LARIA - Local Area Research + Intelligence Association

Internal responses to COVID and how to plan for service development and change
2021-05-07 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Zoom Meetings
The staff experience of the Covid-19 pandemic: insights and actions
This session will outline the work we have been doing in Kent to secure a detailed understanding of how our workforce have been affected by Covid-19 at the various stages of the pandemic, in their professional lives and beyond. Three surveys have been conducted to date, with the insight having been highly influential in formulating an evidence-based organisational response to supporting our staff.
From a methodological perspective, the session will explore how we used a range of tools and techniques in conjunction with a standard survey approach to enhance the impact and actionability of findings.
Rachel Kennard, Chief Analyst & Diane Trollope, Service Manager OD & Engagement, Kent County Council
Rapid Innovation and the COVID Response in Powys
This webinar will take you through the journey that Powys have been on during the past 12 months, it will focus on how we:

quickly developed geo-spatial analysis reports to provide insight at a locality level to support the leadership team with evidence-based decision-making, particularly in terms of shielding and vulnerable residents;
created an integrated system for customer services staff and volunteers to coordinate the community support system (food parcels, befriending etc);
analysed data at a local and national level to provide a COVID-19 well-being assessment and identify the short, medium and long-term effects;
collaborated with NHS Wales Informatics Service to integrate health and social care data to help with early intervention in a response to COVID19;
worked with the local Track, Trace and Protect team and Environmental Health to provide much needed insight into COVID19 testing information across the county (in a three-week sprint); and
used our insight to plan for recovery in the short, medium and long-term – focusing on the economy, opening council services, our internal behaviours and buildings.

Emma Palmer, Head of Transformation and Communication & Catherine James, Deputy Head of Transformation and Communication, Powys County Council

Using surveys and qualitative data to identify impact and manage COVID responses
2021-04-27 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom Meetings
Covid-19 and social care: Longitudinal research with social care users
Covid-19 poses significant and specific challenges for the delivery of adult social care. However, less is known about the impact Covid-19 has had on vulnerable adults in receipt of social care, the extent to which their care has been disrupted, and how this has evolved over the course of the pandemic. This session will highlight the value of public opinion research in furthering understanding of the impact of Covid-19 on adult social care provision at a local level, sharing insight on the lived experiences of social care users during the pandemic, and exploring some of the lessons that providers and councils can learn about how best to deliver care locally, both now and in the future.
Nicola Daine, Project Manager, Norfolk County Council & Hettie Hill, Research Lead, BritainThinks
The impact of Covid-19: the voices of less heard groups influencing public health
Working with the Buckinghamshire Public Health Team, M·E·L Research conducted behavioural research to understand the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown measures on priority groups. This research, alongside resident surveys, has informed the Public Health Team’s recovery planning and ongoing Covid-19 response. This slot will cover:

Engaging ‘hard-to-reach’ (or less heard) groups during a pandemic
How different groups view Covid and how this translates into different approaches and different messages
Using qualitative data to influence public health
Weaving in qualitative research with quantitative findings

Adam Knight-Markiegi, Research Director, M·E·L Research & Lucie Smith, Public Health Principal, Buckinghamshire Council
Longitudinal research in a pandemic: researcher reflections
This session will share key findings from our research with Essex residents through lockdown, exploring resilience factors and changes over time. This was the first longitudinal research we delivered as a team, and we will discuss how the shift to remote working enabled this type of methodology, and challenges we encountered along the way.
Poppy Reece & Maresa Beazley, Senior Researchers, Essex County Council

“None of us had a manual for this” Lived Experience of residents requiring care and support in Essex during the Covid-19 pandemic
2021-04-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Meetings
The session primarily aims to cover how we worked with other organisations, data collection, presenting and influencing decisions within a range of topic areas. Delegates will have the opportunity to learn about the challenges that we and the system experienced moving from face-to-face to virtual ways of working and we will share top tips as well as using examples of our research findings and a short video to support how we shared our findings.
Maresa Beazley, Senior Researcher & Maura O’Malley, Researcher, Essex County Council
The Research Design Service (RDS) is offering the chance to ‘drop’ in to an informal discussion with RDS advisers about health and social care research, after this webinar.
Do ‘Drop-in’ if you:

have an idea for research that needs external funding
would like to develop partnerships with academic researchers
are considering becoming more involved in academic research as a career.

