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ONLINE SPRING 2021 CONFERENCE

19-21 MARCH CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 1 Contents Welcome to the Liberal Democrat online Spring 2021 Conference Feature: 2–3 Directory. Welcome to our online Spring Conference Please note that the Conference from and Directory is available online only and not in hard copy format. Conference information: 5–8 Updates to the Conference Directory will be issued periodically up until conference and published online at: Exhibition: 9–14 www.libdems.org.uk/s21-directory Fringe & training: 15–38 For details of the main auditorium Friday 19 March 17 sessions, see the separate Conference Saturday 20 March 22 Agenda, available at: Sunday 21 March 30 www.libdems.org.uk/s21-agenda

If you have any questions whilst at conference, please email: [email protected]

Conference will take place through our virtual conference venue Hopin. Access to all conference events requires a valid conference Further information, registration registration and registered attendees and conference will be emailed details of how to log publications (including on to the Hopin platform a few days plain text and clear before conference – see page 5. print versions) are available at: To register, please go to: www.libdems.org.uk/conference www.libdems.org.uk/conference

Spring 2021 Directory vsn 4 Published by The Conference Office, Liberal Democrats, 8–10 Great George Street, SW1P 3AE. Design and layout by Mike Cooper, [email protected]. Photographs © Liberal Democrats unless stated. CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 2 Welcome to our online Spring Conference from Ed Davey MP

Welcome to the Liberal Democrats’ lives, prevent loneliness and stand up Spring 2021 conference. Our Party will for the most vulnerable. be meeting virtually for the second time – a feat I couldn’t imagine one At the time of writing, we’re still year ago. expecting Holyrood and elections in and and This past year has been immensely local elections across most of tough. With the Covid-19 situation in May – not to mention Mayoral, changing so rapidly, it’s difficult to Police & Crime Commissioner and predict where we’ll be in a few many local by-elections on the same months – but some observations still day. It has never been more ring true. important for Liberal Democrats to keep in close contact with their local We owe so much to frontline workers. communities. From NHS staff and posties, to teachers and supermarket workers, I look forward to joining you on the we couldn’t have got through this year campaign trail – even if it looks without their hard work. They have different this year. shown courage and resilience, where has shown only dither and delay. Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Because time and again, this crisis has exposed Boris Johnson’s Conservatives for their cruelty and incompetence. With countless u-turns, delays and the Prime Minister’s failure to lead, it’s clear that our Party’s strong, liberal voice is needed now more than ever. I’m proud of the essential service Liberal Democrat councillors and volunteers have provided to support their communities, working hard to save

FEATURE CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 3 Welcome to our online Spring Conference from Mark Pack

I confess to being a conference addict. that is for all parts of the party. However you’re involved, we all need It was necessary but sad for us to to be relentlessly thinking about how have to cancel last year’s spring we can change and improve what we conference. But it is a great tribute to do. the hard work and willingness to innovate of our conference staff and Some of that will come up in the volunteers, ably coordinated by the different reports and proposals being Federal Conference Committee (FCC), put to this conference. I am looking that we have taken our federal forward to those discussions and conferences online. debates, and always happy to hear views direct on: We have already seen how this means [email protected]. far more people can take part in them. That’s important to ensure we’re not only a democratic, member- led party in theory but also in practice. Mark Pack, We must continue to find ways to President of the Liberal Democrats involve more of us, through expanding the success of online conferences and, when coronavirus finally fades, finding ways of marrying that with the many features we love and miss about offline events.

This is one part of a much wider set of improvements we are making. The Thornhill Review into the 2019 general election has set out a frank and challenging agenda for change. Less than a year in, much has already changed. But it’s a long-term challenge we must keep at, and one

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Meeting the needs of people within the boundaries of our living planet Green Liberal Democrats with Kate Raworth & MP Saturday – 17.40-18.45

Campaigning on the Environment Bill LGA Liberal Democrat Group & Green Liberal Democrats inc Cllr Pippa Heylings, South , & Cllr Liz Green, Sunday – 13.00-14.15

www.greenlibdems.org.uk/join • [email protected] CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 5 Conference information Any questions? Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers are recommended. To If you have any questions prior to or access Hopin via an iOS mobile device, during conference, please email: Safari is the best mobile browser to use; and for an Android device, please [email protected] use Google Chrome.

If you have any tech queries, please Ensure you turn off your ad blockers go to the tech helpdesk in the and don’t have any other programs exhibition area of the online open. If something goes wrong, try conference (see page 8). refreshing your browser!

If you wish to communicate with the There is a short video on how Hopin chair, submit a procedural motion or works on our website, in the FAQs: ask for a separate vote, please use the following link: www.libdems.org.uk/conference.

www.libdems.org.uk/ After the conference, the auditorium procedural-motions sessions will be available on YouTube.

If you have a question with regards to Hopin navigation the session you are in, please use the conference chat function; do not use On the Hopin platform, the menu bar chat to communicate with the chair of appears on the left. a session. See guidance on page 6. Home Attending Conference View the agenda, fringe & training events and exhibition stands (one for Hopin: our virtual each entity in the exhibition area). conference venue Auditorium All registered attendees will be emailed details of how to login to Watch the debates and speeches. Hopin, our virtual conference venue, Members can vote on motions via just prior to the conference starting. polls (within Hopin). There will be BSL signers during auditorium sessions. For the best experience of conference when using a computer or laptop,

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Conference information

Fringe & Training voting will be used and registered members will be emailed a link prior Fringe is available for all to view. to conference to vote in the ballot. Fringe events happen outside auditorium hours. Conference Chat Training is only for party members to In each auditorium session there will view and is run simultaneously be a chat feature enabled, which alongside the auditorium sessions. allows attendees to post their views and comments about events in the See page 15 onwards for details. auditorium. Exhibition The chat is public and visible to everybody: bear this in mind when You can enter this area to view the posting. All comments in the chat exhibition stands throughout must be respectful, lawful, and in conference, view exhibitor’s videos, keeping with the Members’ Code of ask questions in the chat function and Conduct, accessible here: connect to their websites. See page 9 for details. www.libdems.org.uk/ code-of-conduct Networking The chat will be moderated, and if Chat with a randomly selected your post does not meet the required participant and share common standards of behaviour, sanctions interests. If you wish to contact a start with post deletion, and more particular individual to chat with them serious breaches may lead to you or have a live video link, please click having your conference access onto ‘people’ next to the ‘chat’ revoked and/or disciplinary action function on the top right and find the within the party. person you wish to connect with. Please do not use the chat to attempt Voting to communicate with members of the FCC or the chairs and aides of Only registered members can vote at debates. To raise a query with the conference. Voting will be available chairs and aides use this link: through Hopin and the polling www.libdems.org.uk/ function in the auditorium. For the procedural-motions emergency motions ballot, mi-voice

