Conference Programme

• 10.00 Registration
• 10.30-11.30 Plenary Session - A
  1. Welcome - Tom Burlison (Deputy General Secretary, GMB)
  2. The infobahn: What is it, where is it, who's building it, and when will it get here? - Gary Herman (LTC)
  3. Teleworking - Andrew Bibby (NUJnet)
  4. An IT/communications industry view - Chris Unsworth (European Marketing Manager, 3Com)
• 11.30-11.45 Coffee
• 11.45-12.45 Plenary Session - B
  1. The European view - Dr Peter Johnston (DGXIII, European Commission)
  2. The US view - David St.John (Assistant to the President, AFL-CIO)
  3. The UK view - Andrew Miller MP
• 12.45-2.00 Lunch
• 2.00-3.15 Parallel Sessions - C
  1. The export of jobs - Stuart Howard (Secretary, Civil Aviation Section, ITF), Jo Seary (Head of Research, BIFU)
  2. Organizing without workplaces - Brian Homer (Teleworker & Consultant) Bill Walsh (National Officer, MSF)
  3. Women and the new workforce - Clem Herman (Coordinator, Women's Electronic Village Hall), Tim Wickes (Consultant, National Teleworkers Association)
  4. Flexibility or exploitation? - Elaine Cook (National Officer, UCW) David Souter (Head of Research, NCU)
  5. New forms of employment - Horace Mitchell (Consultant) Claire Shearman (European Liaison Officer, Manchester City Council)
• 3.15-3.30 Tea
• 3.30-3.50 Plenary Session - D
  • Reports from parallel sessions - chaired by Dave Spooner (LTC)
• 3.50-4.40 1. Panel: question and answer
  • Chaired by Dave Spooner (LTC) with Jake Ecclestone (Deputy General Secretary, NUJ), Tony Lennon (President, BECTU), Jo Seary (BIFU), David Souter (NCU), and Bill Walsh (MSF)
• 4.40-5.00 2. Recommendations