UCU Congress 2009
14 May 2009
The annual congress of the University and College Union was held at the Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, from 27-29 May 2009. This included meetings of the higher education and further education sector conferences.
Timetable and order of business
Wednesday 27 May: Congress
09:30 - Opening business, including:
Address by Sasha Callaghan, President
Appointment of tellers
Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee
Adoption of the minutes of Congress 28-30 May 2008
10:00 - Section 1: Business of the equality committee
Fred van Leeuwen, EI
12:15 - Address by Fred van Leeuwen, general secretary,
Education International
12:30 - Lunch (from 12:30) and (13:00-14:00)
14:00 - Section 2: Business of the strategy and finance committee (to be taken in private session until the conclusion of motion 20)
17:00 - Section 3: Business of the education committee
18:00 - Close of first day of congress business
18:00 -
Thursday 28 May: FE sector conference
Further education sector conference
09:30 - Opening business, including:
Welcome
Appointment of tellers
Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee
Adoption of the minutes of the FE sector conference 29 May 2008, and special FE sector conference September 2008
09:45 - Formula for the election of national negotiators for FE in England including motion FE1
Annual Report from the National Head of FE.
10:15 - Consideration of motions
11:55 - Address by Rachel Curley, National Head of Equality
Amjad Barham, PFUUPE
12:10 -
Amjad Barham, PFUUPE [88kb] (Joint session of HE and FE delegates)
12:30 - Lunch (from 12:30) and (13:00-14:00)
14:00 - Consideration of motions (continued)
18:00 - Close of sector conference
Thursday 28 May: HE sector conference
Higher education sector conference
09:30 - Opening business, including:
Welcome
Appointment of tellers
Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee
Adoption of the minutes of the HE sector conference 29 May 2008, and special HE sector conference November 2008
10:00 - Consideration of motions (to be taken in private session until conclusion of motion 3)
12:10 -
Address by Amjad Barham, general secretary of Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE) [88kb] (Joint session of HE and FE delegates)
12:30 - Lunch (from 12:30) and (13:00-14:00)
14:00 - Consider of motions (continued)
15:00 - Address by Rachel Curley, National Head of Equality
15:15 - Consideration of motions (continued)
18:00 - Close of sector conference
Friday 29 May: Congress
09:15 - Remaining Business of the strategy and finance committee
09:45 - Section 4: Other employment related matters
10:45 - Address by Sally Hunt, UCU General Secretary
Sally speech was preceded by a short film on Colombia: Colombia - a video report to UCU Congress 2009
11:00 - Section 5: Rule changes (to be taken in private session)
12:45 - Lunch (from 12:30) and (13:00-14:00)
14:00 - Section 6: Business of the recruitment and organising committee
16:45 - Closing business, including
Election results
Introduction of new president
17:00 - Close of business
Key documents
- Third report of the Congress Business Committee (UCU180a)
- Nominations to the Congress Business Committee (UCU183)
- UCU Congress and Sector Conferences, 27 - 29 May 2009: AGENDA (second report) (UCU180)
- Minutes of Further Education Special Sector Conference held on 20 September 2008 (UCU176)
- Minutes of Further Education Sector Conference held on 29 May 2008 (UCU175)
- Minutes of UCU Congress 2008 (UCU172)
- First report of the Congress Business Committee (UCU165)
(please also see amending circular UCU165a) - Report of the National Executive Committee to UCU Congress 2009 (UCU155)
- UCU Congress 2009 registration information (UCU151)
- UCU Congress 2009 calling notice (UCU148)
Delegation entitlements
A full list of delegate entitlements per branch/LA is available here: Delegate entitlements
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