1 May 2025, The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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The work of a town planner is never dull! Renewables, housing, transport, strategic and master planning - there are a multitude of career opportunities and pathways that planners can choose to embark upon. The list goes on and on…
This year’s Scottish Young Planners’ Conference will explore the many and diverse pathways a town planning career can lead, including the variety of work that planners undertake daily and the range of knowledge and skills this requires.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build important networks with other young professionals and help to develop the critical skills needed to support future career development.
Your SYPN Steering Group are putting together a fantastic Conference programme, which will include RTPI President Helen Fadipe, RTPI Scotland Convenor Laura Robertson, and Minister for Public Finance Ivan McKee MSP.
Please note that the programme is still being developed by the SYPN Steering Group and will continue to be updated as arrangements are finalised.
Programme
9.00AM Registration and refreshments
9.40AM Chair and RTPI President Welcome and Introduction
- Laura Robertson, RTPI Scotland Convenor
- Helen Fadipe, RTPI President
9.50AM Ministerial Address
- Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Public Finance
Session One
10.05AM Session TBC
- Speaker TBC
10.25AM Flood Water Risk Management and Assessment (Title TBC)
- Callum Anderson, Technical Director, Kaya Consulting
10.45AM Q & A
- Laura Robertson, RTPI Scotland Convenor
10.55AM Refreshments
11.25AM Panel session: A Day in the Life of...
Session Panellists:
- Pamela Clifford, Chief Planning Officer, East Ayrshire Council
- Kevin Murray, Director, Kevin Murray Associates
- Scott Ferrie, Chief Reporter, Scottish Government
- Helen Fadipe, RTPI President
Panel Chair: Maura McCormack, RTPI Scotland Senior Vice Convenor
12.30PM Lunch
Session Two
1.30PM Workshops: Practical Skills
a. Architecture & Design Scotland Design Workshop (Title TBC)
- Architecture & Design Scotland
b. Sketch Workshop (Title TBC)
- Susie Stirling, Head of Placemaking and Design, Scottish Government
c. Workshop TBC
d. Edinburgh Walking Tour - route TBC
- Angus Dodds, Director, Contour Town Planning
This walking tour will be for a maximum duration of 2 hours, with delegates returning to the conference venue in time for afternoon refreshments.
2.35PM Workshops repeated as above, excluding Walking Tour
3.35PM Refreshments
Session Three
3.50PM Keynote Address
- John Alexander, Head of Local Authority Engagement, SSEN Transmission
4.10PM Conclusions and Summing Up
- Laura Robertson, RTPI Scotland Convenor
4.30PM Close and Post Conference Drinks
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Tickets
Early Bird Offer (closed):
Take advantage of our limited number of 15% off early bird tickets for RTPI members and non-members. This offer will be available until 7 March or until tickets are sold out!
RTPI Student offer:
Student members of the RTPI can take advantage of our limited student discounted tickets which can be booked online
Local Planning Authority 3 for 2 offer:
Local Planning Authorities sending staff to the conference can once again take advantage of our 3 for 2 offer at the standard member rate of £99 plus VAT. Please email [email protected] for further details.
Sponsorship Opportunity
Interested in sponsoring this year's conference? Sponsorship is vital to keeping costs low and making our events accessible to as wide a range of early career and student planners as possible. We are seeking support from a number of organisations and have a variety of sponsorship packages available.
Contact [email protected] for further details.
