This year's Liberal Democrat Spring Conference is in the City of Birmingham, 12-14 March 2010. The event is open to all Liberal Democrats. Day delegate rates are available if you are within a day's travel distance of Birmingham.
ALDC has a busy programme at the Conference, largely focussed on the important general and local elections that we face in a couple of months.
"Campaign Essentials" Training - focussed on winning in 2010
Winning in the Last Week (9.15am)
Maximising the Postal Vote (11.00am)
Running an Effective Polling Day (14.30pm)
8 Weeks to Go (16.00pm) (briefing from Andrew Stunell and Hilary Stephenson)
Councillor Training - helping develop our Councillors
Finding and Recruiting Good Councillors (9.15am)
Inducting and Mentoring new Councillors (11.00am)
Council Budgets in the New Era (ALDC and IDeA) (14.30pm)
Managing a Coalition (ALDC and IDeA) (16.00pm)
All training is free to attend and open to any member of the Liberal Democrats registered for Conference
ALDC Fringe Programme
Friday 12 March 2010
20.00-21.15 ICC Hall 6, Climate Change: Keeping up the Pressure
ALDC and LIberal Youth discuss how campaigners can keep up the pressure for real progress at Copenhagen II. Speakers include: Simon Hughes MP and Kirsty Schneeberger (UK Youth Climate Change Coalition).
Don't miss the Local Government Reception at 22.00 including the Council Group of the Year awards 2010.
Saturday 13 March 2010
13.00-14.00 ICC Hall 8A, Meet the Next Generation Councillors
Old meets new! We are bringing together established council leaders and the cohorts from the young and newly elected 'new generation' of Lib Dems in local government for a series of round table lunch discussions - join us! Lunch included.
18.15-19.30 ICC 7A, Winning in the Wards
876 Lib Dem Councillors face re-election in important local elections on 6 May 2010. Local Elections Chair, and General Election Campaign Vice-Chair Andrew Stunell MP, and Director of Campaigns Hilary Stephenson outline how Lib Dems are campaigning for success this May.
Come and meet us at the ALDC stand in the main exhibition hall, we're right next to the coffee and catering area at Stand numbers A16 and A19. Once again we're joined by our friends at the IDeA. ALDC and IDeA staff and mentors will be on hand to provide advice, information and practical help on the ALDC website and myCouncillor system.