Association of Cricket Officials Issue 32 | Page 5

ECB ACO National Conference 2018 Saturday 27 October, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Nursery Pavilion For this year’s National Conference, we are delighted to announce some of the great names that will be leading a fantastic event in October. Present for your interest will be the following: Full details with all speakers and information on how to sign up online will be released via Over and Out in the coming weeks. So if you do not usually receive these communications, please get in touch to let us know your email address so you don’t miss out. The schedule will follow the usual format: •  Play-Cricket helpdesk, including Scorer and Scorer Pro • Who’s the Umpire •  Duncan Fearnley •  ECB ACO Membership staff. Managing Player Behaviour Panel 09.00 Tea and Coffee Welcome Annual General Meeting National Conference Seminar One No Surprises – Enjoying Umpiring – Chris Kelly, ECB Umpires’ Manager, Nursery Pavilion PCS and PCS Pro workshop, JP Morgan Media Centre Buffet Lunch Post-lunch Speaker Geoff Miller, Nursery Pavilion Seminar Two Player behaviour is increasingly in the media spotlight. Geoff Miller OBE Managing Player Behaviour – a panel of elite officials from a range of sports including cricket, rugby, tennis and hockey, Nursery Pavilion Q&A with a First Class scorer, JP Morgan Media Centre Tea and Coffee Seminar Three Women in Cricket – Clare Connor and the England Women, Nursery Pavilion Scorers’ Forum, JP Morgan Media Centre Closing Address and Presentations Honorary Life Members Andy Zaltzman We are very lucky to be able to host a truly unique seminar on managing player behaviour, featuring some of the top minds in officiating from across different sports. Alongside cricket and rugby, which you may have heard in the past, we will also have officials from tennis and hockey. Dawn Bonner heads up the elite umpiring coaching and assessing committee at England Hockey and is a European and International Umpire Manager. Former England cricketer and National Selector, Geoff Miller OBE. Regarded as one of the most respected figures in English cricket, a successful playing career at Derbyshire, Essex and internationally for England saw him take on the role of National Selector in 2008. Before his retirement in 2013, England had won three successive Ashes series, become the number one ranked side in Test cricket and won the T20 World Cup. Andy Zaltzman 17.30 Finish Throughout the Day There will be guided tours of Lord’s and ‘You versus Hawk-Eye’. Numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Those who have not attended ‘You versus Hawk-Eye’ will be given priority. AGM entrance is free of charge and conference attendance is £40. Comedian and avid cricket fan, Andy Zaltzman. Stand-up comedian, broadcaster and author, Andy is a regular on television and radio, including appearances on The Now Show and The News Quiz. He has a huge passion for cricket and began a regular blog for ESPNcricinfo in 2008, and in 2016 became the scorer for Test Match Special for the Sri Lankan tour of England. Andy will close the day with a comedy set, revolving around cricket – certainly one not to miss! email us at [email protected] contact us on 0121 446 2710 5