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Spring Conference 9–11 March 2018, Southport Conference Daily, Saturday Updates to the Agenda & Directory, information from the Conference Committee, amendments, emergency motions and questions to reports. Please read in conjunction with the Agenda & Directory. Conference Daily and other conference publications, in PDF and plain text Contents formats, are available online Conference information update 5 www.libdems.org.uk/conference_papers Exhibition update 6 Training update 7 Fringe update 8 Saturday 10 March timetable 9 Daily announcements for Saturday 10 March 10 or ask at the Information Desk in the STCC. Advance notice for Sunday 11 March 19 Emergency motions ballot 20 Please keep hold of your copy of this Conference Daily throughout conference, and make sure you pick up a copy of Sunday’s Conference Daily when you enter the STCC on Sunday – it will be vital to your understanding of the day’s business. Liberal Democrats 30 years fighting for a fair, free and open society Published by the Policy Unit, Liberal Democrats, 8–10 George Street, London, SW1P 3AE. Design and layout by Mike Cooper, [email protected]. 1 The Federal Board Baroness Sal Neil Fawcett, Vince Cable MP, Liz Leffman, Sheila Ritchie, Carole O’Toole, Alistair Lord Brinton, Chair, Vice Chair Party Leader Chair of the Scottish Party Chair of the Carmichael MP, Strasburger, Party President English Party Convenor Welsh NEC MP Rep Peer Rep Catherine Chris White, Simon McGrath, David Green, Cadan ap Andrew Jeremy Robert Bearder MEP, Principal Local English Party Scottish Party Tomos, Wiseman, Hargreaves, Woodthorpe MEP Rep Authority Rep Rep Welsh Party Rep FCC Chair FPC Vice-Chair Browne, Councillor FIRC Chair James Gurling, Peter Dunphy, Miranda Helena Cole Thomas Gravatt, Elaine Dinesh Helen Flynn FCEC Chair FFRC Chair Roberts, FASC Chair Young Liberals Bagshaw Dhamija FPDC Chair Chair Nassar Kessell Caron Lindsay Gordon Lishman Victoria Marsom Joyce Onstad Mark Pack Pauline Pearce Candy Piercy Non-Voting: Federal Board helpdesk Terry Stacy, LGA Rep Members of the Federal Board will be available at the Alistair Carmichael MP, Chief Whip (Commons) Federal Committess helpdesk in the Lower Foyer of the Mike German, Federal Treasurer STCC at the following times: Nick Harvey, Federal Chief Executive Saturday 10 March 10.30–12.30 and 14.00–16.00 Alice Thomas Gerald Vernon- Sunday 11 March 10.30–11.30 Jackson Will Dyer, Staff Rep The Federal Conference Committee Andrew Wiseman, Zoë O’Connell, Geoff Payne, Baroness Sally Burnell Victor Nicholas James Gurling Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Sal Brinton Chamberlain Da Costa Alaxander Cara Jenkinson Susan Juned Jenni Lang Liz Lynne Chris Maines Tahir Maher Mary Reid Hegenbarth Non-Voting: FCC helpdesk Nick Harvey, Federal Chief Executive Members of the FCC will be available at the Federal Committess helpdesk in the Lower Foyer of the STCC at the following times: Friday 9 March 17.00–18.00 Jennie Rigg Paul Tilsley Heidi Worth Mike Ross, Saturday 10 March 09.00–10.30 Chief Steward, and 14.00–16.00 co-opted Conference Daily, Saturday, Spring 2018 2 The Federal Policy Committee Vince Cable Duncan Brack, Jeremy Sarah Ludford, Belinda Brooks- Catherine Baroness Sal Sally Burnell MP, Chair Vice Chair Hargreaves, Vice Vice Chair Gordon Bearder MEP Brinton Chair Christine Cheng Richard Cole Tony Greaves Antony Hook Kamran Qurban Elizabeth Susan Juned Hussein Hussein Jewkes Heather Kidd Norman Lamb Alisdair Jonny Oates Geoff Payne Peter Price Catherine Paul Tilsley MP McGregor Royce Non-Voting: Richard Kemp, LGA Rep Andrew Wiseman, FCC Chair Ciaran Morrissey, YL Observer Marisha Ray, EMLD Observer David Weston Chris White Jim Williams Conference Daily, Saturday, Spring 2018 3 Stop school cuts. The National Education Union is campaigning to stop school cuts. Visit the NEU’s exhibition stand to find out about the impact of funding cuts in your area and back our call for investment in children and young people. www.neu.org.uk/funding schoolcuts.org.uk #schoolcuts Conference Daily, Saturday, Spring 2018 4 Information update Amendments and additions to the conference information in the Agenda & Directory. Spokespeople Q&A sessions Beach clean There will be a series of Q&A sessions during Fancy getting some fresh air at Spring conference where you can ask questions of Conference? our spokespeople. A fantastic opportunity for members to find out more about what our Join Lib Dem MPs for a beach clean on Saturday Parliamentarians are up to. (Note change of in Southport and make a visible impact on venue for Brexit Q&A on Sunday.) ocean pollution. Time: 11.00–12.30 Saturday 10 March. Saturday 10 March Meeting point: Marine Drive Car Park (from 10.15–11.15 STCC, cross Marine Way Bridge, turn left, and Work and Welfare with Stephen Lloyd MP, Ben car park is on right hand side). Stoneham and Christine Jardine (TBC). STCC, Waterfront Suite 1 Food bank 11.30–12.30 Foreign Affairswith Jo Swinson MP and Shas Make sure you help Southport’s food bank and Sheehan. #PackaTin for Conference. STCC, Waterfront Suite 1 Left luggage Sunday 11 March 10.00–11.00 The complimentary left luggage facility in the Brexit with Tom Brake MP, Catherine Bearder reception of the Ramada Plaza will operate from MEP and William Wallace. 