Thursday 13 March 2008 - York Racecourse
The CIH Yorkshire & Humberside Experience is an annual regional housing event, attracting housing professionals from across the region and beyond. This year's Conference & Exhibition is set to be the biggest and best yet, with the highest number of delegates ever. It is the essential event dedicated to housing professionals in the region.
As well as disseminating up to the minute research, information on new policies, practical advice and case studies, this event will also provide your organisation and delegates with the opportunity to share knowledge and experience, network and relax.
For this year's conference we invite you to take advantage of our new 'chill out area', have scheduled in longer breaks for networking and exhibition viewing.
This year's conference aims to give delegates a toolkit of information to take away and use in the workplace. The workshops planned for the conference cover a multitude of topics and aim to tell delegates how to do things in different areas.
This conference has been organised to examine housing issues within the Yorkshire & Humberside Region and is aimed at housing professionals involved in the areas of policy, strategy, planning and finance and for anyone who has a keen interest in housing within the region.
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| 9.30
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Registration, Refreshments & Exhibition Viewing
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| 10.00
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Chair's Welcome Amanda Garrard, Executive Director, Pennine Housing 2000 Ltd
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| 10.10
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Opening Plenary: The luck factor Richard Wiseman, author of 'The Luck Factor'
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| 10.50
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Refreshments & Exhibition Viewing
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| 11.15
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Workshops, on how to...
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A1. Set up a social enterprise Andrew Petrie, Head of Policy and Evaluation, dba Management Consultancy Ltd Yvonne Bramall, Development Manager, Unity Trust Bank
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A2. Promote services to BME customers - breaking down the barriers Nadhia Hussain, Area Manager Brunel Housing Veronica Evans, Independent Housing Consultant
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A3. Work with ex offenders Russell Ward, Chief Executive, Action Housing Claudia Walsh, Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing
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A4. Tackle worklessness Glen Duckett Groundwork Leeds
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A5. Green your organisation Sally Hancox, Gentoo Colin Wiles, Chief Executive, King Street Housing Society
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| 12.30
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Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
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| 13.40
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Workshops, on how to...
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B1. Do a dreamscheme Barbara Kempf, Community Services Manager, Connect Housing Christine Fox, Director of Neighbourhood & Community Services, Connect Housing
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B2. Tackle homelessness Nick Sedgwick, Housing Corporation – Confirmed Linda McGowan, Homelessness Specialist Adviser, Communities & Local Government, Housing Strategy Division
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B3. Islamic Awareness and Sharia Law Mr Kaushar Tai, Course Director, Director AKSAA Management and Training Company Bradford
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B4. Deliver extra care schemes & service Mary Bryce, Head of Extra Care, Housing 21 Siobhan Moore, Head of Programme Delivery, Housing 21
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B5. Get the most from staff Neil Baxter, Managing Director, Bramall Construction (No 61 of top 100)
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| 14.55
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Refreshments & Exhibition Viewing
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| 15.20
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Closing Plenary: Inspire your people! Liam O'Connell, Director of Positivity
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| 16.00
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Chairs closing remarks
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York Racecourse, York
York Racecourse is set in 100 acres of grounds and is located within easy access of the A19, A59 and A1(M).
York is one of the Premier tracks in Europe having recently won the Northern Racecourse of the Year Award (17 years running!) and also came out top in The Times Newspaper survey of all Britain's racecourses.
York traces a fascinating history back to Roman and Viking times. Today it is a bustling city growing as a commercial, tourist and regional centre. A fine range of restaurants, shopping opportunities and attractions including the Jorvik Viking Centre and National Railway Museum as well as the history of the Minster, Castle and City Walls, supplements York's extensive selection of excellent hotel accommodation.
For more information about the venue visit the York Racecourse website.
Early booking rate
Rate for bookings received after 1st February
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