November 2008 National Conference
The second national conference of the AHS will take place 14 - 16 November 2008 and will be held in Leeds, hosted by Leeds Atheist Society.
Attendee information
Delegates are advised to arrive Friday evening. The conference will finish Sunday afternoon at 4pm to give you plenty of time to make it home ready for returning to study Monday morning. You need to bring the following:
- Your two committee members - your president and an elected representative (which you need to elect beforehand)
- The approval of your society in the form of them having ratified the constitution
- A short presentation on what your society has been doing since the last conference, or if you are a new society, an introduction to your society
Schedule
| Time | Event | Venue |
| Friday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Arrival and accommodation to check in | Leeds |
| 19:00 | One Life - experience one of the events we run at Leeds Atheist Society first hand. Includes dinner. | Meeting room 5, Leeds University Union |
| 21:00 | Drinks, catching up, chatting, general networking | The Terrace, Leeds University Union |
| Saturday | ||
| 10:00 | Registration | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 10:15 | Introduction by Leeds Atheist Society president Norman Ralph | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 10:45 | Speeches by national organisations attending | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 11:30 | Society presentations | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 13:00 | Lunch | Mine Bar |
| 14:00 | Dicusssion on the constitution | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 14:45 | Ratification of the constitution | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 15:00 | Break | |
| 15:15 | Election of executive officers and appointing of trustees | ARC Conference Room, Leeds University Union |
| 16:00 | Finish | |
| 16:15 | Podcasting - for those who want to be part of a special edition of the Chris Worfolk Podcast, we'll be recording a "live from the AHS conference" show | Meeting Room 3, Leeds University Union |
| 19:00 | Dinner | L'oranise |
| 21:00 | Night out - work hard play hard with drinks in The Old Bar and for those who want to go clubbing afterwards, The Wendy House | The Old Bar, Leeds University Union |
| Sunday | ||
| 11:15 | Brunch | Cuthbert Broderick, Millenium Square |
| 12:00 | Rationalist Week - a talk by Chris Worfolk on running awareness weeks | Meeting Room 2, Leeds University Union |
| 13:00 | Event planning | Meeting room 2, Leeds University Union |
| 14:30 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Leadership and society workshops | Meeting Room 2, Leeds University Union |
| 16:00 | Finish | |
Constitution
The main purpose of the conference is to ratify the constitution for the organisation. Below you can find a copy of the current working constitution.