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Footsey 2010 - The Social Economy Trade Fair
Thu, 02/12/2010 - 09:00 - 17:00

Doncaster racecourse

Footsey 2010 - The key fixture of 2010 for the UK’s social economy and beyond Presented by Yorkshire and the Humber Forum, the Development Trusts Association, and SEYH The 9th annual Footsey trade fair is the key social economy event of 2010 and the largest social enterprise trade fair in the UK. JOIN several hundred delegates and exhibitors to trade, learn and network at Footsey 2010. Footsey 2010 will feature:

 
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Off the Shelf - Sheffield’s Annual Celebration of Writing and Reading
Sat, 09/10/2010 - 09:00 - Sat, 30/10/2010 - 23:00

Various

Off the Shelf is one of the North’s most prestigious, innovative, exciting and popular literary festivals. The festival offers a wide ranging programme including author events, readings, debate, poetry, workshops, walks, talks, exhibitions, storytelling, competitions, events for children and young people and more.

 
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Big Society Unplugged
Thu, 11/11/2010 - 09:00 - 17:00

St Mary's Centre, Sheffield

An unmissable conference! Big Society may be the defining idea of the Coalition government. It looks certain to affect the way the voluntary and community sector works, is funded, how it's structured, and the way it delivers services. This is a unique opportunity to find out the very latest news and thinking, and to tell one of the key people in the design of Big Society how you think it will affect the lives of the VCS and of communities in Yorkshire and the Humber.

 
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Hear by Right ‘Bite Sized and Badgeable’ – Half Day Training
Thu, 14/10/2010 - 09:00 - 17:00

Priory Street Centre, York

** Do you want to map your current service-user participation, produce a strategic plan for improvement and have the whole thing accredited? ** Hear by Right ‘Bite Sized and Badgeable’ will show you how to build participation throughout your organisation using the sector standard Hear by Right framework. The half day training events will introduce participants to: 1) the Hear by Right Framework, used widely across the young people’s sector to map current work and plan for improvement with young people themselves;

 
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"How Yorkshire works" - Yorkshire & the Humber Forum information session
Thu, 14/10/2010 - 13:00 - 16:00

Octagon Centre, Hull

Come to this interactive session in Hull to help demystify the jargon, find out about the new governance arrangements, and track the implications for the voluntary and community sector as we go through a period of rapid change. * What do we mean by Yorkshire & the Humber? * How are decisions taken? * How does the voluntary and community sector fit in? * What does Yorkshire & the Humber Forum do? Cost: £25.00

 
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Welfare reform: what will the new coalition government do to support vulnerable people to be economically and socially independent?
Wed, 22/09/2010 - 10:00 - 13:00

Aspire, Infirmary Street, Leeds

Crisis’ WILLOW Project (Welfare Influencing and Lobbying: Learning Opportunities and Work) is a national programme that is investigating how the Government’s welfare to work strategies are either helping or hindering vulnerable people into employment and/or training. As part of a national programme of events, Michael Fothergill, the WILLOW Project Manager, will be holding an event at Aspire in Leeds to look at the new administration’s proposals to support people who are furthest from the labour market into suitable and sustainable employment.

 
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Consultation Event: Equity & Excellence Health White Paper
Mon, 20/09/2010 - 10:30 - 15:30

Civic Hall, Leeds

The White Paper on Health has the potential to create one of the biggest changes to the structure and function of the NHS since its creation in 1948. Within the White Paper there are 5 consultations which are all open until early October. Although the ‘what’ in the White Paper has largely been decided, the ‘how’ is very much still being shaped. During September, Regional Voices will be hosting events in 9 locations across the country for the third sector. The Yorkshire & the Humber event will take place in Leeds on 20th September.

 
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ACEVO Regional Conference - Stronger Together
Thu, 16/09/2010 - 09:00 - 17:00

Leeds

The Association of Chief Executives of Third Sector Organisations (ACEVO) Regional Conference In an age of austerity, our ability as third sector leaders, to work with organisations within and beyond our sector will be crucial. Now, more than ever third sector organisations must look carefully at current and potential partners to continue to deliver a more innovative and cost effective solution. Topics Covered

 
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Communities Assets Enterprise 2010 - DTA National conference
Sun, 12/09/2010 - 09:00 - Tue, 14/09/2010 - 17:00

The Quad and Assembly Rooms, Derby

Communities Assets Enterprise 2010 - DTA National conference Inspiring places: the art of the possible

 
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Royal Statistical Society - Statistics User Forum Annual Conference
Wed, 27/10/2010 - 10:00 - 16:30

Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL

Recession and recovery - hard times or smoke and mirrors? "In good times, economic and social development comes slowly. In bad times, things fall apart alarmingly fast." Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, ahead of the G20 summit in April 2009

 
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