The Learning Together Cheshire and Warrington (LTCW) Conference 2009 was a success with 35 delegates from a wide range of organisations taking part to look at how the recession is beginnig to affect the sub region.

Delegates came from a range of member organisations providing a good mix for networking.

About the conference.
The potential impact of the current economic crisis on the third sector is considerable. Demand for its services is increasing and predicted to grow. What exactly these effects will be or what impact they will have on the third sector are not fully understood.

It is important to develop a better understanding of the potential impact of the recession on the third sector in general, but more specifically on the capability of organisations to meet those demands. This event focused on how to survive the recession, providing solutions to current and emerging problems.

Aims of the Conference:

• To ensure the effects and impact of the recession are understood
• To ensure management, performance and financial controls are robust
• To ensure staff are skilled, motivated and focused on performance delivery To ensure the sector is able to develop Local Recession Action Plans

The day included presentations and small workshop discussions focussing on the effects that the economic down turn was having on the Cheshire and Warrington Sub Region and the Third Sector.

Details of the Conference programme and workshops are available from this link

Presentations at the Conference .

Below are links to the various presentations that were made at the conference, either at the Plenary Session or at particular workshops

Keynote speaker
David Horstead - Cheshire and Warrington Economic Alliance
The impact of the recession on the Cheshire and Warrington Sub Region
Presentation available from this link

Morning Workshop sessions

• Workshop 1A
  Managing people in the recession
  Damian Warburton - ACAS
  This was an interactive workshop with no presentation available for download.
• Workshop 1B
  Staying in control
  Jan Mellor (Directory of Social Change)
  Presentation available from this link

Afternoon Workshop sessions

Further information available from simon@learning-together.co.uk

Page last updated 09.06.09