What's on at the Assembly?
| Day 1 - Monday 12 October | Day 2 - Tuesday 13 October |
Standards for England has worked with a panel of monitoring officers and standards committee members to develop this year's programme. It looks in depth at standards in action and gives you the opportunity to share good practice examples and discuss your experiences of managing the practicalities of local assessment.
The Assembly addresses key strategic issues for ethical governance and answers your questions on key areas of the standards framework. It will provide you with the learning and practical resources you need to improve and promote standards and local democracy in your authority.
To find out more about what sessions are on offer, you can download the Final programme, or you can take a look at each day of the programme and see who is speaking by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.
To find out who is speaking at this years Assembly, click here for a list of confirmed speakers.
Choosing your breakout sessions
This year there are 21 breakout sessions to choose from. There are also three main plenary sessions which all delegates are encouraged to attend.
The at-a-glance guide to sessions gives an overview of the sessions available on each day of the Assembly. Please refer to the Final programme or the tabs at the top of this page for further information on the content of the session, who is speaking and who the session is aimed at.
Feedback from authorities shows that it can be useful to discuss your breakout session choices with colleagues who are also planning to attend. This helps to ensure you do not all attend the same breakout sessions, and your authority gets the benefit of as wide a range of information and training as possible.
Plenary sessions are attended by all delegates and take place in Hall 1. There are three plenaries in this year's conference programme. They include presentations from expert speakers and an opportunity for delegates to ask questions.
Mini plenary sessions include information from expert speakers and an opportunity for questions and answers. Most of these sessions have a maximum attendance of 100.
Workshops take place in smaller halls, with a maximum attendance of 100. These sessions take a practical approach to topics. They give delegates the chance to get hands-on experience, for example by working through case examples.
Discussion forums and Q & A sessions take place in smaller halls, with a maximum attendance of 200. They provide an open house for delegates to put questions to a panel of experienced standards committee members and officers, as well as Standards Board staff.
Fringe events are optional. They are run by a range of organisations from the local government family. Click here for further information on fringe events at this year's conference.
Updates on the programme, including information on confirmed speakers, will be added to the site over the coming months, so keep checking back.
What else is happening?
Delegate feedback shows that networking is a key feature of the conference; so once again, there will be many opportunities to share experiences with colleagues, including a conference dinner and dedicated networking areas.
Book now!
Next years Annual Assembly of Standards Committees will take place on 18 – 19 October 2010. Further details can be found on this site in early 2010.
If you require a printed copy of the advance programme, please call our event managers, Benedict Business Resources on 01483 205 432.
It may be necessary, for reasons beyond our control, to change the content or timing of the programme, speakers or venue.