Don't forget ~ East of England Regional Conference
There's still plenty of time to book for the East of England Liberal Democrats Regional Conference, which is being held near Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 14th October. You can download the preliminary agenda here.
As well as a keynote speaker and an emergency motion yet to be announced, the packed agenda includes:
- a Brexit plenary discussion, including Andrew Duff (former MEP and now visiting fellow to the European Policy Centre), Sarah Ludford (former MEP and now the Lib Dems' House of Lords spokesperson on Exiting the European Union) and Belinda Brooks Gordon (a representative for the East of England on the council of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
- reports from Norman Lamb (House of Commons), Sarah Ludford (House of Lords), Jo Hayes and Tony Mason (East of England region), and Sally Symington (English Party Review)
- policy motions on "campaigning in university towns" and "a carbon levy plus dividend policy to reduce CO2 and poverty"
- training sessions on using Connect, MiniVAN, local party development and target setting, compliance with regulations, being an agent, and fundraising.
Lunch is included. For further details about the conference, and to book your place, see https://eastlibdems.org.uk/en/page/regional-conference.