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High five for CIM management game
by Chris Gill Those who have been involved in the past have all enjoyed
CIPFA in the Midlands will be running five management team themselves and some are already asking to come back. We will
games for schools, colleges and sixth forms in the region be contacting all our previous volunteers shortly – if you haven’t
this summer, provided we can get sufficient volunteers and heard or would like to be involved for the first time then, again,
interested teams. please contact Chris Gill, chis.gill@tesco.net letting him know
We will shortly be advertising the games to schools. The which date(s) you would be interested in helping with.
dates and venues are as follows: If you have taken part before and enjoyed it then please
Wednesday 17 June University of Worcester spread the word and encourage a colleague or two to join in,
Wednesday 24 June University of Wolverhampton either with you or at a different venue.
Wednesday 1 July Nottingham Trent University For further information about the game contact Chris or
Wednesday 8 July De Montfort University, Leicester take a look at the management team games page on the
Wednesday 8 July Staffordshire University, Stoke CIPFA in the Midlands website www.cipfa.org.uk/regions/
If you are connected with a school in any way, then please mid/management_team.cfm
encourage them to contact Chris Gill by e-mail chris.gill@
tesco.net to register their interest. The organisers
will not be writing to all schools in the region, as
they have in the past, but will only be contacting
those who have previously expressed an interest.
With more venues and potentially more schools
we will also need more volunteers. Can you help?
Northern section: the best of times, the worst of times
by Ian Cosh in particular the downfall of the John Wilson from Salford University,
The northern section of the North West Icelandic banking system. who was a bit of a mentor for me when
North Wales region held its first seminar r Gary Hall, Assistant Chief Executive I joined LCC in 1985. His anecdotes
of 2009 at Lancashire County Council at Chorley Borough Council and interspersed with real life examples
(LCC). More than 80 people came along Mike Nuttall, Executive Director of of the transformational change
to what was an excellent day of high Resources at South Ribble Borough programme at Hartlepool really got
quality presentations, lively debate and Council shared their experiences people going and were an excellent end
excellent networking. of the joint finance function to the morning session.
now operating between the two On behalf of the northern section,
Presentations included: authorities. and CIPFA, I would like to thank retiring
r Ian Carruthers, CIPFA’s Policy and r Lee Yale-Helms senior consultant at chairman Barry Parsonage for his vision
Technical Director who gave a Price Waterhouse Coopers who as a in resurrecting the northern section and
detailed but highly understandable member of CIPFA’s working party on his excellent leadership. Thanks also to
presentation on public sector the role of the Finance Director gave Amanda Hodkinson and the volunteers
finances in the credit crunch. a very personal insight to the work of at Lancashire County Council for
r Cecilie Booth, Client Director at the group which culminated in the making the event run so smoothly.
Sector provided insight into the recent consultation document.
crisis in the banking sector and A personal highlight was Professor
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