Briefing:Co-operative Party Annual Conference 2023 From: Issy Oozerally For attention of: All Party Officers, NEC, Party Branch Secretaries, Party Council Secretaries, Regional Secretaries, Society Secretaries Published: 21st March 2023 Last updated: 23rd May 2023 Printed: 23rd December 2024 Other formats: Print Following a strategic review in November 2022 by the Co-operative Party NEC, 2023 sees the start of a new two-year rolling programme of online then in-person Annual Conferences. With in-person Regional, Scottish, Wales and North Ireland conferences taking place in the alternate years. Date The 2023 Annual Conference of the Co-operative Party will take place online-only and will be livestreamed on the Co-op Party’s website on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th September. Venue: Online-only. Do note: Parliamentary reports from Westminster, Holyrood and Cardiff Bay will take place on Zoom during the evenings of Mon 18, Tue 19 & Wed 20 September Other fringe events will take place on Zoom during the evenings of Mon 25, Tue 26 & Wed 27 Sept Conference timeline: Fri 13 Jan: Policy consultation sent to all members & PCs Fri 9 June: Deadline for submission of organisational motions to Annual Conference & policy submissions W/C 4 July: Preliminary Annual Conference agenda circulated (organisational motions, membership subscriptions & rule changes) to Secretaries Party Councils & Subscribing Societies for consultation Fri 1 Sept: deadline for responses to Rule Changes; Organisational motion amendments + nominations for Achievement Award and Conference Arrangement Committee candidates. Fri 8 Sept: Closing date for delegate registration w/c 18 Sept: Party Council delegation meet ups Mon 18 Sept: Westminister (tbc) Parliamentary report on Zoom, 6pm Tues 19 Sept: Holyrood (tbc) Parliamentary report on Zoom, 6pm Wed 20 Sept: Senedd Cymru (tbc) report on Zoom 6pm Sat 23 Sept: Online-only Annual Conference Day 1, 10am-4pm Sun 24 Sept: Online-only Annual Conference Day 2, 10 am-4pm Mon 25 Sept Networks Report on Zoom, 6-7pm: Networks Report on Zoom, 7-8pm: Tues 26 Sept: Networks Report Zoom, 6-7pm: Networks Report on Zoom, 7-8pm: Wed 27 Sept: Networks Report on Zoom, 6-7pm: If you have any questions about the Annual Conference, please contact Issy Oozeerally, Events Officer at events@party.coop. ContentsDateVenue:Conference timeline: Action Points Hold a meetingDiscuss your submissions to the Housing policy consultation (More) Add Annual Conference as an agenda item in your next meeting.Identify if any potential organisational motions must be submitted ; Identify a candidate for 2024's Conference Arrangements CommitteeNominate someone to stand as a candidate in the election to next year's Conference Arrangements Committee (More) Nominate someone for an Achievement AwardIdentify co-operators who should get a Recognition of Achievement Award. Please take into account the diverse nature of our Party when making your nomination. (More) For more information Issy Oozeerally, Events Officer Issy Oozeerally