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Conference information

Some Q&A sessions may use the chat For details see: to solicit questions. Questions to reports should the submitted as www.libdems.org.uk/access-fund described in the Conference Agenda; in addition, questions may be submitted using the chat during the Conference Extra and session and they may be selected by Conference Daily the chair, but that is not guaranteed. Conference Extra will be published in The chat is there to facilitate an online update to the Conference interactivity in our virtual conference, Agenda ahead of conference; and but it can only do this if everyone in it Conference Daily will be published in behaves responsibly and with further online updates to the courtesy and respect towards each Conference Agenda each day of other and the moderators. conference.

Conference Extra and Conference Daily Auditorium information both contain updates to the agenda including changes to timings, Details of the auditorium sessions at amendments, topical issues, conference, and about speaking, emergency motions and questions to voting etc, can be found in the reports. Agenda, available at: You will be able to find theConference www.libdems.org.uk/s21-agenda Agenda updates, with the entire agenda plus the updates clearly Conference access fund marked, online at:

To improve accessibility for members www.libdems.org.uk/s21-agenda attending conference we have established a Conference Access This is being done in response to Fund. feedback from Autumn 2020 when people said that they found three The fund consists of a contribution separate documents difficult to from the conference budget as well as navigate using an electronic device. It donations from party members. is an experiment designed to make Contributions made by members are the publications more accessible and ring-fenced. All donations from this we would welcome your feedback. conference will be carried over to the next physical conference.

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Conference information Federal Board and Spokespeople Q&A Federal Conference sessions

Committee helpdesks There will be a series of Q&A sessions during conference where you can ask Members of the Federal Board and questions of our spokespeople. members of the Federal Conference Committee will be available to chat Voting members can submit concise with conference attendees at their questions (maximum 25 words) on helpdesks in the virtual exhibition at the subject of the session via the the following times: website at: Friday 19 March 16.15-17.15 www.libdems.org.uk/ Saturday 20 March 13.00–14.00 conference_submissions and 16.15-17.15 Sunday 21 March 13.00–14.00 until 16.00 on Friday 19 March, or and 16.15-17.15 using the conference chat whilst the session is in progress. See page 15 for Social media details of the sessions.

Follow conference on social media: Technical Helpdesk

If you have any tech issues during the conference, we have a tech helpdesk located in the exhibition area (first @LibDemConf #LDConf stand) which will be open at the following times:

Friday 19 March 12.00–18.00 Saturday 20 March 09.30–18.00 www.facebook.com/groups/ldconf Sunday 21 March 09.30–18.00

www.libdems.org.uk/spring-conference

INFORMATION CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 9 The exhibition The exhibition is accessed through All stands will be live at the following Hopin – our virtual conference venue times: – see page 5. Friday 19 March 16.15–17.15 You can view the exhibition stands Saturday 20 March 13.00–14.00 throughout conference, view and 16.15–17.15 exhibitor’s videos, ask questions in Sunday 21 March 13.00–14.00 the chat function and connect to their and 16.15–17.15 websites.

Directory of Exhibitors

ALDC – Liberal Democrat ALDTU (Association Campaigners and Councillors of Liberal Democrat Trade Unionists) ALDC provide advice, training and The Association of Liberal Democrat Trade resources for activists, campaigners and Unionists (ALDTU) is here to support councillors. Our staff and volunteers are Liberal Democrats who are active in their experts who can help you build a winning trade union and in the community of their campaign. workplace. www.aldc.org http://associationofliberaldemocrat tradeunionists.wordpress.com

ALDE Party The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for ALTER Europe (ALDE) Party is the party for liberal ALTER seeks to build support for Land democrat values in Europe. It consists of Value Taxation amongst Liberal 71 member parties and thousands of Democrats; and to promote and campaign individual members. for this policy as a more sustainable and www.aldeparty.eu just resource-based economic system. www.libdemsalter.org.uk

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Directory of Exhibitors

Federal Conference Committee Association of Liberal FCC is responsible for organising our two Democrat Engineers and Scientists Federal Conferences per year. Come and The Association of Liberal Democrat chat to us about how we select the agenda Engineers and Scientists (ALDES) provides and run the event and ask us any a resource of engineering and scientific questions you may have about know-how to support the Party. Meet our conference. members and learn how to get involved. www.libdems.org.uk/ www.aldes.org.uk federal_conference_committee

Chinese Liberal Green Liberal Democrats Democrats Promoting sustainability in politics, GLD is A bridge between the party and the the environmental conscience of the Chinese & SE Asian diaspora communities Party. Visit our booth for advice on how to in UK. Outreach. Campaigning. Policy make a difference. Change the world. Save advice. Chair: Dr Yeow Poon. the planet. https://chineselibdems.org.uk/en/page/ @GreenLibDems join-us www.greenlibdems.org.uk Facebook: Chinese Liberal Democrats. : @chineselibdems. https://chineselibdems.org.uk

Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats For Liberal Democrats who believe the Federal Board state should treat everyone equally The Federal Board provides strategic regardless of their religion or belief. direction for the Party. It is currently Recent campaigns cover caste particularly focused on implementing the discrimination, humanist weddings, 2019 Election review and supporting the discrimination by schools and CofE party for the upcoming May elections. disestablishment. www.libdems.org.uk/federal_board www.hsld.org.uk

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Directory of Exhibitors

LGA Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat Group Disability Association We work within the LGA and the party Working to win the votes of disabled to support our 2,500 councillors and people. Providing a voice for disabled promote Liberal Democrat values. members. Influencing policies to ensure Liberal Democrats run over 50 councils, they reflect the views of disabled people influencing budgets of over £5 billion. and carers. www.libdemgroup.lga.gov.uk www.disabilitylibdems.org.uk

