As part of EAUC Scotland's continued commitment to sustainability we will make conscious efforts to reduce the environmental and social impacts of our conference by taking the following actions:

• Together with the host venue we will aim to run the EAUC Scotland Conference as sustainably as possible and according to our conference ethos.   

• We will promote sustainability initiatives wherever possible. We will work with the catering team to follow the Sustainable Restaurant Association guidelines for the food we provide to the delegates.

• All conference catering provided will be vegan and wherever possible locally sourced.

• We use an interactive website to help minimise conference literature.

• Where practical, we will further reduce the use of paper and printing connected to the conference by putting marketing materials and registration online.

• EAUC are offsetting carbon emissions from the activities related to the conference including venue use, catering and staff travel.

• Any materials which need to be printed, will be printed on 100% recycled paper, make use of the most sustainable printing techniques and be printed back-to-back wherever possible.

• All conference correspondence to delegates, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers will, where practicable, be sent via email and available on our website to minimise waste.

• Pens and paper will not be provided to delegates to encourage the re-use of both paper and pens. Delegates should bring notepads made from scrap paper.

• Recycling points will be available around the venue and we ask delegates to ensure that they return their badges and any unwanted materials so we can reuse and recycle these items.

• Exhibitors will be encouraged to use recycled paper for their marketing purposes and we will ask them to consider the environmental impact of any promotional giveaway items.

• We encourage delegates to use public transport to attend.

• All catering will be served using non-disposable crockery and cutlery. We avoid using bottled water where possible and tap water in jugs will be available to delegates.

• The EAUC promotes the use of seasonal food and local food suppliers.

• We aim to increase the well-being of our delegates by providing plenty of fruit, water and healthy energising snacks.
  
  We welcome ideas or suggestions of how we can improve our conference sustainability ethos, so please do contact us if you have any contributions.

By public transport

Perth train station is 0.7 miles from the Perth Concert Hall - a 15-minute walk, 5-minute cycle or a 5-minute bus ride (with an additional 5-minute walk).

There are regular trains to Perth from Glasgow (<1 hour 30 minutes), Dundee (<30 minutes), Aberdeen (<2 hours) and Inverness (<3 hours). For information visit the Trainline website.

The venue is 0.6 miles from Perth Bus Station on Leonard Street, as well as being close to several bus stops. For full timetable and route listings, visit the Perth and Kinross Council website.

By bike

Perth Concert Hall provides bike parking facilities.

The venue is a 5-minute cycle from Perth's train and bus stations. 

Liftshare

Should you find it difficult to get to the conference by train and are thinking of driving to the event, we really encourage you to put your journey into Liftshare and see if it’s possible to car share with someone else. Liftshare is a free service for individuals.

Parking

There is both on-street and off-street parking on Mill Street where charges apply from 8:00 - 18:00. There are three disabled public car parking spaces directly opposite the main entrance to the concert hall but these tend to fill very quickly.

There is also a 550-space multi-storey car park on Kinnoull Street, open from 07:00 – 00:00. 

There are a number of Park and Ride sites located around Perthshire.