ePolitix.com events

ePolitix.com runs a series of events throughout the year that enable our Stakeholders to come together with parliamentarians to discuss topical issues directly related to their organisation.

Our events provide Stakeholders with an excellent opportunity to build links with prominent politicians and others in the public affairs community.

If you are interested in sponsoring an ePolitix.com event please contact Alex Stevenson on 02070917604 or at alex.stevenson@epolitix.com.

Public Affairs News Awards 2009
2 July 2009, The Brewery

The annual awards are a highlight in the public affairs calendar and celebrate achievement and excellence across the industry. Expected to attract more than 400 public affairs professionals for an evening drinks reception and sit-down dinner, the awards ceremony will be held on the evening of Thursday 2 July 2009 at The Brewery in the City of London.

For more information and to book your place, please visit http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/panawards.

Select Committee Guide 2009 – 28 April 2009

The House Magazine Select Committee Guide Launch 2009
28 April 2009, House of Commons

The House Magazine is extremely proud to announce the publication of its third comprehensive Select Committee Guide, providing a detailed insight into the enquiries and business of the House of Commons committee system.

To celebrate its launch The House Magazine is hosting a lunchtime reception on the House of Commons Terrace. Speakers include, Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP, Dr Phyllis Starkey MP and Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP.

For more information, please call Lizzie Roscoe on 020 7091 7511 or email selectcommittee@housemag.co.uk

Dods & Scottish Widows Women in Public Life Awards 2009

The Dods & Scottish Widows Women in Public Life Awards celebrate women leaders in society and seek to recognise and promote the work of women in politics, business, the civil service and community leadership. The Awards which are now in their third year, aim to highlight the achievements of outstanding women role models amongst us.

Winners were announced in an awards ceremony on Wednesday 4th March 2009 and presented by Guardian columnist and political interviewer Jackie Ashley.

For more information on the awards and this year’s winners please visit: www.womeninpubliclifeawards.co.uk

Parliamentary Researcher of the Year Awards 2009

The Parliamentary Researcher of the Year Awards is now in its third year. These highly prestigious and important Awards, supported by the Federation of Small Businesses, have been developed to promote the extremely valuable role that researchers perform within Parliament.

This year the awards were presented by BBC Radio 4 presenter, Shaun Ley.

For more information please visit http://www.housemag.co.uk/researchersawards.

Your Parliament Citizenship in association with AQA

On 22nd January 2009 AQA hosted a debate in the House of Commons on the role of citizenship education and its importance to young people and the whole of British society. The debate followed the Your Parliament exhibition organised by Dods and the Parliamentary Education Service in Westminster Hall from June - September 2008.

Janet Holloway, Assistant Director at AQA responsible for Citizenship specifications opened the debate. On the panel were children, schools and famillies committee chair, Barry Sheerman MP, fellow committee member and Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Paul Holmes MP, and Natascha Engel MP, who is chair of the all-party group on youth affairs.

View the photo gallery and listen to the podcast.

ePolitix.com Responsible Business Symposium

(in association with the British Safety Council)

Speaking at the event were Labour MP Parmjit Dhanda, shadow corporate governance spokesman Jonathan Djanogly and Liberal Democrat business, enterprise and regulatory reform spokesman John Thurso. The event was chaired by the chair of the business and enterprise select committee, Peter Luff.

Brian Nimick, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, opened the proceedings by pointing to the fact that improvements to the health and safety system could save the economy £31bn and stressed the need to "rescue the health and safety agenda back from the media".

View the photo gallery and listen to podcasts.

Researcher Summer Reception 2008

As part of our ongoing engagement with MPs and their staff members, ePolitix.com in partnership with the British Retail Consortium hosted the summer party for all MP staff once more.

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The reception was held at the Westminster Abbey Gardens on 22nd July 2008.

Lifelong Learning and Skills Symposium in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute - May 2008

Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell MP, shadow skills secretary David Willetts MP and Liberal Democrat higher education spokesman Stephen Williams MP discussed the key findings of the Leitch report and debated with Stakeholders a number of ways to raise skis levels among the UK workforce, while Phil Willis MP sat in the Chair.

For news coverage, podcasts and images of the event, please click here.

Housing and Planning Symposium in association with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - March 2008

Former local government minister Nick Raynsford MP, shadow communities spokesman Jacqui Lait MP and Liberal Democrat housing spokesman Lembit Opik MP. Dr Phyllis Starkey MP chaired the lively debate, which focussed on ways to improve and increase the housing stock.