Annual Conference & AGM
Annual Conference 2009
Our 2009 conference and AGM was held on Thursday 3rd December 2009, at The Quay Complex, 131 New Street, Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh, EH21 6DH.
This year the theme was ‘Nature and Industry on the Forth’. The Marine Bill, River Basin Management Plans and developments on the Forth featuring in the National Planning Framework (NPF) are all important to the future of the Forth and its management. We had speakers from the Scottish Government on the Marine Bill, the Inshore Fisheries Group and the Forth Fishery Trust on Forth fisheries, the RSPB on new work relating to Forth birdlife, developers on plans for Longannet Power Station, and Sea Energy Renewables on offshore wind farms. The conference finished with a half hour ‘soapbox session’, where members drew attention to issues that are important to them.
AGM notices and minutes are available below:
AGM Statutory & Non Statutory Notices
AGM Minutes to follow
Links to conference presentations in .pdf format are available to download below:
Offshore Wind in Scottish Waters (1.92mb), Sea Energy Renewables
Freshwater Fisheries Management in The Forth District - An Introduction (720kb), Forth District Salmon Board/River Forth Fisheries Trust
Landscape Scale Habitat Restoration - A Vision for the Forth (1.92mb), RSPB Scotland
The South East Inshore Fisheries Group - Regional Fishery Management (1.14mb), South East IFG
Planning for the Next Generation - The Longannet Experience so far... (852kb), Turley Associates (not available at present)
The Marine Bill and Beyond - The Next Steps (441kb), Marine Scotland
Annual Conference 2008
Our annual conference and AGM for 2008 was held on Thursday 4 December 2008 at the Inchyra Grange Hotel near Grangemouth. It's theme was the ‘Future of the Forth’. It is 15 years since the Forum was established and we looked forward to some of the anticipated changes to the Forth and its organisations.
Click on the links below for AGM notices, minutes and conference programme
AGM Statutory & Non Statutory Notices
Below are titles of presentations made on the day, these are available from the Forum.
Scottish Marine Bill Update - Scottish Government
Strategic Planning - Implications for the Forth - Scottish Government
The Hydrogen Office Methil, The Hydrogen Office Ltd
Falkirk New Developments, Falkirk Council
Strategic Transport Projects Around the Forth, SEStran
The Future of the Forth, SEPA
Annual Conference 2007
Our previous annual conference was held on Thurs December 2007 at Queensferry Hotel, North Queensferry. It's theme was Sustainable Economic Development around the Forth.
Click on the links below for AGM notices, minutes and conference agenda.
AGM Statutory & Nonstatutory Notices
Below are titles for the presentations made on the day, these are available in .pdf format from the Forum.
Shipping on the Forth - Forth Ports PLC
Forth Replacement Crossing
Helix Project - British Waterways
The Isle of May - Scottish Natural Heritage
The Hovercraft Trial on the Forth - Stagecoach Group
Raploch Urban Regeneration - Stirling Council
New Developments - Scottish Power
Undersea mapping of the Forth - British Geological Survey