Description: Scottish rural and islands transport convention (SRITC) founded by jenny milne, is a community of multiple stakeholders focused on rural mobility and it’s impacts on the economy/ social policies
transport (8221) rural (2000) economy (1446) scottish (1294) convention (947) islands (467) social policies (4) jenny milne (3) community stakeholders focused on rural mobility (3)
Hosting a conference is challenging; the challenges are compounded when you host a rural conference across three days at three different venues and have around 100 attendees signed up in person and around another 44 online.
From 10th to 11th May 2023, SRITC hosted a transportation conference in the Aviemore area of the Highlands and Scotland. The conference aimed to unite the voices in rural transportation to network and discuss solutions to global transportation challenges from a rural perspective. The event brought together the private sector, public sector and third sector. Attendees came in person from across Europe, including Sweden and Finland. Online, the conference's footprint expanded even further, with attendees from
One of the challenges faced by our team in pulling off the conference was the logistics of moving people around the venues and to/from the accommodation.