... the prospect of the Regional Conference draws ever closer. Luckily, the Regional Conference Committee, chaired by the ever patient Alison Sanderson, is on the case, drawing up the agenda, organising guest speakers, stewarding, session chairs and all of the other minutiae that tend to go unnoticed unless they aren't actually done.
Alison also tolerates my presence and so, in return, I've offered to chair a session and look generally useful (this normally consists of wandering around looking worried but not actually doing very much). And so, if all goes according to schedule, I should be chairing the report back sessions from the MPs, MEP and Assembly Members. It's quite clever really, as I get to be prominent yet invisible at the same time (the attention will be on the elected ones, I presume).
Of course, the most important element of the Autumn Conference is that it also doubles as our Annual General Meeting and thus is the opportunity for Regional Conference delegates to decide whether or not to give those of us running again another chance to steer the Regional Party through the choppy seas of administration. Which in turn means more manifestos to write, should I choose to run for re-election...
So, for those of you eligible to come, mark Saturday, 18th November in your diary, and let us know that you're coming in advance (for registration details call the Regional Party office), and don't miss, amongst other things, an excellent fish and chip lunch. Oh yes, there'll be debates, a guest speaker, training sessions, a report back from the Regional Executive (and that'll be thrill a minute, I'm sure), plus a guest appearance from our illustrious Party President, Simon Hughes MP and a cast of hundreds. I'm not expecting a chorus line or a murder mystery, but you never know...
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