Tuesday 16 March: | Stand open from 8:30am |
11:15-11:55 | Mike Foulis, Director for Housing and Regeneration Mike leads the Scottish Government's Housing and Regeneration Directorate. The directorate supports the Scottish Government's Purpose by working with partners to ensure the right quality, quantity and types of housing and places for people to live, work and flourish. |
13:00-14:15 | Laura Gilbert, Tenant Priorities team, Social Housing Division Laura is part of the team working on the charter elements of the Housing (Scotland) Bill. The Bill aims to safeguard social housing for future generations by reforming the Right to Buy and to improve value for tenants and taxpayers by modernising social housing regulation. The Bill will also improve regulation of private sector landlords and arrangements for tackling disrepair in the private sector. Murdo McPherson, Centre for Housing Market Analysis, Communities Analytical Services Division The CHMA provides support and advice to local authorities and other key stakeholders to aid strategic planning of housing in Scotland. |
15:20-16:00 | Ann Marie Stanley, Tenant Priorities team, Social Housing Division The Tenant Priorities team works to ensure that the tenant's voice is at the heart of policy making by providing support to the nine registered tenant organisation regional networks. Paul Ballantyne, Scottish Centre for Regeneration, Regeneration Division The SCR works with partners to identify, share and help people implement good practice and innovation through learning networks. |
17:00 | Conference Closes |
| 18:00 | Close of Exhibition |
Wednesday 17 March | Stand open from 8:30am |
09:00-09:30 | Paul Ballantyne, Scottish Centre for Regeneration, Regeneration Division The SCR works with partners to identify, share and help people implement good practice and innovation through learning networks. |
10:35-11:15 | Michael Boal, Tenant Priorities team, Social Housing Division The Tenant Priorities team works to ensure that the tenant's voice is at the heart of policy making by providing support to the nine registered tenant organisation regional networks. |
12:45-14:00 | Anne Cook, Tenant Priorities team, Social Housing Division |
15:05-15:50 | Charles Brown, Centre for Housing Market Analysis, Communities Analytical Services Division The CHMA provides support and advice to local authorities and other key stakeholders to aid strategic planning of housing in Scotland. Anne Cook, Tenant Priorities team, Social Housing Division Paul Ballantyne, Scottish Centre for Regeneration, Regeneration Division The SCR works with partners to identify, share and help people implement good practice and innovation through learning networks. |
17:00 | Close of conference |
Thursday 18 March | Stand open from 8:30am |
09:00-09:30 | Joanna Shedden, Homelessness Team, Housing Access and Support Division The Scottish Government is putting in place policies and legislation to prevent and alleviate homelessness and ensure that every homeless person gets help according to their needs, with the aim that, by 2012, every unintentionally homeless person will be entitled to settled accommodation. |
11:00-11:40 | Mike Foulis, Director of Housing and Regeneration Mike is the Director of the Scottish Government's Housing and Regeneration Directorate. The directorate supports the Scottish Government's Purpose by working with partners to ensure the right quality, quantity and types of housing and places for people to live, work and flourish. Paul Ballantyne, Scottish Centre for Regeneration The SCR works with partners to identify, share and help people implement good practice and innovation through learning networks. Joanna Shedden, Homelessness Team, Housing Access and Support Division (to 11:30) |
12:45-14:00 | Joanna Shedden, Homelessness Team, Housing Access and Support Division Susan McLellan, Tenant Priorities Team, Social Housing Division The Tenant Priorities team works to ensure that the tenant's voice is at the heart of policy making by providing support to the nine registered tenant organisation regional networks. Paul Ballantyne, Scottish Centre for Regeneration |
15:05-15:30 | Rachel Gwyon, Deputy Director, Housing Markets and Supply The Housing Markets and Supply Division is responsible for the Scottish Government's policies to improve the housing market, increase the supply of housing and land for housing and improve standards in both the private rented sector and in the condition, quality and energy efficiency of private sector housing. Joanna Shedden, Homelessness Team |
| 15:30 | Stand closes |
16:45 | Close of conference |