The idea for the project came from discussions with our partners including Just Lincolnshire, an equality and human rights charity working across Lincolnshire. There was common agreement that such an event would help foster good relations within the town. Just Lincolnshire have been an integral part of this project, providing a financial contribution that allowed the conference to be held at the Guildhall. They also played an important role as the external client, giving our learners a written brief as to how they wanted the conference to be organised. Dale Newman from Just Lincolnshire met and communicated with the students regularly to explain and progress their ideas and requirements in terms of room layout, itinerary, catering etc. The conference 'Question Time' discussion panel was organised and expertly chaired by Just Lincolnshire's General Manager, Wes Shelbourne. Finally, students from the University of Lincoln's Media School supported Just Lincolnshire by volunteering to film the conference and successfully undertake all the post editing to meet our project deadline in just two weeks:
- Joe Burt
- Tiffany Freeman
- Steve Smith
- Anna Stankiewicz