瓜神网 Congress 2012

瓜神网's annual congress 2012 held at Manchester Central Convention Centre from Friday 8 June - Sunday 10 June 2012.

This included meetings of the Higher Education and Further Education Sector Conferences. Sector conference meetings took place on Friday 8 June.  

• Timetable
• Key documents

TIMETABLE

Friday 8 June 2012 

HE sector conference

9:30-17:00:

9:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of HE sector conference 28 May 2011 - see documents

Report from Michael MacNeil, National Head of Higher Education

10:00-12:30 Debate of motions

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-14:45 Timed business: motions HE25-HE27, on USS dispute, to be taken in private session

Debate of motions to continue in open session

17:00 Close of business (followed by Congress session on TPS)

FE sector conference

9:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of FE sector conference 28 May 2011 - see documents

Report from Barry Lovejoy, National Head of Further Education

10:00-12:30 Debate of motions

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-17:00 Debate of motions (continued)

17:00 Close of business (followed by Congress session on TPS)

17:00-18:00 Congress business section 1 - TPS dispute to be taken in private session

17:00 Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee in respect of TPS motions and amendments only

Report on negotiations

Debate of TPS motions and amendments (motion 1)

18:00 Close of business

MAIN 瓜神网 CONGRESS, MANCHESTER

Saturday 9 June 2012

09:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Address by Terry Hoad, President

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of Congress 29-30 May 2011 - see documents

10:00-12:00 Section 2: Business of the education committee (motions 2-15)

12:00-12:30 Address by Dr. Miguel Angel Beltr谩n, Colombian trade unionist

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-15:40 Section 3: Business of the equality committee (motions 16-33)

15:40-16:00 Address by Sally Hunt, General Secretary

16:00-18:00 Section 4: Business of the Strategy and finance committee to be taken in open session (motions 34-50)

18:00 Close of first day of Congress business

Sunday 10 June 2012

09:30-11:45 Private session Section 5: Business of the strategy and finance committee to be taken in private session (motions 51-69)

11:45-12:30 Private session Section 6: Rule changes (motions 70-76)

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-15:45 Section 7: Business of the recruitment, organising and campaigning committee

15:45-16.45 Section 8: Other employment related business (motions 92-99)

16:45-17:00 Closing business, including

Election results

Introduction of new president

17:00 Close of Congress 2012

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

• 瓜神网434 Congress Agenda: second report of the Congress Business Committee
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• 瓜神网434A Appendix to second report of Congress Business Committee
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• 瓜神网HE/154 USS report to sector conference
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• 瓜神网HE/153/rtf HE national negotiators' report - pay claim
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• 瓜神网432 General Secretary proposals for reform of the union
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• 瓜神网425 Minutes of the FE Sector Conference 2011
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• 瓜神网424  Minutes of the HE Sector Conference 2011
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• 瓜神网422 Election of FE negotiators for England
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• 瓜神网421 Election of HE negotiators
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• 瓜神网420 First report of Congress Business Committee
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• 瓜神网420A Appendix to first report of Congress Business Committee
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• 瓜神网419 Budget
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• 瓜神网418 Financial statements
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• 瓜神网417 Appeal Panel
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• 瓜神网414 Congress minutes 2011
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• 瓜神网413 NEC annual report to Congress 2012
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• 瓜神网398 Congress 2012 registration and arrangements
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• 瓜神网397 Congress 2012 calling notice
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