Email martin.stevens@kcl.ac.uk if you would like to ‘drop-in’ or just enter the breakout room that will be available immediately after the Webinar for a more general discussion.
If you’re not coming to the this webinars, but are interested, do make contact anyway through the ‘request support’ button on your local RDS homepage

The Devil is in the detail – Using small geography, administrative data to understand and tackle the impact of COVID within authorities
2021-04-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Meetings
THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: where we have come from, where we are going to……
CACI last presented at the start of LARIA’s Autumn Webinar where we provided insights detailing how communities have changed and what needs to be done to operate safely, sustainably and efficiently while continuing to deliver essential services in a post-lockdown world. To do this, we use data to unlock the consumer, to discover what they think, how they behave, where they go, who they are and ultimately why they do what they do.
We will provide an update to our October presentation sharing our knowledge of working with the Public Sector at this time, key insights gleaned from our ongoing survey work and provide you with our thoughts for the future that will help you when revisiting your recovery planning, communications and engagement activities and how to sign-post communities and residents through their path back to reengagement.
Stewart Eldridge, Associate Partner – Public Sector & Charlotte King, Senior Consultant – Location Intelligence, CACI Limited
Using ACORN segmentation to improve take-up of mass LFT Testing in Coventry
Local Authorities took on responsibility for COVID-19 mass testing using LFT tests in December 2020. As test data became available, Coventry was keen to ensure that the profile of those taking-up the test reflected the overall profile of the population. In addition to socio-economic profiles, ACORN profiling has been used to identify specific population market segments who are under-represented in take-up. Furthermore, ACORN Knowledge has been used to identify comms channels and promotional techniques which are effective at improving messaging to the under-represented populations.
Dr Harriet Rowthorn, Coventry City Council
Covid-19 case disparities in Oxfordshire: postcode evidence
The Council will focus on how Covid-19 postcode-level case data, in combination with CACI’s Acorn classification and the IMD 2019, have been used to explore variation in the prevalence of Covid-19 across different demographic types within Oxfordshire.
Attendees will learn about the methodology used for exploring the Oxfordshire trend in Covid-19 case disparities across Acorn types and IMD deciles.
This will be followed by a description of some of the (Oxfordshire-specific) insights derived using these methods, such as:

The Acorn types most disproportionately affected by Covid-19 overall
Identifying outbreaks
The disproportionate concentration of Covid-19 cases within more deprived areas, and how this has varied with lockdown restrictions

Alick Bird, Insight Analyst & John Courouble, Business and Customer Insight Manager, Oxfordshire County Council
If you are interested in finding out more about CACI Ltd and their work, there is opportunity to book 121 meetings before and after the webinar.

LARIA North East Event 1 December 2020
2020-12-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Meeting, Tyne and Wear
LARIA North East Autumn 2019 Networking Event
Organised by LARIA (Local Area Research and Information Association) and free to attend, this is your chance to get together with other local area researchers in the North East and learn about new research techniques.A more informal session than previously, we will have a presentation on plans for the Census 2021 by Louise Reeve (Assistant Census Liaison Manager for Newcastle City Council), and the rest of the time will be set aside for networking and general discussion.If you have any queries, contact Louise Reeve, LARIA North East Co-ordinator, and I’ll be happy to answer them: louise.reeve@newcastle.gov.uk.
Book your place here: LARIA North East Networking 1 December 2020

LARIA Webinar Series - Data Visualisation
2020-11-30 14:00 - 15:00
Monday, 30th November 2020
Data Visualisation
How data story-telling can help with survey analysis and reporting
Colin Wojtowycz, Director, Datawoj Ltd

LARIA Webinar Series - From Interactivity to Insight
2020-11-24 14:00 - 15:30
Tuesday, 24th November 2020
From Interactivity to Insight
Improving Adult Health and Care Business Intelligence in Wirral through Power BI and Visualisation
Robert Davis, Senior Health and Social Care Intelligence Manager & Nancy Clarkson, Head of Intelligence, Wirral Council
ESPRESSO – A Tax and Expenditure Analysis tool
Chris Pope, Principal – Research (Digital Analytics), Greater Manchester Combined Authority

