Final countdown to the RYA Northern Ireland Club Conference 2022
These conferences are ideal for anyone involved in managing a club or its activities: flag officers, committee members, staff and volunteers.
Booking
Secure your place for free by registering online here
Club support stands
The event will include a 'Club Support' stand where you can meet RYANI staff and volunteers and find out more about how they can help your club.
Sessions
The RYANI conference will be an opportunity to reconnect with other clubs as well as RYA staff and volunteers. As well as hearing the headlines from the region and the latest local opportunities for your club, there will be a practical session to support you with your club development planning.
There is also a programme of club development sessions led by experts that will explore the following areas -
• How can we recruit and retain more volunteers?
• What advice is there for the governance and legal challenges our club is facing?
Times
This conference will be delivered from 10am - 1 pm, with additional networking opportunities available from 9 - 9:30am and from 1 -1.30pm
Agenda
| Times |
Agenda Item |
| 09:15 | 2022 Affiliated Clubs Conference |
| 09:30 – 09:45 |
Welcome |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | RYANI Update Youth Forum video |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Club Development Session – Michelle Gent RYA Programmes Manager How can you plan to recruit and retain more volunteers and how can the RYA support your club with this? |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Networking |
| 11:45 – 11:50 | Mel Hide – RYA Director of External Affairs A brief overview of the department and its activity |
| 11:50 – 12:50 | Club Development Session – Mandy Peters RYA Legal Manger Legal - What are the governance and legal challenges that your club is facing and how can the RYA support you with these? |
| 12:50 – 13:15 | Additional information, summary, feedback & close |
| 13:15 - 13:30 | RYA staff available for meetings / further networking |
Additional club support opportunities
Further development sessions will be online and include:
- How can we recruit and retain more volunteers? 17th January
- How can we develop or replace our facility? 24th January
All Club forums and bookings are available through the RYANI Club Development Forums Page
Further information
For further information and questions, please contact our Active Clubs Coordinator, Lisa McCaffrey:
T: 07788238083
E: lisa.mccaffrey@rya.org.uk