Species on the Edge Conference: The Power of Partnership, 11 November

 

Welcome to the Species on the Edge Conference information hub, where you can find everything you need to know about attending our conference. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Eilidh, our Conference Coordinator: eilidh.ross@nature.scot

 

Agenda

Wednesday 11th November

From 9:30   Arrival

10:20   Welcome and opening with Nick Halfhide, CEO NatureScot

11:00   Session 1 – Working Together, Delivering Further: Making the case for partnership in conservation, with Claudia Gebhardt (Bat Conservation Trust), Helen Dickinson (Bumblebee Conservation Trust), and Dan Hoare (Butterfly Conservation)

11:50   Break

12:20   Session 2 – Small Blue, Big Impact: How community connection delivered for a ‘species on the edge’, with Tracy Munro (Butterfly Conservation), Fiona Basford (Buglife), and Garance Warburton (Dunnet Community Forest)

13:10   Lunch

14:10   Session 3 – Common Ground: How crofters, conservationists and communities are making an impact in Shetland, with Matt Willmott (RSPB Scotland), Becca Jackson (RSPB Scotland), and Laura Sinclair (Crofter)

15:00   Break

15:30   Session 4 – Keeping the Edge: Sustaining success beyond Species on the Edge, with Fiona Strachan (NatureScot), Sarah Duly (NatureScot), and James Silvey (RSPB Scotland)

16:20   Closing session

16:45   End of programme

 

Venue information

Our conference will be taking place at The Studio, 67 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6AE. The Studio is directly opposite the Hope Street entrance to Glasgow Central Station. It is a glass fronted building with “sixty7” written on the glass in white lettering. You should enter the building by the front doors, pushing the door. The Studio occupies floors 8 and 9. Our conference will be taking place on floor 9; please make your way to level 9 on arrival.

Travelling to The Studio

From Glasgow Central

Take the Waterloo/Hope Street entrance, turn left, immediately cross over Hope street opposite Waterloo Street and continue down Hope Street; The Studio is just on your right. See below for our walking video.

From Queen Street

Exit the station, turn right and follow West George Street till Nelson Mandela Place, turn left onto Buchanan Street, cross St Vincent Place and continue down to Gordon Street. Turn right on Gordon Street, crossing Mitchell Street and Union Street. Turn left at the end onto Hope street – cross over Hope street opposite Waterloo Street and continue down Hope Street, The Studio is just on your right.

From NCP Mitchell Street

Exit the car park, turn left onto Mitchell Street then left onto Gordon Street. Cross Union Street then turn left at the end onto Hope street – cross over Hope street opposite Waterloo Street and continue down Hope Street, The Studio is just on your right. 

From NCP Oswald Street

Exit the car park and turn right onto Oswald Street, cross Argyle Street and follow Hope Street for 200 yards, The Studio is on your left. See below for our walking video.

There is no public parking available at the venue. 

Pick up and drop off

Please note that this end of Hope Street is particularly busy with traffic, and that there is a bus gate on this section of the street which makes stopping on Hope Street difficult. If you require to be dropped off or collected when visiting the Studio, we suggest you use parking bays which are located on Waterloo Street, next to the SSE Building, two doors up from Studio. When out of the car, walk towards Hope Street and turn right at the SSE Building, towards the river Clyde and travel past the SSE Building and Pure Gym. The Studio is next door to Pure Gym.

Find more information on the venue’s location and how to get there: The Studio Glasgow – get directions

Stairs and lifts

There are stairs and lifts available to access all areas of the building. All lifts have spoken destination information. From the main entrance door to the lifts, it is between 2-6 meters distance. Stairways and the lift lobby on level 8 and 9 are fronted by floor to ceiling windows, which may startle you when exiting the lift/stairwell. If you are at all concerned by this, please contact The Studio Glasgow team who will be happy to help.

Wheelchairs

The building is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs.

Toilets

There are accessible toilets on both floors of The Studio.

Assistance dogs

Assistance dogs are permitted within the studio floors. Water bowls can be obtained from any member of staff.

Hearing loops

Hearing loops are not installed in The Studio. 

Wifi

Wi-fi is available throughout the venue and the network name and password will be signposted.

 

Other information

As our conference is on Armistice Day, we will be observing a minute’s silence at 11am.

Photographs may be taken throughout the event. These images may be used in Species on the Edge communications across Species on the Edge channels and our partners’ channels. If you would not like to be in any photos, please email Eilidh in advance and she will ensure you will not be photographed.