Events calendar

Conference 2012

Book now to come to our most inspiring activist event of the year. 14-16 September at Imperial College, London.

This year's event will be bigger and better than ever. We've got loads of inspiring speakers lined up, including:

Caroline Lucas, Britain's first Green MP
Rob Newman, environmentally conscious comedian
Liz Jensen, author of 'The Rapture'
Satish Kumar, Resurgence editor
Polly Higgins, campaigning lawyer
Neal Lawson, Compass chair

We're also planning lots of creative workshops with the experts like:

Stunt and prop design with New Internationalist cartoonist Polyp
Social media campaigning with no 1 green blogger Peter McColl
Film making for social change
Photography to see things differently

Up until 22 June, you can also tell us what workshops and training sessions you'd like. Submit your ideas here.

We'll be working together on the next steps of our Bee Cause and Clean British Energy campaigns. And we'll also get ready to launch our new campaign for greener products.

As well as the usual much-loved socials - this year a ceilidh and Secret Garden Party DJs - we're planning a few different things:

storytelling workshop
renewable energy demonstration
visit to the Natural History Museum
biodiversity walk.

A weekend ticket with free food is £30. Onsite accommodation will cost extra. Day tickets are also available for the Saturday at just £10. The weekend ticket is geared towards local group members, but the Saturday is specially designed to be open to all, so day tickets are available too.

Onsite accommodation is available from £80 for the two nights if you're happy to share a twin room, £86.40 for two nights in a standard single, or £100 for a single en-suite. (Call (0207) 594 9507 or (0207) 594 9511 to arrange, opening times Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

There are a small number of subsidies available to help with travel costs. Subsidy forms will be available from 1 June.

Want to find out what Conference is like?

Watch this short film to discover why Conference is such a highlight...

Conference for me is an explosion of concentrated energy that takes me through the year - giving me the inspiration, support and knowledge to do something meaningful. The world turns the right way up when I come to Conference.

Conference delegate, 2010