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Highlights from the DTA Conference 2008

This year's DTA national conference was held in Leeds city centre and focussed on the themes of Assets, Anchors and Enterprise. Catch up on the highlights from what was the largest ever community enterprise event in the UK.

Assets, Anchors & Enterprise

Sitar Player at DTA conference 2008 Dancers at DTA conference 2008 Network Dinner at DTA conference 2008

Thank you to everyone who completed our conference feedback form. Your views on the conference are very important to us and will help us to improve our future conferences. The winner of the prize draw for returning conference feedback forms will be announced shortly.

NEWS FROM CONFERENCE

Speakers included:

Hazel Blears at the DTA conference 2008 Barry Quirk at the DTA Conference 2008 Phil Hope at the DTA Conference 2008

Rt Honourable Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Barry Quirk, CEO. London Borough of Lewisham, and Local Government efficiency adviser.
Phil Hope MP, Minister for the Third Sector

Download a copy of the original programme for Assets, Anchors and Enterprise: click here.

Presentations and resources

In the days directly after the conference we will be uploading copies of speeches on these pages along with interviews with some of our key speakers and useful presentations from the conference workshops... so don't forget to visit us from time to time for the latest updates!

"The next 15 years"
Visions and debate on the future of the community enterprise movement. Read the visions of the future from members.

Towards a DTA Manifesto
In the run up to the next general election the DTA will be attempting to galvanise further support for our movement, from all the main political parties. A DTA manifesto, which tells our story and conveys key messages, will help us to do this. A draft DTA manifesto has been published and was distributed at the conference. We are asking for members feedback on the document before 30 September 2008. Download the Draft DTA Manifesto.

Steve Wyler at the DTA Conferece 2009
A Community Call to Action from Steve Wyler
Steve Wyler, Director of the DTA, closed the DTA's 2009 conference with a 'call to action' his speech is available here.
 
The Goose on the Common
The Goose on the Common
A Poem by Gerard Benson for the DTA Conference 2008 - Assets, Anchors and Enterprise
 
 


Photographs: Dancers Thilakawathy and Meenakshi Deivanayagam from Kala Sangam www.kalasangam.org
All Photographs from Andrew Stepan Photography www.andrewstepanphotography.co.uk