>Hi Wendy,
Great that you are willing to go ahead in great Yarmouth. I like the idea of
the three day approach with people coming for the days that fit for them:
different days for different functions. I do think that if people could afford
the time some ( eg me) might wish for three days: there was a suggestion last
time for n extra taking things forward day - but not everyone would be able to
take 3 days away from everyday life. But the costings and planning would make
the whole thing a bit more complex for you.
Personally I 'd be happy with September or October ( not August, for the
reason you said that it gets squeesed out by holidays); might be worth taking
soundings from clinical psychology trainees who want to be able to come - I
rememebr becasue there were quite a few third year trainees helping organise
the Exeter one we had it a little later than previously to enable them to get
their vivas out of the way - but then people were dashing off on hols and new
jobs etc. Septemebr might be better.
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>Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. I haven't heard any objections,
>either via the list or privately, about us organising the next conference
>over here in Yarmouth. I've been encouraged by the general level of
>enthusiasm about the prospect, and so unless there are any strong
>objections, I think we should go ahead and start planning!
>
>I have started to put together some loose ideas and am looking at themes and
>suggestions that have already been raised here through email. So far I've
>got an A4 document with possible themes & possible functions for the next
>conference, and hope to add to this over the next month or two as issues
>arise here on the list. In keeping with my background with qualitative
>research methods, I seem to be leaning toward drawing connections between
>ideas and looking for ways of pulling them together into a bigger picture.
>I'd like to come back to the list about a theme once we've been able to set
>up a group to organise the conference and had a meeting or two. I hope that
>we'll be able to come up with an overarching theme that can incorporate
>several of the suggestions that we've had so far.
>
>I'd also like to use the ideas that have been offered (and ideas yet to be
>offered!) to inform the structure of the conference. I think many of the
>potential functions that David outlined are compatible and could overlap. I
>think one of the things that happened at the Newcastle conference was that
>people came with different agendas, and that many of these could be
>accommodated within a conference programme that was pretty broad and offered
>plenty of choice. However there are some functions that seem less
>compatible, and so the conference could be constructed to enable choice.
>
>Three main structures come to mind at this point:
>* We could have a selection of sessions peppered across a (yet to be
>specified) number of days.
>* We could also have different days for different functions, that
>people could choose to attend if they want - so one idea could be to have
>the first day for more general and introductory stuff - the basics of
>community/critical psychology, how it fits with other disciplines, examples
>of community psychology in practice, etc. Then the second day we could have
>for the 'sustained critical debate' bit without having to explain the
>assumptions and basics. We could have a third day, as was suggested at
>Newcastle, for action.
>* We could have a number of 'streams' going through the conference -
>with a focus on different functions.
>
>I'm very aware that each of these structures has potential problems as well
>as strengths, and that there are other possibilities that haven't crossed my
>mind. Still, I think there's plenty of time for that.
>
>Probably the most pressing issue for now is to think about dates. If we're
>going to have a conference, we'll need to book a venue.
>
>I am aware that we have traditionally (!) had the conference in October, and
>this coincides nicely with Black History Month - around which there have
>been events organised in Great Yarmouth over the last couple of years, and
>hopefully will be again next year. It is also possible to have it earlier,
>maybe in September when the weather is (a bit!) more predictable, and people
>may be more able to enjoy the proximity to the sea! I have also had some
>suggestions to move it further forward to August, but am aware that this is
>both incompatable with family committments for people who need to be around
>at home for school holidays, and also is in the middle of the Gt Yarmouth
>holiday season, when there is greater demand on holiday accommodation.
>
>I'd really like to get moving on the venue as soon as possible, so are there
>any other issues that need to be considered? What do people think about the
>various options?
>
>Wendy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Franks, Wendy - Clinical Psychologist
>> Sent: 23 November 2005 17:06
>> To: UK Community Psychology Discussion List (E-mail)
>> Subject: On the subject of conferences...
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I thought I'd let the dust settle from all the activity around the
>> response to the BPS following the last conference, before starting up
>> another (hopefully) big topic!
>>
>> I wondered if we could use some space and time to reflect on the last
>> conference and to think about plans for the next one.
>>
>> Gillian Bowden and I offered at the end of the Newcastle conference that
>> we would be prepared to host the conference next year in Great Yarmouth.
>> After recovering from the shock, and on further reflection, I have been
>> feeling quite excited about the prospect...
>>
>> ...excited, and a more than just a little nervous about matching the
>> standard of UK CP Network conferences that I've attended over the last few
>> years!
>>
>> Each of the conferences had a different, local flavour, and I think that
>> this has been a wonderful part of the experience. So hopefully being
>> different is no bad thing, and there is enough that has been similar to
>> provide a framework on which to build.
>>
>> I am getting in touch with the list at this point to confirm that people
>> would like us to organise the next conference, and that there is an
>> interest in coming all the way over Great Yarmouth next year. (we love to
>> be beside the seaside here, and hope you will too)
>>
>> If so, I would like to invite people from the list to talk about whatever
>> ways you'd like to be involved in planning the next conference. Clearly
>> there are practicalities regarding planning over distances, and we are
>> prepared to do the leg-work involved in getting things organised. I'd like
>> to find out how much involvement people would like to have, how much you'd
>> like to know about our thoughts and ideas and developing plans, and to
>> what extent it seems possible to organise an event such as this by
>> consensus!
>>
>> We have a number of people locally who are very excited by the prospect of
>> putting on the conference here in 2006 (including me!), and I hope that we
>> can cover most of the practical elements of organising the conference.
>> We've had a few discussions already about how we'd like it to develop, and
>> how we'd like to draw on our own local flavour to make it interesting and
>> productive. In general, I think it would be great if we could involve the
>> list members to be involved in shaping the conference, from deciding on a
>> theme, to discussing the practicalities in terms of how many days, what
>> days, what activities, when, etc. I also wondered if people wanted to be
>> involved in activities such as reviewing abstracts, or at least to take
>> some advice about the process from previous conference organisers.
>>
>> So, hopefully this isn't too soon after the last conference to start
>> preparing...
>>
>> Wendy
>>
>>
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>> Great Yarmouth
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