. recover from COVID 19? What can local councils do to help the sector? Stephen Crocker, CEO, Norwich Theatre Royal & Playhouse; Councillor Chris White, St Albans; Baroness Jane Bonham Carter. Chair: Councillor Gerald Vernon Jackson, Portsmouth.

Sunday Liberal Democrat Christian Forum Civil disobedience - should Christians respect the government or take action against it? Join with LDCF as we debate the Biblical and historical perspectives of civil disobedience.

36 DIRECTORY Fringe Sunday 18.45–19.35

Federal Policy Committee Liberal Democrat Women Utilities Protecting Women’s Employment in the A consultation session to allow Covid-19 Crisis and Beyond members to comment on consultation The COVID-19 crisis has paper 142, Utilities. Covering disproportionately hurt women in its issues including water, energy, impact on the economy. Join us in a telecommunications and rail. Chaired discussion of practical policies that by Neil Stockley. See can protect women’s jobs, provide www.libdems.org.uk/ opportunities through government consultation-paper-142 investment, and how we can support women-run businesses. Liberal Democrat Education Association Social Liberal Forum What do school leaders expect from The radical tradition in British politicians in the current climate ? Liberalism Join with our speakers to assess what Duncan Brack (Editor, Journal of Liberal our party needs to do and say for History) and Lord Tony Greaves explore education. Geoff Barton, General the radical roots of British Liberalism, Secretary, Association of School and its development during Jo Grimond’s College Leaders; Paul Whiteman, leadership and lessons for today. Chair: National Association of Head Teachers. Chris Willmore, SLF Council. Chair, Nigel Jones (LDEA).

Fringe Sunday 19.45–21.15

Lib Dem Book Club Join our discussion “ Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race”. The Lib Dem Book Club is a collaboration between various local parties and the Young Liberals. We’ll be showcasing the Book Club concept, and discussing the book: Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race. The Book Club aims to rediscover the ideas and values of Liberalism, and explore themes of diversity. We hope you’ll join us! Sunday Sunday

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Getting ready for a selection Growing through issue campaigns campaign Women only Running strong single issue campaigns can deliver positive change in your Top tips on getting ahead in a community and nationally - and grow candidate selection from building your team. Find out more in this support in the membership to acing session. the hustings. Come along get the inside scoop from experienced candidates. Campaigns and Elections Campaign for Gender Balance CAMPAIGNING

DIVERSITY | PERSONAL Regional elections (PR lists) - Lessons from Scotland Your journey to becoming an MP BAME only Get ready for the 2021 proportional elections in Scotland, Wales and This will cover all stages of the journey London in this session drawing on best and will cover: becoming approved, practice from past PR elections. choosing your seat, a winning selection campaign and support available Campaigns and Elections throughout from the RDC. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Racial Diversity Campaign Pick a ward and win it – Talking to DIVERSITY | PERSONAL voters Talking to voters is key to winning Affinity Publisher – Advanced elections but we can’t talk to everyone. Take your skills in Affinity Publisher, the How should we decide who to talk to, party’s recommended desktop package, what sorts of conversations should we to the next level. This session is for have and how should we handle the people who already have basic Affinity data? Part three of the ‘Pick a ward’ knowledge. series Campaigns and Elections ALDC DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Sunday

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Growing your council group – Pick a ward and win it – Developing Developing your local message your plan and team Help your council group develop Turn your ambitions into a concrete their message for year round plan and understand who you need to communication, and how to use it on make it work. This session is a must for leaflets, direct mail and social media. At campaigners looking to win their next the next polling day, this is what will set election. you apart. ALDC ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

Training & Skills Sunday 14.30–15.30

Compliance – The basics How to become an approved candidate Want to know about the basics of compliance? Join this session to find out It’s probably four years to the next about donations, loans and complying election, but if you want to be a with PPERA. This session is aimed at candidate your best chance is to anyone involved in running their local start now – and start here! All the party. information you will need to get going. Compliance team Candidates team COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES PERSONAL | PARTY ROLES

Resilience for women candidates Adapting a template effectively Being a candidate can be nerve- Find out how to access the party’s large wracking. Come along and learn bank of template campaign materials, techniques on how to deal with being both for print and online, and what a candidate in the modern political makes a successful local adaptation of climate. a template. Campaign for Gender Balance Campaigns and Elections DIVERSITY | PERSONAL DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING Sunday Sunday

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Regional elections (SV) – Digital campaigning – Making the Lessons from Cambridgeshire & most of Facebook Peterborough Love it or loathe it, Facebook has Get ready for the regional Mayoral and become an important tool in the Police & Crime Commissioner elections, campaigner’s armoury. This session will learning from the experience getting point you in the right direction to using into the run-off in Cambridgeshire and Facebook in your campaigning and Peterborough in 2017. communications. Campaigns and Elections ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS CAMPAIGNING | DIGITAL

