Local Reps' Conference

This year's local reps conference has been confirmed and we look forward to welcoming local reps to an in-person conference, for what is always an engaging and inspiring two days.

Wednesday 11th June 

12.00: Arrival & Lunch 
13.00: Welcome & Update (David Collingwood, AEP President) 
13.30: Introduction to new AEP staff (Dominique Sofflet - National Officer for Employment & Dionne Thompson- Organiser)
13.45: Refresher - Role of a Local Rep & Facility Time (Hardev Sohal, Head of Legal & Operations, & Dominique Sofflet)
14.30: Break 
14.45: World Café (Lynne Mackey, NEC member, Chair of Employment Policies Sub-Committee) 
16.15: Negotiation Exercise 
17.00: Close of day one

19.30 – 22.00: Dinner

Thursday 12th June

09.00: Introduction & recap of day one
09.15: Recruiting and Organising (Dionne Thompson) 
09.45: Website Development (Vanessa Baquer - Lead Communications & Senior Support Officer)
10.45: Break 
11.00: Motion Writing and Submission (Dominique Sofflet & Dionne Thompson) 
12.00: Lunch
12.45: Speaker: Kudsia Batool - Director for Equality, International and Governance, Trades Union Congress
13.45: Update on New Sexual Harassment Duty (Paul Shevlin - Managing Partner, Thompsons Solicitors)
14.45: Closing remarks

15:00: End of conference