Customise your conference experience with engaging workshops and study visits, focused on tenant participation, community empowerment, and shaping housing policies, providing practical insights you can apply within your organisation.
This year TIS will provide delegates who have secured either a full-residential or day-only place at the TIS National Housing Conference and Exhibition 2024, with the opportunity to pre-book their choice of study visit and workshops in advance of the event.
Half of the amount of study visit and workshop tickets are available to pre-book, and the remaining half will be available at registration each day. The window to pre-book your study visit, or workshop is live until 5:00pm, on Tuesday 29th October 2024.
To pre-book your options please visit: https://tis.org.uk/pre-booking-study-visit-and-workshops/
Thursday 7th November
Study Visit Option (1:30 – 3:30pm)
• The Barclays’ campus rooted in rooted in the local community and economy
Workshop Option: Round One (1:30 – 2:20pm)
• Option 1: Implementing a domestic abuse policy
Michelle Harrow – Service Manager – Housing (Neighbourhood Services) at Dundee City Council
• Option 2: Housing regulation in Scotland
Michael Cameron – Chief Executive at the Scottish Housing Regulator
• Option 3: Scrutiny of value for money
Christina Johnstone – Housing Manager at Horizon Housing
• Option 4: Progressive housing framework
Claire Frew – Strategy Co-ordinator; and Alison McCallum – Strategy and Policy Officer at South Lanarkshire Council
Workshop Option: Round Two (2:40 – 3:30pm)
• Option 1: The journey of Gilfoot TARAG
Renee Stirrat – Treasurer at Gilfoot Tenants and Residents Action Group
• Option 2: All in for Glasgow
Grant Campbell – Head of Partnerships and Consulting at Homeless Network
• Option 3: Creating a positive impact through art since 1994
Fiona Doring – Chief Executive at Impact Arts
• Option 4: Coming soon
Friday 8th November
Study Visit Option (1:00 – 3:00pm)
• Queens Cross Housing Association – Hamiltonhill Development
Workshop Option: Round One (1:00 – 1:50pm)Workshop Option: Round Two (2:10 – 3:00pm)
• Option 1: Brighter Futures
Bryan Dando – Community Investment Manager at Barrhead Housing Association
• Option 2: Young People in Glasgow
John Gilfillan – Community Services Officer (Youth) at Glasgow Youth Council supported by Glasgow Life
• Option 3: Te Whare Tapa Wha (The four-sided house) – A Māori Model of Health & Wellbeing
Gail Fotheringham – Community Development Practitioner
• Option 4: Mentoring people out of poverty
Sophie Dornan – Partnership Team Lead at Wise Group
Workshop Option: Round Two (2:10 – 3:00pm)
• Option 1: Scotland’s tenant participation and engagement network
Colin Stewart – Chairperson and Shona Gorman – Vice Chairperson at Tenants Together
• Option 2: The benefit of a trauma-informed approach for tenants and staff
Colette Lowe – Service Delivery Manager at Link Living
• Option 3: People have a right to a home
George Provan – Head of Services at Simon Community
• Option 4: Coming soon
To pre-book your options please visit: https://tis.org.uk/pre-booking-study-visit-and-workshops/.