ESVFON - Seminars

ESFVON

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TSEN - THIRD SECTOR EUROPEAN NETWORK

'Communities at the Crossroads' Conference

23RD SEPTEMBER 2002 University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC2

WHAT IS TSEN?

TSEN is the Third Sector European Network, and represents the Third Sector at national level. The TSEN 2002 conference will showcase how the voluntary & community sector has been using ESF funds, and offer insights into how changes in the administration of structural funds will affect the voluntary & community sector. We will look at European Funding, and you will have the opportunity to contribute to the mid-term review planned for 2003. The objectives of the conference are to make recommendations for the review, and look at what will happen in 2006.

WHO SHOULD COME?

Voluntary & community sector training providers
Members of regional committees
Government office staff responsible for ESF programmes
Policy makers in government offices, government departments and the European Commission
Policy makers concerned with social inclusion

WHY SHOULD YOU COME?

You will have the opportunity to see how ESF has been used across the country, with various projects being show-cased
You will hear from national and European agencies their vision for the use of structural funds following the mid-term review and post 2006
You will be able to voice your views and concerns with regard to the changes in the management and administration of structural funds in England, and discuss the impact of co-financing
You will be able to contribute to the TSEN evaluation for the mid-term review planned for 2003
You will hear about the cross-over between Employment National Action Plan and National Action Plan on Inclusion

TSEN - THIRD SECTOR EUROPEAN NETWORK

'Communities at the Crossroads' Conference

PROGRAMME

An all-day plenary session, chaired by Peter Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Geography from the University of Liverpool. The morning programme will be as follows:

The Mid-Term Review and the future use of ESF in Europe and England
10.30-11.00	Registration and coffee (+video footage of project trainees)
11.00-11.15	Peter Lloyd - introduction
11.15-11.45	Paul Vandermeren (European Commission - Employment and Social Affairs Directorate)
(There will be opportunities for questions at the end of this section and each section to follow)
11.45-12.15	Jane Evans (Department for Work and Pensions)
12.15-12.45	Ken Lambert (Department for Work and Pensions)
12.45-13.15	Patrick Highton (West Midlands Government Office)
13.15-14.15	LUNCH
14.15-15.00	Tamara Flanagan (TSEN chair) - What the Voluntary Sector has achieved Jenny Booth (LGIB) - Future of the Local Authority Supported Voluntary Sector Katherine Duffy (Leicester De Montfort University) Fintan Farrell (EAPN) - How the Structural Funds could support the inclusion agenda
15.00-15.45	Good Practice from the Voluntary Sector Laurie Moran (CEFET) Kirsten Bennett (ACRE) Rosemary Clennan (ESF North-East project provider) Jane Butcher (Women's Training Scheme)
15.45-16.00	COFFEE
16.00-17.00	Conclusions for the day- Ray Phillips (TSEN & EAPN) Paul Vandermeren (European Commission) Peter Lloyd to conclude the whole day.

There will be opportunities for questions at the end of each section.

(The organisers reserve the right to amend the programme)

TSEN - THIRD SECTOR EUROPEAN NETWORK

'Communities at the Crossroads' Conference

WHAT IS TSEN?

WHO SHOULD COME?

WHY SHOULD YOU COME?

TSEN - THIRD SECTOR EUROPEAN NETWORK

'Communities at the Crossroads' Conference

PROGRAMME

There will be opportunities for questions at the end of each section.

Please visit the displays on show in the entrance.