2015 was a great year to be Green, but there's even better to come in 2016!

Join us at the Green Party Spring Conference and help us make history!









The Spring Conference

The conference is taking place on Saturday the 27th of February at the Clayton Hotel in Belfast. Registration will begin at 9.00, the conference will begin at 9.30 and will run through until 4.30.

The agenda for the day will include speeches from Green Party Leader Steven Agnew and Deputy Leader Clare Bailey, a panel discussion on 'Greens Leading the Change', a presentation of the Young Greens' and Queer Greens' manifesto, an opportunity to discuss proposed policy motions and voting on policy motions. The conference is also a good opportunity to meet our candidates and other Green party members.



There will be a number of stalls from various charities and local businesses set up at the conference.

The conference will be open to members and other stakeholders.







Policy Motions

A central function of the Green Party Conference is to facilitate a policy discussion. Members will find details on how to submit policy motions in the emails that have been circulated previously. Contributions to the policy motion discussion are welcome from everyone. In order to vote on policy motions members must have;

· paid the 2015 membership fee and;

· completed probation (first six month period of membership)

If you are unsure if you have completed your probation period please contact our Membership Secretary, Tanya Jones, at membership@nigreenparty.org





Catering

Tea and coffee will be provided at intervals.

A lunch of soup and sandwiches will be available at a price of £10 per head, payable on the day. Vegan and vegetarian options will be provided. Please let us know of any other dietary requirements on our registration page.





Amenities

Child care will be available on the day. Please let us know if you will require this facility on our registration page.

A sofa area is available next to our conference rooms that may be utilised as a quiet zone/chill out area.

Please contact me at secretary@nigreenparty.org if you need:

Help to meet the costs of caring for dependents in your absence

A sign language interpreter

Any other adjustments





Getting to Conference

The centralised location of Clayton Hotel in Belfast City Centre means it is easily accessible.

The hotel is less than a ten minute walk from the Ulsterbus Bus Station and Great Victoria Street Train Station.

The hotel does not have parking facilities although parking is available nearby, which may incur a small charge.

For cyclists there are railings at the front of the hotel which bicycles can be locked to. There is a Belfast Bikes station on the Dublin Road next to the hotel.

For directions to the hotel, please refer to the maps function at the bottom of this page.

Some constituency groups may be organising transport to Belfast or may be willing to organise lift-sharing. If you would be interested in this, please contact the party secretary at secretary@nigreenparty.org or your own constituency group.

A bus is being organised by the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Constituency Group and will travel through Portadown, Lurgan, Moira and/or Lisburn en route. For the return journey it will cost £10 per head. Anyone interested should contact Geoff Bartholomew - geoffbartholomew@gmail.com or phone/text 07887542351.

Your Conference Pack

Upon arrival members will be provided with a conference pack which will include a copy of the agenda (which will detail proposed policy motions), a name badge and a voting card.









Join us: if you are not already a member but would like to join the party, you can sign up here

For any queries or further information please contact Joseph Elliott, Green Party Secretary at secretary@nigreenparty.org.

To book a stand, please contact Sara McCracken, Communications and Events Officer via sara.mccracken@party.niassembly.gov.uk or phone 028 9052 1141.

Note - we would ask everyone who intends to attend the conference to register, however it is still possible to attend on the day without doing so.

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