Liberal Democrat Education Association LGBT+ Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrat Education LGBT+ Lib Dems are the party body for Association aims to improve education gender & sexual minorities, including through: publishing articles; running lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. conferences; generating new ideas; https://lgbt.libdems.org.uk/en/ promoting Lib Dem education policies and providing advice to Liberal Democrats in power. www.ldea.org.uk Lib Dems in England The Liberal Democrats in England: a federation of the eleven Regional Parties, plus the . We Liberal Democrat support Regions so they can support their European Group local parties even more effectively. The Liberal Democrat European Group www.englishlibdems.org (LDEG) campaigns for the closest possible relationship with the EU, including in due course to rejoin. Subscribe to our email updates at Liberal Democrat Christian Forum https://ldeg.org/en/ We are a Christian voice in the Party and a voice of liberal democracy among Christians. We support Christians of all backgrounds to engage positively and constructively in politics. www.ldcf.org

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Directory of Exhibitors

Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine Liberal Democrat Women LDFP fights for the rights of the Palestinian Liberal Democrat Women works to People, for immediate recognition of promote women’s voices and policies that Palestine as a State, and for the human will help women across Britain. Our fringe rights of Palestinians as defined in discusses how new changes in science and international law. technology may impact social equality. www.ldfp.org.uk www.libdemwomen.org.uk

Liberal Democrat History Liberal Democrats Group Abroad The past illuminates the present. Launched September 2018, Lib Dems Subscribe to the Journal of Liberal History. Abroad encompasses over 2000 members Buy Liberal history publications, including living outside the UK. It comprises 3 local booklets on Liberal thinkers, Liberal parties: thought and a short history of Liberal Lib Dems in Europe – politics in Britain. www.libdemsineurope.org www.liberalhistory.org.uk Lib Dems in France – www.libdemsinfrance.org Lib Dems Overseas – www.libdemsoverseas.com Liberal Democrat Objectives of LDA: To identify and Image represent the interests of an estimated Liberal Democrat Image for all your 5.5 million British citizens living abroad Liberal Democrat merchandise and - To fight for Votes for Life - To inform our campaign materials. For over 20 years we foreign policy. have been the party’s official supplier www.libdems.org.uk/abroad helping you with your campaigning. www.libdemimage.co.uk

Liberal Democrats Business & Entrepreneurs Network (LDBEN) We are UK business people who want to help Lib Dems reclaim the centre-ground and be known as the party for business. While supporting the party, we also foster great business networks. www.ldben.org.uk

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Directory of Exhibitors

Liberal Democrats Campaign for Race Equality (LDCRE) LDCRE aims to build and safeguard a fair, Liberal Reform exists within the Liberal free and open society and to fight against Democrats to promote personal liberty prejudice and discrimination based on and a fair society supported by free, open race, colour or religion within the party and competitive markets. We seek to and society. make these values central to party policy. http://ldcre.org.uk www.liberalreform.org.uk

Liberal Democrats for Liberator Magazine On Line Electoral Reform Read the latest from the Party’s leading The home for Lib Dems who support a thinkers. As ever RB, shines light on the fairer and more effective voting system, dark corners of the Party. working to ensure the party gets the www.liberator.org.uk arguments and the politics right, to make reform happen. www.facebook.com/ libdemsforelectoralreform/ http://lder.org/ The NLC is the London heart of , with close ties to the Party. A wonderful Clubhouse and over 250 worldwide reciprocal clubs. Liberal Democrats for www.nlc.org.uk Seekers of Sanctuary LD4SOS believe in standing up for asylum seekers in the UK and treating them with compassion, humanity, dignity and Salam for Democracy respect. Our Party’s and Country’s policies and Human Rights and practice should reflect this. Salam DHR is a multinational research and www.ld4sos.org.uk advocacy organisation which focuses on the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Gulf region with a specific focus on Bahrain. http://salam-dhr.org/

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Directory of Exhibitors

Social Liberal Forum SLF exists to create a society where Young Liberals everyone has access to the wealth, power We provide a platform for young people and opportunity to enable us to lead full and students to have their voices heard and rewarding lives, unfettered by and act as a radical pressure group within conformity and hardship. the Liberal Democrats. www.socialliberal.net www.youngliberals.uk

The Legacy Society The Legacy Society is the Liberal Democrat society for those wishing to leave a gift to the Party in their will. You can learn more by visiting our stall. www.libdems.org.uk/legacyfund

How can business owners and entrepreneurs:

● Meet other responsible, liberal business people and build great networks? ● Support Lib Dems to be known as the natural party for businesses? ● Add a business view to policy on what matters for recovery and growth? ● Be part of generating visibility and funds to elect more Lib Dems? ● Help revive the liberal centre ground in politics?

Visit our Exhibition Booth. Talk to us about how to get involved. Friday 4.15-5.15pm Saturday/Sunday 1.00-2.00pm & 4.15-5.15pm

EXHIBITION CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 15 Fringe & Training guide

Fringe and Training events are Training & Skills sessions are only for accessed in Hopin – our virtual party members to view and are run conference venue – see page 5. simultaneously alongside the auditorium sessions. Fringe events are available for all conference attendees to view and take place outside auditorium hours.

Spokespeople Q&A Sessions

Foreign Affairs in a post-, President Biden World With: Baroness Northover (Lords Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs), Lord Campbell of Pittenweem and MP. Chair: Liz Lynne. Friday 19 March 16.35–17.40 Health Policy and COVID-19 With Baroness Brinton (Lords Spokesperson for Health), Lord Scriven and MP. Chair: Belinda Brooks-Gordon. Sunday 21 March 13.00–14.15 Education Policy and COVID-19 With Lord Storey (Lords Spokesperson for Education) and MP. Chair: Mary Regnier-Wilson. Sunday 21 March 17.40–18.45

Mark Thompson Interviewed by Mimi Turner, Liberal Democrat Director of Strategy Mark Thompson - Former chief executive of the New Times and former Director General of the BBC. Avowedly non-political, Mark has made political, cultural and strategic choices affecting millions of people throughout his career. See page 23 for more details.

In the Auditorium Saturday 20 March 16.35–17.25

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Welcome to our Spring Conference 2021 Each training session is ‘tagged’ with 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 like, you’ve been a member for decades, just make sure you login before the start there’s a training session for everyone. time in order to get the most from the training. Once you’re logged in you’ll be You can learn new skills, brush up on able to listen to the full session and ask existing skills or even learn how to take on questions in the chat bar. new roles in the party. Enjoy your conference!

What skills will you learn at conference?

