2014 Birmingham Rugby Conference - Delvering a RWC2015 Legacy

With less than twelve months to go before the 2015 Rugby World Cup comes to Birmingham; the Birmingham Rugby Partnership (BRP) and Birmingham City Council (BCC) are joining forces to host the 2014 Birmingham Rugby Conference - 'Delivering a RWC2015 Rugby Legacy'.

So if you are keen to know more about the preparations for fans, teams and matches of 2015 RWC coming to Birmingham, and finding out how you, your club, business or organisation can be involved and benefit from this great opportunity, and importanlty help deliver our TEAM BIRMINGHAM legacy priorities (agreed at last year's conference) then this is the conference is for you.

NB If you are unable to attend the conference, but know someone from your organisation, or someone you think should attend, please ask them to access the Eventbrite website (copy the web address below into your browser

https://2014birminghamrugbyconference.eventbrite.co.uk

and use access code RWC2015171114 to register

Venue details and map given above - parking in North Stand Car Park on Witton Lane. For information on travelling to the Park and car parking - please visit the Aston Villa Web site (Information tab) at www.avfc.co.uk

The Birmingham 2014 Rugby Conference

Birmingham is preparing to welcome players and fans from across the world for two matches of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at Villa Park (South Africa v Samoa and Australia v Uruguay, 26th & 27th Sept 2015)

We are expecting a good attendance from Birmingham and Greater Birmingham rugby clubs at the conference (who already have the date in diaries) but we are keen to also welcome Birmingham businesses and other organisations, to ensure they can be part of this great event and through their networks/CSR programmes - help support Birmingham Rugby and a RWC2015 Legacy.

The conference will cover preparations for Team Bases, The Bham RWC2015 Fan Park, the Matches at Villa Park, activity at Clubs; as well as the delivery of Birmingham's RWC2015 Rugby Legacy Plan.

Highlights on the day - the 2014 Womens Rugby World Cup winning Team Coaches and the trophy ! - see outline programme below.

Outine Programme - 17th November - Trinity Suite Villa Park

1:00 Arrival, registration and networking lunch (and receive your Birmingham RWC2015 Legacy Plan)

2:15 Opening welcome and introduction to conference from key partners including ER2015

2:30 Keynote presentations and inputs including ; Gary Street / Graham Smith - Coaches of England Women's 2014 WRWC winning team (both Gary and Graham spent much of their playing days in Birmingham at Aston Old Edwardians RFC and Moseley RFC respectively).

3:40 Afternoon refreshments

4:00 Workshops (three workshops repeated three times so that all can take part) including input from Oaks Consultancy (specialists in sport funding) Sport Birmingham (supporting Bham Sport) and David Bucknall OBE who many know is a rugby enthusiast and business leader in Birmigham.

W1 Legacy funding and focused delivery of Birmingham's Legacy priorities

W2 Rugby in Schools/Education and engaging Birmingham's young and diverse population

W3 Engaging Business - creating advocates of the Bham RWC2015 programme and / or supporting Legacy

7:10 Closing address

7:20 Networking and drinks (cash bar)

9:00 Finish and delegates leave