Parking Scotland Expo Were thrilled to be back at the Scotland Expo, continuing our longstanding support of the BPA. Being able to meet together under one roof again is a welcome and much-anticipated opportunity to engage with the wider Scottish parking community. We are particularly looking forward to talking about parking data as a service, and the creation of an open market for parking, so please do pop over and say hello Peter ODriscoll, managing director, RingGo presentation from Social Bite, a social welfare organisation that has been working in partnership with NSL to assist people back into work and fill some frontline vacancies in Edinburgh. Chair of the BPA Board Anjna Patel MBE, and BPA President Jade Neville, will also lead a discussion on frontline officer welfare and the work being undertaken to address issues around verbal and physical abuse. The day will close with a drinks reception, generously provided by gold sponsor RingGo, offering a chance for discussion on the issues raised. Its good to talk As well as presenting information, an essential part of this event is discussion and debate, so do join in with your questions and opinions. The BPA is in consultation phase with a new five-year strategy, so this event is a timely opportunity for members in Scotland to feed into this process. Council members from around the UK will be present throughout the day and want to talk to as many people as possible. To make it easier to find them, they will be located on stand four in the exhibition, so please stop by and talk to them about what matters to you, and what you would like to see in the strategy for Scotland. The BPA will be inviting donations to its corporate charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, during the Expo. If you would like to make even more of a difference, then you can take part in this months Worlds Biggest Coffee morning: see pages 34-35. Event programme 9:00am Expo opens Refreshments and exhibition browse 9.45am (prompt) Keynote address Minister for Transport Jenny Gilruth MSP 10:00am Welcome address and strategic plans for Scotland Lorna Hogg, chair of Parking Scotland; Jade Neville, BPA President; Graham Titchener and Ken Prior, BPA Council and Walter Scott, Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS) 2:00pm Scotlands public electric vehicle charging strategy and BPA EV discovery project update Alastair Young, Scottish Futures Trust; Jon Allan, BPA head of technology, innovation and research 2.45pm Frontline officer focus Jobs First case study Social Bite working with NSL/City of Edinburgh; Frontline officer protection Jade Neville, BPA President and Anjna Patel MBE, chair of BPA Board 11:00am Refreshment break Networking and expo browse 11.30am Scottish Tribunals update Alexander Green, president of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, General Regulatory Chamber 10.15am An open market for parking Chris Head, RingGo 12:00pm The National Parking Platform Keith Williams, director, Parking Matters 3.30pm Drinks reception Courtesy of gold sponsor RingGo 10.30am Parking policy developments Fred OHara, Transport Scotland, 12.30pm Lunch Networking and expo browse 4.30pm Event close 20 PN Sept 2022 pp18-21 Parking Scotland guide.indd 20 22/08/2022 16:03