The response can be viewed in full at http://forum.followfollow.com/showthread.php?t=977832
All conferences are organised by and for GCC.
A summary follows – please note figure given is cost to GCC, which applies in all bar the first note.
2011
03/11
Celtic Park
Development and Regeneration Services
Meet the Buyer event.
£1,000.00
Cost was covered in full by Clyde Gateway and Healthy Working Lives.
04/11
Celtic Park
Education Services
Literacy Conference
£3,750.00
05/11
Ibrox Stadium
Education Services
Child Protection Meeting
£600.00
Ibrox Stadium
Education Services
Child Protection Meeting
£600.00 (Second)
05/11
Celtic Park
Education Services
Child Protection Coordinators Meeting
£1,000.00
08/11
Celtic Park
Education Services
Nurture Group Conference
£3,300.00
09/11
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference
£8,369.00
11/11
Celtic Park
Education Services
Additional Support for Learning (ASL) Conference
£14,243.96
2012
01/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference
£1,056.67
01/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference
£991.67
01/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference
£1,095.67 (Second)
02/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Staff Development Co-ordinator (SDC) Training Event
£2,275.00
02/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Numeracy Conference
£4,566.67
02/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference, Education
£2,537.50
03/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Global Citizenship Conference
£2,383.33
04/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Staff Development Co-ordinator (SDC) Training Event
£3,150.00
04/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Staff Development Co-ordinator (SDC) Training Event
£2,434.04
07/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Education Conference
£3,813.33
09/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Learning & Teaching in Glasgow, from good to great
£3,535.83
10/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Moderation of Workbooks, E Y & Pr Heads (3 days)
£8,477.67
12/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
HT February Inset Training (3 days)
£3,161.67
12/12
Celtic Park
Education Services
Facilitators Feb Inset Training (3 days)
£8,050.00
2013
01/13
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference
£6,596.67
09/13
Celtic Park
Education Services
Conference
£7,735.33
All told, that’s over £90,000 of your money spent by GCC on conferences at Celtic Park and just over £1,000 at Ibrox.
A cynic might suggest there’s a pattern at play here and perhaps something else...