National conference
Prospect's national conference is held every two years.
2012 National Conference
The Prospect National Conference will be held from 22 May - 24 May 2012 at the Bournemouth International Conference (BIC), Bournemouth. The conference begins at 9.30am on Tuesday 22 May and concludes at 1.00pm on Thursday 24 May.
Conference timetable
Tuesday 22 May 2012
09:30 Opening of Conference
09:40 Adoption of Standing Orders Committee Report
Formal Opening of Conference Debate
10:00 Presentation of Prospect Annual Report by Paul Noon, General Secretary
10:15 Result of Ballot for National Executive Committee
10:20 Section A: Rules
11:20 Section A: Rules (cont)
12:10 Section B: Pensions
12:45 Close of Session
13:45 Guest Speaker: Frances O'Grady, Deputy General Secretary TUC
14:05 Section B: Pensions (cont)
14:50 Secton C: Recruitment
15:00 Recruitment and Organising Awards
15:30 Section D: Energy and Environment
16:30 Section E: Health and Safety
16:50 Section F: Diversity and Equality
17:00 Section G: Employment Issues
17:40 Close of Session
Wednesday 23 May 2012
09:15 Section G: Employment Issues (cont)
10:50 Guest Speaker – Deborah Hargreaves, Chair of The High Pay Commission
11:10 Section H: Pay and Allowances
12:00 Section I: Subscriptions
12:40 Results of Presidential Team Elections
12:45 Close of Session
Ballot boxes available for election of Standing Orders Committee
13:45 Presentation of Statement of Accounts
13:55 Guest Speaker – Agnes Wangui Githumbi (KETAWU National Womens Leader)
14:10 Section J: International
14:55 Section K: Defence
15:35 Close of Ballot for election of Standing Orders Committee
Section K: Defence (cont)
16:05 Section L: Political Fund
16:55 Section M: Social and Public Policy
17:40 Close of Session
Thursday 24 May 2012
09:15 Section M: Social and Public Policy (cont)
10:15 Section N: Prospect Organisation
10:50 Section N: Prospect Organisation (cont)
11:40 Section O: Appointments and Appreciations
12:00 Emergency Motions
12:45 Adoption of Annual Report and Statement of Accounts
Result of Ballot for Standing Orders Committee
Vote of Thanks
13:00 Close of Conference
Documents relating to the 2012 National Conference can be found below.
If you have any queries concerning this conference please contact Claire Nesus on 020 7902 6703 or email claire.nesus@prospect.org.uk.
04 January 2013 [ID: 2008/00444]
Rules of Prospect as revised by Biennial National Conference 22-24 May 2012, Bournemouth
19 June 2012 [ID: 2012/00976]
Contents include: reports from our 2012 national conference (pp7-24); your new-look NEC for 2012 (p4); High Court victory saves thousands of nuclear pensions (p3); QinetiQ recognition talks (p5); BT hearing loss claims (p27); CSMA's 'Big Weekend' (p6)
23 May 2012 [ID: 2012/00834]
National conference hears calls to unite public and private sectors over pensions
23 May 2012 [ID: 2012/00833]
Workers rights including H&S face 'ideological attack' from government
23 May 2012 [ID: 2012/00831]
Future investment in skills and jobs is priority for union's newly elected presidential trio
16 April 2012 [ID: 2012/00623]
Report of action on motions submitted to Prospect national conference, 2-4 June 2010
16 April 2012 [ID: 2012/00622]
Agenda for the 2012 Prospect National Conference to be held in Bournemouth on 22-24 May 2012
10 April 2012 [ID: 2012/00604]
Prospect's annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 2011
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