Events 2007
January
Event: Low Carbon Social Housing Conference - Physical, Economic and Social Revival of Local Communities
Date: 21st January 2008
Hear the latest policy guidance from CLG including the Code for Sustainable Homes and its role in promoting long term sustainable development
Learn from examples of using new technology in existing housing stock and assessing the costs and benefits of retrofitting
Hear the latest from the CLG Select Committee Enquiry into climate change and existing housing stock
For more details please call: George Krousti on 0207 808 5315
Event: Physical, Economic and Social Regeneration
Reviving Communities through Partnership and Engagement
Date: 31st January 2008
This conference brings together delegates with a passion for regenerating our neighbourhoods and a desire to share ideas and engage with colleagues throughout the country. Attend this one day conference to hear strategic ideas, learn from successful case studies and take away valuable practical guidance.
For more details click here
February
March
April
Event: Making the extraordinary ordinary- Employing service users in the homelessness sector - One-day conference
Date: 1 April 2008, CCT Venues Smithfield, London
Employing people with a personal experience of homelessness can bring a whole new dimension and vital improvements to an organisation's reputation, financial situation, service delivery, as well as numerous benefits to the service user employee.
This event aims to inform working practices to encourage the employment of homeless people within the homelessness sector. It will explore the benefits of service user employment as well as possible barriers and solutions, backed up by existing models of good practice.
For further details or to book online see: www.homeless.org.uk/events
May
Event: Regeneration & Renewal Annual Conference
Date: 22 / 23 May 2008
Securing Investment To Deliver Empowered, Prosperous & Sustainable Communities
For more details please click here
Event: Connecting the evidence base for homelessness policy and practice. A one-day research conference.
Date: 15th May 2008
This is the only conference that offers policy makers and service managers the chance to talk directly to researchers about their findings and understand, through interactive workshops, how they are relevant to their work.
For more details please click here
Event: The Future of the Code for Sustainable Homes
Date: 21st May 2008
This conference is for anyone with an interest in affordable housing development in Local Authorities, Housing Associations, RSLs and other stakeholder groups.
For more details please click here
Event: Tower Hamlets Landlord Forum
Date: 29th May 2008
For more details please contact Jamie Jackson:
Jamie Jackson on 020 7364 3558
June
Event:Delivering Mixed Communities, Diversifying Income, Tenure, Housing and Social Mix
Date: Thursday 26th June 2008 - Central London
Capita’s one-day national Mixed Communities conference will bring together local authorities, RSLs, regeneration agencies, investors and developers. Focusing firmly on delivery, this event will provide practical information on how to diversify income, tenure, housing type, use and social mix in communities. Delegates will hear how to finance and plan projects, attract private sector investment, engage residents and build successful delivery partnerships.
For more info please call George Krousti on 0207 808 5315
July
Event: Connecting with communities: Local Solutions: National Impact, Homeless Link Annual Conference
Date: 8-10 July 2008, University of Warwick
This flagship event in the Homeless Link conference calendar will focus on the community agenda and on ensuring that everyone in society, even those who are the most vulnerable and with the most complex needs, has an opportunity to play a significant role in the improvement of local communities.
For more information or to book a place online, please go to: www.homeless.org.uk/events or call 020 7960 3032. Booking fees start from as little as £120.
Event: Low Carbon Social Housing Conference
Date: Friday 11th July 2008
Capita’s Low Carbon Social Housing conference explores strategic and practical measures to achieve greater success across your existing housing. Our expert speakers will address the most important problems and challenges including:
· Low and zero carbon technologies to achieve optimal reductions
· Financial incentives to encourage energy efficiency
· Delivering sustainable large scale refurbishment projects
· Successful insulation of solid walled housing
· Cost effective solutions to heating
For more info please call George Krousti on 0207 808 5315
August
Event: Free Kent Empty Homes Seminar
Date: 5th August, 1.30pm – 4.30pm, followed by refreshments
Venue
CPC Head Office 12th Floor Fountain House
130 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 5DJ
Guest speakers include:
David Ireland –Empty Homes Agency
Susan Pledger – Kent County Council
Andrew Lavender – CPC Consultant
The Free Seminar posted on this newsletter for 24th July is now fully booked, however due to demand CPC Ltd are re-running the event on 5th August. Please find the booking information below.
