Craig McLaren

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Craig McLaren

• Chief Executive
• Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum

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SURF A Forum for All

• 150 members
• Across agencies
• Across sectors
• Across professions
• Across Scotland

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Sponsor Members

• City of Edinburgh Council
• Glasgow City Council
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Scottish Homes
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Executive

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SURF A Forum for Action

• Information
• Policy
• Best Practice
• Networking

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2000 Events

• Annual Conference
• Study Visit
• Newcastle Sunderland
• Annual Lecture
• Bishop Richard Holloway
• Seminars
• Social Inclusion Economic Development
• Private Sector and Regeneration
• Funding Regeneration

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2000

• Scottish Regeneration
• Awards for Best Practice
• Promoting Regeneration/ Inclusion
• Links with Scottish Parliament

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Networking

• Network Officer
• Networking between SIP officers
• Networking to other organisations
• 1st National SIP Officers Event
• Gateway
• Regional meetings
• ICT
• Themed meetings
• Updates

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Future

• Networking
• Inter-professional working/ training
• ICT
• Interactive information services
• Website
• Hotnews
• Policy development

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Awards for Best Practice 2000

• reengagement
• redevelopment
• reactivate
• revision
• reconnection
• recreation

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Awards for Best Practice

• reengagement
• Community Health Shop, Easterhouse
• Castlemilk Youth Voice Group

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Awards for Best Practice

• redevelopment
• Buchanan Street Project, Johnstone
• Wester Hailes Canalside, Edinburgh

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Awards for Best Practice

• reactivate
• North Ayrshire Young Carers Project
• Faifley Regeneration Centre

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Awards for Best Practice

• revision
• Alloa South East Social Inclusion Community
  Police Project
• Greater Easterhouse Partnership Classroom
  Assistants Initiative

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Awards for Best Practice

• reconnection
• Dundee Employment Aftercare Project
• Govan Initiatives 21st Century Economy

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Awards for Best Practice

• recreation
• Royston Community Music Project
• Artworks, Glasgow