Parking Scotland Conference Bring it on Ten sessions, 44 speakers and 172 attendees: last months Parking Scotland Conference was a roaring success, as Louise Parfitt reports hile its a shame that we cant get together, one of the advantages of being online means a wider range of people can attend. Another is, we know where the coffee and biscuits are! BPA President John McArdle opened the Parking Scotland Conference with some wise words. Although the benefits of face-to-face catch-ups cannot be replicated so well virtually, the number of people able to attend at least one session was higher than would have been possible at a physical event; 172 people attended one or more sessions this time, compared with 150 registered attendees in 2019. Although it has been said many times, it is no less important now than it was 12 months ago when we were first reeling from the pandemic: these events are opportunities to stay connected, to find out how others are coping, developing and creating, to ask questions, and to learn something new. This two-day event did not disappoint. W It was great to sponsor the Parking Scotland Conference and see RingGos key development areas discussed time after time. Preparing for staycations and rebuilding our high streets is, of course, critical. But we also need to be supporting EV growth, developing integrated solutions, and underpinning it all with data Peter ODriscoll, managing director, RingGo Day one: managing demand from pavements to beaches The conference started by looking at some of the issues RingGo sponsored day one 18 britishparking.co.uk PN Apr 2021 pp18-21 Scotland Conference.indd 18 24/03/2021 13:03