Co-operative Party Annual Conference 2019

Event Summary

• Date 11/10/19 - 13/10/19
• Location Hilton Glasgow Central hotel, Cambridge Street, Glasgow, G2 3HN

About the event

This October, the Co-operative Party will return to Glasgow for the first time since 1995 to hold its Annual Party Conference at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central Hotel on 11-13 October.  Co-operation and Glasgow have always been synonymous. From the foundation of the co-operative movement in Robert Owen’s pivotal New Lanark and the establishment of the original Fenwick Weavers in 1769 to the present day.

We will be having a Fringe Event on Saturday 12 October: “Investing to Save: How Cooperative Councils are tackling austerity”.

Registration for delegates is now open.  If you would like to attend as a delegate, do contact your regional party council representative or email us at [email protected]

Friday 11 October:

• Conference Registration
• Delegation meet ups (from 4pm)
• Welcome Reception (evening only)
• Youth network social

Saturday 12 October:

• Conference Registration
• Conference Day 1
• LGBT+ network social
• Conference Party (NB: doesn’t include dinner)

Sunday 13 October:

• BAME network breakfast (from 8.30am)
• Conference Day 2 (concludes around 1pm)
• Women’s network lunch (from 1.30-3pm)

The full program for debate is currently being worked on.  It will include debates on policy; Q&A’s with elected representatives from the UK, Scottish and Wales Parliaments and Councillors from across the UK; a series of informative and constructive workshops; examples of best practice from local co-operatives; networking opportunities, with members being able to take part in the The Co-operative Party diversity networks (including BAME, Disability, LGBT+, Women, Youth); a large marketplace area representing the co-operative and trade union movements; a series of fringe meetings, with speakers discussing issues pertinent to the Co-operative Party.