Dear all

I have pleasure in sending you further details of next year's HEEON events.  Please forward this email to any colleagues this may be of interest to.

Many thanks

Michele

Michele Lefevre
HEEON Administrator

'Progressing the Gender Agenda'

Monday 28^th January, 2008, UUK, Woburn House, London, WC1H 9HQ http://www.woburnhouse.co.uk/location/

In the context of promoting Gender Equality Schemes within the Sector, this Conference has two main aims:

• To explore the challenges of gaining institutional commitment to gender equality and
• To offer practical advice about how to effect change and promote good practice on gender and transgender issues at Institutional level.

The keynote speaker for this event will be the Vice Chancellor of Aston University, Professor Julia King.  The presentations will include ones on the ECU's Transgender publication - Julie Ashdown, ECU; Different Women Different places - Carole Campayne, London South Bank University;  Case study: Anglia Ruskin's Women's Networks - Faith Marchall, Anglia Ruskln University and The Athena Swan Programme - Sarah Guise, ECU.

'Single Equality Schemes: taking a multi-dimensional approach'

Wednesday 2^nd & Thursday 3^rd July, 2008, Scarman Training and Conference Centre, The University of Warwick, CV4 7AL http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/conferences/aboutus/gettinghere/

This Conference will examine and debate some of the conflicts and challenges this new approach presents and provide examples from within and outside the sector about how to tackle the issues. The Aims of this conference are:

• To consider the progress HEIs are making with the implementation of an increasingly complex legislative agenda;

• To identify and explore best practice in the work of Equalities Practitioners and Managers in this process.

'Promoting Good Campus Relations - an Institutional Imperative'

The keynote speaker for this event will be Professor Colin Reardon, Vice Chancellor, Essex University. The presentations will include:  UUK, Guild HE and ECU Guidelines – Nicola Dandridge, ECU; Promoting Good Relations: a Trade Union Perspective - John Richards, UNISON and Working in Partnership: HEI's, TU's and other agencies - Chris Nichols UCU.

The fee for each day is £175 plus VAT.  There is a £50 per day reduction for up to 3 delegates from each corporate member institution.  En-suite on-site accommodation is available for the residential conference for an additional £100 plus VAT.

Booking forms and further details, as they become available, can be found at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ADMIN-EO.html or http://www.heeon.ac.uk/events/ To reserve a place at any of these events please contact: Michele Lefevre, HEEON Administrator, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester  WR2 6AJ, Mobile:  07938 440018, Fax:  01905 855550, E-mail:  [log in to unmask]