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Use the form below to book your free place for the Excellent Partnerships 2008 event.

The programme has now been confirmed and you can therefore sign up to your chosen workshops.
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Remember - you can also just drop in. If you don’t wish to attend any of the workshops, or in the event of the workshops being fully booked/oversubscribed, we would still encourage you to attend the event as there is a lot on offer. Please sign up now by using the exhibition only option below.

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If you have already booked your delegate place and would like to amend your session choices, please contact the conference office on 0191 241 4523.

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Exhibition only
Exhibition and Workshop sessions
(you will be asked to select the workshops you wish to attend)

Session Timetable and Booking

Tuesday 17th June

Exhibition opening times: 12pm to 7.30pm
Workshops: 12.45pm to 7.30pm

To view more information about each session, please click on the session titles.
To clear your selection, click here.

| 12.45am
| 1.30pm
| 2pm
| 2.30pm
| 3pm
| 3.30pm
| 4pm
| 4.30pm
| 5pm
| 5.30pm
| 6pm
| 6.30pm
| 7pm
| 7.30pm

Introduction to Local Strategic Partnerships and Local Area Agreements

Session full

 
 

Ward Members as community leaders: the role of the front-line councillor in relation to partnerships

 

Introduction to Local Strategic Partnerships and Local Area Agreements

 

Infrastructure and capacity in the VCS

 

Partnership governance
Contact the office for bookings

 
 
 
 
 
 

Leading in a partnership setting

Session full

 

Learn to network effectively

Session full

 
 

Leading in a partnership setting

Session full

 
 

Learn to network effectively

Session full

 
 
| 12.45am
| 1.30pm
| 2pm
| 2.30pm
| 3pm
| 3.30pm
| 4pm
| 4.30pm
| 5pm
| 5.30pm
| 6pm
| 6.30pm
| 7pm
| 7.30pm

Do we all know where we’re going?

 
 

Scrutiny of Partners: what’s in it for you?

 
 

Ward Members as community leaders: the role of the front-line councillor in relation to partnerships

 

’It’s the relationships that matter’

From strategy to operation: how to translate strategic intention into effective delivery

Session full

 
 

From strategy to operation: how to translate strategic intention into effective delivery

Session full

 
 

Hallmarks of Effective Partnerships: learning from Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships

 

Scrutiny of Partners: what’s in it for you?

’I’ve come here for an argument’-the Best and Worst of Partnerships

 
 

Commissioning the Voluntary and Community Sector

 
 

The image and reputation of your partnership

 

’I’ve come here for an argument’-the Best and Worst of Partnerships

| 12.45am
| 1.30pm
| 2pm
| 2.30pm
| 3pm
| 3.30pm
| 4pm
| 4.30pm
| 5pm
| 5.30pm
| 6pm
| 6.30pm
| 7pm
| 7.30pm

Wednesday 18th June

Exhibition opening times: 9am to 2.45pm
Workshops: 9.30am to 2.45pm

To view more information about each session, please click on the session titles.
To clear your selection, click here.

| 9.30am
| 10am
| 10.30am
| 11am
| 11.30am
| 12pm
| 12.30pm
| 1pm
| 1.30pm
| 2pm
| 2.45pm

Ward Members as community leaders: the role of the front-line councillor in relation to partnerships

 

Introduction to Local Strategic Partnerships and Local Area Agreements

Session full

 

The image and reputation of your partnership

Session full

 

Scrutiny of Partners: what’s in it for you?

 
 
 

Learn to network effectively

Session full

 
 
 

Leading in a partnership setting

Session full

 
 

Learn to network effectively

Session full

 
 
 
 

Scrutiny of Partners: what’s in it for you?

 
 

Understanding place shaping

 
 

’It’s the relationships that matter’

Session full

| 9.30am
| 10am
| 10.30am
| 11am
| 11.30am
| 12pm
| 12.30pm
| 1pm
| 1.30pm
| 2pm
| 2.45pm
 

From strategy to operation: how to translate strategic intention into effective delivery

Session full

 

Commissioning the Voluntary and Community Sector

 

From strategy to operation: how to translate strategic intention into effective delivery

Session full

 

Infrastructure and capacity in the VCS

 
 

’I’ve come here for an argument’-the Best and Worst of Partnerships

 
 
 
 
 
 

Understanding place shaping

 
 

Do we all know where we’re going?

 

Hallmarks of Effective Partnerships: learning from Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships

Session full

 
 
 
| 9.30am
| 10am
| 10.30am
| 11am
| 11.30am
| 12pm
| 12.30pm
| 1pm
| 1.30pm
| 2pm
| 2.45pm

Not available for online booking

Workshop 14. Partnership governance
"Technical" workshop session for LSP Co-ordinators/ Managers only.

Workshop 15. Scrutiny Clinic with the Centre for Public Scrutiny
A unique opportunity to raise individual issues or problems around making scrutiny work in your organisation, and get your questions answered by national experts. Book a one to one consultation with a CfPS expert at the CfPS exhibition stand.
10-15 minute individual consultation on scrutiny issues.
For scrutiny practitioners or those involved in scrutiny processes.
Book at the Centre for Public Scrutiny exhibition stand on the day.

Please note that those sessions are not bookable online. For more information on the event contact the Conference Office
on 0191 241 4523 or email to info@excellentpartnerships.org.uk

Travelling to the Event

Coach Transfer

Transport has been made available for delegates to travel between Darlington Train Station and the event venue, Wynyard Hall at different times on both days. If you are interested, please select the times you wish to travel.

Tuesday 17th June

From Darlington to the event

Depart from Darlington at 11.40am

Depart from Darlington at 3.40pm

None required

From the event to Darlington

Depart from the event at 3.15pm

Depart from the event at 7.40pm

None required

Wednesday 18th June

From Darlington to the event

Depart from Darlington at 8.30am

From the event to Darlington

Depart from the event at 3.30pm

Car Sharing

We encourage car sharing wherever possible.

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Contact

For more information on the event contact the Conference Office on 0191 241 4523
or email to info@excellentpartnerships.org.uk