Conference 2012

Conference 2009
12 April 2010

Conference 2009 was held at Nottingham University on 12 and 13 September 2009.

Photos of Conference

We've put together some photos of Conference 2009 to give you a flavour of the event.

Open Space

You can read the write-up and watch the film of the Open Space discussion on the future of activism for Friends of the Earth.

Motions

This year, 8 Motions were debated at Conference. The results of the debate were as follows:

Motion 1 - National Transport Campaign: Passed
Motion 2 - Biofuels: Passed
Motion 3 - Government Climate Change Campaign: Passed
Motion 4 - Population: Passed
Motion 5 - Local Group Information and Support: Passed
Motion 6 - Strategic Plan and Organisational Direction: Passed
Motion 7 - Geo-engineering: Passed
Motion 8 - International Carbon Emissions Trading: Passed

Earthmovers

See the results of the 2009 Earthmover Awards, presented at Conference.

Conference workshops

The workshop outlines and handouts are now available online.

Board elections

The new Board members elected at Conference 2009 were:

Cymru: Michael Hughes (Llangollen & District)
Northern Ireland: Bonnie Horsman (Bambridge & Mourne)
London: Jess Gold (Camden)
South West: Jeremy Birch (Bristol)

conference delegates sit in the marquee deciding on the Open Space agenda

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