Having difficulty keeping your diary up to date with relevant event information? Let us help you. An EightyTwenty staff member will be speaking at, or attending, the following upcoming events:

Throughout this financial year we shall be running a series of workshops on sourcing and commissioning for the National School of Government.

Part of their 'Acieving More with Less' Programme, there are two sets of workshops:

• For Leaders, running on 17th September, 14th December and 8th March 2011
• For Practitioners, running on 16th September, 13th December and 7th March 2011.

These highly participative workshops are supported by our Guide "Sourcing as a route to transformation" (see image below); details of how to book on these workshops can be found on the National School's website.

12th April: Shared Services - So you really want to share?
This one day workshop will be held in conjunction with SOLACE Enterprises. After years of slow progress, there is a flood of new shared services that are demonstrating just how much can be achieved.  However, shared services are not an easy option, as the high-profile collapse of some partnerships has demonstrated.  This one-day programme takes a realistic and pragmatic look at what they can achieve, the pitfalls and how to make them work. For more information on the topic areas covered in this workshop, please click here.

As this one day workshop is being held in conjunction with SOLACE Enterprises, please contact them directly to register.

13th April: Outsourcing and Joint Ventures - Harnessing the Market

Local government in the UK has led the world in its use of the private sector, harnessing its expertise to deliver service improvements, inward investment and reduced costs. Despite the successes, the experience has not always been positive for both sides.  In this one-day programme, we help authorities to understand the market better – and the changes needed to become a good client and to get the most out of private sector partners. For more information on the topic areas covered, please click here.

This one day workshop will be held in conjunction with SOLACE Enterprises and registrations are taken directly by them.

27th April: Strengthening the HR Organisation
La Maison de la Recherche, Paris

CorporateLeaders’ annual HR Transformation Leaders Conference is being held on the 27th April in Paris. The theme for this year’s event is on how companies can strengthen their HR organizations in a vastly new business landscape utilizing the most competitive and compelling HR transformation strategies and solutions in the market.

Jim Scopes will be on the panel of experts in the session "Governance: Aligning Governance Structures with changing Business Transformation Priorities", so please come along!  diGove

20th - 22nd October 2009: SOLACE Annual Conference, Brighton

This years conference, "Challenging Behaviour: Is it crunch time for your Council's credit?" will be held in Brighton.

30th September: Lean Government Conference, London

We will be exhibiting and presenting a masterclass, "Beyond Lean - delivering more for less", at this years Lean Government Conference at Central Hall, Westminster. Jim Scopes, Eric Bohl and Nick Andrews will be attending the event, and we would welcome the chance to speak with you during the event. Please come and visit us at our exhibition stand during one of the breaks.

17th August 2009: Strategic Reform: transformation, outsourcing or shared services?. City of Melville Council

As part of Eric Bohl's tour of Australia, he will be presenting a brief information session to LGMA WA members and their guests at the City of Melville Council. For more information, please download the registration flyer here.

30th June to 2nd July: LGA Group Annual Conference and Exhibition, Harrogate.

Eric Bohl will be one of 2000 delegates attending this Local Government event. The theme for this years' conference is "big issues, local solutions" and delegates will be exploring the possible solutions to the big issues that they will face in the coming twelve months, such as an aging community, crime, housing and environmental concerns.

18th June: Outsourcing: The keys to success 09, London.

We are pleased to be supporting this event at The Barbican on the 18th June. The programme covers topics such as:

* Major funding implications for public sector organisations from 2011.
* The Operational Efficiency Programme. A step change in efficiency and in how the public sector provides services.
* Outsourcing: Lessons learned and how to outsource successfully.
* A legal update.

We will be exhibiting at this event, so we hope to see you there.

2nd June: 'The Roots Review - Effective Procurement and Commissioning' , London.

Against a background of ever tighter financial pressures, what steps do local authorities and their partners need to take to reap the full benefits of strategic commissioning? How should authorities accelerate their use of collective procurement? How should they go about building the commercial expertise and organisational culture needed to create productive and lasting partnerships? How can procurement contribute to economic development and wider outcomes?

This evening event, hosted by Harvey Nash, will assist those in Local Government find a solution to the challenges presented by tightening finances and discusses the "Roots Review" findings with its author, Bill Roots, and EightyTwenty Insight Director Eric Bohl. For more information on this event, please contact Carleen Ebbs on 44 (0) 207 333 1834 or email.

24th - 27th May: 2009 LGMA National Congress & Business Expo

"Local government’s place in the community as leaders in service delivery, economic development and sustainable practice has never been more relevant or more important.

The aging population, growing economic uncertainty and increased attention to climate change has caused increased competition for resources. The challenge for many local government leaders is to find new and more innovative ways of doing business so we can continue to be effective within our communities."

