Scottish Vision Group
2026 Annual Meeting
April 10-12, 2026
About the meeting:
This is a residential conference that starts late afternoon on Friday and finishes around 1pm on Sunday. The full schedule will be published once abstracts have been accepted.
Registration and Abstract Deadline:
February 21, 2026
Follow this link to register.
The link to the abstract submission portal will be sent with your registration confirmation email. There is a 250 word limit on the abstract.
Location
Nairn, Scotland. The Muthu Newton sits on 21 acres of garden and woodland, bordering the town of Nairn, near Inverness, with sandy beaches and stunning views over the Moray Firth.
Keynote Speaker
Nina Hanning
title and abstract TBD
We would like to thank Tobii for generously supporting the Keynote Talk.
Registration fees:
Single occupancy: £400
This includes the conference, all meals and two nights hotel
Double occupancy: £310
as above but for shared accomodation
-- you will be asked on registration to specify with whom you are sharing
Day rate: £160
This covers the whole conferences (April 10-12) including meals, but excludes breakfast and accommodation, for those who wish to stay elsewhere.
Accompanying partners traveling with attendees (not attending the conference) are welcome, with a charge of £59 per night including breakfast and dinner, or £25 including breakfast (no dinner). This charge will need to be paid directly to the hotel rather than through our registration system. Accompanying infants/children are also welcome and there are a limited number of family rooms and cots available. Please get in touch at SVG2026@abdn.ac.uk to ask about these options.
Getting here:
- Airport - The Inverness airport is 9 miles away and can be reached by taxi, bus or train. Taxis cost about £30. Inverness stagecoach and Scotrail have regular connections to Nairn. Be aware that the train station is about a 15-minute walk from the terminal.
- By Train - Nairn station is about a 15-20 minute walk from the hotel.
- Bus - the regional bus (Stagecoach) stops near the top of the driveway into the hotel grounds, and it's about a ten-minute walk along this driveway to get to the doors.
- Driving - The driveway into the Muthu Newton is just to the left off the A96 as you enter Nairn, driving from Inverness. There is ample parking available.