MAY 2018

DIARY
CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: Co-operative
Congress brings a mix of speakers,
workshops and networking to London
on 23 June; the Community Energy
Conference takes place in Manchester
on 23 June; futurist Shivvy Jervis will be
talking at WOCCU 2018 in Singapore from
15-18 July; OPEN 2018 takes a look at the
platform co-op movement in London on
26-27 July
20 June: Co-operatives East Midlands:
AGM and training session
Co-operatives East Midlands:
AGM and training session
WHERE: Joseph Wright Room, Derby
INFO: s.coop/26cnn
23 June: Co-operative Congress
Congress is the co-operative sector’s
annual conference, when members and
directors, activists and CEOs from
across the movement come together.
Combining speakers, practical
workshops, pitches from collaborative
entrepreneurs and much more, Congress
is an opportunity for all those working to
build a fairer economy to come together
to share ideas, get inspiration and
take action.
WHERE: Bishopsgate, Liverpool
Street, London.
INFO: uk.coop/congress
23 June: Community Energy
Conference 2018
Community Energy England and Co-op
Energy are once again teaming up to
deliver the country’s largest community
energy conference of the year. The
conference will kick off Community Energy
Fortnight and Community Energy England
will be launching its much-anticipated
second State of the Sector Report. It is
jointly hosted with Co-operative Energy
and supported by Electricity North West
and Tyndall Centre.
WHERE: Renold Building,
University of Manchester,
INFO: s.coop/26cno
5 July: UKSCS Co-ops Fortnight Lecture
Dr Cilla Ross, vice-principal at the
Co-operative College, will discuss ‘Rethinking
Co-operative Education in New
Times’.
WHERE: Federation House, Manchester
INFO: s.coop/26coe
7 July: International Day of Co-operatives
15-18 July: World Credit
Union Conference 2018
The World Credit Union Conference
is the premier global event for the
credit union industry. Attendees from
around the globe include board
members, CEOs, executive directors,
senior management and more. This is
the only conference that has a global
focus on improving lives through credit
unions. It offers educational sessions on
key topics, networking opportunities
and an team-building environments to
facilitate and grow decision making.
WHERE: Suntec, Singapore
INFO: wcuc.org
26-27 July: OPEN 2018:
Platform Co-operatives
The platform co-operative showcase
will present examples from functioning
platform co-ops, including practical
examples of legal structures, funding and
financial setups, and detailed insight
from platform co-op practitioners about
how their organisations work.
WHERE: Conway Hall, London
INFO: 2018.open.coop
LOOKING AHEAD
31 August - 2 September: UK Society
for Co-op Studies Conference (Sheffield)
12-14 October: Co-operative Party Annual
Conference (Bristol)
22 November: Practitioners Forum
(Manchester)
50 | MAY 2018