PROGRAMME
Venue: Lakeview Room, University of Essex
DAY 1: MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
10.15am – 10.45am
Registration & Refreshments
10.45am – 11.05am
Introduction: Framing the Mezzolevel as an Organisational Principle: Theory and Practice
Tony Sampson (EBS, GERG) and Giles Tofield (CERG)
11.05am – 11.30am (NEW 15-MINUTE SESSION)
Current State: Net Zero & Community Energy: Chaired by Vicky Reed (UDC) and Tom Day (ECC)
11.30am – 1.30pm
Workshop 1: Vision, Structure and the Roadmap to Standalone Organisation
Facilitated by Giles Tofield (CERG)
Vision Beyond UDC Seed Funding: Toward Wider Empowerment
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Light Lunch
2.30pm – 4.30pm
Workshop 2: Turning Collective Imaginations into a Deliverable, Fundable Plan
Facilitated by Giles Tofield (CERG)
4.30pm
Closing Remarks
7pm-9.30pm: Lakeview Room
Imaginarium Film Screening, Panel Discussion & Reception – with Vicky Reed, Lu Camish, Ben C Mills, Tony Sampson (chair).
DAY 2: TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER
10.00am
Refreshments
10.30am – 12.30pm
Workshop 3: Biodiversity, LNRS Delivery and Monitoring
Facilitated by Professor Tom Cameron (UoE, Life Sciences) and Elias Watson (Essex County Council)
12.30pm – 1.30pm
Light Lunch
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Workshop 4: Mezzo Partnerships, Engagement and Stakeholder Strategy
Facilitated by Tony Sampson and Giles Tofield
Broadening SU’s reach and building long-term relationships
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Round-up. Actions & Close: Facilitated by Vicky Reed, Giles Tofield and Tony Sampson Agreeing 6-month plan for SU and framing the UDC/CERG/EBS report on scaling up SU.