The SOLACE Scotland conference took place at the end of March. The theme for the conference was te relationship between local government and the Scottish Government and how this can be further developed.

Key speakers at the event included John Swinney MSP; Philip Rycroft, Director General Education, Scottish Government; Bill Leighty, Director, GPI, Virginia Commonwealth University; Colin McKerracher, President of APCOS and Chief Constable, Grampian Police Force; and Tom Divers, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Copies of many of the conference presentations are available online at:  https://secure.solace.org.uk/scotland2008/slides.htm