The CMS Consortium and exeGesIS are running a series of Regional Seminars around the UK looking at management planning theory and practise as well as the software tools to help you work with your management plans.

The first of these seminars was held at Attingham Hall near Shrewsbury on Tuesday December 11th 2007. It was very successful and here are some of the comments from participants:

• John Tucker (Shropshire Hills AONB): “Can I start my career again please?”
• Natalie Taylor (Cardiff City Council): “It was an excellent taster into planning and CMS”
• Martin Sutton (Telford & Wrekin Council): “Very interesting and thought provoking and very nicely pitched”

The seminars are in the process of being organised but the forthcoming schedule is :

September 11th 2008: Birkbeck College, London. Click here for seminar details including venue and agenda

Nov or Dec 2008: South West England: This is currently being arranged

Tuesday March 31 2009: Battleby Centre, SNH, Perth, Scotland

2009: East Midlands

2009: North East England

2009: West Midlands

Previous Seminars

3rd July 2008: Liverpool

4th June 2008: Carno, Wales

11th December 2007: Shrewsbury, West Midlands

Seminar Bookings

Please use the form below and also note the terms and conditions. Keep an eye on these pages for further details as they are organised and if you are interested hosting one of these seminars, please contact David Mitchel at davidm@esdm.co.uk or 01874 713077

Seminar Agenda

The exact format of the individual seminars may vary slightly but will generally follow the structure of the first seminar which is shown below:

Morning Session (10:30am - 1pm)

Mike Alexander, CCW: The principles of Management Planning
- Questions and Discussion

Afternoon Session (1:45 - 3:30pm)

David Mitchel, exeGesIS: Software aids for Management Planning - CMS, GIS and image and document management systems
- Questions and Discussion

Tim Coleshaw, Natural England or David Wheeler, CCW: Management Planning in practise within Natural England or CCW
- Questions and Discussion

The cost for the first person from an organisation is £25 with additional delegates costing £10. Alternatively we can accept payment by cheque made payable to exeGesIS SDM Ltd. VAT is not included.

• A completed booking form is required from each organisation. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. We will acknowledge receipt of your booking.

• We reserve the right to postpone the seminar, for instance, if sufficient people have not enrolled 7 days before the seminar date. In the event that a delegate has booked onto and paid for a seminar that does not proceed, we will either defer the booking until the seminar is next run, or refund the seminar fee in full.

• Travel arrangements are the responsibility of the delegate. exeGesIS SDM Ltd. assumes no responsibility for non-refundable losses resulting from course scheduling changes or cancellations.

• Seminar fees will be refunded if we receive notice of cancellation at least two weeks before the course date. Full seminar fees will be charged to delegates who cancel less than two weeks before the course date or who fail to appear for the seminar.