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Alarm South East Conference 2009

'From Drab to Fab'

Alarm South East region held its annual conference at the customary venue of Latimer Conference Centre, 10^th and 11^th November 2009.

The theme for 2009 was "From Drab to Fab"an unusual title but one that we think is very relevant to our members.

There is sometimes a  perception that Risk Management is a rather dry subject; however much of Risk Management is actually quite cosmopolitan and fascinating because it provides an (a) overview both of the risk exposure of the organisation as a whole and (b) how the different parts of the organisation influence each other with regard to risk.

So is it possible to spruce up risk management? The aim of our Conference was to provide delegates with the tools and confidence to try new things in their discipline, where the approach to risk management may need refreshing, reinvigorating or realigning to the personalities involved.

The Conference was, in keeping with previous years, split between plenary sessions and workshops over the two days. The programme involved very well received presentations on the Elected Member’s Perspective on Risk Management, Professional Presence (including some delegate participation) and Making an Impact.

As customary the friendly and informal atmosphere at Latimer allowed delegates to relax over the evening meal and themed quiz before retiring to the bar area. The complete set of answers to the quiz can be downloaded here.

The Committee members once again worked extremely hard to arrange a varied programme about the theme. I would also like to thank on behalf of Alarm South East, all our speakers and sponsors for their support in making this event possible.

All feedback is examined to see what was good and what could be improved or provided for future regional activity. Thanks to everyone who provided a response.  

Steve Mappley

Chair of Alarm South East

A summary of the main points of the feedback is below: Click the chart to view a larger image.

At the conference dinner, the charity raffle raised £1,050, towards Multiple Sclerosis Society. 

Click here to view the thank you letter.