November 2017

DIARY
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Loren Rogers
speaks at the Employee Ownership
Association conference in Birmingham on
27-28 November; the centenary exhibition
on the Co-op Party runs in Manchester until
20 November; the Practitioners Forum is
held in Manchester on 16 November; Gro
Harlem Brundtland is a keynote speaker
at the Alliance’s Global Conference in
Malaysia from 14-17 November
Until 20 Nov: The Future for Co-operation
Centenary exhibition on the Co-op Party.
WHERE: People’s History Museum,
Manchester
INFO: events@party.coop
4 Nov: The Future for Co-operation
Co-op Party centenary event by the
Dorset and Hampshire & Isle of Wight
branches, looking at banking, housing,
sustainability, councils, and older people.
WHERE: Southampton Old Bowling Club,
Lower Canal Road, SO14 3AX
INFO: s.coop/25wm6
7 Nov: Is a co-operative right for you?
One-day session open to any groups
looking to start a co-op.
WHERE: Holyoake House, Manchester
INFO: www.co-op.ac.uk
9 Nov: Making The Co-op University
Co-operative College event looking at how
a co-operative university should look.
WHERE: Federation House, Manchester
INFO: www.co-op.ac.uk
14-15 Nov: Locality Convention 2017
Two-day event for Locality’s members,
partners and everyone working in the
community, voluntary and social
enterprise sectors.
WHERE: Midland Hotel, Manchester
INFO: www.locality.org.uk
14-17 Nov: ICA Global Conference and
General Assembly
With keynote speakers Gro Harlem
Brundtland, former PM of Norway and
deputy chair of The Elders, and Linda
Yueh, from the World Economic Forum.
WHERE: Malaysia
INFO: malaysia2017.coop
16 Nov: Practitioners Forum 2017
Professional training in key roles, with
specialist forum on communications;
finance; governance; HR and
membership. With exhibitors Co-op
Insurance, Co-operative College,
Co-op News, Corporate Mailing Solutions,
Outlandish/Co-tech and UK Engage.
WHERE: The Studio, Lever Street,
Manchester
INFO: www.uk.coop/PF
22-23 Nov: Co-operatives: Can Do, WIll
Do, Must Co
Networking dinner, with keynote speaker
Ed Mayo from Co-operatives UK, and
seminar on how to encourage co-ops in
Northern Ireland, where the sector has
enjoyed less support than the rest of the
UK. Organised by Co-op Alternatives.
WHERE: Belfast Castle and Girdwood
Community Hub, Belfast
INFO: www.coopalternatives.coop
27-28 Nov: Employee Ownership
Association Annual Conference
Keynote speakers include Loren Rogers
from the US National Center for Employee
Ownership, and Hisham Mahmoud from
Canadia employee-owned engineering
consultant Golder. With seminars,
workshops, and an awards dinner.
WHERE: Hilton Birmingham
Metropole NEC
INFO: s.coop/25wpf
LOOKING AHEAD
9 March, 2018: Co-operative Retail
Conference (Kenilworth)
18 April: Co-operatives East Midlands -
visit to the Rochdale Pioneers Museum
11-13 May, 2017: Worker Co-op Weekend
(Great Hucklow, Derbyshire)
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