ADSO is pleased to announce that the keynote speaker at this year’s Annual Conference will be Paul Lankester, Chief Executive of Stratford upon Avon District Council. Click on the link below to read more about Paul’s background and his current local government interests. http://districtcouncils.info/biographies/paul-lankester/ We look forward to welcoming him at the conference.
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will take place as part of the Annual Conference on 21 November 2013. Click here to access the papers for the meeting. *Please note, these are in a members only area of the website and as such you will need to login to access them.
We are following up the successful network meeting in Stockport for ADSO members in the north west in September with a similar half-day event in Carlisle for those members in the north of the region. Thanks to Carlisle for hosting. Date: Friday, 29th November 2013 Venue: Carlisle Town Hall Time: 10.30 a.m. There … Continued
Bookings are now being taken for a new ADSO course entitled Managing Meetings, Members and Minefields. Sessions are being held in December at locations in London, West Midlands, North West and East of England. ADSO Members can attend at the usual rate of £60 plus VAT. The course is aimed at officers wishing to share … Continued
The minutes of the ADSO Board meeting held on 20 September 2013 are now available for Members to read under the ADSO Board Minutes tab. Click here to access the page. * Please note this is a members restricted area of the website you will need to login to the website.
We have revived the ADSO Conference blog again for 2013 and is now a regular feature of the conference. Many thanks to Wayne Chandai from LB Lambeth who is leading on the social media work for the conference. The blog lets people see what is going on if they don’t use or have access to … Continued
North West Region Parliament Outreach Workshop Friday 18th October 2013 10.00am- 12.30pm Council Chamber, Accrington Town Hall, Lancashire, BB5 1EZ The Democratic Services Department at Hyndburn Borough Council have secured a North West regional visit from the Houses of Parliament Outreach Service. This free event will consist of: A workshop about how Parliament works … Continued
The next meeting of the ADSO London Branch will take place on Thursady 17 October 2013. Click here to access the agenda for the meeting.