2018 PROGRAMME

SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN BIKING CONFERENCE 2018MACDONALD HOTEL, AVIEMORE THURS 22ND-SAT 24TH NOVEMBER 2018

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DAY 1THURSDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

TOURISM & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

CLAUDIO CALUORIMTB LEGEND – VELOSOLUTIONS

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE OF MOUNTAIN BIKINGDriving forward participation through pumptracks and urban developments through to the latest from the cutting edge of the mountain bike world cup scene.

PROFESSOR GERAINT FLORIDA-JAMES & EDWARD SHOOTEEDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY & MOUNTAIN BIKE CENTRE OF SCOTLAND (MTBCOS)

GATEWAY TO SCOTTISH MTB PROJECTHow a proposed world class bike park & innovation centre will create growth through innovation, provide a gateway to Scotland’s academic research base for international businesses and be another reason for extended Scottish mountain biking tourism visits.

KEVIN MAYNECYCLING INDUSTRIES EUROPE

A VOICE FROM THE CYCLING INDUSTRY AND A PERSPECTIVE ON SCOTLAND’S POTENTIALHow a new industry association spanning Europe is looking to engage the industry in having a powerful voice to help the sector reach its potential including developing a network of innovation centres across Europe and supporting trail advocacy.

DAVID HENDERSON-HOWATTNATIONAL ACCESS FORUM

LAUNCHING NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ACCESS FORUM ON UNAUTHORISED TRAILSHow new guidance developed by the National Access Forum has been created to help mountain bikers and land managers understand different perspectives on this issue, in the context of the Scottish access rights, and to suggest ways in which they can work together and try, where possible, to find solutions.

CLAUDIO CALUORI

PROF GERAINT FLORIDA-JAMES

EDWARD SHOOTE

DAVID HENDERSON-HOWATT

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WORKSHOPS

TRAILSHOSTED BY:

» DEVELOPING MTB IN SCOTLAND (DMBINS)

» SCOTTISH LAND & ESTATES » FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND

How will the new guidance on unauthorised trail help the management of ‘enduro’ trails? & how do we effectively plan for an e-bike revolution?

MARKETINGHOSTED BY:

» MARKUS HALLERMAN, CEO KOMOOT » SCOTTY LAUGHLAND » DMBINS » VISITSCOTLAND

e-Platforms & Vloggers – how can destinations and marketeers work with trail platforms and vloggers to get messages out?

INNOVATIONHOSTED BY:

» CYCLING INDUSTRIES EUROPE » MOUNTAIN BIKE CENTRE OF SCOTLAND » HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

How does the sector continue to innovate – create new products and use collaborations – both formal and informal – to help sustain and grow?

PAUL ERRINGTONGRINDURO AND BRAND REPRESENTATIVE

CREATING IMPACT AND SALES FROM EXPERIENCESAn insight into the future for brands and destinations in highlighting amazing experiences.

GRANT MOIR & DR PETE MAYHEWCAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

MOUNTAIN BIKING IN THE CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARKA welcome to the Cairngorms National Park, opportunities and challenges in sustainably developing the sport.

TBCTHE GROWTH OF E-BIKES – THE POSITIVES AND HOW CAN WE PLAN TO MITIGATE AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTSHighlighting the positive impacts that e-bikes bring and a perspective on the position that the industry is taking regarding responsible use of e-bikes.

GRAEME MCLEANDEVELOPING MOUNTAIN BIKING IN SCOTLAND (DMBINS)

PROGRESS OF PARTNERS IN DELIVERING THE WORLD’S FIRST NATIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR MOUNTAIN BIKINGAn update on the progress being made DMBinS and its partners in delivering the national strategy and the key themes which DMBinS are proposing for the 2019-2025 strategy.

PAUL ERRINGTON

GRANT MOIR

GRAEME MCLEAN

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FIONA HYSLOP MSPSCOTTISH GOVERNMENT – CABINET SECRETARY FOR CULTURE, TOURISM AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT’S PERSPECTIVE ON MOUNTAIN BIKING IN SCOTLANDThe importance of mountain biking in helping the Scottish Government in achieving its targets within the national performance indicators including tourism, health and the environment.

JULIE HARRINGTON & CRAIG BURNBRITISH CYCLING & SCOTTISH CYCLING

CREATING A WORLD CLASS PARTICIPATION AND SPORTING PATHWAYDetailing the support the governing bodies provide for mountain biking and an insight into the new strategy across UK and Scotland.

FANIE KOK & CHRIS BALLSPECIALIZED – TRAIL ADVOCATE, ENDURO WORLD SERIES

HOW THE INDUSTRY IS POSITIVELY PROMOTING AND ENGAGING INTRAIL SUSTAINABILITYA view from industry on how we can sustain, protect and grow trail networks, and learn from their experience of effective models of trail stewardship globally and how these could be incorporated into Scotland.

PROFESSOR GERAINT FLORIDA-JAMES PRESENTS TONY WESTBURY, DEBBIE PALMER AND LEWIS KIRKWOODEDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY & MOUNTAIN BIKE CENTRE OF SCOTLAND (MTBCOS)

LATEST RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS AND PERFORMANCE IN MOUNTAIN BIKINGInsight into the latest research from Scotland’s leading mountain bike university. Research will include mental health, MTB & SIMD studies, injuries at major event and enduro athlete preparation.