LARIA Webinar Series - Good Data Practice
2020-11-18 10:30 - 11:30
Wednesday, 18th November 2020
Good Data Practice
Think TQV! How to build confidence in your analysis and support public services
Dr Penny Babb, Head of Policy and Standards, Office for Statistics Regulation

LARIA Webinar Series - Predicting the Future
2020-11-10 14:00 - 15:30
Tuesday, 10th November 2020
Predicting the Future
Predictive analytics in local government: lessons from action learning
Ben Lee, Programme Director, Shared Intelligence
Predictive approaches in Worcestershire
Rob Morris & Jennie Humphries, Worcestershire County Council & Elliott Hunter, PredictX
Predicting demand – our response to the changing demand pressures from COVID19
Leo Wall, Directorate Lead, Research and Data Science, Manchester City Council

LARIA Webinar Series - Place Data
2020-11-05 10:30 - 12:00
Thursday, 5th November 2020
Place Data
Thriving Places Index – What is well-being, what it means for your communities and building back better
Lisa Müller, Head of Research and Measurement & Soraya Safazadeh, Senior Data Analyst, Centre for Thriving Places & Duncan Mackenzie, Strategic lead for Partnership Support, Data Cymru
A sense of place: Generating and utilising intelligence and insight to support hyperlocal decision-making
Owen Richardson, Intelligence Lead for Public Health & Vina Randhawa, Active Citizens and Places Manager, Kirklees Council

LARIA Webinar Series - Local Leadership
2020-10-27 14:00 - 15:30
Tuesday, 27th October 2020
Local Leadership
“I need a hero”: how researchers defeated the data monster and changed Suffolk
Tom Delaney & Alison Matthews, Researchers, Knowledge & Intelligence Team, Public Health, Suffolk County Council
The anatomy of a data science team
Nicola Mallett, Head of Profession Data & Analytics & Stephen Simpkin, Data Science Fellow, Essex Centre for Data Analytics
Westminster’s Urban Lab
Sophie Johnson, Research Manager & Nic Wells, Data & Intelligence Analyst, Westminster City Council

LARIA Webinar Series - Local Data Partnerships and Uses of Open Data
2020-10-23 10:30 - 12:00
Friday, 23rd October 2020
Local Data Partnerships and Uses of Open Data
Let’s get physical: How can we use local data to develop community insight that informs preventative interventions to improve outcomes for all
Emma Farrow, Analyst – Population Health & Jevon Harper, Senior Analyst, Essex County Council
Climate Change and Citizen Behaviour: Where to start, what to do and why
Robert Ormerod, Insight and Engagement Manager & Jonathan Baker, Senior Insight Officer, Hampshire County Council

LARIA Webinar Series - Working Together
2020-10-15 14:00 - 15:30
Thursday, 15th October 2020
Working Together
2021 Census Outputs and Beyond
Callum Foster, Head of Census Outputs and Dissemination & Jo Maimaris, Office for National Statistics
From ‘Public Health Policy’ to ‘Healthy Public Policy’ – an introduction to the SIPHER consortium
Mary Gogarty, Lead Analyst, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Nicola McHugh, Data Scientist & Chris Gibbons, Health Economics and Research Manager, Sheffield City Council

LARIA Webinar Series - Data and Segmentation
2020-10-05 14:00 - 15:30
Monday, 5th October 2020
Data and Segmentation
How COVID-19 is changing the movement of your residents?
Stewart Eldridge, Associate Partner – Public Sector, Alex McCulloch, Director & Ed Sewell, Partner – Data Strategy, CACI Limited
Who is the All in City for All?
Dr. Curtis Horne, Research and Intelligence Analyst, Westminster City Council
Understanding Housing Affordability on the Isle of Wight
Danika Barber, Public Health and Strategic Analytics Lead & Gino Wooldridge, Graduate Trainee, Isle of Wight Council

LARIA North East Networking Event October 2018
2018-10-01 13:00 - 16:30 | Darlington Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QT, United Kingdom
Attendees from across the North East at the last LARIA NE networking event in Durham.
The latest LARIA networking event for local area and social researchers in the North East will take place on 1 October 2018, 1-4.30pm Darlington Town Hall. We’ll be finding out more about:

using behavioural insight in local government from With the Grain and Sunderland City Council
preventing homelessness from Newcastle City Council’s Homelessness Prevention Trailblazer, and
measuring health inequalities in Teesside from Public Health England.

