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Policy Support in Communities and Local Government
Time: 08.45-17.30 26 March 2013
Venue: The Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 20 Clarkson Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EH (map)
Organisers: Robert Leese (Industrial Mathematics KTN), Vera Hazelwood (Industrial Mathematics KTN), Richard Harries (DCLG) and Valerie Isham (UCL)
in association with the Turing Gateway to Mathematics
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) would like to engage with academic mathematicians and statisticians to address major policy challenges and to inform its decision-making. They would like to invite all interested academics, and especially early career researchers, to take part in this one-day workshop at the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge on 26 March 2013.
Agenda:
08:45-09:10 Registration and coffee
09:10-09:15 Welcome from INI Director, John Toland
09:15-09.55 Presland, A . (Department of Communities and Local Government) ‘Homelessness’
09:55-10:35 Athwal , S.; Amat, G. (Department for Communities and Local Government) ‘Resilience Assets’
10:35-11:15 Pandya, H. (Department for Communities and Local Government) ‘Business rates pooling’
11:15-11:40 Coffee break
11:40-13:00 Breakout sessions in groups to discuss homelessness, resilience assets and business rates pooling
13:00-14:00 Buffet lunch
14:00-15:20 Breakout sessions in groups to discuss homelessness, resilience assets and business rates pooling
15:20-15:30 Tea break
15:30-16:30 Plenary and discussion Chair: Robert Leese
16:30-17:30 Wine Reception
For details about the workshop, and to REGISTER for the event, please see the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences website.
There is no registration fee for this events, and lunch is included free of charge. Funding may be available to assist with travel costs.