The Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) is holding its annual AGM & Conference on the 13th October.

This full day free event for EPIC members will contain presentations from the EPIC Committee on community activities, as well as the opportunity to hear from expert speakers and engage in dialogue on topical challenges for local authority officers and others delivering environmental policy on the ground.

What is on the agenda?

Update from EPIC Chair Ruth Calderwood
Hear an update on EPIC activities from Chair Ruth Calderwood, including an announcement of the new EPIC Committee members, and have your say in EPIC's work plan for next year.

Making planning deliver for the environment, RTPI CEO Victoria Hills
Keynote speech from outgoing Royal Town & Planning Institute CEO Victoria Hills on 'making planning deliver for the environment', followed by a Q&A.

Legal snapshot: Carol Day, Leigh Day
Carole Day, senior environmental solicitor at Leigh Day, will talk us through the recent and upcoming legal cases that all environmental practitioners need to know, followed by a Q&A.

Implementation lessons from Scotland
Three different case studies on environmental implementation successes and failures form Environmental Protection Scotland.

How to deal with contaminated land in planning
Hear from the National Contamimated Land Officers Group (NCLOG) and an expert panel on key tips for dealing with contaminated land in planning.

Workshop: Planning for Air Quality Guidance update
The EPIC Planning for Air Quality guidance working group will run a workshop outlining their work to date and gathering feedback on the updated guidance.

A Local Authority's Guide to Environmental Implementation
Be there for the launch of EPIC's flagship new guidance: A Local Authority's Guide to Environmental Implementation.

View the full agenda here.

Who can attend?

The AGM & Conference is open only to EPIC members.

You can join EPIC here. Please note that all environmental professionals working in local authorities can join EPIC for free.

What is EPIC?

The Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) at the IES brings together local authority officers and other environmental professionals delivering environmental protection, climate action and nature recovery on the ground. The community has a unique focus on implementation of environmental policy, and works together to understand delivery challenges, share good practice and advocate for implementation-minded policy. 

If you have any other questions about the EPIC AGM & Conference, please get in contact with the EPIC Officer Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org).

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