Becoming a target seat Pick a ward and win in – Getting started with literature and comms If you want to win your Westminster seat, this session is for you. Find out Have something to say but not sure more about what it takes to make your where to start? This session will help constituency a party target. you to plan what you are going to say, when and to whom. Part two of the Campaigns and Elections ‘Pick a ward’ series. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS ALDC One polling day – (up to!) Four TEAMS | CAMPAIGNING elections Agents training – Part 3 Learn how to get the most out of multiple elections happening at the What every agent and campaigner same time in your area, drawing on needs to know about running an best practice from places that have election, from standing candidates to fought multiple elections and won. completing your expenses returns. Part three of this four-part course. Campaigns and Elections ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES Sunday

40 DIRECTORY Training & Skills Sunday 17.30–18.30

Compliance Clinic – Conference Pick a ward and win it – Get out the Special vote Join a Compliance Clinic Conference You’ve campaigned all year, but now Special where you can ask questions you need to turn those pledges into of the Compliance Team on the issues votes. This session is to make sure you that matter to you. For example, what know now what will make a difference are the donation limits? How do I on the first Thursday in May. Part four record gifts received? of the ‘pick a ward’ series. Compliance team ALDC PARTY ROLES | COMPLIANCE CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

Building your profile in the Lib Dems Being an effective councillor – BAME only success as a ward councillor This session looks at ways you can The ultimate sign of success as a ward build your brand reputation within councillor is getting re-elected. Plan the Lib Dems. We will explore how now how to make a real difference for best to navigate the party, where the your community and make that happen opportunities are and how to make the at your next election. most of them. ALDC Racial Diversity Campaign CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS DIVERSITY | PERSONAL

Understanding the complaints process Join our team to learn all about the Party’s complaints process and how the Federal Board Complaints team works. Federal Board – Complaints team DIVERSITY | PERSONAL

Don’t forget to log onto your training session a little earlier than the start time to get settled in! Sunday Sunday Remember, if you want to ask questions then you can message the trainers using the chat function. If you have any questions that don’t get answered email them to: [email protected]

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How to campaign when you have Digital campaigning – what we’ve two, or more, elections on the same learnt in lockdown day The last six months have seen many 2021 is going to be a huge polling day! local parties experiment much more This is an exciting prospect but it is with online campaigning. Improve your important we plan NOW for the best skills through examples of best practice integrated campaign possible. from around the UK. ALDC Campaigns and Elections CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING

Affinity Publisher – an introduction Grow to win Getting started learning basic skills You need an election-winning machine in Affinity Publisher, the party’s to win elections. Join us at this popular recommended desktop publishing session to find out how to build one. package. Find out how to use our Campaigns and Elections templates and where to find them. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Campaigns and Elections DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING Sunday

TOP TIP FOR TRAINING The coloured tags underneath Follow our live blog each description make www.libdems.org.uk/ suggestions as to what skills conferencelive you will learn in each session

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Fringe Monday 12.00–12.50

Green Liberal Democrats National Farmers’ Union (NFU) 2020 Vision – Dr Jane Goodall – advice Feeding Britain: The importance of on caring for the planet food security following COVID-19 GLD welcomes Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Britain was rocked by images of Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute empty supermarket shelves in the & UN Messenger of Peace, for advice wake of Covid-19. This event will look on improving the lives of people, at the Government and supply chain animals and the environment. response, the potential lessons learnt ‘Everything is connected – everyone for supply chain resilience and the can make a difference’ – Dr Jane importance of domestic food supply. Goodall. ‘We believe that each generation is responsible for the fate of our planet…’ – Lib Dems. Solicitors Regulation Authority www.janegoodall.org.uk (SRA) www.rootsnshoots.org.uk How can Lawtech help people better understand their legal rights? London Councils The coronavirus crisis has brought London’s Green Recovery issues about how we use technology How London recovers from the to find information and access Covid-19 crisis will shape our country’s services to the fore. What role can economy and society. Can the capital Lawtech play in helping people access recover in a green and sustainable legal services, better understand how manner? What are the risks and to use them and legal rights? opportunities? Twitter: @sra_solicitors Twitter: @londoncouncils Monday ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 43 Fringe Monday 13.00–13.50