DIVERSITY CAMPAIGNING

Learn how to engage diverse people and Whether you have been campaigning and communities, or find out how to build a fighting elections for decades, or are just successful and sustainable political career getting started, learn the latest techniques as a person from an under-represented and brush up on your existing skills group. COMPLIANCE DIGITAL These courses will keep you up to date on Learn how to get the most from the legal and compliance issues. Particularly party’s suite of digital tools. Find out how useful for election agents and local party to engage voters and supporters through officers. a range of digital channels. PERSONAL FUNDRAISING Personal development courses will help Whether you are trying to win an election you develop a range of skills that will or grow your local party, fundraising is enable you to grow in your roles within crucial. Learn how to raise regular income, the Liberal Democrats as well as in the get ideas, tips, tricks as well as advice and outside world. support. TEAMS PARTY ROLES Building diverse, winning teams is crucial

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

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Fringe Friday 16.35–17.40

ALDES (Association of Liberal Democrat Election Briefing – Scotland Engineers and Scientists) Campaigns & Elections, Scottish Lib Dems Nuclear AND : time to Come and hear the latest news and plans stop attacking each-other to reach net- for the elections. zero? Open to all members. Join ALDES, experts, and Lord Jonny Oates in revisiting the Lib Dem nuclear Election Briefing – Wales position: What numbers underpin “no- Campaigns & Elections, Welsh Lib Dems new-nuclear”? Does “no-new-nuclear” Come and hear the latest news and plans mean fossil fuels for longer? And given for the Senedd Cymru and Police & Crime the government’s nuclear agenda, can we Commissioner elections. Open to all ensure they correctly-manage costs and members. timescales? @AldesLibDems Spokespeople Q & A www.facebook.com/ LibDemEngineersAndScientists Foreign Affairs in a post-Brexit, President Biden World Election Briefing – England With Baroness Northover (Lords Campaigns & Elections, ALDC, LGA Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs), Lord Campbell of Pittenweem and Layla Moran Come and hear the latest news and plans MP. Chair Liz Lynne. for the ‘Super Thursday’ elections across England. Open to all members.

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Fringe Friday 17.40–18.45

Diversity-Friendly Candidate Selections LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Panel discussion and Q&A about the new Out and Winning candidate selection process (members only) Meet amazing LGBT+ candidates standing Panellists include: Margaret Joachim, Chair up for liberal values in their communities of the English Candidates Committee; this year. Find out what we’re doing to Candy Piercy, Federal Board Member support them and others, and how we can and Chair, Lib Dem Campaign for Gender help support your campaign to make an Balance; Ade Adeyemo, Chair, Lib Dem impact on LGBT+ voters. Racial Diversity Campaign; Gareth Lewis Shelton, Chair, LGBT+ Liberal Democrats; Liberal Democrat History Group Gemma Roulston, Former Chair, Liberal Back from the dead: the Liberal Party in Democrat Disability Association. the 1950s www.libdems.org.uk/become_a_candidate In 1951, the Liberal Party’s existence was in grave doubt. By spring 1962, its Education Policy Pitch Gallup poll rating had reached 25 per An informal “dragons den” discussion cent. Discuss the party’s revival with Members are invited to pitch their Lord Wallace of Saltaire and Mark Egan 5-minute idea for a new education policy (Greffier of the States of Jersey). to our Education Spokespeople Daisy @LibHistoryToday Cooper MP and Lord Storey and other www.facebook.com/LibDemHistoryGroup panellists. We particularly welcome ideas to tackle inequality in the education system and rebuild an education system The Radical Tradition in Liberalism: fit for the 21st century following the Leading the Debate Then and Now pandemic. To present an idea, email a 3–4 How Radical Liberalism from Keynes, sentence summary by midday Thursday 18 Beveridge and Lloyd George to Grimond March to [email protected] and Jenkins led to ideas and policies in You will be notified by email by 18.00 on economics and politics for a century. the Thursday if selected to make your Speakers: Michael Meadowcroft and Dr policy pitch at the meeting. Matt Cole. Chair: Cllr Professor Chris Willmore. LGA Liberal Democrat Group Delivering for our residents – Chelmsford, Colchester and South Cambridgeshire Highlighting good practice from 3 East of England Liberal Democrat Councils: Colchester, Chelmsford and South Cambridgeshire. Speakers include: Bridget Smith, South Cambridgeshire; Mark Cory, Colchester; Stephen Robinson, Chelmsford.

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Fringe Friday 21.15–22.15

Interview with Midge Ure Former Ultravox frontman, Live Aid organiser and political activist Former Ultravox frontman, Live Aid organiser and political activist Midge Ure will be in conversation with award-winning BBC journalist and writer Gavin Esler and Lib Dem peer Paul Strasburger. Paul and Midge are leading a campaign to spotlight the devastating impact of Brexit on the future of the British music community. Note: this event takes place in the Auditorium

Is the Construction Playbook the answer to ‘build back better’?

Our specialists look into what this means for the industry, detail of the key policies and if it will be enough to drive change to ‘build back better’.

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Cost Management / Project Management / Building Surveying / Advisory

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Training & Skills Friday 14.30–15.30

An Introduction to Compliance Introduction to Digital Campaigning The thought of Compliance can often The place to start if you’re new to bring people out in a cold sweat. Join this campaigning online. Learn the three session to learn the basics of compliance steps to success online and ask our digital and find out what support is available to experts your questions. local parties. Campaigns and Elections Compliance Team DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES Running an Effective Polling Day Making a Speech Online at a Digital With up to four elections happening on Conference one day, running a slick polling day is (Women only) more important than ever. Find out what Making a speech at a digital conference you need to do now to make sure your can seem daunting but here is the help polling day is effective. and advice you need. We will explain how Campaigns and Elections to craft your message and deliver it in style. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Campaign for Gender Balance How We Recruited 150 New Deliverers PERSONAL | DIVERSITY Find out how our team in Romsey used lockdown to build their infrastructure and Local Election Agent 1 grow their delivery network. What every agent and campaigner needs Campaigns and Elections to know about running an election, from standing candidates to completing your CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS expenses returns. Part 1 of 4 – please ensure you attend all sessions. ALDC COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES

How to Make the Most of Spring Conference Don’t forget to log onto your Join Conference veterans and FCC training session a little earlier members Jennie Rigg and Jon Ball to get than the start time to get settled in! all the inside knowledge on how to make Remember, if you want to ask the most of conference. Designed for first questions then you can message the timers, but old hands might find some trainers using the chat function. new knowledge too; all welcome. If you have any questions that don’t Federal Conference Committee get answered email them to: PERSONAL [email protected]