The focus of this years LGMA National Congress is, Local Government .... Creating our Future. Messages with Solutions. This event will be held in Darwin at the end of the month, and it will be the first time we are in attendance.

20th May: 'Sourcing, Partnerships and Making them Work'

In partnership with SOLACE Enterprises, we are holding a 'Sourcing, Partnerships and Making them Work' workshop in London on the 20th May 2009.

Shared services, outsourcing and joint ventures can play a crucial part in helping you to deliver excellence and meet your efficiency savings targets. By harnessing the skills and capacity of partners, your authority can achieve rapid cost reductions and efficiencies at the same time as generating long-term benefits for your area. Once established, partnerships demand care and attention and need to be refreshed, whether to generate more savings or to encourage more innovation. This course provides practical guidance and key insights drawn from the leading case studies. This one-day workshop is aimed at chief executives and senior managers who are contemplating, or who have already embarked upon, long-term strategic partnerships. It shows how to create an effective sourcing strategy and focuses on your role in steering it through, helping you to develop the right model and to achieve results fast. It explores the how to create a lasting partnership and how to reinvigorate or renegotiate one that has gone stale.

For more information on this event, please download the workshop flyer. To register for the event on the 20th May 2009, please click here.

26th November: 'Make, Buy or Share?' Delivering Successful Shared Services , London.

Eric Bohl and Steve Knights, Anglia Revenues Partnership, will present a workshop for the Public Sector Forums on delivering successful shared services, achieving results fast and creating a lasting relationship. This will draw from insights gained by the successful Anglia Revenues Partnership case study featured on this site, and more information on the topics covered can be found here. Registrations will be taken by Public Sector Forums.

19th November:  'Make, Buy or Share?' Creating Successful Sourcing Strategies, London.

What part are shared services, outsourcing and joint ventures playing in helping you to deliver excellence and meet your efficiency savings targets?  By harnessing the skills and capacity of partners, you can transform service performance and drive down unit costs. 

This one-day workshop facilitated by Eric Bohl and Nick Andrews, will show how to create an effective sourcing strategy.  It will focus on helping you to develop the right model, to achieve results fast and to create a lasting partnership. As this workshop is being run in conjunction with SOLACE, registrations will only be accepted through the SOLACE website.

6th November:'Transformation, Innovation and Delivery in the UK Public Sector', London

Jim Scopes and John Yard will be speaking at this one day event organised by Whitehall & Westminster World. They will form part of a panel discussing transformation through public and private service delivery and the need for alternative service delivery models. This topic has been discussed in one of our whitepapers, Public Sector transformation and reform. If you would like more information, please view the Civil Service Network website.

19th & 20th November: HRO World Europe Conference, Conrad Hotel, Brussels

We are exhibiting at this event, so please make sure you come and say Hi!

7th - 9th October: 'Prosperity, people & place', Belfast Waterfront, Belfast

The annual SOLACE conference will be held in Belfast this year. Eric Bohl, the author of 'Make, Buy or Share?' and a director at EightyTwenty Insight, will be in attendance at the event to promote the Guide and to answer questions you may have. If you are interested in speaking with Eric, please send an email with your contact details and we will be in touch to organise a meeting time.

15th July: Offshoring and Global Outsourcing Day

24th July: Service Transformation Through Partnership:
Shared Services and Integrated Delivery

Paper Title: Are you really sure you want to share?
Eric Bohl, Director EightyTwenty Insight

10th June: Successfully Implementing Multi-sourcing Arrangements

18th & 19th June: Inspiring Performance 2008

26th June: CBI Public Services Summit
We will be exhibiting at this event, so please come and say hello – we are on stand 8

7th & 8th May: Green IT UK

9th May: FAO/PO Supplier- Advisor Networking Forum

15th May: Improving HR in the Public Sector through Outsourcing

20th May: CBI Annual Dinner

22nd May: Trans Europe Express: The Next Stop on the Outsourcing Journey

16th 17th April: OutsourceWorld London

Keynote Address: Next Generation Approaches - Why smart buyers should abandon the traditional approach to sourcing.
Chris Main, Director EightyTwenty Insight

23rd April: Financial Services Special Interest Group, NOA

5th March: Public Sector Special Interest Group

12th March: Collaboration and Control in Finance

13th March: Procurement Outsourcing - Exploiting Sustainable Cost Savings'

19th March: IACCM Breakfast Meeting

26th March: CRM in the Public Sector

Paper Title: Where next? Innovation in Customer Service
Eric Bohl, Associate EightyTwenty Insight

Please note that more events will be added throughout the year. Please refer back to this page for updates.