AUA EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 'A PROFESSION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY'
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
27 - 29 MARCH 2000
An opportunity for people interested in Equal Opportunities to meet
fellow professionals to discuss specialist issues and the challenges
which face all managers and administrators in HE.
(Apologies for cross-posting)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The following equal opportunities sessions are being offered at the
2000 AUA Conference:
Keynote Presentations
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· 'From equal opportunities to institutional anti-racism_' Professor
Colin Bell, University of Bradford
· "Institutional racism? that's for the police isn't it? I've got
enough on my plate, what with falling student numbers, Private Finance
Initiative and the asbestos in the canteen!" Dr Richard Stone, Jewish
Council for Racial Equality
· 'Women's issues' Julie Mellor, Equal Opportunities Commission
Working sessions
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· 'Addressing the needs of dyslexic students' Ann Barlow, Bob Glass
· 'Cultural awareness in the professional relationship' Christine
Glenson, Issa Norton
· 'Developing campus wide programmes to combat discrimination' Dr
Dennis Jaehne (USA), Professor Genelle Austin-Lett (USA), Professor
Beth Von Till (USA)
· 'Dignity at work/bullying' Marie Hull, Keith Hull
· 'Disabled students' allowance - the administrative process' Ann
Barlow
· 'Discrimination claims in practice' Dr Dennis Farrington, Members of
Lawford & Co, Solicitors
· 'EO - a new managers guide to ensure equality in their management
practice' Marie Hull, Keith Hull
· 'Equal opportunities networking session' Pauline Miller, Fiona Waye
· 'Sexual harassment & cultural differences' Ms Vicki Merchant
· 'Supporting gender equality in lifelong learning' Dr Janet Powney
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
The Conference offers something for everyone. We hope you will attend
and take advantage of the superb programme which includes:
· over 200 working sessions covering all areas of higher education
administration
· plenary keynote address by Professor Howard Newby CBE, President of
CVCP
· keynote presentations by influential figures from within and without
higher education
· a range of working sessions specifically for senior managers
· special programme of events for newcomers to the Conference or to
AUA
· exhibition featuring some of the top suppliers to higher education
institutions
· an exciting range of social events
PLENARY PRESENTATION
'Higher education in the 21st century - some possible futures'
Professor Howard Newby CBE, Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
-'Higher education professionals for the 21st Century'
Professor Robin Middlehurst, Director of Centre for Continuing
Education, University of Surrey
-'Introduction of the business excellence model'
Peter Lawrence, Deputy Director Support, Inland Revenue North West
-'Institutional racism? that's for the police isn't it? I've got
enough on my plate, what with falling student numbers, Private Finance
Initiative and the asbestos in the canteen!'
Dr Richard Stone, Chair, Jewish Council for Racial Equality
-'Inversions: the play of supply and demand in education'
Cees Anton de Vries, Consultant, Twynstra Gudde Management
Consultants, The Netherlands
-'The law in practice - how courts deal with student issues'
Clive Robertson and members of the Lawford & Co Solicitors Education
Team
-'Learners as partners: changing the culture of the HE enterprise'
Professor Diana Green, Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
-'Higher education in Africa - the role of university management and
administration'
Professor Narciso Matos, Secretary-General, Association of African
Universities, Ghana
-'The Transparency Review: old problems in a new guise'
Professor David Westbury, Vice-Principal, University of Birmingham
-'Change - the only continuity for the 21st century'
Dr Harvey Homan, Director of Innovation, The Boots Company PLC
-'From equal opportunities to institutional anti-racism_'
Professor Colin Bell, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bradford
-'Funding - an NUS perspective'
Andrew Pakes, President, National Union of Students (NUS)
-'Information everywhere. . . but not a drop to think!'
Graham Whitehead, Principal Consultant, BT
-'Forward with the UfI: Lifelong Learning in the 21st century'
Professor Bob Fryer, Principal and Chief Executive, University of
Southampton New College
-'Widening participation'
Sandra Burslem OBE, Vice Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan
University
-'Women's issues'
Julie Mellor, Chair, Equal Opportunities Commission
WORKING SESSIONS
Choose from over 200 working sessions in the following themes:
-communications & information technology
-external relations
-higher education issues
-human resources issues
-issues for senior managers
-managing the university environment
-managing yourself
-networking sessions
-strategic and organisational planning
-students: managing the student experience
-students: recruitment
-working with people
FEES
299.00 GBP - RESIDENTIAL FEE
(Includes bed & breakfast accommodation & full board from lunch 27
March to lunch 29 March, all sessions, Monday night events &
Conference Dinner)
257.00 GBP - NON-RESIDENTIAL FEE
(Includes all of the above except accommodation and breakfast)
For further details and a Conference programme and application form
please contact:
AUA Office
University of Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 2063
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 2036
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www.man.ac.uk/aua
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