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Training & Skills Friday 19.15–20.15

Winning the Postal Vote Local and Regional Media Training Performing well in the postal vote will How can you make a bigger impact in your support your efforts to win your election. regional and local media? This session, The webinar will take you through why the run by the HQ press office, will give you postal vote is so important and how to use the basic tools you need to succeed. postal votes as part of your campaign. Press team ALDC TEAMS | PARTY ROLES CAMPAIGNING How to Design a Winning Leaflet Asking for Money – The Core Principles Experienced designers from our of Fundraising Campaigns & Elections team share their An introduction to define the key best tips and tricks to make your leaflets principles of successful fundraising, using deliver your message and help you win. examples from the charity sector to help Campaigns and Elections you create your proposition and case for DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING support. Paul Farthing has been a Director of Fundraising at NSPCC and Age UK, and Unconscious Bias worked for and with charities for over 30 years. He is also an ex-English Party and Unconscious Bias is the source regional chair, ex-councillor and chair of a of prejudice and discrimination. local party. Understanding how to recognise Unconscious Bias and challenge it Campaigns and Elections appropriately are the key to building high FUNDRAISING | CAMPAIGNING performing teams. Diversity Team A Change of Control: How to Get Ready DIVERSITY | TEAMS for a Council Changing Hands With a large set of local elections ahead, Introduction to Connect our Council groups could hold the balance of power to gain control in local The Connect Team will walk through the government. Join us in this session to basic features of Connect, highlighting make sure you are ready. some of the most used tools, including Create a List and Virtual Phone Bank. This ALDC training will be targeted towards those PERSONAL | TEAMS with little to no knowledge of how to use Connect. Connect Team DIGITAL | PARTY ROLES

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Fringe Saturday 08.30–09.15

Pilates for Better Backs My name is Claudine Blake and I am a fitness professional, specialising in Pilates. I qualified at The Pilates Institute in 2003 and my passion lies in helping my clients achieve their fitness goals or recover from injuries or surgery. I teach live classes in the community. I moved my business online since the pandemic and provide weekly workouts targeting specific areas of the body. By participating in this class you are doing so at your own risk. By clicking on the link to this class, you confirm to abide by the terms of this disclaimer. Please read the disclaimer HERE before attending the class.

Fringe Saturday 13.00–14.15

Humanist & Secularist Liberal LGA Liberal Democrat Group Democrats How do we help the Hospitality/Business Is it time to disestablish the Church of sectors during and post-Covid? England? What is local government’s role, Why does the Church of England still especially focusing on the hospitality have a privileged role in British politics, sector? Speakers include: Daisy Cooper and reserved seats in the Lords? With MP, Ellie Hudspith, Campaign for Baroness Lorely Burt, Simon Barrow Real Ale Cllr Chris White, Leader of St (Ekklesia Christian think tank), Cordelia Albans District Council. Chair: Howard Tucker O’Sullivan. Chair: Alistair Sykes, LGA Liberal Democrat Group. Carmichael MP (Constitutional Reform spokesperson). Liberal Democrat European Group @HSLibDems Freedom of movement – a core liberal www.facebook.com/HSLibDems value? How can we regain it? www.hsld.org.uk Attend LDEG’s fringe to hear leading speakers from within the party & abroad discuss how UK nationals can regain the freedom to study, work and live in Europe. Do not miss the opportunity to ask questions of Europe’s leaders on how we regain this fundamentalist right. @LibDemEurope

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Fringe Saturday 13.00–14.15 cont.

Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Liberal Democrat Software Group Sanctuary (LD4SOS) Winning with better technology Refugee Family Reunion: Brexit and Volunteer coders, designers and Covid-19 double whammy? managers are saving thousands of (How) have Brexit and Covid-19 impacted hours for other party activists. We’ll refugee family reunion? What can civil share some stories, and where we might society and Parliamentarians do to go next. create pathways to protection? Associate www.liberalsoftware.org.uk Professor Ruvi Ziegler (LD4SOS Council) www.facebook.com/groups/ in conversation with Enver Solomon 27493724620872 (Refugee Council) and Liberal Democrat Baroness Sally Hamwee. Party Strategy Consultative Session https://twitter.com/ld4sos What are the party’s strategic www.facebook.com/ld4sos opportunities? How do we need to organise ourselves differently to exploit them? Come and give your views to the party’s Federal Board.

Fringe Saturday 16.35–17.25

Mark Thompson Interviewed by Mimi Turner, Liberal Democrat Director of Strategy As former chief executive of the New York Times and former Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson has had a stellar career in broadcasting and media on both sides of the Atlantic. Under his leadership, the New York Times became one of the most powerful critics of the Trump administration and successfully navigated the choppy seas of digital disruption. At the BBC his legacy included protecting the licence fee, launching the iPlayer and creating programmes including Blue Planet and the Apprentice. Although avowedly non-political, Mark has made political, cultural and strategic choices affecting millions of people throughout his career. Note: this event takes place in the Auditorium

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Fringe Saturday 17.40–18.45

Association of Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat Education Councillors (ALDC) Association Diversity Within Our Groups Early Years after pandemic; What Next ? We will be joined by councillors and The vital Early Years sector has been campaigners from a range of under- forgotten in this pandemic and represented groups who will speak needs urgent attention. Join us to about their experiences within their local discuss. Speakers include: Wendy parties, as candidates and as elected Scott (President of the Association representatives. for Professional Development in Twitter: @ALDC Early Years), Lucy Nethsingha (Lead www.facebook.com/aldcUK for Children & Young People, Local Government Association Lib-Dem Green Liberal Democrats Group). Chair: Nigel Jones (Chair, LDEA). Meeting the needs of people within the boundaries of our living planet Radical Association and LGBT+ Liberal Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Democrats Economics, introduces a mindset to What’s the point of the Liberal Democrats? meet the economic, environmental and How can the Liberal Democrats stay at social challenges that face us today. the forefront of progressive politics? Join Drawing on insights from diverse our panellists as they discuss the role schools of thought, it sets out a pathway and future of the Liberal Democrats. to a safe and just space for people and Panel featuring Josh Babarinde OBE, April planet to thrive within an economy fit Preston, Jennie Rigg, Charley Hasted and for the 21st century. Chaired by Wera Will Barter. Hobhouse MP. @GreenLibDems Social Liberal Forum www.facebook.com/greenlibdems A New Economic Wisdom for a New Age LGA Liberal Democrat Group COVID and Brexit are bringing recession, unemployment and disruption. The 2020: Managing a crisis and major emergency and the incidents, from Covid to flooding Fourth Industrial Revolution offer hope Hear how Lib Dem led councils in York and big challenges. Sir leads and Kingston supported communities, and the search for the big ideas of the social responded to Covid and major flooding. liberal economic agenda. How to best plan for such emergencies, keep communicating to residents and handle these financial pressures in a political environment.