Come along and network with local area and social researchers in the North East. There will be cake!
We look forward to seeing you – book here: LARIA North East October 2018 or contact the organiser, Louise Reeve, at: louise.reeve@newcastle.gov.uk or ring: 0191 277 7508.

LARIA North East Networking Event May 2018
2018-05-31 13:30 - 16:00 | Durham County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham, Tyne and Wear, DH1 5UZ, United Kingdom
A networking event for North East LARIA members will take place on Thursday 31 May between 1.30-4pm in conference room 4B, Durham County Hall, Durham.
We’ll be hearing from Rachel Crossley at Kirklees Council about her team’s new approach to identifying the current and future health and care needs of their local population (JSNA), from Laura Cole at VOA about the new ANNE network (Analysts Network North East), and there will be the opportunity to network with other local area researchers. Book here: LARIA NE Networking Event 2October 2018
If you’ve got questions about it, please contact the organiser, Louise Reeve, at: louise.reeve@newcastle.gov.uk. We look forward to seeing you!

Connected Local Government Live
2017-06-28 - 2017-06-29 | The Bond Company, 180-182 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5SE, United Kingdom
LARIA is partnering with the Connected Local Government Live event which aims to bring together innovators across local public services in a ‘festival of thinking and events about a devolved and digitally enabled future’.
There will be a workshop at the event focused on digitally enabled data and insight, content for which is being created in collaboration between ourselves and the organisers.
As well as the data and insight workshop, a ticket (discounted for LARIA members) will entitle you to attend a range of briefings, masterclasses and innovation showcases related to digital development. Topics include digital inclusion, digital and data literacy, online security, public services and the mobile user and more.
There will also be workshops, similar to our own, focused on other local authority professions.
Digital innovation showcases – a cross between Dragon’s Den and a speed dating session – will be running on both days of the event to enable participants to hear about new ideas applicable across local public services and to engage immediately with their developers.
Please go to the Connected Local Government Live event website for more details and links to booking.
Please contact the organisers directly if you have any questions.

Photo credit: Birmingham City Centre by Chris Homer

LARIA Listens Event, Perth – A Summary
2017-04-21
On Friday 21 April 2017 LARIA in Scotland had an interesting and informative event which explored the topic of Engaging Communities and Understanding Poverty. Presentations and discussions of the day included:

Learning from Participatory Budgeting in Paris: Coryn Barclay, Fife Council, presented a an overview of participatory budgeting in Paris based on her participation in the What Works Scotland’s two-day visit to Paris to learn about the city’s experience of participatory budgeting.
Evaluating the use of the Place Standard Tool: Megan MacPherson, NHS Health Scotland provided a ‘sneak peek’ to the evaluation of the Place Standard Tool, how it has been used across Scotland.
Less Heard Voices: Paul Nelis, SCDC, provided an overview of the National Standards for Community Engagement and how they can be used to engage with communities including those that are ‘less heard’.
Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill: Alastair McAlpine, Scottish Government led a discussion about the data/information that may assist in understanding child poverty in Scotland and contribute to the proposed “Local child povety action report”.
ScotPHO Profile Development: Vicky Elliot, ISD NHS Scotland, along with Jamie Villicampa, presented an update on the future development of the SCOTPho profiles with discussions about data sources, considerations when selecting /defining indicators, current challenges and using a new technical platform.

The next LARIA Listens event will be held in the autumn, topics TBD – ‘Watch this Space’, the Analysis, Intelligence and Research (AIR) – Scotland site, and the LARIA website.

LARIA Listens in Perth: Engaging Communities and Understanding Poverty
2017-04-21
This event takes place on 21st April 2017.
Key discussions will be:

Megan MacPherson, NHS Health Scotland – Place Standard Tool evaluation work.
Alastair McAlpine, Scottish Government – Talking about what CPP’s need to support duty on Child Poverty.

For booking information, please click here.

