RCOT Members' day

Leading OT into the future: Impact, influence and innovation

We’re thrilled to host our first-ever Members' Day at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Tuesday 17 June 2025. It's a fantastic opportunity for us all to celebrate the centenary year of occupational therapy in Scotland.

Join us for an exciting day dedicated to connecting with your professional body, networking with peers, and expanding your knowledge within our dynamic and thriving community. We'll explore the future of occupational therapy through impactful practices, influential leadership, and innovative approaches.

What to expect:

• Networking opportunities: Meet and connect with fellow members, listen to speakers from RCOT, and engage with our new networks and the volunteers who make them work.

• RCOT Communities: By June, we hope many of you will be active on our new RCOT Communities platform. This platform will help you find like-minded professionals, form lasting relationships within your area of practice or region and break down barriers to specialist knowledge. Bring these online connections into the real world and contribute to the conversations shaping your professional organisation.

• BAOT Annual General Meeting: Attend our British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) AGM to ask questions about our governance and vote on any resolutions being raised.

The day will cover:

• Driving our profession forward: Attend sessions led by us and UK OT leaders including discussions on research, innovation and AI.

• Pillars of your communities: Meet with some of our new volunteers – leading networks and make invaluable connections.

• Leadership and community change: Engage in discussions on occupation, leadership and community change with OT leaders.

• Networking as a CPD opportunity: Discover how networking can enhance your professional development.

This is a great opportunity to make connections, start conversations, and build lasting relationships.

You'll have the opportunity to reflect on the future of the profession, gain new insights, and explore innovative ideas.

On the day

Take a look at the overview agenda for the day. We'll be updating this on our website, with details of the sessions and confirmed timings. You'll have opportunities to network throughout the day, and we've built in ‘time for you’ breaks. We're providing lunch and drinks during the refreshment breaks and we'd love you to join us for our networking drinks and nibbles after the AGM!

We look forward to seeing you there and continuing the conversations online afterwards!

Ticket prices

Members: £34.50

Learner members (students/apprentices): £19.50

Non-RCOT members: £99

Not yet a member? Join us at rcot.co.uk/about-us/join-us and you’ll be part of a thriving community dedicated to improving lives through occupational therapy. As a member you’ll have all the development opportunities, evidence-based resources and tools you need to succeed. Join now and you can attend this event (and others!) at our reduced member rate.

Accepted methods of payment: Credit / debit card only. We do not accept purchase orders or issue invoices

Making your booking - consent

By completing your booking you give your consent for RCOT to use your information for the purposes of registration, attendance, feedback and communications for this event. Personal data will be stored and used according to the RCOT privacy policy which can be found here https://www.rcot.co.uk/privacy-policy

Cancellations

Refunds will not be made without a written request. Please allow up to five working days for refund requests to be processed. Cancellations made 21 days or more before the event will incur a charge of 20% of the registration fee. Cancellations made between 20 days and 7 days before the event will incur a charge of 60% of the registration fee. Cancellations made after this date or ‘no shows’ will not be refunded.

Commercial Delegate (OT / business representative) tickets

The following tickets are for individuals attending RCOT Members’ Day on behalf of a business, company, or other commercial organisation in a commercial capacity. And would like to network and engage with members as such. The ticket provides full access to all event sessions and networking opportunities, including the networking drinks.

If you are an occupational therapist attending for professional development purposes, please book using the standard RCOT member or non-member ticket options.

Read the information above for accepted methods of payment, consent and cancellations details.

Commercial ticket prices:

• £190 for RCOT members attending in a commercial/business capacity
• £250 for non-members / non-OT commercial attendees
  These prices exclude Eventbrite's booking fee.

Photography and filming

We will be filming and taking photographs throughout our event, which we may use for future promotion of events and other marketing purposes. Contact us directly either in advance by emailing events.exhibitionsofficer@rcot.co.uk or on site if you have any concerns about this.

Making an impact...!

We're delighted that our first Members' Day will be held in Scotland. That's why, for every RCOT Members' Day booking, we’re making a carbon-mitigation contribution to the RSPB. Your bookings will support the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, the RSPB, on a unique and innovative scheme to restore Scotland’s most underappreciated but valuable biomes – our Peatlands. For more details on the project and how this contribution supports RSPB's work, please visit https://www.eicc.co.uk/sustainability/carbon-mitigation/

Look forward to seeing you there!

RCOT Corporate Events Team