Event

POS Spring Conference - Milton Keynes 20/21 May 2010

Letter of invitation click here

Programme programme spring conf 2010 as at 7th April

Booking Form  click here

POS Spring Conference - Milton Keynes

Thursday 20 May 2010

10.00 Registration and coffee

Tactics Suite, Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes

10.30 "Welcome (to the pleasuredome)"  David Hackforth, President, Planning Officers Society & Milton Keynes Council

10.40 "Every Home is Wired" - major infrastructure and the 2008 Planning Act Angus Walker, Bircham Dyson Bell

11.15 "Building the Perfect Beast" - planning and delivering low carbon communities Robert Shaw, Associate Director, AECOM

11.50 "Root Canal Recovery" - securing the future of inland waterways through the planning system heather Clarke, Head of Strategic Planning, British Waterways

12.25 "Let's Work Together" - providing planning services Dave Jolley, Capita Symonds

13.00 - "You've Got A Friend" - Alice Lester, Planning Advisory Service

13.15 "Lunch (will keep us together)"

 14.15 Coach departs hotel

14.30 "Cool change" - Wolverton Park - regeneration in a historic setting

15.45 "Far Canal" - boat trip at National Canal Museum, Stoke Breurne, through Blisworth canal tunnel

17.00 Coach departs Stoke Breurne for tour of Milton Keynes

18.00 Coach arrives at Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes

19.30 "P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life" - pre dinner drinks  The Ballroom, Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes

20.00 President's Dinner (black tie preferred) Guest speaker: Chris Shepley (includes POSCA awards presentation)

Friday 21 May 2010

09.00 Coffee - Tactics Suite

09.30 "Stadium Arcadium" - tour of MK Dons Stadium Led by Pete Winkelman

10.15 "Are Friends Electric?" - the Plugged in Places Programme Prof Stephen Potter, Professor of Transport Strategy, The Open University

11.00 "Park Life" - maintaining MK's green infrastructure, David Foster, Chief Executive Officer, The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes

11.45 "Raw Power" - energy efficiency in buildings Ian Byrne, National Energy Foundation

12.30 "Boogie Sandwich" Buffet lunch and depart

13.15 "Chateau Lafitte 59 Boogie" - Optional visit to Waddesden Manor (National Trust property) (separate charge if enough interest shown)

The Planning Officers Society is grateful for support from the following organisations: