FAQs

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Edinburgh International Conference Centre

The Exchange, 

150 Morrison St, 

Edinburgh 

EH3 8EE

To reduce your carbon footprint we would strongly recommend travelling by public transport where possible. Edinburgh International Conference Centre is located at (The Exchange, 150 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE) and is well served by public transport. The closest train stations are Waverley Station (1.3 miles) or Haymarket Station (0.4 miles) 

Please visit the venue website for more information about parking.

The cloakroom is located on level -1. This will be manned throughout the event, however, we advise you to keep any valuables with you.

Connect with us on LinkedIn and Facebook. Be sure to use the hashtag #CIPDScotConf26 before, during and after the event to join the conversation. 

Please contact cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency and they will email a digital version to you after the event.

Please ensure that you wear your badge and keep your personal belongings with you at all times.

There is complimentary wifi provided throughout the venue.

We’re committed to making this event accessible to everyone - view our accessibility page to see some examples of what this means in practice.

There is a quiet room onsite for anyone who needs it, please feel free to come here to regulate and de-escalate. Please be mindful of others while using this space, if you require a meeting space please use the networking areas.

During registration, you can volunteer any information about how we can best accommodate you. Anyone with an accessibility requirement will be offered a green lanyard so that stewards may easily identify and offer support. (Please ask staff at registration or the help desk for a green lanyard when you arrive onsite).

Cancellations are accepted until Monday 14 February 2026. After this date you can nominate a substitute delegate. If you would like a colleague to attend in your place, simply email the replacement delegate's contact details and job title to cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency

We are working with the venue and all of our suppliers to reduce the environmental impact and increase the positive social and economic contribution of this event. View our sustainability page to see some of the things we are doing.

Please contact us on cipdevents.sales@wonderly.agency and a member of the team will be in touch. 

Exhibitors are being targeted by organisations claiming to be, or work with the CIPD. They offer misleading directory services, accommodation recommendations and show guide services – sometimes they use existing CIPD branding which may appear genuine.

Please be aware and remain vigilant when contacted by these organisations. We recommend not responding to these communications and to circulate examples of scam emails to make the appropriate teams aware of the risk.

The CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition is not in any way associated with these organisations and does not engage in the sale or trade of any customer lists or charge for show guides/profiles. If you are ever in doubt about a piece of communication received in relation to the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your Account Manager.

A conference ticket needs to be purchased to attend the conference sessions and will include lunch and refreshments. You can purchase your conference ticket here.

Please register before you arrive onsite.

You should receive your booking confirmation the same day that you complete your registration. Please save cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency as a safe sender and check your junk mail if you haven’t received it. Please email cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency if you would like your confirmation email to be resent.

Your badge and joining instructions approximately one week before the event. Please save cipd2025@eventreference.com as a safe sender. Please email cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency if you haven’t received your e-ticket by 14 March 2026.

While registering, you will need to select which breakout session you are interested in attending. If you would like to swap sessions, please email cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency.

The conference is exclusively in person, and sessions will not be recorded or streamed.

Please email cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency if you need to transfer your place to someone else.

Please email cipdevents.tickets@wonderly.agency if you need to cancel your registration.