Women members' annual conference

Friday 26 November 2010

The annual women members' conference will be held on Friday 26 November 2010 from 10.00-4.30 at UCU head office, Carlow Street, London NW1 7LH. The conference is open to all UCU women members and is free of charge (reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed). The theme of the conference is "Women united in action and education" and our keynote speaker is Frances O'Grady, Deputy General Secretary of the TUC. There will be a number of workshops, including:

Work-life balance and flexible working from women's perspective
Equality Act: how to use the new legislation effectively at work
Feminism in the curriculum
Women and activism: success stories
Young women and feminism: new ways of organising

We will also be voting on motions from branches and electing members to the national women's committee. The conference is a great opportunity to meet other women members and have a say in shaping union policy around gender issues.

For more information about the content of the conference, please contact Charlotte Nielsen.

Registration

You can register at https://asp.artegis.com/servlet/asm/Login using this login and password (both are case sensitive)
Login: UCUEQUALITY
Password: WMC2010

Registration forms can also be requested from Sue Moss
Registration closes on 12 November.

Motions

Branches/local associations are invited to submit up to three appropriate motions. Motions must have been approved either by a quorate general meeting, or by properly constituted meeting of the relevant groups of Black, Disabled, LGBT or Women members, or by a quorate branch committee meeting. The secretary of the branch/local association will be asked to confirm that motions submitted have received such approval. The deadline for the submission of motions is 5pm on Friday 5 November.
(.doc) file type icon Motion form (.doc) [1.2Mb]

Nominations

Each branch/local association can submit one nomination for membership of each of the standing committees. At the time of nomination, candidates will confirm that they belong to and are willing to represent their relevant equality group. The deadline for receipt of nominations is 5pm on Friday 12 November. Nominations must have been approved either by a quorate branch meeting, or by a properly constituted meeting of members from the relevant constituent group, or by a quorate branch committee meeting. The secretary of the branch/local association will confirm that nominations submitted have received such approval.
(.doc) file type icon Nomination form (.doc) [1.1Mb]

Email us if you would like to join UCU's network for women members.