Intergenerational Conference 2009 Back to the Future: Networks for All Ages 28th October 2009 This year's intergenerational conference was delivered in partnership with the National Youth Agency; over 150 people attended the joint conference.  Delegates attending ranged from volunteers and practitioners through to government officials and policy makers; volunteers involved in presenting the workshops ranged in age from 9 to 81 (workshop information and images can be accessed below). We were incredibly fortunate to work with London Youth and engage with one of their young people to chair the conference. Siana Bangura did a fantastic job of chairing and managing the proceedings, and was a truly inspiring chair.  The conference brought together the learning from the National Youth Agency Youth Intergenerational Pilot Programme and the early findings from the Generations Together programme. The ever increasing interest in intergenerational practice attracted an impressive panel of keynote speakers including; Baroness Sally Greengross, Anne Weinstock Head of the Youth Task Force and Thomas Fischer, Senior Researcher involved in European intergenerational work.  This was in addition to Alan Hatton-Yeo, Chief Executive of Beth Johnson Foundation and Fional Blacke, Chief Executive of National Youth Agency. The Conference programme holds speakers presentations, biographies and a brief description on workshops. The Centre is particularly grateful to the speakers and workshop leaders who donated their time and made the event such a success - Thank you! Workshop Presentations: Gateshead Council           Manchester City Council Valuing Older People Team          Portsmouth City Council          Changemakers & St George’s Post 16 Centre          Derbyshire County Council & Belper Drop Inn (Linking Lives)          Feminist Web

Back to the Future: Networks for All Ages Conference Chair Siana Bangura with speakers Baroness Sally Greengross OBE International Longevity Centre UK Anne Weinstock Head of the Youth Task Force Fiona Blacke Chief Executive, National Youth Agency Thomas Fischer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Alan Hatton-Yeo Chief Executive, Beth Johnson Foundation