2008 programme
BiReCon 2008 Programme of Events
Morning: Building Bridges ‐ 10.30‐1.30
10.30‐11.00: Registration and Coffee
11.00‐11.30: Welcome and overview of bi needs
11.30‐12.30: Organisations present how they work with bi people (5 mins each.)
- Equality and Human Rights Group, Department of Health ‐ Rebecca Lloyd
- Amnesty – Presenter to be confirmed
- Lesbian & Gay Foundation ‐ Samantha Days
- Stonewall ‐ Ruth Hunt, Head of Policy & Ron Eddy, Stonewall Housing
- Polari (older LGBT rights) ‐ Lindsay River
- Mind ‐ Christina Richards
- Met Police – Janella McCrea
- UNISON ‐ Kevin George, Susan Mawhood, Richard Lohman
- NUS ‐ Katie Sutton
- The Danish LGBT Union ‐ Miguel Obradors
- Bi men’s groups ‐ Edward Seeker
12.30‐1.15: Break‐out groups – meeting bi needs in various arenas
- Mental Health Issues – Ele Hicks
- Awareness Raising – Grant Denkinson
- Tackling Biphobia – Jen Yockney
1.15‐1.30: Feedback
Afternoon: Researching Bi Needs‐ 2.15‐5.00
2.15‐3.15: Brief research presentations (15 mins each)
- Visual Methods and Bi Identity ‐ Helen Bowes‐Catton
- Bisexuality and Psychotherapy ‐ Lyndsey Moon
- Bisexual Policy Making ‐ G Sophie Voss
- Organisational Change, Resistance and Democracy: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Equalities Initiatives in Local Government ‐ Surya Monro
3.15‐4.00: Break‐out groups – trying out and discussing specific research techniques
- Using case studies for bi training ‐ Rebecca Jones
- Alternative research methods for studying Bisexuality ‐ Helen Bowes‐Catton
- Researching Bi needs – Laurence Brewer
4.00‐5.00: Feedback – where next with bi research
