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The events of the 7th of July devastated numerous lives and left feelings of division, isolation and mistrust amongst our communities. Society needs to learn from this tragedy and as communicators we can play an integral role in rebuilding trust and creating a better future for all.

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations is holding a one day conference in Leeds on Thursday 8 December 2005. This unmissable event will examine the issues arising from the London bombings and identify ways in which we can help promote positive communication and meaningful community relations.

The programme features a number of high profile speakers who will make a valuable contribution to the debate:

The Programme

09:30 – 10:00	Registration and coffee
10:00 – 10:05	Welcome – Richard Griffiths, Chair, CIPR Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
10:05 – 10:30	Robert Webb, Public Relations Officer, Cardiff City Council – Robert lost his sister Laura in the London bombings on 7th July 2005 - A personal experience
10:30 – 11:00	Colin Parry – Colin faced every parents nightmare when his 12 year old son Tim was killed after the IRA bombed Warrington in 1993. Colin has since made a groundbreaking Panorama programme and written a book about his experiences as well as setting up a charity The Tim Parry Jonathan Ball Trust to promote peace and reconciliation through conflict resolution learning programmes for young people.
11:00 – 11:20	Coffee break
11:20 – 11:50	Speaker to be confirmed
11:50 – 12:05	Adeem Younis is the founder of Singlemuslim.co.uk, Adeem will talk about his personal experiences of being British and Muslim
12:05 – 12:30	Darcus Howe, leading broadcaster, journalist and commentator. Darcus writes a regular column for the New Statesman and produced and presented Channel 4’s thought provoking White Tribe series which examined the essence of British-ness
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 13:50	Disaster Charity – Hero and Villan – Arman Alan Ali will relate the experience of the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund
13:50 – 14:20	Robin Campbell, Head of Media Relations, Westminster City Council Westminster City Council played a key role in both the response and recovery to the London Terrorist attacks on 7/7. Robin will be discussing The CIty of Westminster ‘London Bombings Communications Evaluation 2005’ report which examines Londoners’ perceptions about the July attacks, asks how they kept themselves informed and whether key public messages successfully reached them.
14:20 – 14:35	The Leeds Perspective – Stuart Bruce, Bruce Marshall Associates – Stuart is an elected councillor in South Leeds and understands the impact the bombings had on the local community. Stuart will discuss what local communities expect and need in terms of communications and engagement, provide examples of what happened, what worked well and what in retrospect could have been done differently
14:35 - 14:50	The Leeds Perspective – Lucy Laville, Head of Communications, Leeds Metropolitan University. Lucy and her team had to deal with the initial realisation that they had a name match for all three suspected bombers, which resulted in a huge media influx. Lucy will discuss this demanding crisis management role
14:50 – 15:10	Coffee break
15:10 – 15:30	Philip Young, Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Public Relations, University of Sunderland. Philip will discuss the ethics of inclusion
15:30 – 15:50	Andy Green, Managing Director of Green Communications and author of Creativity in PR. Andy will introduce the idea of using brand communications to help bring communities together
15:50 – 16:10	Francis Ingham, Head of Public Affairs, CIPR. Francis will discuss diversity in relation to media and communications and the CIPR Diversity Policy
16:10 – 16:15	Close

This conference will attract a wide range of communications professionals including representatives from the PR industry, local government, the emergency services and the not for profit sector. In addition we welcome attendance from diversity, equality and social cohesion specialists, policy makers and youth, community and outreach workers.

The event is being held on Thursday 8 December 2005, 10am – 4pm at the Thackray Museum, Leeds and will include lunch and refreshments. Free parking is also provided for delegates.

Delegate tickets are £70 + VAT for CIPR members, £95 + VAT for non members. Places are strictly limited therefore delegates are advised to book as soon as possible.

A percentage of profits raised from this event will be donated to the Tim Parry Jonathan Ball Trust and to families of victims of the London bombings.

For further details or to book your place please call Nicky Wake at Don’t Panic Projects Ltd on 01706 828855 or e-mail nicky@dontpanicprojects.com

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