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NANM Spring conference - The New Neighbourhoods Agenda **attendance fee is now 'Pay what you can afford'**Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)London, United Kingdom |
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Event Details
Our new "Pay what you can afford" fee structure... Because unusual times mean unusual measures
With NANM conference only two weeks away we know many of you are really struggling to find the money for professional development, events, and networking.
But this is a crucial time for all of us working at the neighbourhood level. On the one hand there is more support nationally than we’ve ever known for neighbourhoods, localism and empowering citizens through co-delivery. But we also know spending cuts mean stark choices between old-style salami-slicing (often hurting innovative services the most), and investing in neighbourhood teams which are already delivering better services, closer to community priorities, and for less cost.
We want as many of you as possible to be able to attend the NANM conference on 12 May to take stock of the election, motivate ourselves to make the case for neighbourhood working, and hopefully begin shaping the agenda ourselves – rather than simply finding out what it is.
With that in mind we have taken the unprecedented step of saying - ‘pay what you can afford’ to attend the NANM Spring Conference. Whether that is just £20 or whether you can afford the full fees – or somewhere in between, you decide when you book.
Speakers
- Michael Harris, NESTA’s lead on public and social innovation policy and co-author of The Challenge of Co-Production and Mass Localism. - Gerry Stoker, the University of Southampton’s director for Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, who is leading research into interventions that can be undertaken to sustain the activities of citizens as users and co-producers of services - Steve Broome, director of research at the Royal Society of the Arts, who is leading the Connected Communities programme which investigates the role of local social networks and human relationships to tackle inequality And that’s not all. You’ll have a change to hear from practitioners who are leading the way, connecting research and theory with practice: - Using social networking medians - Kate Foley is a neighbourhood manager who authors the Life in Lozells blog in Birmingham, to increase the number of people that engage and are empowered to have a say in their neighbourhood - Starting and sustaining a Street Reps scheme – Kevin Harris share his experiences from neighbourhood management in Shipley – building the capacity of local people to help improve their neighbourhood through co-delivery This is an event not to be missed. With plenty of chance for networking and sharing with peers find out how neighbourhood working fits in with these agendas.
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9.00 |
Registration, drinks and networking |
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9.30 |
Welcome and introductions Chair |
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9.40 |
Behaviour change and civic behaviour Gerry Stoker, Southampton University Effective ways of encouraging active citizenship - interventions that can be undertaken to sustain the activities of citizens as users and co-producers of services |
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10.10 |
Tackling inequality through local social networks Steve Broome, director of research at the Royal Society of the Arts (formerly on the New Cross Gate NDC team) Steve is director of the RSA’s Connected Communities programme investigating the role of local social networks (real-world not online!) and human relationships, in tackling inequality. |
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10.40 |
Workshops |
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A. Using social networking in neighbourhoods Kate Foley, neighbourhood manager in the Lozells, Birmingham Championed the use of blogs and social networking as a means of neighbourhood empowerment through her ‘Life in Lozells’ blog and Twitter page. |
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B. Building community capacity via street reps Kevin Harris, Local Level and Shipley NM, Bradford How local residents have been empowered and supported to run their own street rep scheme |
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C Total neighbourhoods Nick Parker, neighbourhood manager, Oldington and Foley Park, Worcestershire How the total place initiative is relating to neighbourhood management in Worcestershire |
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12.00 |
Lunch |
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13.00 |
State and citizens together Michael Harris, from funding body and think tank NESTA Author of The Challenge of Co-Production and Mass Localism. In the former he argues the crisis of reform in public services needs State and Citizens to collaborate in deeper and far more practical ways than the managerial model of government allows. |
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13.30 |
What does all of this mean for neighbourhoods? |
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14.00 |
Workshops (repeated) |
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15.15 |
Closing remarks |
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15.30 |
Close |
When & Where
Goodenough College
Mecklenburgh Square
WC1N 2AB London
United Kingdom
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)
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National Association for Neighbourhood Management
The NANM is a not for profit, member-led organisation. We support neighbourhood partnerships that are working to improve the quality of life in communities across England.
Contact us
Tel. 0207 756 7613
Email. info@neighbourhoodmanagement.net