Department Heads Forum (DHF)

Previously titled Conveners Consultative Forum (CCF)

The Director meets with Heads of Department five times a year to discuss matters raised both by Heads of Department and the administration. There are two meetings held during the Michaelmas and Summer terms and one during the Lent term. The first meeting held during both the Michaelmas and the Summer term focuses on operational issues and the second meeting will see to strategic matters. However, should matters of urgency arise it will be included on the agenda, independent of whether it is of strategic or operational importance. Both strategic and operational issues will be addressed during the Lent term forum.

If Heads of Department are unable to attend any of the meetings, they may send a representative, but it is hoped that all Heads of Department will try to be there in person.

Meeting dates for 2008/2009 are:

Michaelmas term:

Wednesday 8 October 2008 (operational issues)
Wednesday 10 December 2009 (operational and strategic issues)

Lent term:

Wednesday 4 February 2009 (strategic issues)

Summer term:

Wednesday 6 May 2009 (operational issues)
Wednesday 24 June 2009 (strategic issues)

The meetings are held in the Vera Anstey Room at 10am

A lunch is held for Heads of Department to meet informally, usually two weeks prior to the termly meeting with the Director. Where possible the draft agenda for the meeting with the Director will be made available for that meeting. Lunches are arranged by the Teaching and Learning Centre, Gaydene Bunn (g.bunn@lse.ac.uk)  and held in R301 from 12.30 to 2pm.

Lunch dates for 2008/2009 are:

Michaelmas term:

Wednesday 24 September 2008
Wednesday 26 November 2008

Lent term:

Wednesday 21 January 2009

Summer term:

Wednesday 22 April 2009
Wednesday 10 June 2009

Details will be circulated in advance to Heads of Department confirming, time and location.

The two chairs for the HoD's Informal Lunch Meetings for 2008–2009 are:

Professor Hugh Collins (Law Department) and Professor Damian Chalmers of the European Institute.

Items of business which Heads of Department wish to raise should be notified to Laura Harrison, Room B100, ext 3656, email: l.harrison@lse.ac.uk

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