SCAN Conference on
Land Management and Access
The conference was held in
cooperation with the Paths for All Partnership on Friday 17 November
2006.
The Best Laid Plans
…? Planning, Development and Upholding Access Rights
The
SCAN spring conference was held on Friday 12 May 2006 in the Birnam
Institute (by Dunkeld). The day was chaired by Bob Reid, convenor of the
National Access Forum, and a variety of presentations demonstrated that
planning & development is a hot issue in outdoor access, for which
there still seem to be more problems than solutions. A conference report
is available online
SCAN Annual General
Meeting – 12 May 2006
The SCAN
AGM was also held on the 12th of May and was attended by 26
SCAN members. The AGM discussed the possibility of the establishment of a
professional institution for Outdoor Access professionals in Scotland,
and it was agreed that such an institution could bring benefits to the
profession. The AGM agreed that in the coming year SCAN will spend some
time researching the options, although it was noted that it would not
necessarily mean a transformation of SCAN, as the open membership
structure of SCAN provides valuable networking opportunities.
Committee
elections were also held. Linda Mathieson from Aberdeenshire Council
stood down from the committee. Bridget Jones resigned as Secretary, but
she will continue as a committee member, sharing a position with Doug
Stewart, also from Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Philip
Glennie (South Lanarkshire Council) stays on as Convenor, Philip Waite
(Highland Council) remains as Vice-Convenor and Alison Irvine (Fife
Council) continues as Treasurer. Helen Todd (Ramblers Scotland) is the
new Secretary. Jane Pritchard (Perth & Kinross Council) and Mike
Dales (Scottish Canoe Association) stayed on as committee members and
were joined by new members Angus Duncan (Central Scotland Forest Trust)
and Alastair Fullwood (Aberdeenshire Council). Diana Holt was introduced
as the new Development Officer with Paths for All Partnership, and she
will in the future represent PFA on the SCAN Committee.
