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A Joint LARIA/LGA Seminar in London and Manchester
Local Government Association Offices, London – Wednesday 3rd September
2008 or
Manchester Cathedral Visitors Centre, Manchester – Wednesday 24th September
2008
WHAT IS IT
ABOUT?
How often it is that commissioned research doesn’t really deliver
what you had hoped and why is this. Is the contractor or us
as clients being unclear or having unrealistic expectations?
WHO IS IT
FOR?
This seminar is aimed at those who currently commission research,
or plan to in the future. It aims to help you ensure that you have the
tools to help you gain research which is timely, effective and value
for money.
Using both the perspective of Research Consultancies and the Public
Sector practitioner the conference aims to:
- Identify what makes an effective research brief / invitation to tender
- How to select the right provider for research services
- Building a long term relationship with a preferred supplier
- Managing complex large scale projects
- The legal & technical
aspects of tendering
PROGRAMME
09.30 |
Registration & Refreshments |
10.00 |
Welcome
and Introduction - Roger Sykes – Head of Studies - Audit
Commission |
10.05 |
Overview
of Commissioning – Janie Percy Smith –Training
Development Director - SRA Training |
10.45 |
Managing
Long term Relationships with Research Suppliers – The Derby
Pointer Panel – Consultation
and Engagement Manager - Christine Collingwood - Derby City Council |
11.20 |
Tea/Coffee |
11.35 |
Large
Scale Tenders & Managing Complex Projects-
Rupert Greenhalgh- Manchester Review |
12.15 |
The
challenge of National Research Projects – Robert
Rutherfoord – Principal Research Officer, CLG |
13.00 |
Lunch |
13.50 |
Interactive
Workshops – 2 running parallel –Millie
Ostlere – Research Manager - QA Research and Dawn Hands - BMG
Research |
14.50 |
Tea/coffee |
15.05 |
How
to get help in tendering and legal issues – Sarah
Henry – Head of Research and Intelligence, Manchester City
Council
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15.45 |
Panel Question Time |
16.15 |
Close |
LARIA
reserve the right to alter the programme if necessary.
Views expressed by the speakers are not necessarily those of LARIA or LGA.
BOOKING: Booking
form available here (.doc).
Bookings will only be accepted on receipt of the booking form.
COST: £140 per delegate (including lunch). £120
for Corporate Members of LARIA
VENUES: The seminar will be held at two locations on
Wednesday 3rd September 2008 at the Local Government Association Offices,
Local Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ. Also on Wednesday
24th September at the Manchester Cathedral Visitors Centre, 10 Cateaton
Street, Manchester, M3 1SQ.
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