8.00 on Sunday 11 March. STCC, Floral Hall Terrace (next to the exhibition) Conference App Download our Conference App for Spring Conference, with great features such as My Schedule (the easiest way to plan your Conference) and a searchable Fringe Guide and Agenda. To download the App visit App Store or Google Play For Blackberry / Windows Phone visit www.libdemconference.org.uk Conference Daily, Saturday, Spring 2018 5 Exhibition update Amendments and additions to the exhibiton plan and listings in the Agenda & Directory. Exhibition plan Floral Hall, STCC Not to scale. ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Auditorium 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 30 ➔ ➔ Expert 31 22 21 20 19 18 17 Zone Lib Dem 23 24 26 Image 27 28 ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ To Main Entrance ➔ ➔ 35 34 33 32 29 Key Exhibition stand (key to stand numbers below) Catering Seating Exhibitors listed by stand number 1 Social Liberal Forum 20 Liberal Reform 2 Green Liberal Democrats 21 LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 3 Liberator Magazine 22 Your Liberal Britain 4 Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform 23 Young Liberals 5 Prater Raines 24 Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and 6 Humanist & Secularist Liberal Democrats Scientists 7 ALDE Party 26 Lib Dem Disability Association 8 Election Workshop 27 Liberal Democrat Education Association 9 Prospect Magazine 28 VisitBrighton 10 Rights-Liberties-Justice (LDLA) 29 Midshire Business Systems / RISO UK Ltd 11 ALDC – Liberal Democrat Campaigners & 30 Ask an Expert Councillors 31 Liberal Democrat Image 12 LGA Liberal Democrats 32 Catherine Bearder MEP / ALDE 13 Parliamentary Candidates Association 33 Southport Foodbank 14 ALTER 34 Debatable TV 15 Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Sanctuary 35 National Education Union 16 Liberal Democrat History Group Lower Foyer 17 Visit Southport Federal Committees helpdesk 18 Liberal Democrat Christian Forum Information Desk 19 Liberal Democrat Women Conference Daily, Saturday, Spring 2018 6 Directory of exhibitors The following exhibitors are additional to those listed in the Agenda & Directory. National Education Union Catherine Bearder MEP / ALDE The National Education Union is campaigning to stop Meet with Catherine Bearder MEP to find out more school cuts. Visit the NEU’s exhibition stand to find about her work in the European Parliament. out about the impact of cuts in your area. www.bearder.eu Stand 32 www.neu.org.uk Stand 35 Debatable TV Book Debatable TV to film your fringe, training Southport Foodbank session or campaign video. Stop at the stand to find Drop a donation and support the fantastic work out more about packages available - booking is now done by Southport Foodbank. open for Autumn Conference! www.southport.foodbank.org.uk Stand 33 Stand 34 Training update Update to Sunday Training Programme Please note that all training sessions on Sunday morning now take place between 09.30-10.45. Please find a summary of Sunday’s training sessions below. Whilst the times and venues have changed, all other details are as printed in the Agenda & Directory. You can find out more about all of our training sessions in the Conference App or online on the Conference website. Sunday 09.30–10.45 (UPDATED) What a good digital campaign New ways of fundraising in a Ask an Expert is the place to get looks like Digital Landscape one-to-one help on issues big and Campaigns Team Fundraising Team small, on a huge range of topics. STCC, Waterfront Suite 1 STCC, Waterfront Suite 5 Ask An Expert is open throughout conference during exhibition Running your local party Could you be an MP? opening hours. No need to book an Membership Team Diversity Team appointment - just come along and STCC, Waterfront Suite 2 STCC, Waterfront Suite 6 speak with one of our team. Raising the money to win The new Data Protection From fundraising to strategy, seat Campaigns Team Regulations – Q&A approval and selection - and much, STCC, Waterfront Suite 3 Compliance Team much more! You can even get one- Ramada Plaza, Hesketh 2 to–one tuition on Connect, Be a councillor: Making candidate NationBuilder and social media. pools more diverse Councillor training: Using the Whatever you need help with, our ALDC with LGA Lib Dems council to campaign team of Liberal Democrat experts STCC, Waterfront Suite 4 ALDC with LGA Lib Dems will be pleased to help you. Ramada Plaza, Exec Lounge Conference Daily, Saturday, Spring 2018 7 Fringe update Amendments and additions to the listings in the fringe guide in the Agenda & Directory.