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Dear colleague,
Welcome to this month's events bulletin.
As part of the 'LGA’s Civility in Public Life Programme' we are hosting two virtual events. the first on 'Personal safety for newly-elected councillors' on Wednesday 10 July. This virtual event has been specially devised for newly or recently-elected councillors who are keen to improve their awareness of personal safety. Built around the role of the elected member, the session is full of practical advice and guidance. Included within the webinar is advice on surgeries, canvassing, home visits and managing unexpected doorstep visitors.
The second virtual event we are running is the 'Handling online abuse and intimidation for newly-elected councillors' on Tuesday 23 July. Many councillors say that they are reporting unprecedented levels of abuse and threats on social media and are keen to learn strategies on how to manage posts which are potentially defamatory, inappropriate or threatening. This practical programme will provide attendees with an awareness of the steps that can be taken to manage trolls and cyber-bullies, including a gentle introduction to the legal framework around social media posts. There will be guidance on how to be safe online generally, as well as tips on how to create a positive online presence.
We also hope you can join us at the 'Sustainability masterclass – informing and upskilling local leaders' on Tuesday 16 July. This virtual event will explore the opportunities to increase the climate change and wider environmental sustainability knowledge and skills of local leaders, by showcasing training the LGA has been delivering, hearing from delegates who have benefited from the courses, sharing new LGA resources now available to all councils, and making the case for cascading training locally.
Please find below details of our other forthcoming events.
The LGA Events Team
Upcoming events
July 2024
Personal safety for councillors
10 July 2024 | Virtual event
What about the numbers? Understand them and use storytelling to get your messages across
11 July 2024 | Virtual event
‘Right care, right person’ in practice: one year on
11 July 2024 | Virtual event
Sustainability masterclass – informing and upskilling local leaders
16 July 2024 | Virtual event
LGA National new councillors welcome event
16 July 2024 | Virtual event
Empowering healthy places: utilising the powers and practices of councils in developing healthy neighbourhoods
18 July 2024 | Virtual event
Handling online abuse and intimidation for newly-elected councillors
23 July 2024 | Virtual event
New regulatory regimes: A discussion with the Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing
25 July 2024 | Virtual event
September 2024
North-West hitting the ground running event for new councillors
5 September 2024 | Manchester
Firefighters' Pension Scheme - Local Pension Board Training
18 September 2024 | London
Firefighters’ Pensions AGM and reception
18 September 2024 | London
Firefighters’ Pensions Annual Conference
18 September 2024 | London
Finance without numbers – An introduction to local government finance
19 September 2024 | Virtual event
October 2024
Schools’ workforce policy and employment law conference
15 October 2024 | London
Finance without numbers – An introduction to local government finance - (evening session)
15 October 2024 | Virtual event
LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition
22 - 24 October 2024 | Harrogate Convention Centre
Sponsorship
Sponsorship opportunities are available for all our events – please contact events@local.gov.uk
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