27 – 28 September 2024
Leonardo Hotel, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3UD
Registration is now open for Policy Weekend 2024. This page contains information on how to register and essential information.
This year, we’re reinventing the event to make it more interactive, engaging and more relevant to the work you do in your branches. UNISON Cymru Council has stated one of our main objectives is to increase our confidence, visibility, participation. Therefore, Policy Weekend 2024 will be building on the encouraging start we have made towards that objective.
Key Dates
26 Sept – Regional Council 2pm–5pm
27 Sept 9am – 28 September midday – Policy Weekend
Day 1 will focus on enhancing and developing skills for drafting motions, speech writing and delivering speeches to help you take your next branch meeting, service group, SOG of NDC conference by storm.
Day 2 will focus on how branches from any of our service groups can apply the principles of Organising to Win. Buffet lunch provided.
On the Friday evening we’ll be hosting a social event at the Leonardo Hotel with hot fork buffet included.
The full programme will be published and advertised in August.
Venue
Leonardo Hotel, 1 Park Pl, Cardiff, CF10 3UD
0.7 miles (16 min walk) from Cardiff Central Station – Directions (opens Google Maps)
0.3 miles (5 min walk) from Cardiff Queen Street Station – Directions (opens Google Maps)
Registration
Policy weekend is free to attend but branches are responsible for accommodation and other expenses if required. Please seek your branches permission before completing the registration form.
To register please complete the MS Form via this link – https://forms.office.com/e/zP3Ps4eQhv
Accommodation
We currently have rooms available at Leonardo Hotel with a preferential rate of £175. This rate expires on July 18th. We can’t guarantee the preferential rate after this date. However, there are alternative hotels available in Cardiff i.e. Novotel, Village and Radisson Blu which are cheaper.
If you have already booked accommodation you must still complete the above form to register your attendance.
Who can attend?
Any activist is able to attend Policy Weekend. It is not exclusive to Branch Officers. However, as branches pay for accommodation costs, permission will need to be sought from your branch secretary.