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Fringe Saturday 21.15–22.45

Lib Dem Book Club Join our discussion of the book: “Black and British – A Forgotten History” by David Olusoga. Surprising, fascinating and shocking. This essential book presents a fuller history of the British isles, equipping us to better understand Britain’s place in the world. All welcome – no reading necessary. If you’d like to contribute during the session, we’d encourage you to have read some of the book. www.facebook.com/LibDemBookClub/ Twitter: @LibDemBookClub www.libdembookclub.com

Spokespeople Q&A Sessions

Health Policy and COVID-19 With Baroness Brinton (Lords Spokesperson for Health), Lord Scriven and Munira Wilson MP. Chair: Belinda Brooks-Gordon. Sunday 21 March 13.00–14.15 Education Policy and COVID-19 With Lord Storey (Lords Spokesperson for Education) and Daisy Cooper MP. Chair: Mary Regnier-Wilson. Sunday 21 March 17.40–18.45

Federal England Working Group Consultation An opportunity to engage with the group taking forward the development of policy on what Federalism means for England. Chaired by Lord Shipley. Join us Sunday 21 March 16.35–18.45

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Living With Difference Are Disabled People Too Much Bother in an Election? Should we involve people with hidden or visible disabilities as candidates or in any other way? Looking at unconscious bias and open discrimination while examining what ‘reasonable adjustment’ really means and how to empower people to be fully integrated, effective and fulfilled members of the Lib Dems. Julie Adnams Hatch with Victoria Evans & Helen Walker of LDDA Saturday 20th March 11- 12 Nothing About Us, Without Us! Disability Equality Training for Local Parties and Candidates The session focuses on understanding the Social Model of Disability and key examples, recruiting disabled candidates to stand for elections and a short Q&A. Trainer David Buxton, LDDA Co-Founder and PPC Saturday 20th March 7.30pm to 8.30pm

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Training & Skills Saturday 11.00–12.00

Digital in Depth: Facebook Advertising Mapping Out Your Journey Learn how to engage people online using (Women only) Facebook and Instagram advertising. This Come along and find out how to create course will take you through how to set a map for your political journey to your goals, target your advertising and Parliament. You will write a personal produce great ads. development plan and identify your best Campaigns and Elections route to election success. DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING Campaign for Gender Balance PERSONAL | DIVERSITY Local Election Agent 2 What every agent and campaigner needs Writing a Compelling Fundraising to know about running an election, from Appeal standing candidates to completing your Top tips on writing a fundraising appeal, expenses returns. Part 2 of 4 – please including some of the do’s and don’ts and ensure you attend all sessions. how to adjust to writing for digital media. ALDC Paul Farthing has been a Director of Fundraising at NSPCC and Age UK, and COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES worked for and with charities for over 30 years. He is also an ex-English Party and Local and Regional Media Training regional chair, ex-councillor and chair of a How can you make a bigger impact in your local party. regional and local media? This session, Campaigns and Elections run by the HQ press office, will give you the basic tools you need to succeed. FUNDRAISING | CAMPAIGNING Press team Living with Difference – Are Disabled TEAMS | PARTY ROLES People Too Much Bother in an Election Campaign? Holding your Council to Account: The To look at assumptions, perceptions and Impact of Covid-19 our understanding of disabled people in Councillors have had to adapt to a new the political arena. way of working remotely during the health Liberal Democrat Disability Association crisis, but it is still crucial to be able to hold your council and to account. Join us PERSONAL | TEAMS for best practice on adapting your skills to the current situation and hold your council to account. ALDC TEAMS | PERSONAL

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Training & Skills Saturday 14.45–15.45

Introduction to Lighthouse The Power of Third Party Endorsements Lighthouse is the party’s tool for managing Third party endorsements for your your local party, membership and candidate and campaign demonstrate that donations. Join us and learn how it works the community is behind you. From vox and what it can do for you. pops to neighbour letters, this session will Membership Team talk through how to find endorsements and use them for maximum impact. PARTY ROLES | DIGITAL ALDC Managing your Election Expenses in a CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Covid Campaign With the prospect of many campaigns Delivering Engaging Fundraising Events having to use far more paid delivery and Online digital advertising than usual, this course Everyone is having to adapt to running gives examples of how to ensure your events online. This session will share some campaign is still big enough to win, and early learnings and some insights to make make sure you stay within your spending events work online and F2F in the current limit. environment. Paul Farthing has been a Campaigns and Elections Team Director of Fundraising at NSPCC and Age UK, and worked for and with charities for CAMPAIGNING|COMPLIANCE over 30 years. He is also an ex-English How to Run for Parliament at the 2024 Party and regional chair, ex-councillor and General Election chair of a local party. In this session, the Racial Diversity Campaigns and Elections Campaign team will explain the process FUNDRAISING | CAMPAIGNING involved in becoming approved and selected as a parliamentary candidate so Young and Want to Run – Advice on that you know what you need to do to Supporting the Next Generation of contest a seat in 2024. There will be an Candidates opportunity for a Q&A with candidates Whether you’re a young person wanting who have been through the process itself. to get approved and selected, or just Racial Diversity Campaign someone who wants to see more young people standing in elections, this is the CAMPAIGNING | PARTY ROLES session for you. Get top tips from the Young Liberals on going for approval, getting selected and supporting young candidates in your area. Young Liberals PARTY ROLES | PERSONAL

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Training & Skills Saturday 19.30–20.30

