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On the Fringe @ the SNP Conference

Dear Colleague,
The Centre for Scottish Public Policy (CSPP) have yet again organised a number of interesting and thought-provoking events at next week's SNP Conference in Inverness (details below).

With guaranteed food, drink and debate can you think of a reason not to come on Friday and Saturday?

Best of all - it's free!
 
See you then,

Ross Martin
Policy Director

On the Fringe at the SNP Conference...
Inverness Suite, Ramada Inverness Hotel, Inverness
 
Click here for directions to the venue.
 
       Dragons' Den on Transport Solutions for Scotland:         Getting Scotland to Work
 
12.30-1330pm, Friday 16 October 09' 
 
Host: Ross Martin, Policy Director, Centre for Scottish Public Policy
 
 Event Partners:
 
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The Dragons:
  • Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change
  • Mike Connelly, Media & Public Affairs Manager, tie ltd
  • Scott McIntosh, Technical Director, Light Rail & Trams, Mott MacDonald
  • Councillor Grant Thoms, Glasgow City Council 

Project Presenters:  

  • Steve Gillies, Management Consultant, BT Public Sector Scotland: A Home-working Revolution that Tackles Climate Change without Leaving the House!
  • Graham Bell, Press & Policy Consultant, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce: High Speed Rail Line
  • Peter Weightman, Major Projects, Siemens plc Mobility Division: CAT 2014 - A Commonwealth Games Legacy
  • Councillor Alistair Watson, Chair, SPT - Subway Modernisation
  • Paul Tetlaw, Chair, Transform Scotland: The Business Case for Cycling

 

Keeping Juice in Yir Hoose: the Tipping Point for Scotland's Fuel Poor

1230-1330pm, Saturday 17 October 09
 
Chair: Councillor Grant Thoms, Glasgow City Council 
 
Event Partners:
 
EU Elections 2009        EU Elections 2009
 
Speakers:
  • Alex Neil MSP, Minister for Housing & Communities - Government commentary
  • Norman Kerr, Director, Energy Action Scotland - the fuel poverty issue in Scotland and how it will be affected by the climate change agenda
  • Paul Blacklock, Marketing Manager, Calor - view of one of the groups charged with collecting the funding and then dispersing it again through programmes 
  • Simon Kemp, Business Development Manager - Scotland, eaga plc - the difficulties in targeting the fuel poor and the actions eaga take in their programmes to reach people effectively.