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SUMMARY:Liberal Democrats National One Day Conference\, LSE\, London
DESCRIPTION:Help us win the battle of ideas!Saturday 17 January 2009The Lon
 don School of Economics\, Aldwych\, LondonREGISTER NOW!This is an exciting
  opportunity to get involved in Liberal Democrat thinking and policy devel
 opment. You will be able to take part in focused sessions run by policy in
 terest groups and question political and policy experts from inside and ou
 tside the party.The Liberal Democrats are now the only hope for a progress
 ive future. Labour has failed to correct the grossly unfair society that t
 he Conservatives created. Come and help us develop our policies to:open up
  opportunities for allhelp struggling householdsfight climate change witho
 ut burdening the poorThis conference\, organised by the Federal Policy Com
 mittee and the Keynes Forum\, will bring together party members and outsid
 e groups to talk through the policy options and the political opportunitie
 s for the party.Including keynote speech from Nick Clegg MPThe day will he
 lp to broaden the input into the next General Election Manifesto and to st
 rengthen the party&#39\;s&nbsp\;engagement with progressive opinion former
 s and thinkers. Modelled on the successful one day conferences we have hel
 d over the last few years\, the conference will have over 400 delegates in
  attendance including many MPs\, peers\, MEPs and other leading party figu
 res. The previous conferences sold out in advance so don&#39\;t leave it t
 oo long to register!Hear Vince Cable&#39\;s views on Social MobilityThe Pr
 eliminary Agenda for the day is as follows. Please visit the website for r
 egular updates.&nbsp\;09:30Registration opens10:00Introduction:&nbsp\;Nick
  Clegg MP\, Leader of the Liberal Democrats10:30Plenary session: Political
  Challenges and Opportunities for the Liberal Democrats\, looking at how t
 o create a progressive society&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;Chair:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Sarah Teather MP&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Steve
  Richards\, Journalist\, The Independent&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Carey Oppenhei
 m\, Co-Director\, IPPR&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Danny Alexander MP&nbsp\;11:45&n
 bsp\;Networking break12:15&nbsp\;Parallel sessions A&nbsp\;(click&nbsp\;he
 re&nbsp\;for descriptions)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Centre Forum:&nbsp\;Education fundi
 ng and social justice: can we break the link between deprivation&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\; and attainment?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Reinventing the State Group:&nb
 sp\;Who are the UK&#39\;s poorest and how can we best help them?&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;Westminster Liberal Democrat Health &amp\; Home Affairs Teams:&n
 bsp\;Drugs: a pragmatic approach&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
  &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Women Liberal Democrat
 s &amp\; Jo Swinson MP:&nbsp\;An Innovative Approach to Tax Policy13:30Lun
 ch14:15Parallel sessions B&nbsp\;(click&nbsp\;here&nbsp\;for descriptions)
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Centre Forum:&nbsp\;Education funding and social justi
 ce: can we break the link between deprivation&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; and attainm
 ent?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Reinventing the State Group:&nbsp\;Who are the UK&
 #39\;s poorest and how can we best help them?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Associati
 on of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists &amp\; Liberal Democrat Ch
 ristian Forum:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Environmentally&nbsp\;sustainable living w
 hich is affordable for all&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &midd
 ot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Liberal Democrat European Parliame
 ntary Party:&nbsp\;The European Dimension15:30Networking break16:00Plenary
 &nbsp\;session:&nbsp\;Social Mobility panel contributors will include:&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Martin Narey\, CEO\, Barnardo&#39\;s&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Sonia Sodha\, Senior Researcher\, Demos&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Vince Cable MP&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Lynne Fea
 therstone MP&nbsp\;17:15Conclusion&nbsp\;- Response to the day by an FPC V
 ice-Chair17:30Close&nbsp\;&nbsp\;REGISTER NOW!&nbsp\;Simply click&nbsp\;he
 re&nbsp\;to download the&nbsp\;registration form&nbsp\;and return it to th
 e One Day Conference team. Registrations by phone or fax are not possible\
 , however you can email a scanned copy of your completed registration form
  to us at&nbsp\;onedayconference@libdems.org.uk&nbsp\;(please do not send 
 a duplicate copy in the post if you do so).Click&nbsp\;here&nbsp\;for more
  details on the&nbsp\;parallel sessions.AccessibilityWe plan to provide bo
 th sign language interpretation and assistance with childcare costs. Pleas
 e indicate on the registration form if you are interested in these service
 s.There is an infra red loop system in the auditorium - please contact&nbs
 p\;us in good time\, so that arrangements can be made.The venue is fully w
 heelchair accessible and there are two dedicated wheelchair spaces in the 
 main auditorium. Please emailonedayconference@libdems.org.uk&nbsp\;if you 
 need to reserve one of these spaces.LSE has some disabled access parking b
 ays in a car park under Tower Three&nbsp\; - please call 020 7955 6055/797
 8 to book the bay in advance.For Blue Badge holders there are seven dedica
 ted parking bays in the area: one in Portugal Street\; one in Sheffield St
 reet\; three in Surrey Street and two in Temple Place.If you have any ques
 tions about registering for the event please contact the One Day Conferenc
 e Team by emailonedayconference@libdems.org.uk.&nbsp\;If you have any ques
 tions about the content of the event\, please contact the Policy and Resea
 rch Unit by emailpolicyprojects@libdems.org.uk	
LOCATION:London School of Economics\, Aldwych\, London\, WC2A 2AE
CONTACT:Conference Office
URL:https://www.flocktogether.org.uk/event/4463
CATEGORIES:MEETING,CONFERENCE
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