Digital in Depth: Online Petitions Success as a Ward Councillor Petitions are a stalwart of campaigning The ultimate sign of success as a ward online. Learn how to create a compelling councillor is getting re-elected. Plan now case for support and use petitions to build how to make a real difference for your your email list. community and make that happen at your Campaigns and Elections next election. DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING ALDC PERSONAL | TEAMS Local Election Agent 3 What every agent and campaigner needs Disability Equality Training for Local to know about running an election, from Parties and Candidates standing candidates to completing your David Buxton, former PPC and elected expenses returns. Part 3 of 4 – please councillor, is Deaf and co-founder of the ensure you attend all sessions. Liberal Democrats Disability Association. ALDC The session focuses on understanding the Social Model of Disability and key COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES examples, recruiting disabled candidates to stand for elections and a short Q&A. Leadership Skills for Women (Women only) Liberal Democrat Disability Association Women candidates at all levels need to PERSONAL | TEAMS show top class leadership skills. We will help you work out your preferred style of How we Use Phonebanking to Win leadership and explore what works best Speaking to people on the phones has for your campaign team. never been more important. Find out how Campaign for Gender Balance to organise effective phonebanking for your area. PERSONAL | TEAMS Campaigns and Elections Protecting your Data CAMPAIGNING | DIGITAL Data is vital to modern day campaigning. However, there are a lot of regulations about how, as a Party, we manage and process the data we receive. This is a TOP TIP FOR TRAINING practical session about what you can do in The coloured tags underneath each the local party to comply with the law. description make suggestions as Compliance Team to what skills you will learn in each COMPLIANCE | TEAMS session

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Fringe Sunday 08.30–09.15

Morning Stretch, Release & Relax My name is Claudine Blake and I am a fitness professional, specialising in Pilates. I qualified at The Pilates Institute in 2003 and my passion lies in helping my clients achieve their fitness goals or recover from injuries or surgery. I teach live classes in the Wiltshire community. I moved my business online since the pandemic and provide weekly workouts targeting specific areas of the body. By participating in this class you are doing so at your own risk. By clicking on the link to this class, you confirm to abide by the terms of this disclaimer. Please read the disclaimer HERE before attending the class.

A recovery plan for education and young people

Sunday 21 March 1pm to 2pm

Speakers: Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Councillor Lucy Nethsingha, Deputy Chair, Local Government Association - Children & Young People Board Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary, National Education Union

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Fringe Sunday 13.00–14.15

LGA Liberal Democrat Group and Green National Education Union Liberal Democrats A recovery plan for education and young Campaigning on the Environment Bill people Hear good practice on key issues Join the National Education Union and an including bio-diversity to inspire your local excellent panel of speakers to discuss an campaigning, and also hear why we need education recovery plan for all children the Bill to become law. Speakers include and young people. Cllr Pippa Heylings, South Cambridgeshire, www.facebook.com/ and Cllr Liz Green, Kingston upon Thames. nationaleducationunion https://twitter.com/NEUnion Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform Routes to Electoral Reform Social Democrat Group (Liberal Democrats) A general discussion starting with four short statements on “Working with Can Social Democracy help rebuild the Others”, “Using social media”, “Tailoring Liberal Democrats? the message” and “Learning from the Liberal Democrats, one party, two great Welsh experience” followed by questions traditions. Neal Lawson, Compass, and comments. MP, MP and Lord Dick our Party Spokesperson, will introduce, Newby join Michael Mullaney, Social moderate and conclude. Democrat Group, and Liberal Reform’s https://twitter.com/LibDem4ER Callum Robertson for a lively discussion. www.facebook.com/ Please come and join in. Everyone is LibDemsForElectoralReform very welcome. @socdemgroup Liberal Reform www.facebook.com/ Housing Crisis: What more the Lib Dems SocialDemocratGroup/ can do – featuring Spokespeople Q & A Join Tim Farron MP, Lib Dem Housing Spokesperson, Pete Taylor, Mayor of Health Policy and COVID-19 Watford, Aria Babu of London YIMBY With Baroness Brinton (Lords and Anna Sabine, Meeting Place Comms Spokesperson for Health), Lord Scriven CEO, in a lively debate over whether the and Munira Wilson MP. Chair: Belinda Lib Dems are doing enough to tackle the Brooks-Gordon. housing crisis. https://twitter.com/liberal_reform www.facebook.com/liberalreform/

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Andrew Whitley will be talking about the historical background and the current legal issues affecting Israel/Palestine. He is always an entertaining and well-informed speaker. He was founder and executive director of Geo-Political Advisory Services (GPAS), a UK-based consultancy that works on the alleviation of armed conflict in the Middle East and Asia. He was previously Policy Director and interim Chief Executive of The Elders, the organisation of global figures founded by Nelson Mandela, and is on the board of The Balfour Project. He has worked as a journalist with the BBC, and and later, with the United Nations. He was the founding director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division.

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Fringe Sunday 16.35–17.40

Association of Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine Councillors (ALDC) Our obligations to the people of Israel and Cycling: Take it up a gear Palestine, past and present Hear from some leading voices in local We are fortunate to have Andrew Whitley cycling infrastructure to get ideas and as our speaker. He will be well-known to inspiration to take your local area up a many in our audience as a knowledgeable gear! and eloquent speaker on the conflict in Twitter: @ALDC Israel / Palestine. www.facebook.com/aldcUK www.facebook.com/LDFoP/

Federal England Working Group Young Liberals Consultation Young and Running in Europe An opportunity to engage with the group Young Liberals campaign hard to get their taking forward the development of policy candidates elected across the UK, but on what Federalism means for England. how is it done elsewhere? We’ll be joining Chaired by Lord Shipley. young liberal candidates from across Note: this event ends at 18.45. Europe as they discuss how they build their winning campaigns. Liberal Democrat Education Twitter: @YoungLiberalsUK Association www.facebook.com/UKYoungLiberals Exams at 16: What’s the Point ? www.youngliberals.uk/ The pandemic shows we need to review the purpose and role of exams in school and with most education up to age 19, do we need GCSEs? Join our speakers to discuss. Sammy Wright (Member of the government’s Social Mobility Commission, vice-principal of Southmoor ); Darren Northcott (NASUWT National Official, Education). Chair: Sal Jarvis (Deputy Vice-chancellor, Westminster University).

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Lib Dem Campaign for Race Equality Engage diverse communities. Diversify our Party. Fight Racism. Who we are We're the party's official organisation for ethnic minority members. Our objectives are to: Help the party engage diverse communities & voters Diversify our party's representatives & membership Fight racism by shaping party policy & campaigning

Join our Fringe - Sunday 5:40pm How we can win in diverse communities - the Alperton Model Cllr. Anton Georgiou won the Alperton by-election with a 28% swing in one of the UK's most diverse wards. His campaign was one of listening, engagement and outreach to communities who had never been contacted by the Liberal Democrats before. Join Anton, Cllr. Rabina Khan and LDCRE Vice-Chair Roderick Lynch to learn how the Alperton campaign can be a model for how we can win in diverse communities.

