BACKGROUND
The Westminster eForum aims to provide the premier environment where parliamentarians, senior policy advisors, regulators and other decision makers can discuss critical issues, and exchange ideas and information with leaders from industry, responsible interest groups, analysts, academics, journalists and others.
The Forum strives to be as inclusive, encompassing and relevant as possible. One aspect of this is a standard practice of all sessions including comments and questions from the floor. Another is flexibility in the planning of events to enable current and newly emerging issues to be reflected.
In planning its programme of events the Forum consults parliamentarians, senior departmental officials, regulators, industry representatives and major interest groups. The WeF has no policy agenda of its own.
The Westminster eForum channels resources to ensure that significant numbers of policy makers actively participate. Events are normally held close to the Houses of Parliament, and complimentary tickets and publications go to the ministers, parliamentarians, Downing Street advisors and senior officials most involved in relevant policy.
Steps are taken to ensure that no one with an interest in issues discussed is excluded on economic grounds through concessionary rates for small charities and unfunded academics.
EVENTS
A full listing of the confirmed events can be found on the 'Planned Events' page.
The Westminster eForum is seeking sponsors for some of these events and publications. The earlier arrangements are made, the greater the consultation with such sponsors about the format and focus of the events, speakers etc.
Also, the Westminster eForum expects to mount further timely seminars at short notice in response to issues as they arise. We are also seeking support or ideas for other seminars which may be of interest. If you have issues to suggest that you feel are suitable to Forums we will be happy to consider them.
Please contact Peter van Gelder 01276 489144 pvg@westminstereforum.co.uk
PUBLICATIONS
Each Westminster eForum event has a publication associated with it, providing an important extra output from the seminars. It is distributed to all interested government ministers, parliamentarians, senior officials at the OFCOM, DBERR and other government departments and policy advisors, whether or not they were able to attend.
The publication includes all the available speeches made on the day, and delegates can submit articles for publication at no extra cost. Further copies are made available to the press and generally for sale.
More details can be found on the 'Publications' page.