Spring Conference Reprieved
December 11, 2013 12:54 PM
Originally published by East Midlands Liberal Democrats
Originally published by East Midlands Liberal Democrats
A couple of weeks ago Lib Dem Voice reported that party members were being consulted by Federal Executive about the future of Spring Conference, following a consultation session at Glasgow. This was driven by financial pressures and the need for the Spring Conference to be cost-neutral.
Options included keeping it as it is but with cost savings, reducing its length from two days, or abolishing the Spring Conference completely . The second option was preferred by Federal Executive. Not surprisingly, the Federal Conference Committee did not support either abolition or any changes to the length of the conference.
Gareth Epps reports that yesterday evening the Federal Executive agreed to not make any changes, but to see how online technology could make the conference more accessible to the wider membership