FIONA HYSLOP MSP

JULIE HARRINGTON

FANIE KOK

CHRIS BALL

DAY 2FRIDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

MTB PARTICIPATION & SPORT DEVELOPMENT

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ISLA SHORT, DOUGLAS CARCHRIE & BRODIE HOODELITE SCOTTISH ATHLETE, NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND – TRAIL INVESTIGATOR, BRODIE HOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

FINISHING WITH THE FUTURE OF MOUNTAIN BIKING IN SCOTLANDA perspective from young people on the current state of Scottish mountain biking and how the sport should look in the future.

HUGO TAGHOLMSURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE

HOW AN OUTDOOR CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATION IS SELF-SUPPORTING AND MAKES A DIFFERENCEHow the Surfers Against Sewage have created a culture of people being a part of invested in their campaigns and a perspective on how the mountain biking community could replicate.

ANEELA MCKENNAGO WHERE SCOTLAND

DIVERSIFYING THE RIDEAneela is partner of MTB tour operator Go Where Scotland and brings 20+ years’ as a Diversity and Inclusion professional into everything that she does. She will focus on the challenges, potential and benefits of ensuring opportunities are inclusive and accessible for all by seeking out participation from underrepresented groups. She will share insights and good practice paying particular attention to women and young girls to help build and develop a sport that is equal and diverse.

DOUGLAS CARCHRIE

ISLA SHORT

HUGO TAGHOLM

WORKSHOPS

MTB & SCOTTISH NATURAL HEALTH SERVICEHOSTED BY:

» SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE » EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY

How do we effectively integrate mountain biking into more community and professional health environments?

FUTURE OF MTB CAMPAIGNING & SUPPORTHOSTED BY:

» DEVELOPING MTB IN SCOTLAND

To ensure we maximise the benefits of mountain biking how do we work together to create a more sustainable and effective support structure?

MTB LEADERSHIPHOSTED BY:

» SCOTTISH CYCLING » BRITISH CYCLING

Growing the number of leaders will be crucial in helping more people access the sport – how do we achieve this in a sustainable manner?

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TRAIL STANDARDS & TRAININGHOSTED BY:

» IMBA EUROPE

There is potential for a pan-European approach to address the lack of specific training to plan, design, build and maintain mountain biking trails that offer great experiences and are sustainable and safe to ride by providing training packages. The workshop will help verify the need for the project and its specific content.

IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ACCESS FORUMHOSTED BY:

» DEVELOPING MTB IN SCOTLAND » SCOTTISH LAND & ESTATES

» FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND

How do we implement the new guidance with improved communications, planning and partnerships between mountain bikers and landowners?

DAY 3SATURDAY 24TH NOVEMBER

TRAIL SUMMIT

WORKSHOPS

LUNCH SPONSORED BY

TRAIL BUILDINGLED BY FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND

Visit a site with a number of great trails which have been built without landowners permission. Working together we will upgrade a few sections of a trail. We hope this will lead toward a partnership between the landowners and mountain bike volunteer trail builders for the ongoing management and maintenance of the trails. No dig = no ride!

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NIGHT RIDE WITH THE LOCALSVARIETY OF RIDES WITH LOCAL BRITISH CYCLING NIGHT RIDE LEADERS

5PM-7PM THURSDAY & FRIDAY NIGHT

CEILIDH & SCOTTISH BANQUETENJOY AN EVENING OF GREAT FOOD, LOCAL CRAFT BEER, CEILIDH MUSIC, DANCING AND GOOD TIMES

7.30PM-TILL LATE(ISH) THURSDAY NIGHT

SCOTTISH MTB AWARDS 2018A CELEBRATION OF THE GOOD, THE AMAZING AND THE FANTASTIC IN SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN BIKING

7.30PM-TILL LATER FRIDAY NIGHT

EVENING EVENTSTHURSDAY 22ND – FRIDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

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Lee Craigie was an outdoor instructor and child counsellor before turning full time mountain bike racer. She became the British Mountain Bike Champion in 2013, member of Team GB at World and European Championships and represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but the secret to her sporting success lies in her love of exploring big mountains by bike.

Fascinated by the places we can take ourselves emotionally by pushing our perceived limits, Lee now rides long distances through wild places self-supported by bike. She is also passionate about fair representation in sport and established The Adventure Syndicate in an effort to offer an alternative female sporting role model and tell compelling stories to inspire, encourage and enable everyone to feel capable of more. She lives in Inverness, in her van or on her bike.

MACDONALD HIGHLAND RESORT, AVIEMOREMACDONALD AVIEMORE RESORT, ACCESSIBLE BY AIR, RAIL AND CAR IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR CONFERENCE AND EVENTS.

Offering a dedicated conference centre, amazing panoramic views, award-winning food, exquisite bedrooms and stunning grounds for team building it is the the perfect venue for your team.

We believe the atmosphere at the conference will be electric and with a ride from the door straight into amazing trails for all abilities the MacDonald Hotel is an ideal venue to host the Scottish Mountain Bike Conference 2018 – Future Proofing the Trail Ahead.

LEE CRAIGIE YOUR CONFERENCE HOST

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