A Green and Safe as Houses? Prosperous Land? Can local government solve the Can we combine environmentalism with housing crisis? economic development? @Liberal Democrat Party Conference @Liberal Democrat Party Conference Autumn Party Tuesday 16 September 2008 Monday 15 September 2008 6.15-7.30pm, Connaught 3, Connaught Hotel 1.00-2.00pm, Disraeli Suite, Royal Bath Hotel Conference fringe Matthew Taylor, MP for Truro and St Austell Lembit Öpik MP Cllr James Kempton, Leader, LB of Islington events 2008 Cllr John Shipley, Leader, Newcastle City Council Jonathon Porritt, Chair, UK Sustainable Development Commission Adam Sampson, Chief Executive, Shelter Chair: Chris Leslie, Director, NLGN Chair: Anna Turley, Deputy Director, NLGN Transforming @Labour Party Conference Revitalising @Conservative Party Conference Tuesday 23 September 2008 Tuesday 30 September 2008 12.45-1.45pm, Charter 4, Manchester Central Empowering 12.45-1.45pm, Executive Room 2, ICC John Hutton MP (invited) Bob Neill MP Phil Woolas MP (invited) In Conversation with Sir Simon Milton, Deputy Mayor of London Cllr Helen Holland, Leader, Bristol City Council Cllr Roderick Bluh, Leader, Swindon Borough Council Stephen Hale, Director, Green Alliance Hilary Benn MP Chair: Anna Turley, Deputy Director, NLGN Chair: Chris Leslie, Director, NLGN with Simon Fanshawe refreshments available As Secretary of State for the Environment @Conservative Party Conference Hilary Benn MP has one of the most crucial Monday 29 September 2008 jobs in Government. Join us for a wide-ranging 7.45-8.45pm, Executive Room 7, ICC interview, where Hilary will be talking about the challenge of tackling climate change, how Nick Hurd MP (invited) labour can win the next election and how his Lord Hanningfield, Leader, Essex County Council politics was formed. Friends of the Earth Representative (invited) Chair: Chris Leslie, Director, NLGN Refreshments available Sunday 21 September refreshments available 7.30-8.30pm Charter 5 Manchester Central Supported by For latest information Supported by on NLGN research and events visit: www.nlgn.org.uk.