Tickets for Engage2018 are selling quickly so don't miss out if you plan to attend! Join us to explore new futures for public engagement at our annual conference in Edinburgh on 29th & 30th November.

Update: Engage 2018 is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact [email protected]

Framing new futures for public engagement

At the Engage Conference this year we’ll be exploring new futures for university public engagement; celebrating the NCCPE’s 10 year anniversary; and taking stock of the lessons learned. Weaving in stories from people who have been working to embed public engagement in their practice and institutions – and with provocation from outside the sector - Engage 2018 will help set the foundations for the road ahead.

Engage 2018 is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact [email protected]

The conference will be framed around three themes:

Facing the future - The landscape for public engagement continues to morph and change, sensitive to broader changes in wider society. How can we make sense of the dramatic changes we are living through? How do we need to adapt our engagement activity? What opportunities are we missing? Who else can help? What will it look like 10 years from now? How will we get there?

Stories of change - Engagement takes time, but can be transformative. Stories can help reflect where we have come from and where we are going, enabling us to gain insights and change direction. Do you have stories to share – about your own journey or about how teams, projects, organisations and publics have been changed by engagement?

Perspectives on practice - Engagement is typically a human, subtle process that creates significant change – to people, practices and products. There are a multitude of methods and approaches. Can you help us understand how to make engagement work?

This year we are going to Edinburgh, one of the original Beacons for Public Engagement, and now home of the Beltane Public Engagement Network. We are working with the Beltane Public Engagement Network which comprises Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot Watt University, the University of Edinburgh and Queen Margaret University to curate, organise and deliver an Engage Conference with a difference.

Expect all the things you love about Engage - including plenty of opportunities to network and connect with others, inspiring keynote speakers, critical analysis, and stories of excellent engagement. A new place gives us the opportunity to include some new features, including a community focused 'poster party', and wrap-around events with a Scottish flavour.

Ticket information

Engage 2018 is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact [email protected]

Ticket prices are as follows:

Bursaries may be available for delegates from community partner organisations. Please contact [email protected] to enquire.

Once you've booked your ticket for Engage 2018, you will have the opportunity to purchase membership for our new Public Engagement Professionals Network at a discounted rate.

Events information

In addition to the main conference programme, we would be delighted for you to join us at the following events. Booking can be made alongside registration for Engage 2018.

Engaged Practice Learning Exchange (EPLE)

14:30 - 17:30, 28th November, The Balmoral

Developed by the NCCPE with CBR Canada, EPLE provides an opportunity for public engagement professionals to have some time and space to stimulate innovation in what they do. The workshop will be followed by an informal drinks nearby.
Cost: £55 pp OR £35 pp for Engage delegates. Fully booked.

Conference Dinner & Ceilidh

19:30 to late, 29th November, The Caves

Join us at the end of day one for a delicious three-course meal and the fabulous Science Ceilidh band in a unique venue. Cost: £57 pp.

St Andrew's Day Celebration

17:30 to 20:00, 30th November, Grassmarket Community Project

Come and enjoy an evening of Scottish hospitality as Engage draws to a close. Based at an award-winning community centre in the heart of Edinburgh, we will bring the finest of Scotland’s 'water of life' for you to sample along with some top notch research distilled in an engaging fashion. Slàinte!
Cost: £40 pp.

Venue & accommodation

The conference is being held in The Assembly Rooms (54 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LR). We will also be holding some workshops at The Balmoral (1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2EQ).

To find and book accommodation, please see Convention Edinburgh's Engage 2018 website.

For all enquiries, please contact [email protected]

For more information go to this link.