Welcome to the Directory for the Liberal Democrat autumn 2012 federal conference.
conference venue The Brighton Centre Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GR www.brightoncentre.co.uk The Brighton Centre will open at 13.00 on Saturday 22nd September.
conference hotel The Grand 97–99 King’s Road, Brighton, BN1 2FW www.grandhotelbrighton.info
fringe and training venue Hilton Metropole Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2FU www.hilton.co.uk/brightonmet Both the Brighton Centre and The Grand are within the secure zone and access to them will only be possible with a valid conference photo pass. For locations of venues, see map of Brighton city centre on the back cover.
contents Features:
7–9
Celebrate our achievements! by Sharon Bowles MEP
7
Confounding the pundits is what we do by Tim Farron MP
8
Conference information
10–15
Exhibition:
17–27
List of exhibitors
18
Plan of venue and exhibition
19
Directory of exhibitors
20
Conference sponsors
27
Fringe guide:
28–80
Fringe venues and key
31
Saturday fringe
33
Sunday fringe
39
Monday fringe
53
Tuesday fringe
67
Wednesday fringe
79
List of advertisers Map of Brighton city centre
80 back cover
For conference details and registration online
The Directory and all other conference publications are available online
www.libdems.org.uk/autumnconference
www.libdems.org.uk/autumnconferencepapers
If you require plain text or large print versions of this or other conference publications, please ask at the Information Desk at conference or go to www.libdems.org.uk/autumnconferencepapers ISBN 978-1-907046-52-0 Published by The Conference Office, Liberal Democrats, 8–10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE. Design and layout by Mike Cooper, mike@mikecoopermcc.co.uk. Printed by Sarum Colourview, 23–24 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8ND, www.sarumcolourview.co.uk. Front cover photo by Simon Cooper
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