AUGUST 2018

DIARY
CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: Greenbelt
Festival includes a space for festivalgoers
to learn more about co-ops;
Woodcraft Folk’s symposium will look at
the organisation’s many histories; The
Co-operative Press 2018 AGM takes place
in Sheffield; and Dai Powell is one of the
keynote speakers at the Social Business
Wales Conference 2018
24 - 27 Aug: The Greenbelt Festival
Celebrating artistry and nurturing
activism, Greenbelt Festival is an act
of the imagination – inspirational,
provocative and fun. This year, Anthony
Collins Solicitors, Co-operatives UK,
Midcounties and New Internationalist are
sponsoring The Exchange, a space where
festival-goers can learn more about what
co-operation has to offer.
WHERE: Boughton House
INFO: greenbelt.org.uk
31 Aug - 2 Sep: UK Society for Co-op
Studies – Conference 2018
The co-op movement has always
wrestled with the diversity of people,
places and organisational variations
that have emerged under the banner
of co-operation. This conference will
consider the issues arising from this
diversity – and how it is contributing to
the co-operative movement.
WHERE: Sheffield Hallam University
INFO: ukscs.coop/node/114
1 Sep: The 2018 Co-operative Press
Annual General Meeting
This year’s annual conference will be
held at Sheffield Hallam University
Business School to coincide with the
UKCS conference. The closing date for
receipt of proposals is Monday 6 August.
WHERE: Sheffield Hallam Business School
INFO: thenews.coop/2018AGM
15 Sep: Education for Social Change:
The many histories of Woodcraft Folk
To mark the transfer of Woodcraft
Folk’s archive to UCL, and working
towards Woodcraft Folk’s 100th
anniversary in 2025, Education for
Social Change examines the
organisation’s longstanding and
innovative engagement with children
and young people.
WHERE: UCL Institute of Education
INFO: s.coop/29jg1
26 Sep: Social Business Wales
Conference 2018
The free annual conference with
inspirational talks, practical workshops
and a celebration of business growth,
featuring speakers Dai Powell (HCT
Group), Guy Watson (Riverford Organic)
and Ken Skates AM. The Social Business
Wales Awards take place the night before.
WHERE: Cardiff City Hall
INFO: s.coop/29xks
12-14 Oct: Co-operative Party Conference
A weekend of inspiring stories, practical
ideas and skills you can use to begin
transforming your communities,
unleashing the power of ideas to build a
fairer, stronger Britain.
WHERE: Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel
INFO: s.coop/cooppartyconf18
2-4 Nov: NASCO’s 50th Anniversary
Cooperative Education and Training
Institute
Over 400 participants will converge on
Ann Arbor, Michigan, to share ideas,
learn new skills, and look at issues
affecting the global co-op movement.
WHERE: Ann Arbor, Michigan
INFO: s.coop/asco50th
22 Nov: Co-operatives UK Practitioners
Forum
The Practitioners Forum offers
professional training for people operating
in key roles in co-operative businesses
large and small. This one-day event is
made up of a series of specialist forums:
communications; finance; governance;
HR and membership.
WHERE: The Studio, Manchester
INFO: s.coop/29xlr
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