REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Action for M.E.'s 2016 conference will ask how we can we collaborate more effectively to better meet the needs of people with
M.E. at a local, national and international level. It will be followed by our Annual General Meeting.
Anyone affected by or with an interest in M.E. is welcome, including carers, health and social care professionals, researchers
and policy-makers.
The programme will focus on the importance of collaboration, using our new five-year strategy as a springboard for presentations
and discussions. Throughout the day, we will aim to identify barriers to effective collaboration, how these barriers can be addressed
and key actions for us to take forward.
The venue is fully accessible with plenty of space in the auditorium to lie down for those who need to. A quiet room is
provided, along with tea and coffee during the breaks, and a hot buffet lunch.
Registration is free and we look forward to seeing you on the day.
TAKING PART FROM HOME
For those who aren’t able to attend, we are intending to livestream the event so you can watch from home – please see Action for M.E.’s website for updates on this.
PROGRAMME
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10.00
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Welcome and housekeeping
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Alan Cook, Chair of the Board of Trustee, Action for M.E.
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10.10
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IMPROVE INSPIRE and INVEST
Our five-year strategy for change
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Sonya Chowdhury, Chief Executive, Action for M.E.
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Working locally
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10.40
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IMPROVE
Our SEE M.E. project
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Tom Owen, Director of Services and Development
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11.00
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INSPIRE and INVEST
M.E. matters now in Wales
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Clare Ogden, Head of Communications and Policy, Action for M.E. and Christalla Bailey, M.E. Support in Glamorgan
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11.20
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Break
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Working nationally
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11.40
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INVEST
New technologies for M.E. research
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Dr Warwick Dunn, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham
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12.20
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INSPIRE
Collaborating for change
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Katie McMahon, Policy Officer, Action for M.E.
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12.30
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IMPROVE
Mentor M.E. peer-mentoring project in Scotland
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Katrina Allen, Project Co-ordinator Scotland, Action for M.E.
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12.40
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IMPROVE
Supporting people with MS and M.E.
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Bernard Elwen, Honorary Secretary, MS National Therapy Centre
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Working internationally
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12.50
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IMPROVE INSPIRE and INVEST
Our global movement
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Sonya Chowdhury
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13.00
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Lunch
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14.00
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Roundtable discussions facilitated by staff and Trustees
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This will include an online discussion, with topics to focus on ideas and issues highlighted during the presentations
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15.15
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Break
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15.30
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Action for M.E. Annual General Meeting
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Agenda
- Apologies for absence
- Welcome to the Annual General Meeting by the Chair
- Minutes of last meeting
- Proposal for the appointment of Jonah Grunsell, Susan Hardy and Gordon Berry as members and Trustees of the Charity subject to the result of the postal ballot to be put to the meeting individually
- Treasurer’s report for 2015-6
- Questions on the Treasurer’s report for 2015-16 and on the Trustee Report and Accounts of the Charity to 31 March 2016
- Approval of the re-appointment of BDO LLP as auditor of the Charity and authorisation of the board of trustees of the Charity to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
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16.20
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Ends
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