28 - 30 August
EAST MIDLANDS CONFERENCE CENTRE, UNIVERSITY PARK, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 2RJ
Welcome to the Conference and AGM 2018.
Together we will be sharing our views, ideas and experience in this year's conference "Shaping our Tomorrow". With workshops focusing on lifelong learning, managing new educational resources, finance and banking for charities, and supporting the growth and development of U3As, there will opportunity to discuss, debate and enjoy the views of colleagues across the movement. There will also be some free time to share interests such as singing, ukulele playing, walking and many other choices. Please join us for the conference and enjoy time with U3A members from across the movement.
Please come and join the discussion.
Programme
14.00: Registration
Registration in the Atrium of the East Midlands Conference Centre. Lunch is available for purchase from the Bramleys Brasserie in the adjacent Orchard Hotel for delegates who arrive earlier.
16.00: Welcome
Welcome address in the Auditorium.
- Presentation of certificates.
- Introduction of the Board of Directors.
17.00: Regional Meetings
Located throughout the Conference Centre.
18.00: Bar
Bar opens.
19.30: Dinner
Dinner in the Banqueting Suite, followed by light entertainment from the West Bridgford Choir.
from 07.00: Breakfast
Breakfast for residential delegates. Breakfast is served in the dining halls of Rutland and Cavendish, and Bramleys Brasserie.
09.00: Welcome
Welcome address in the Auditorium.
- Chairman's welcome.
- Chief Executive's Impact Report presentation.
09.30: Workshop session
Workshop session 1 (90 minutes).
11.00: Coffee
Served in the Banqueting Suite.
11.30: Workshop session
Workshop session 2 (90 minutes).
13.00: Lunch
Served in the Banqueting Suite.
14.15: Workshop session
Workshop session 3 (90 minutes).
15.45: Tea
Served in the Banqueting Suite.
16.15: Pursuits
Pursuits session (75 minutes):
- Campus Potter
- Chair Yoga
- Flash Mob Planning
- International U3A
- Neighbourhoods of the Future
- Self Publishing
- Singing for Pleasure
- Ukulele Jam
- Wollaton Park Walk
19.15: Reception
Preprandial beverage in the Atrium.
20.00: Dinner
Dinner in the Banqueting Suite, followed by a Ukulele Jam session in the bar.
from 07.00: Breakfast
Breakfast for residential delegates. Breakfast is served in the dining halls of Rutland and Cavendish, and Bramleys Brasserie.
08.30: Registration
For AGM-only delegates arriving on Thursday.
09.30: Speaker
Professor Janice L. Thompson in the Auditorium.
Professor Janice L. Thompson is a leading expert in the field of public health nutrition and exercise, and their role in preventing and treating risks for obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes across the lifespan.
10.45: Coffee
Served in the Banqueting Suite.
11.15: AGM
35th Annual General Meeting of the Third Age Trust in the Auditorium.
12.30: Lunch
Served in the Banqueting Suite.
14.00: Plenary Session: The Third Age Trust's Strategic Plan - the initial findings
Session on the Strategic Plan in the Auditorium.
The session will provide members with a summary of the initial findings and recommendations resulting from the consultation with all parts of the movement on a medium term strategic plan for the Trust.
Members will then have the opportunity to comment on the presentation.
15.30: Carriages
Conference closes.
Location
East Midlands Conference Centre
Set in the tranquil grounds of Nottingham University, the UK’s greenest campus, the EMCC offers professional conference facilities in the perfect location.
Orchard Hotel
Adjacent to the conference centre, the Orchard Hotel offers a four-star experience to guests. Student accommodation is also available.
Nottingham
Conveniently and centrally located, Nottingham is easily accessible by road, rail, air and canal. The University Park campus is a 10-minute bus ride from the city centre, and free parking is available onsite.
Accessibility
The conference centre and hotel are fully wheelchair accessible, and the halls have accessible rooms available.
In the conference centre, there are accessible loos and parking spaces, and the auditorium is equipped with a hearing aid loop.