SRA National Conference
2016-12-06 10:00 - 17:00 | British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
‘Making the links: New directions for social researchers’
Now more than ever, social researchers need to build strong connections outside our industry. Traditional boundaries between research methods have softened as researchers and funders recognise the value of combining approaches. Hard and fast divisions between academics, practitioners and policy researchers are blurring. Researchers are increasingly collaborating with other professionals, in fields such as bio-tech and engineering. And new opportunities arise as technology redraws the limits on data collecting, data sharing and research dissemination. What challenges does this new landscape bring?

LARIA Autumn One Day Conference 2016
2016-11-24 | Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD
“Output to outcome – getting results through effective communication”
Early bird booking rates available until 2 Sept 2016.
Bookings now open for our One Day Conference on Thursday 24 Nov 2016 in Manchester.
See the agenda and book your place now by visiting our conference website.
The conference will be looking at ” and speakers include:

Esther Roughsedge & Victoria Avila, National Records of Scotland
Robert Radburn, Leicestershire County Council
Suzanne Hall and Rachael Docking, Ipsos MORI
Dr James Beard, Mott MacDonald

If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the LARIA One Day Conference, please take a look at our opportunities document
Early bird rates start from £99 for corporate members and £120 for all other members and non members.
The conference is fully accredited by the Market Research Society as part of their professional development framework.
If you have queries you can contact Sarah Welsh, Conference Organiser by email admin@laria.org.uk or by phone on 0345 676 9598

Annual Conference on Fire Related Research and Developments (RE16)
2016-11-15 08:30 - 16:30 | West Midlands Fire Services HQ, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, B7 4HW, United Kingdom
Bookings are now open to attend a special conference marking 20 years of fire-related research, development and innovation (RE16). Looking Back, Looking Forward will be held on Tuesday November 15 2016 at West Midlands Fire Service HQ. Located in Birmingham City Centre, the venue is within walking distance of New Street and Moor Street stations and also convenient for Birmingham International Airport.
Presentation themes this year include: the organisation and management of fire and rescue services (FRS); the role of FRS in community safety and community engagement; collaborative working; firefighter health, welfare and wellbeing; improving FRS’ operational response; addressing firesetting; fighting fires and fire safety in particular environments; and community resilience and emergency preparedness.

How to increase the accuracy of your surveys by reducing your sample size
2016-09-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Armada House, Telephone Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4BQ, United Kingdom
Choosing the right sampling method, be it cluster, stratified, sequential or simple, can make a dramatic difference to the accuracy of your results. In some cases the best option can allow you to reduce your sample size and thus costs. Of course if you get it wrong you will pay the price, so in this overview of the importance of sampling methods when designing your surveys, Nigel Marriot will demonstrate how you can decide which to use with the help of some playing cards and your willing participation!

Migration Statistics User Forum Conference
2016-09-21 | Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
The Migration Statistics User Forum are pleased to announce that a date has been set for the 21st September for its annual conference. The venue will be the Home Office HQ, Marsham Street, London
The Conference will cover the production and usage of migration data, in particular international migration, and aims to provide a forum for discussion on migration statistics and to enable users to discuss their needs and use of the data, and for producers to consult on presentation and changes. More details will be circulated closer to the date including exact timings and booking arrangements. Entry will be free.
The Migration Statistics User Forum is an independent user group, affiliated to the Royal Statistical Society.
For further details please contact Damian Highwood at Westminster City Council – dhighwood@westminster.gov.uk / 0207 6413283

LARIA East Midlands Networking Event
2016-09-15 10:00 | Derby City Council, The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2FS , United Kingdom
The next meeting of the LARIA East Midlands group will be in Derby. Shelley Harrod from Derby City Council will be chairing the meeting where there will be the chance to network with other LARIA members.
If you are interested in attending please contact Shelley direct Shelley.Harrod@derby.gov.uk

LARIA North West Awards Showcase
2016-07-15 00:15 - 16:00 | Churchgate House Room 6, Ground Floor, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU
Join us on Friday 15 July 2016 between 12:15 and 4pm for the next LARIA local event in the North West of England and hear the shortlisted and commended entries from the North West into the LARIA Research Awards 2016 showcase their work.
New researcher of the year (highly commended) – Haydn Brown, Manchester City Council – Light rail and the Manchester property market

