Regional Conference
Saturday 2 November 2024
St Paul's Church, Blandford Road, St Albans AL1 4JP
Join MPs (now seven of them in the East of England!), council leaders, councillors and other members for celebration, discussion, debate, training, election preparation and networking.
Doors open at 9.30am. The agenda will include (subject to final changes):
Morning (from 10am)
- Welcome
- Officer reports
- Parliamentary reports
- Policy discussion
- 2024 review and 2025 forward look
- Training sessions
Afternoon (from 2pm)
- Guest speaker
- Policy presentation and discussion
- Young Liberals session
- Daisy Cooper MP
- Training sessions
Tea, coffee and a light lunch are included in your registration.
Conference closes at 4pm
Training sessions
- Beating the Conservatives now Labour are in Government
- Tackling Greens and Independents next May
- Taking the fight to Labour now they are in Government
- Fundraising to win
- Councillors and time management
- Diversity training
- Grow the team
- Tech tools overview
Download the full training programme (PDF)
Lunchtime fringe
- Fighting Labour, what can we do to win in Labour areas (Liberal Reform)
- Friends of Hong Kong
Ask an expert
One-to-one time to discuss matters with party experts including:
- Richard Cole (ALDC) – Councils, council groups and campaigning
- Nicole Turner (HQ) – Diverse candidates, members and communities
- Mary Regnier-Wilson (HQ) – Tech tools: Connect, Lighthouse, websites, email
- Regional officers and staff
Stalls and displays
Find out more about organisations associated with the Liberal Democrats
- Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners (ALDC)
- Liberal Democrat Friends of Hong Kong
- Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine
- Liberal Reform
- Social Liberal Forum