CPRE The countryside charity Public Policy Projects and the Country, the CLA and the Are volunteers the answer to support Federation of Small Businesses the future of care? Unlocking the potential of the rural With COVID-19 we saw what can economy post-coronavirus be achieved when volunteers were A private roundtable discussing how mobilised further, so what part can rural communities and businesses volunteering play in developing person- can thrive in a post-coronavirus centered integrated care and support world and drive economic recovery. that is cost-effective and responsive to The discussion will focus on small needs of different communities in the businesses, public transport, affordable future? housing, and improved broadband and Twitter: @Policy_Projects rural connectivity. To attend please www.publicpolicyprojects.com email [email protected] www.linkedin.com/company/ Twitter: @CPRE public-policy-projects/ www.facebook.com/ CPREcountrysidecharity Thakeham Homes Zero-carbon Placemaking Education Policy Institute and Core How do we build the new homes Cities UK Britain needs, while achieving net- Reskill, Retrain, Recover: What’s the Lib zero? What can housebuilders Dem Plan for Cities and Regions? do to create new homes in an Join us to discuss what regional environmentally sustainable way? education provision is needed for Join Thakeham and MPC for a Covid recovery. With: Daisy Cooper panel discussion on sustainable, MP, Education Spokesperson (invited); infrastructure-led placemaking. Andrew Carter, Centre for Cities Twitter: @Thakeham (invited); Chris Murray, Core Cities UK; www.facebook.com/Thakeham and Frances O’Grady, TUC (invited). Chair: David Laws, EPI. Twitter: @EduPolicyInst

Monday

44 DIRECTORY Fringe Monday 16.00–16.50

UK in a Changing Europe The Lib Dems and Europe post-Brexit: Should remain become rejoin? Speakers confirmed: Daisy Cooper MP; Mark Pack, President, Lib Dems; Professor Tim Bale, UK in a Changing Europe; Polly Toynbee, Guardian (chair). Twitter: @UKandEU www.facebook.com/ TheUKinaChangingEurope

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Training & Skills Monday 14.30–15.30

Building a diverse team Grow to win Is your team as diverse as it could be? You need an election-winning machine Does your membership reflect your to win elections. Join us at this popular community? This session will help session to find out how to build one. you make the most of the talents of Campaigns and Elections every member of the party and the communities in your area. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Diversity team Agents training – Part 4 DIVERSITY | TEAMS What every agent and campaigner needs to know about running an How to be an effective treasurer election, from standing candidates to Being a treasurer is a tough job in a completing your expenses returns. Part local party. Come and join our session four of this four part course. on how to be an effective treasurer ALDC and hear from other treasurers about how they manage the requirements of COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES PPERA and share best practice. Compliance team Growing your council group – Campaigning on the council COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES Understand how people perceive the jobs the council does and how to use Affinity Publisher – an introduction that to your advantage. Use the council Getting started learning basic skills to run effective campaigns and make in Affinity Publisher, the party’s changes, even in opposition. recommended desktop publishing ALDC package. Find out how to use our templates and where to find them. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Campaigns and Elections Pick a ward and win it – Get out the DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING vote You’ve campaigned all year, but now Adapting a template effectively you need to turn those pledges into Find out how to access the party’s large votes. This session is to make sure you bank of template campaign materials, know now what will make a difference both for print and online, and what on the first Thursday in May. Part four makes a successful local adaptation of of the ‘pick a ward’ series. a template. ALDC

Monday Campaigns and Elections CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING

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Training & Skills Monday 17.45–18.45

Intro to Lighthouse Digital campaigning – what we’ve learnt in lockdown Lighthouse is the party’s new tool for managing your local party, membership The last six months have seen many and donations. Join us and learn how it local parties experiment much more works and what it can do for you. with online campaigning. Improve your skills through examples of best practice Membership team from around the UK. DIGITAL | PARTY ROLES Campaigns and Elections Fundraising and running Young DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING Liberals events Growing through issue campaigns This session will outline basic approaches to fundraising followed by Running strong single issue campaigns a specific look at YL events and how can deliver positive change in your community fundraising approaches can community and nationally – and grow be used in a campus setting. your team. Find out more in this session. Young Liberals Campaigns and Elections FUNDRAISING | PARTY ROLES CAMPAIGNING Building your profile ready for a selection Digital campaigning – Effective Women only videos Good social media is interactive and Thinking about going for selection? punchy. Learn what makes a great Learn about building your profile to video which you can use across all of give you the best possible chance of your social media platforms. success. ALDC Campaign for Gender Balance DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING PERSONAL | DIVERSITY Being an effective councillor – Affinity Publisher – Advanced Making an impact on the council Take your skills in Affinity Publisher, the The job of a councillor is to represent party’s recommended desktop package, the people to the Town Hall. This to the next level. This session is for session will take you through what you people who already have basic Affinity need to do to make sure their voice is knowledge. heard. Campaigns and Elections ALDC DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Monday ONLINE AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2020 47 Training & Skills Monday 17.45–18.45 continued

Pick a ward and win it – Talking to voters Thanks so much for Talking to voters is key to winning joining us for training at elections, but we can’t talk to everyone. the first online conference! How should we decided who to talk to, what sorts of conversations should If you have any questions we have and how should we handle about training please the data? Part three of the ‘Pick a ward’ get in touch on series. [email protected] ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

Spring Conference 19–21 March 2021

FCC is currently reviewing the timing of deadlines for the Spring Conference.

The deadlines will be set by the time that the online conference starts, and will be announced via Conference Extra and on the party website at www.libdems.org.uk/conference Monday and other channels.

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