SALSC - SALSC National Seminar - Previous Seminars

1500 hours	Registration of Delegates

1500 hours	National Exhibition Opens

1630 hours	Open Forum for Local Authority Members and Officers : Skills Active Moving Forward Leaders : John Zimny, CoSLA and Pam Scott, Skills Active Venue : Shuna Suite

1630 hours	Open Forum for SALSC Members : “The SALSC Review and Policy Plan 2007-2010” Venue : Barra and Jura Suites Chairman : Joy O’Brien, Chairman of SALSC View Presentation

1920 hours	Official opening of the National Exhibition by Stewart Harris, Chief Executive of sportscotland

1930 hours	Pre-Dinner Reception Hosted by sportscotland and the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in the Exhibition

2000 hours	Dinner and Disco with Exhibitors Venue : Islands Suite

Saturday 3rd February

0830 hours	Registration of Delegates

0900 hours	Exhibition

0930 hours	Welcome to the National Seminar Chairman Joy O’Brien, Chairman of SALSC and Alan Jones, Exhibition Organiser followed by Formal Opening : Jack McConnell, MSP., First Minister of the Scottish Parliament has been invited to perform the Opening Ceremony . Venue : Argyle Suite

0945 hours	The Scottish Parliamentary Political Forum The Forum will feature spokespersons for Sport of:- Labour : Frank McAveety MSP., Liberal Democrats : Robert Brown, MSP., Conservatives : Jamie McGregor, MSP., and Scottish National Party : Stewart Maxwell, MSP., speaking on their plans for Sport in the next Parliament. The Forum will be Chaired by Doug. Gillon of “The Herald” Venue : Argyle Suite

1100 hours	Exhibition

1140 hours	Plenary Session 1 : “Sport - The Heart of your Community ” Perspectives from a Local Authority, a National Governing Body and a local Sports Council. Steve Grimmond, Head of Community Services, Fife Council, Ewen Cameron, Scottish Athletics, and Iain Cameron, Sports Council for Glasgow Chairman : Bob Ellis, Vice Chairman of SALSC Venue : Argyle Suite

1230 hours	Plenary Session 2 : The Commonwealth Games 2014 : The Glasgow/Scotland Bid A Presentation by Derek Casey, Bid Director Chairman : Joy O’Brien, Chairman of SALSC Venue : Argyle Suite

1300 hours	Lunch in the Restaurant

1300 hours	Exhibition

1415 hours	Workshop Session No. 1

	Workshop 1 : Working with Child Protection : Practical Examples The Scottish Youth Football Association Experience. Leader : David Little, General Secretary of the SYFA Chairman : Angus McConnell, Hon. Vice President of SALSC Venue : Staffa Suite

	Workshop 2 : Disability Sport : New Initiatives by the SFA Leader : Stuart Sharp, SFA National Development Officer Chairman : George Ferguson, Hon. Treasurer of SALSC Venue : Shuna Suite

	Workshop 3 : “Let’s Develop the Dream Sports Council” : A Workshop by Alan Hoseason and Millar Stoddart Chairman : Ernie Turpie, Past Chairman of SALSC Venue : Jura Suite

	Workshop 4 : Active Schools : Working Together Leaders : Graham Jarvis and Kim Paterson, The Moray Council Chairman : Ronnie Sim, Member of the SALSC Executive Venue : Boardroom

	Workshop 5 : Club Accreditation in Operation : Aberdeenshire stepping Forward Leader : Fraser Govan, Aberdeenshire Council, Chairman : Jim Conn, Member of the SALSC Executive Venue : Barra Suite

1515 hours	Exhibition

1550 hours	Workshop Session 2

	Workshop 1 : Local Sports Forums - The Angus Experience Leader : Alistair Wilson & Colin Knight Chairman : Margaret Paterson, Member of the SALSC Executive Venue : Staffa Suite

	Workshop 2 : The UK Coaching Certificate : Moving Forward Leader : Andy Tennant, Director of Coaching, Scottish Cricket Chairman : Billy Bell, sportscotland Venue : Boardroom

	Workshop 3 : Sports Councils : On the move with International Projects Leaders : Millar Stoddart, Chairman of SALSC’s International Group and Executive and Ian Lynchahon, Chairman of SALSC’s Members’ Group Chairman : Albert Paterson, Member of the SALSC Executive Venue : Shuna Suite

	Workshop 4 : Developing our youngsters of Potential : Sports Councils working with the National Centre, Largs Leaders : Colin McKendrick, South Lanarkshire Sports Councils and John Kent, Principal of Inverclyde National Sports Centre Chairman : David Strachan, Member of the SALSC Executive Venue : Jura Suite

	Workshop 5 : Fund-raising for All : New Opportunities Leader : Brian Hewitt of Brian Hewitt Associates and founder of ib-long ltd., will highlight and discuss the latest opportunities for all Chairman : Michael Robson, Member of the SALSC Executive Venue : Barra Suite

1650 hours	THE SALSC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Chairman : Joy O’ Brien, Chairman of SALSC Venue : Argyll Suite

1650 hours	Exhibition

1915 hours	Welcome to Glasgow and Pre-Dinner Reception hosted by Lord Provost Liz. Cameron, City of Glasgow Council in the Exhibition.

2000 hours	ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ASSOCIATION Guest Speaker : Watt Nicoll Venuen : Argyll Suite

Sunday 4th February

0900 hours	Registration of Delegates.

1000 hours	Plenary Session 3 : The Scottish Executive’s : Sport21 Review. Speaker : Francesca Osowska, Head of Sport at The Scottish Executive Chairman Bob Ellis, Vice Chairman of SALSC Venue: Venue : Argyle Suite

1100 hours	Coffee

1120 hours	The RCCC- SALSC FunSpiel 2007 A presentation by Gordon Kennedy of RCCC on the new Joint initiative with SALSC Chairman : Gordon Henderson, Chairman of SALSC’s Events Committee Venue : Venue : Argyle Suite

1140 hours	THE THOMSON INTERVIEW Hon. Vice President Ian Thomson and guests from the sporting world Venue : Argyle Suite

1300 hours	Chairman Joy’s Farewell and thereafter Lunch in Restuarant