UCU Congress 2011

This will include meetings of the Higher Education and Further Education Sector Conferences. Sector conference meetings will take place on Saturday 28 May.

• Timetable
• Key documents

Timetable

Saturday 28 May 2011

HE sector conference

9:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of HE sector conference 31 May 2010 and HE special sector conference 25 November 2010 - see documents

Report from Michael MacNeil, national head of higher education

10:00-12:30 Debate of motions

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00 Timed business: motions HE32-HE35, on USS dispute, to be taken in private session

Debate of motions to continue in open session

18:00 Close of business

Note: Helen Carr, national head of equality, will address the conference, time to be confirmed.

FE sector conference

9:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of FE sector conference 31 May 2010 and FE special sector conference 2 October 2010 - see documents

Report from Barry Lovejoy, national head of further education

10:00-12:30 Debate of motions

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00 Debate of motions (continued)

18:00 Close of business

Note: Helen Carr, national head of equality, will address the conference, time to be confirmed.

MAIN UCU CONGRESS, HARROGATE

Sunday 29 May 2011

09:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Alan Whitaker, Congress 2011 Address by Alan Whitaker, President

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of Congress 30 May - 1 June 2010 - see documents

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt 10:00-12:30 Section 1: Recruitment, organising and campaigning

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-15:45 Section 2: Employment-related

15:45-16:00 Address by Sally Hunt, General Secretary

16:00-18:00 Section 3: Business of the Strategy and finance committee to be taken in open session (motions 29-39)

18:00 Close of first day of Congress business

Monday 30 May 2011

09:30-10:30 Section 4: Education

John McDonnell, MP 10:30-10:45 Address by John McDonnell, MP

10:45-11:45 Private session Section 5: Business of the strategy and finance committee to be taken in private session (motions 45-52)

11:45-12:30 Private session Section 6: Rule changes

12:30-14:00 Lunch (from 12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-14:45 Private session Section 6 (continued): Rule changes

14:45-16.45 Equality

16:45-17:00 Closing business, including

Election results

Introduction of new president

17:00 Close of Congress 2011

Key documents

• UCU354 - Distinguished service awards to be presented at Congress 2011
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• UCU353 - Results of Congress Timing Survey
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• UCU352 - UCU Congress and Sector Conferences 2011: AGENDA (Second report of the Congress Business Committee)
  UCU352.html | UCU352.rtf

• UCU351 - Minutes of special Higher Education Sector Conference held on 25 November 2010
  UCU351.html | UCU351.rtf
• UCU349 - Lesson observation policy - FE sector conference motion
  UCU349.html | UCU349.rtf
• UCU348 - Minutes of special Further Education Sector Conference held on 2 October 2010
  UCU348.html | UCU348.rtf
• UCU347 - Minutes of Further Education Sector Conference held on 31 May 2010
  UCU347.html | UCU347.rtf
• UCU345 - Minutes of Higher Education Sector Conference held on 31 May 2010
  UCU345.html | UCU345.rtf
• UCU344 - Call for nominations for HE negotiators
  UCU344.html | UCU344.rtf
• UCU343 - Call for nominations for FE negotiators
  UCU343.html | UCU343.rtf
• UCU342 - Minutes of UCU Congress 2010
  UCU342.html | UCU342.rtf
• UCU337 - First report of the Congress Business Committee
  UCU337.html | UCU337.rtf
• UCU334 - Proposed Budget 2011/12
  UCU334.html | UCU334.rtf
• UCU333 - Financial statements for period ending 31 August 2010
  UCU333.html | UCU333.rtf
• UCU331 - National Executive Committee report to UCU Congress 2011
  UCU331.html | UCU331.rtf
• UCU315 - UCU Distinguished service awards
  UCU315.html | UCU315.rtf
• UCU313 - UCU Congress, 28-30 May 2011: Registration and arrangements
  UCU313.html | UCU313.rtf
• UCU314 - UCU Congress 2011: calling notice
  UCU314.html | UCU314.rtf
• UCU rules 2010-11 [208kb]
  UCU rules 2010-11 [269kb]