This is Cyclenation and Cycling UK's annual campaigners' conference, being held this year by Push Bikes in Birmingham.

Conference details are on our website: http://www.pushbikes.org.uk/event/cyclenation-conference

Draft schedule:

10:00am - Registration & refreshments

10:30am - Welcome and panel discussion: Everyone is a campaigner.

Facilitator - Catherine Watton.

11:20am - 11:30am - Introductions to the workshops

11:30am - 11:40am - Short break

Workshop sessions, with a lunch break from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. There will be several rooms for the workshops, some of the workshops will take place twice:

11:40am - 12:30pm / (lunch break from 12:30pm to 1:30pm) / 1:30pm - 2:20pm / 2:30pm - 3:20pm / 3:40pm - 4:30pm

Workshop titles & speakers:

(1) Jonathan Fingland, Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign - Manchester's Beelines - What are they and what lessons can we learn from them?

(2) Duncan Dollimore, Cycling UK - Media engagement for cycle campaigners.

(3) Kevin Hickman, Wheels for Wellbeing - Inclusive Cycle Design Guidance.

(4) Dave Clasby, Sustrans - The next steps for the National Cycle Network (engagement workshop)

(5) Chris Lowe (facilitator), Push Bikes - Working with councillors & officers - common mistakes and how to avoid them (We will have some officers & councillors in the meeting to take part in the discussion)

(6) Catherine Watton - Taking back our streets from the car; Lessons from Waltham Forest about what works for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods?

(7) Chris Kenyon, Labour Cycles - Working with political parties; Lessons from Labour Cycles (once only).

(8) Donnachadh McCarthy - Direct action and cycle campaigning.

(9) Chris Kenyon, CyclingWorks - Harnessing business support for cycling (once only).

(10) Melanie Carroll, Lincolnshire Cycling UK - Workshop: Responding to highways consultations

4:30pm - 4:40pm - Short break

4:40pm - 5:30pm - Final plenary talks & Closing remarks

National Funeral for the Unknown Cyclist: Donnachadh McCarthy, Stop Killing Cyclists

How do we campaign for funding for cycling?: Duncan Dollimore, Head of Advocacy and Campaigns, Cycling UK

5:30pm - Close

Chinwag time afterwards: The Wellington Inn, Newhall Street (B2 5SN). They do not serve food, but they are happy for you to bring your own food in. And they serve a very good range of beers.

Infrastructure Safari - Birmingham's cycle superhighway: A38 Birmingham city centre to Selly Oak route.

This will happen twice: 11:30am to 12:30pm; 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Led by: Robert Latham, Push Bikes.

There are Brompton Hire bikes in Birmingham (details here). Unfortunately, Birmingham's cycle hire scheme has been delayed until the new year. We won't be providing bikes to borrow, so please arrange a bicycle beforehand.