Some four years ago following the completion of a Housing Needs Study in Kent the scale of the empty homes problem became fully apparent. This caused Kent County Council and four of the District Councils in East Kent to set up a pioneering initiative – ‘No Use Empty’ to address the situation. Realising they needed expert help to support the in house teams the County Council appointed Capital Projects Consultancy (CPC) to work with them as a ‘delivery partner’. For the past 3 years CPC has had a full time consultant, Mr Andrew Lavender placed with the initiative developing new ideas, promoting new ways of working, challenging internal barriers and perceptions and providing training and support for the officer teams.
Such has been the success of the project that it has recently been extended to the whole of the County with the tie –up with CPC also being extended to 2010. CPC have now organised a free seminar to share their experiences of having bought over 500 properties back into use. The seminar will offer views from the Empty Homes Agency (who were involved in the original process), the County Council and showcase case studies of what has worked well, (and not so well) to bring properties back into use. The seminar is open to all Local Authority officers and members, with details as follows.
5th August
1.30pm – 4.30pm, followed by refreshments
Venue
CPC Head Office 12th Floor Fountain House
130 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 5DJ
Guest speakers include:
David Ireland –Empty Homes Agency
Susan Pledger – Kent County Council
Andrew Lavender – CPC Consultant
Places are limited, so to avoid disappointment please contact CPC on 0207 015 8500 (Gayle Baldwin) or training@cpcltd.com
September
Event: Low Cost Home Ownership Conference
Date: Wednesday 24th September 2008
With the impact of the current credit climate on the Housing market, affordable home ownership options are top of the agenda. But can low cost home ownership options remain popular with lenders, buyers and the social housing sector? And how can RSLs deliver on the Government Green Paper commitment to deliver at least 25,000 more shared ownership and shared equity homes each year?
For more info please call George Krousti on 0207 808 5315
October
Date: Tackling Empty Homes Conference
Event: 20th October 2008
Capita’s 3rd Tackling Empty Homes Conference, in association with the Empty Homes Agency, brings together expert guidance and advice on a range of tools to help you reduce the number of empty homes in your area.
Prices:
Local Government and RSLs £350.00 + VAT
Central Government £445.00 + VAT
Private Sector £545.00 + VAT
Charity Discount* £199.00 + VAT
Our group discounts are as follows:
Book 3 people, the 3rd delegate goes half price
Book 5 people, the 5th delegate goes free
Book 10 people, the 8th delegate goes half price and the 9th and 10th delegates go absolutely free!
*Special offers may not be used in conjunction with other discounts.
For more information please click here
Event: Signs of success
Date: 21st October 2008
Using soft outcomes to improve services and demonstrate impact
A one-day conference from Homeless Link and Triangle Consulting
It is important that the voluntary sector demonstrates its impact. Outcomes measurement enables us to show the value of our services to commissioners and funders, but also to help service users recognise their progress and achievement. Combining the Government perspective with the cutting edge of practice, this conference cuts through the complexity and provides simple solutions to help service managers and commissioners make evidencing success a reality within the homelessness sector.
www.homeless.org.uk/events
November
Event: National Week Of Action On Empty Homes
Date: 24th - 28th November 2008
National Empty Homes Agency Conference - 27th November 2008
The Empty Homes Agency in partnership with Chartered Institute Of Housing (CIH) will be holding their annual National Conference on the 27th November in Central London. The conference agenda will focus on the importance of bringing empty homes back into use in an ailing housing market.
Confirmed speaker: Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP, Ian Robinson, Gary Kirk - Meden Valley, Anne Power - LSE, Penney Poyzer - TV Presenter
To book your place please email Shashi Ioannides at shashi.ioannides@emptyhomes.com or call on 020 7022 1870
To view the conference programme please click here
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December