Want to help our party tackle racism? Join us: https://ldcre.org.uk/en/page/join

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Fringe Sunday 17.40–18.45

LDHCA – Lib Dem Health & Care Liberal Democrat Women Association Who’s afraid of big bad tech: will advances Mental Health and Coronavirus – Moving in science hinder equality? from crisis to cure Liberal Democrat Women host this event Sir , Chair of SLaM NHS in association with ALDES, LGBT+ Lib Trust and former Health Minister, joins Dems, Young Liberals and LDCRE. Join a this LDHCA panel. We’ll discuss the diverse expert panel exploring how green impacts of Coronavirus on people’s technology, AI and robotics and medical mental health, and service provision, and science could deliver a fairer society for how we can look to a positive future for all. both. @LibDemWomen www.libdemwomen.org.uk Liberal Democrat Campaign for Race Equality Spokespeople Q & A A Modern, Diverse Liberal Democrats Education Policy and COVID-19 A panel discussion on why the Lib Dems With Lord Storey (Lords Spokesperson for need to engage more with Black Asian Education) and Daisy Cooper MP. Chair: Minority Ethnic Communities. We will be Mary Regnier-Wilson. discussing the implementation or the lack of the Rooney Rule. Moving outside of our comfort zone can bring results. Anton Georgiou will be talking about the Alperton Model. Twitter: @LDCRE1 www.facebook.com/pg/LDCRE1/posts https://ldcre.org.uk/en/

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Training & Skills Sunday 11.00–12.00

Social Media Skills for Women Campaigning on the Council (Women only) The council can be a great asset to your Women candidates need to create a campaign. Understand how people strong and positive image on social perceive the jobs the council does and media. Hear about ways to avoid potential how to use that to your advantage. elephant traps and manage tricky online ALDC situations. CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS Campaign for Gender Balance PERSONAL | DIGITAL Making the Ask Learn some tips on how to prepare your Introduction to Lighthouse case and make your ask face-to-face, Lighthouse is the party’s tool for managing whether in person, via zoom, or by phone. your local party, membership and This training is part of a four-part series donations. Join us and learn how it works on fundraising. and what it can do for you. Campaigns and Elections Membership Team FUNDRAISING | CAMPAIGNING PARTY ROLES | DIGITAL People Behind the Scenes How to Work Out the Resources you Not everyone wants to be an MP, but Need for Both Polling Days every MP needs help to get elected. Planning now the resources you need for Agents, Returning Officers and Assessors polling day is vital to make sure you are are essential. Here’s what you can do to prepared. From the number of people help. needed to deliver good mornings, to English Candidates’ Committee where the committee room will be - this session will get you thinking ahead. PARTY ROLES | PERSONAL ALDC CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS

How We Use Phonebanking to Win Speaking to people on the phones has never been more important. Find out how to organise effective phonebanking for your area. Campaigns and Elections CAMPAIGNING | DIGITAL

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Training & Skills Sunday 14.45–15.45

Getting your Election Message Right Digital in Depth: Email Journeys This session will help you to ensure that Learn how to build a relationship with you are delivering a winning message people who sign up to emails through in the last few weeks of an election your petitions. This course is packed full of campaign. top tips and practical steps on using email Campaigns and Elections to take people from signup to engaged supporter. CAMPAIGNING Campaigns and Elections Local Election Agent 4 DIGITAL | CAMPAIGNING What every agent and campaigner needs to know about running an election, from Branching Out – How to Create and standing candidates to completing your Sustain a YL Branch expenses returns. Part 4 of 4 – please Having a Young Liberal branch in your ensure you attend all sessions. area is key to engaging and recruiting ALDC young people – find out what a branch is, how to set one up and how to help it COMPLIANCE | PARTY ROLES succeed in this training session from the Young Liberals. Preparing for a Candidate Assessment Day Young Liberals (Women only) TEAMS | PARTY ROLES Learn more about how the Lib Dem Candidate’s Assessment works. Identify Building your Volunteer Team the skills you will need to become an Our entire organisation relies on people approved candidate. volunteering their time to help us win. This Campaign for Gender Balance session will give you some best practise ideas about how you can build your team, PERSONAL | PARTY ROLES and make sure volunteers have a great experience too! How the Party works Campaigns and Elections Trying to get to grips with the different committees, processes and decision CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS making is not an easy task. Come along to this session to get the insider track from Company Secretary, Jack Coulson. Compliance Team PERSONAL | PARTY ROLES

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Training & Skills Sunday 19.00–20.00

How to Become an Approved Candidate Stress Management for Women In and It’s probably four years to the next Out of Lockdown election, but if you want to be a candidate (Women only) your best chance is to start now – and Balancing work, politics and life during start here! All the information you will lockdown has been a tremendous need to get going challenge. Here are some tips and tricks English Candidates’ Committee that might just make all the difference for you, your family and your campaign team. PARTY ROLES | PERSONAL Campaign for Gender Balance Campaigning During a Pandemic PERSONAL | DIVERSITY The pandemic has changed our lives, and changed the ways we are able to Completing Nomination Papers campaign. Find out how we are adapting Without candidates, we have no across the UK to keep in touch with campaigns. Making sure you get your residents and keep campaigning to win. candidate successfully nominated is vital. Campaigns and Elections Join this session to get tips and hints for getting your candidates nominated, CAMPAIGNING | TEAMS especially during current COVID restrictions. How to Campaign when you Have More Than One Election on the Same Day Compliance Team 2021 is going to be a huge Polling Day! COMPLIANCE | TEAMS This is an exciting prospect but it is important we plan NOW for the best The Best Poster and Stakeboard integrated campaign possible. Campaign Ever ALDC A strong visual presence can really help you gain credibility and win. Find out how CAMPAIGNS | TEAMS to make your area glow orange! Advanced Connect Training Campaigns and Elections The Connect Team will walk through TEAMS | CAMPAIGNING important organizing and data processing features in Connect, including Questions, User Creation, and Bulk Uploads. Training will be directed towards those who already understand the basics of Connect. This training will be particularly useful for local Connect Managers, or those involved in organizing campaigns. Connect Team DIGITAL | PARTY ROLES

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