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Provisional programme - version of 27 June 2007

Transformation, survival and emancipation in a world city: regeneration or business as usual?


Monday 25 June


arrival for lunchtime (rendezvous at UCL - reception, baggage drop) and/or at The Square pub in Tolmers Square for lunch, greeting etc) [ map and details about ariving ]
about 1400h at The Square: intro to conference programme and the visits on offer for the coming two days.

Inura Public Seminar Monday 25 1600h in the Wilkins Garden Room of UCL 
[ building plan here ]

Transformation, survival and emancipation in a world city: regeneration or business as usual?
Chair: Fred Robinson, University of Durham
1600h About Inura - 5 minutes of background from Philipp Klaus or Richard Wolff
1610 London's planning and development: some history and current struggles - Michael Edwards [ download presentation ]
1650 short discussion/questions
1700 tea/coffee

1730 Unpacking New Labour's 'Urban Renaisssance' agenda: towrads a socially sustainable reurbanisation of British Cities. survey/critique of recent urban policy shifts.  Claire Colomb [download presentation ] [ download full paper ]
1750 short discussion/questions

1800 Tokenism in the participation of black and ethnic minority people in the planning of a diverse city. Paul Francis [ download presentation ]
1820 short discussion/questions

break

1900 (did not take place - travelling) Kate Shaw Displacement and expropriation of the poor through property market processes
open discussion.....

1945 - last 15 minutes on options for visits in London in coming 2 days.
evening free in London

Tuesday 26 June: visits

Silwood estate and Deptford (Mark Saunders organising)
Clays lane/ Hackney Wick/ Olympic area/Newham Community Transport (Martin Slavin and Massimo Allamandola organising)
King's Cross and surrounding areas (Michael Edwards organising)
[ visit details ]

ending with informal seminar 1800h near King's Cross: "Social development or business as usual?"

Scope to be decided. It is intended to give the lead to those unable to come to the Brighton Retreat. Location: Cooper's lane Tenants Hall, Purchese Street, immediately north of the British Library.
2030 dinner for conference members at The Far Side, opposite King's Cross Thameslink station. Please sign up on Monday even ing if you are coming so we know humbers.

Wednesday 27 June

Elephant and Castle (Patrick Anderson / Richard Lee / organising)
Kennington Park walk by Stefan Szczelkun
Vauxhall Bus station / Battersea and Power Station and surroundings (Mark Saunders organising)
[ visit details ]

Wednesday evening

everyone ends up at stockwell studios. Inura party / social event
With some movies / screenings of urban materials, delicious food. Bring whatever you like to drink and share it. Tube (or bus) to Stockwell (Victoria Line) turn right out of station, then take the first right turning, Jeffreys Road, then turn left into McCall Close. There it is.

Thursday 28 June

1100h INURA AGM at UCL Bartlett then depart from Bartlett 1400h to Brighton, all together in a bus, visiting the sea front too.

Also on Thursday: GLA Public examination of the London Plan, visit and discussion (Richard Lee and Michael Edwards - this would mean going to City Hall in the afternoon and taking a train in late afternoon to Brighton). There is a bit more info on this at the end of the VISITS document here.

Brighton 28 June until 1 July, retreat

University of Sussex campus at Falmer, Brighton. East Slope and Lloyd residence.
Days of seminars, presentations and discussions. What does everone want to talk about? Please bring your ideas - not just formal proposals for presentations, but other ideas too.
One part will be reporting back from the tours and walks in London

We have facilities for screenings and for use of laptops; 2/3 parallel rooms; 1 room large enough for everyone and one smaller, plus bars cafes etc
Thursday evening dinner at The George pub in Brighton Trafalgar Street. menu online and please have a look...http://www.georgebrighton.co.uk/menu.html and there is a printed copy in your pack.
Friday early breakfast, then get to Brighthelm Centre very near Brighton station from 10.00 and we are there all day, with breaks.

Saturday at Cowley Club in London Road

ending 1800-1930 with a walk 1600 with Nancy on the downs ('downs'=hills behind Brighton)

Sunday dispersal. Suggested we go to Lewes for final discussions, an important historic town from which trains back to London are just as good as from Brighton.