2010 SURF Annual Conference - Two Weeks Left To Book

 

If you have not already done so, there are still two weeks left to book your place at the 2010 SURF Annual Conference, one of the key events in the Scottish regeneration calendar. The conference takes place over two days on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th March in Edinburgh.

The theme of this year's conference is on 'sustaining and reinventing community regeneration' in a time of economic inactivity, dramatic reductions in public spending and rising levels of unemployment and poverty. The focus is on linking people, projects, practice and research across the SURF network to explore the opportunities for practical, pro-active and cooperative responses to the threat of substantial degeneration across the board.

The format will include keynote presentations alongside interactive elements such as facilitated debates, panel sessions, electronic voting and a social/business networking event. The conference participants include (a-z by surname):

Chair

•    Jim McCormick, Scotland Adviser, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Key speakers
•    Kath Beveridge, Head of Community Planning, Aberdeen City Council
•    Mike Foulis, Director of Housing & Regeneration, Scottish Government
•    Prof. Greg Lloyd, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Belfast
•    Jim McFarlane, Managing Director of Operations, Scottish Enterprise
•    Prof. Duncan Maclennan, international expert on housing and regeneration
•    Dominic Munro, Head of Communities Analytical Services, Scottish Government

Constructive debaters
•    Bob Christie, Outcomes Programme Manager, Improvement Service
•    Dr Carol Craig, Chief Executive, Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing
•    Diarmaid Lawlor, Head of Urbanism, Architecture and Design Scotland
•    Robert McDowall, Director, DTZ
•    Dr John McKendrick, Director, Scottish Poverty Information Unit
•    Stewart Murdoch, Director of Leisure & Communities, Dundee City Council
•    Alistair Scott, Director, Smith Scott Mullan Architects

Panel members
•    Chris Higgins, Head of Culture & Third Sector, Highlands & Islands Enterprise
•    Prof. Ade Kearns, Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow
•    Alasdair Kerr, Director of Business Development & Enterprise, Edinburgh Chamber of

Commerce
•    Jackie Killeen, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, Big Lottery Fund in Scotland
•    Gordon McLaren, Chief Executive, ESEP Ltd
•    Jim Rafferty, Chief Executive, Capital City Partnership
•    Prof. Gill Scott, Professor Emeritus in Sociology, Glasgow Caledonian University

Please Click Here for a programme and further information from the SURF website.
 
Alternatively, contact Derek Rankine from SURF direct with any enquiries on 0141 585 6879 or email derek@scotregen.co.uk. The closing date for bookings is Thursday 18th March.