Most engaging presentation of local area research (shortlisted) – Steven Hibbert, Manchester City Council – Public service reform outcomes
Best use of local area research 1 (highly commended) – Gemma Jones, Lancashire County Council – Breaking the boundaries- service planning based on need not construct
Best use of local area research 2 – (shortlisted) – Tim Robinson, Manchester City Council – Neighbourhood intelligence
Best use of social care or health research 1 – (highly commended) – Farhat Abbas, Lancashire County Council – Saving the children – making infant deaths everybody’s business
Best use of social care or health research 2 – (highly commended) – Revealing Reality/Wirral Council
– The barriers of binary thinking: tackling health-related worklessness on the Wirral
Best use of social care or health research 3 – (shortlisted) – Leo Wall, Manchester City Council and Manchester CCGs Business Intelligence
– Understanding health demands in Manchester

LARIA North East Networking Event
2016-07-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle, NE1 4SE, United Kingdom
A networking event for North East LARIA members will take place on Tuesday 12th July 10:00 – 12:00 in room 1.04, Business School, Newcastle University. Refreshments will be provided.
We hope you can come along and network with other local area researchers. More information will be provided on the training event that will be held mid-September at Durham University from NOMIS and LG INFORM.
For more details and to register your interest in attending please email Jo Cairnes j.m.cairns@durham.ac.uk

FREE SRA Scotland Evening Seminar
2016-06-27 17:45 - 18:45
The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): Making better use of existing data sources
Speaker: Carolyn Black, Associate Director, Ipsos MORI
Monday, 27 June 2016
Arrival: 5.45pm
Seminar: 6pm – 6.45pm
The Melting Pot, Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR
For more information and to book you place, please see here.

The Evaluation Society Conference 2016
2016-04-26 08:00 - 2016-04-27 17:00 | Holiday Inn Regents’ Park, Carburton Street, W1W 5EE, United Kingdom
The 2016 Annual Evaluation Conference will take place once again at the Holiday Inn Regents’ Park, London on 27-28 April. The call for proposals for presentations will be circulated during the autumn.
Feedback from some of the delegates who attended this year’s conference included:
• “Good speakers of high calibre, interesting topics, good balance of theoretical input and practical experience”
• “The discussion in the parallel sessions was of a very high standard this year, I did not hear one disappointing talk”
• “Well organised, with enough time to network and good balance between plenary sessions and parallel sessions”
• “I value the conference as an open platform to discuss evaluation methodologies beyond the contractual relationships we face in our daily work”
• “Brought together a diverse range of evaluators from all over the world, with detailed technical content”
• “Overall a good event, helping to motivate to learn more about different methods of evaluating and hearing other people’s experiences”
• “A useful break from day-to-day NGO delivery to think about bigger issues and sparked some ideas for potential follow up in internal systems”
• “As ever, I came away excited to be an evaluator and buzzing with ideas”
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LARIA Annual Conference 2016
2016-04-19 09:00 - 2016-04-20 17:00 | University of Birmingham, Arts Building, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Why should you attend the LARIA Annual Conference?

Support your professional development: We bring you the latest thinking on the issues that matter
Learn from the best: We have brought together leading experts in the field of local area research including the Institute for Government and NIHR Public Health Research
Share your ideas with colleagues: More UK local area research professionals attend our events than any other
Celebrate Success: Find out who has won the LARIA Local Area Research Awards and take part in the Local Area Research Fortnight – Enter here

Do it your way: Choose which workshops to attend, so you get the most from the conference

Keynote Speakers include:

Dr Jo Casebourne: Programme Director, Institute for Government
Abdool Kara: Chief Executive, Swale Borough Council and Policy Spokesperson on Evidence Based Policy for Solace
John Pullinger CB: UK National Statistician, Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority
Robert Radburn: Research and Information Team Leader, Leicestershire County Council
Catherine Staite: Director of INLOGOV and Research Facilitator for Local Government
Patrick Tate: Director, Location Strategy & Analytics, CACI Ltd
Colin Wojtowycz: Customer Insight Business Partner, Warrington Borough Council

Book Now:

Two days at conference, accommodation and awards dinner ticket from £339 (including discounts)
Day tickets from £149 (including discounts)
The conference will be worth 9 hours towards the Market Research Society CPD (* please note you must be an MRS Member to gain these hours).
Email admin@laria.org.uk for more information and details on sponsorship
