27th September, 2000 - PCG Conference Oct
28th
The PCG is holding its first annual conference, dinner and
agm in Birmingham on Saturday, October 28, 2000. It is hoped
that many members will attend and participate in the day's events.
There will also be opportunities to put faces to the user-names
and we will devote one session to allow members to present their
own business ideas.
Management guru and television's business 'Troubleshooter'
Sir John Harvey-Jones will present the keynote address in the
afternoon and there will be an Opposition political speaker
at the evening dinner.
This is a new venture for PCG and the success of the conference
and agm will depend largely on whether the membership wants
this to develop this 'real-life' event. A booking form is available
on the conference website and we would be grateful if you could
return it to us as soon as possible so we can gauge membership
interest.
Programme: (subject to amendment)
10.15 Registration and Coffee (continues throughout morning)
10.45 AGM - Accounts and directors will give short reports
on their areas of responsibility.
12.00 Chairman's Introduction
12.10 Plenary 1 - Living with IR35 (Panel) Expert panel including
the judicial review solicitor Tony Askham from Bond Pearce;
accountant Kevin Miller; PCG directors Neil Wilson and David
Ramsden.
13.00 Lunch & Leads - Business development opportunities -
there will be facilities for members to discuss any of their
own business proposals with other members during the lunch break.
14.30 Plenary 2 - Business development (Andy White, founding
Chairman of PCG).
15.10 Workshops - A, B or C
- Law and the Internet (Mark Lomas, Bevan Ashford)
- Linux & open source (Mark Baker, Red Hat)
- Building A Working Party - The Aberdeen Experience. (Colin
Mitchell/Yishu Nanda)
16.10 Coffee
16.30 Plenary 3 - Sir John Harvey Jones (ends 18.00)
(Bar open...)
19.30 Dinner (lounge suit preferred) and speaker
Venue: Birmingham Grand Moat House Hotel, Colmore Row,
Birmingham B3 2DA.
Telephone: 0121 607 9988. Fax: 0121 233 1465 Cost:
Cost for the conference only �75 + �13.12 VAT (�88.12)
Cost for dinner only (and additional dinner guests) �40 + �7
VAT (�47)
The total cost for the conference and dinner will be �115 +
�20.12 VAT (�135.12)
There is no charge for members attending the AGM
Booking: Please complete the on-line booking
form and return it to
PCG (Conference), Building 2, Shamrock Quay, Southampton
SO14 5QL.
Cheques should be made payable to the Professional Contractors
Group
Please write your user name on the back.
Accommodation: Delegates wishing to stay overnight will
be responsible for their own accommodation. However, the PCG
has negotiated a discounted delegate rate at the conference
hotel of �44 for bed and breakfast (against a rack-rate of �120)
Queries: Any queries should be addressed to [email protected]
Susie Hughes (Head of Executive Services)
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