IHBC members are invited to our next online Council on 8 April, on conservation in local government, to open our response to the 3rd Commitment in our Parliamentary Briefing, with a ‘scattergun’ of topics, from Conservation Officer Groups (COGs) and career support, to data resources, recruitment strategies and more.
| Open to IHBC members only (all categories) IHBC Members: See your Presidential invite for the registration link |
Rebecca Thompson, IHBC President writes:
I am delighted to update you with the final arrangements for our next virtual IHBC Council, on Wednesday 8 April from c.4.30pm. Alongside our usual business we will offer members an exclusive and selective scoping of matters linked to the Local Authority Conservation Officers & Services in the UK.
Member-led presentations on topical issues will help shape our plans, all informed by your contributions at Council, online and apart.
Topics include [all subject to change]:
1. Presented papers (c. 5 mins each)
- Christopher Reynolds, Historic Buildings Officer, Surrey County Council: ‘The IHBC’s Competences: A career management tool in local government’
- Bob Kindred MBE, Managing Director/Owner Bob Kindred Heritage Consultants Ltd: ‘IHBC’s Market Intelligence Surveys: Lessons for conservation management, from a data interface’
- Sheena Campbell, Conservation Officer Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council & IHBC Branch Consultant: ‘The value of Conservation Officer Groups & the IHBC’
- Shona Simpson: IHBC Trustee and Built Heritage Officer, Glasgow City Council: ‘The Conservation Officer Group – a view from Scotland today’
2. Submitted items (for noting only, with feedback in chat and online HERE, and potential for presentations at a future event or meeting):
- Adam Dyer, Conservation Team Manager, London Borough of Camden: ‘London Councils on London Retrofit Heritage Homes Guide: ‘Green upgrades for London’s heritage homes’
- Serena Cardozo, IHBC Trustee and Principal Conservation Officer, Uttlesford District Council: ‘From private sector architect to local authority conservation officer, via Public Practice’
- Chris Connelley, Senior Conservation Officer and Conservation Lead for Eastbourne, Arts Ambassador for Eastbourne, Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils, with Joanna Saady, IHBC Treasurer and Trustee, Director, Ecotecture Ecological Design Ltd: ‘Conservation in conversations: ‘Before the pre-App – an alternative approach in regulation’
3. Advancing IHBC’s 3rd Parliamentary Commitment
- Sarah Homer, IHBC Branch Consultant and Support Officer: ‘Planning the IHBC’s Scoping Survey for its 3rd Parliamentary Commitment’
As previously noted, this Council responds to the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’ that we presented in Westminster last November. That commits us to ‘Investigate the complex challenges in heritage management processes and skills and respond accordingly’, and you can see more detail HERE.
Do remember too that our Council is the IHBC’s advisory and training forum, open exclusively to IHBC members of all categories. Councils offer you the opportunity to raise matters from the floor – virtual or otherwise – so you can help shape our future activities and plans as well as plan your own professional development, including especially in voluntary roles with us, as outlined in our NewsBlog call HERE.
Future Councils will continue to build on our distinctive approach to CPD for the Conservation Professional, supporting practice alongside updates and debate on current sector and IHBC issues.
I hope you will enjoy the enhanced participatory experience offered by our next Council, and join in discussions with colleagues in our informed – but still necessarily controlled – environment, and look forward to welcoming you there.
To suggest content or contribute to our ongoing Council discussions, please lodge suggestions, queries or concerns by completing the form HERE
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