PAST EVENTS
Participation, Cohesion and Empowerment - Examining the Link
28 February 2008, London
Involve, in partnership with the National Empowerment Partnership (NEP), hosted a day of discussion to explore the relationship between public participation, community cohesion and empowerment. The workshop formed part of a study that sought to build a greater understanding and promotion of the relationship between local-level public participation, community cohesion and empowerment. The aim of the project was twofold: -To examine the claim that public participation leads to more empowered and cohesive communities -To produce practical guidance that will help organisations working with public participation activities generate the maximum social benefits from their work. For more information about this event or project click here or contact Karin Gavelin ____________________________________________ Participation Nation Launch Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, delivered the key note address to mark the launch of Involve's Participation Nation pamphlet. Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive Royal Society of Arts, and Shaun Bailey, Founder My Generation & Conservative Candidate for Hammersmith, gave their responses. Full account coming soon. ____________________________________________ All Talk? Nanotechnologies and public engagement 26 June 2007, Institute of Physics, London A science policy event to launch Involve's publication Democratic Technologies? and the report from Demos's Nanodialogues project. The day was attended by 120 delegates from government, academia and NGOs, as well as a number of public participants from public engagement on nanotechnology projects. Sir David King, Chief Science Advisor to the Government, gave a keynote speech and the day concluded with a discussion about 'A new social contract for For more information and a full agenda see the full pdf or contact Karin Gavelin on 020 7632 0123 ____________________________________________ Participation Nation: The Seminar Series In association with Ipsos-MORI 13 March 2007: “Better Things To Do With Our Time? A Conservative Vision of Citizenship” Oliver Letwin MP, Bill Wiggin MP, Mary Ann Sieghart (The Times) Ben Page (Ipsos-MORI) Richard Wilson (Involve) 26 April 2007: “My Space not Yours? Public Engagement and the You Tube Generation” Jackie Ashley (The Guardian), Iain Dale (18 Doughty Street), Tom Steinberg (MySociety) and Nigel Dacre (Ten Alps Digital TV) Oswin Baker (Ipsos-MORI) Richard Wilson (Involve) 1 May 2007: “Better Things To Do With Our Time? A Progressive Vision of Citizenship” Ed Miliband MP, Tim Horton (The Fabian Society) Polly Toynbee (The Guardian) Ben Page (Ipsos-MORI) Stella Creasy (Involve) 21 May 2007: “The Competition for Citizen Air Time: Is the future of British Public Engagement Political, Charitable, Social or Corporate?” John Denham MP, Polly Billington (The Today Programme) Arlo Brady (Freud Communications) Andy Martin (Cancer Research) Scott Keiller (Starbucks) Simon Atkinson (Ipsos-MORI) Stella Creasy (Involve) See the Participation Nation webpage for more information about this project. _________________________________________________ Healthy Democracy Launch 28 November 2006, St Thomas's Hospital, London The official launch of Involve’s publication, ‘Healthy Democracy: The future of involvement in health and social care’. The publication is a partnership between Involve and the new NHS Centre for Involvement; a consortium funded by the Department of Health. The book launch was held as part of the official launch of the National Centre for Involvement. The Minister of State for Health Services, Ms Rosie Winterton MP was the keynote speaker at the event. A panel debate took place which included contributions from the National Director for Patients and the Public, Harry Cayton OBE, and Meredith Vivian, Head of Patient and Public Involvement at the Department of Health. If you would like more information about this project, or to download a copy of the publication, please see the Healthy Democracy webpage or contact Edward Andersson on 020 7632 0122. _____________________________________________ Democracy Group Reception 26 September 2006, Manchester. A free fringe event at the Labour Conference, hosted by Involve in collaboration with a number of other leading organisations in the field of democratic innovation. This event was an opportunity for people and organisations with an interest in democratic renewal to meet, exchange ideas and make plans for the future. Organisers included Involve, the Hansard Society, the New Economics Foundation, Compass, the New Politics Network and Charter 88. Flyer __________________________________________________ Terms of Engagement - Nanotechnology Engagement Group (NEG) workshop 30 June 2006, Royal Society, London This one-day event explored the tensions and synergies between the needs and expectations of the different parties involved in public engagement on nanotechnologies. Speakers from the Environment Agency, the Royal Society and Demos, and scientists and members of the public who have participated in nanotechnology engagement events in the past shared their learning and experiences. The aim of this event was to improve understanding of the interface between the different parties involved in public engagement on nanotechnologies, with a view to improving future policy and practice. - access the latest thinking and pratice on participation - design participation processes for different situations - learn what methods to use when - make new contacts in the participation field - identify challenges you face and how to overcome them ___________________________________________________
12 December 2007, Royal Society of Arts, London
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