SAVE THE DATE!
BAPO is delighted to be delivering our final conference of the year alongside our colleagues at the Royal College of Podiatry. This key collaboration underlines the importance of working together across the multi-disciplinary team. Sharing our experience and knowledge to empower the profession to enable the user. The conference will be held at
You can find information regarding the venue here: https://www.sec.co.uk/
Delegate parking is in the MSCP and there are details on this on the SEC website – Car & Parking | How to Get Here | SEC, Glasgow – there is a cost for parking.
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BAPO Funded tickets for Glasgow Conference
Following on from the success of our first funded ticket initiative in Wigan, we are thrilled to announce that we will be providing funded tickets once more for our Glasgow. Conference on November 21st. All BAPO members are eligible to request a funded ticket. The initiative aims to strengthen our connection and make our conference accessible to all of our members.
We look forward to seeing our BAPO members at our conference in Scotland!
About the Initiative
This initiative is designed to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience our next regional conference. There will be a limited number of fully funded tickets available, and they will be issued on a first come first served basis. We recommend you ensure your BAPO membership is fully up to date to ensure you are eligible.
Non-members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets at the early bird price of £105 per ticket. After this period ends, tickets will be available to purchase for £120 each.
How It Works
Eligibility: The funded ticket program is open to all BAPO members.
Application Process: BAPO members can register for a ticket through our website when the tickets go live on Monday 21st July at 10:00 am
Terms and Conditions: Full terms and conditions will be released once registration opens.
Tickets
One ticket per member: Only one funded ticket per member can be claimed for this event.
Transferring tickets: Tickets cannot be re-sold. Tickets can only be transferred to another BAPO member via the BAPO Secretariat subject to T&Cs.
We are excited to embark on this journey to make our events more inclusive and accessible. We encourage BAPO members to take advantage of this opportunity and experience our conference firsthand.
We warmly invite submissions from prosthetists, orthotists, technicians, support workers, managers, researchers, educators, learners, and wider AHP colleagues. You are encouraged to submit an abstract for either a 15-minute oral presentation or a poster presentation on any topic related to the theme “Working Together.” This theme may encompass a range of collaborative efforts—whether within your own team, a multidisciplinary team, across stakeholder groups, or in partnership with your professional body. We are particularly interested in presentations that demonstrate how collaboration has contributed to improved service user outcomes, innovative service redesign, or successful project delivery.
Please select whether you would like to submit your abstract as an oral presentation or a poster and use the abstract template shown below to write your abstract.
If you are selected for a poster presentation, BAPO will provide you with an optional poster template for you to use and a guide on presenting posters at conferences.
Submission Details:
- Please indicate your preference for an oral or poster presentation.
- Use the abstract template provided below to prepare your submission.
- If selected for a poster presentation, BAPO will supply an optional poster template and guidance on effective poster presentation.
- All posters must be A1 size, anything that is not A1 will not be displayed
- It is the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure their printed poster is brought to the conference for display.
Key Information:
- Oral presentations will be 15 minutes in duration, followed by a maximum 5-minute Q&A session.
- All abstracts will be reviewed by a selection panel, and decisions will be made based on pre-defined criteria.
- If your abstract is not selected for oral presentation, it may be considered for poster presentation or future events.
- Poster presenters must be available during the designated session to discuss their work.
- Prizes will be awarded for the best oral presentation (£200) and best poster (£100).
- Each accepted abstract will receive one complimentary registration for the conference.
- All author(s) must email BAPO an electronic copy of their poster by 5pm Monday 10th November
Submission Deadline: Monday, 18 August 2025
Notification of Acceptance: By Monday, 8 September 2025 We look forward to receiving your submissions and to showcasing the collaborative work taking place across the profession.
If you have any questions regarding your submission, please contact enquiries@bapo.com