IPPN

IPPN Annual Conference - Diary Note

Over 750 primary school principals gather for debate, discussion and professional development workshops.
A highlight in the Irish education calender.

The theme of this year's conference:

Primary Schools- A Time for Fresh Thinking.
Funding, fund-raising, water charges, governance, management, inclusion, 'New Irish', ethos, commercialism, smaller schools, benchmarking, recruitment, new contract....

From Thursday, 31st Jan to Saturday, 2nd February
At the Irish National Events Centre (INEC), Killarney, Co. Kerry

Press Briefing: Thursday 31st at 12 noon.

IPPN Conference 2008 - Timetable

Thursday, January 31st
9.00 Conference Registration / Expo Viewing
9.15 Newly Appointed Principals & Mentors - developing the relationship (IPPN & LDS)
12.00 Press Briefing and Lunch
13.00 Workshop Session 1
14.30 Conference Opening Ceremony
15.00 Larry Fleming, President of IPPN
15.30 Cardinal Seán Brady - Primate of All Ireland
16.00 Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa, Uachtarán na hÉireann
17.00 Special Interest Groups
17.00 Expo Viewing
19.00 President's Reception

Friday, February 1st
8.00 Expo Viewing
9.00 Mary Hanafin T.D., Minister for Education and Science
9.45 Seán Cottrell, Director of IPPN
10.30 Break & Expo Viewing
11.15 Professor Tom Collins
11.45 Governing and Managing the Primary School - Caoimhe Máirtín
12.30 Lunch & Expo Viewing
14.00 Workshop Session 2
15.00 Expo Ends
15.15 Workshop Session 3
16.30 Special Interest Groups
19.00 Gala Dinner

Saturday, February 2nd
9.00 Informal Networking
9.45 Towards a Principals' Contract - David Ruddy BL
10.15 IPPN Bursary Presentation - Cóilín o Coigligh & Gerry O'Brien
10.30 IPPN Prime Time: Governance & Management - A Time for Fresh Thinking
12.20 Conference Review - Pat Goff, Deputy President of IPPN
12.30 Conference Ends

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