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AUCSO Executive Committee is pleased to announce that our 37th Annual Conference will be held at Heriot-Watt University Conference Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland from 18th - 20th April 2023.

Heriot-Watt Campus is on the western edge of Edinburgh City close to motorway links and near to Edinburgh Airport, see below for details of location and transport links.

Our Conference will commence on the evening of 18th April with a welcome evening and exhibitors fair in the conference centre with food and drinks available. For the plenary sessions on the 19th and 20th we will have and exciting programme of interesting guest speakers with options of attending breakout sessions to suit varying interests.

Our networking evening on 19th April will be held at Edinburgh Castle, which we have reserved for our exclusive use. The Castle is hundreds of years old, forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and still has soldiers from the British Army garrisoned there.

Our Gala Dinner and Awards Evening will take place on the 20th of April and will be held at the Signet Library in Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile. The Signet Library dates back to 1822 and is home to the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet and holds the reference library for the Scottish Legal System.

Why not extend your stay in Edinburgh to explore the multitude of attractions and history of this wonderful city, and go beyond to be delighted by the spectacular scenery and culture of Scotland, one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
 

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The Association of University Chief Security Officers, AUCSO, is the primary association for Security Professionals working in Universities, Colleges and Institutions of Tertiary Education across the globe. Current members represent 22 countries! Membership is available by Institution, with each afforded the opportunity to nominate four representatives to the Association.

The Association provides a forum for its members to exchange knowledge, information and best practice relating to security management within the sector. Each year the Association holds a conference, security suppliers exhibition and an AGM for its members. Conferences are hosted by a different member University each year.

AUCSO consults and liaises with government agencies and regulatory bodies on relevant topics and provides training for our members on Resilience (Crisis Management & Business Continuity), Mental Health Response, Counter Terrorism and Tackling Drugs. Members are also able to share best practice, experience, initiatives and local security training within the eleven geographic regions, each of which hold their own local meetings and appoint a representative who sits on the Association Executive Committee.