• a morning session with Geoff Aberdein and John Proctor on Energy
• an update from Craig Dalzell on the Prospectus For Independence on which Common Weal is working
• an afternoon conversation with Jim Osborne on ‘Investing In Ourselves’
• a discussion with Hillary Sillitto on Defence, Security and Foreign Policy
• and an introduction to the Yes2030 project on which IFS, Yes United and others have been working over the last few months.

Tickets for the event are priced at £10 each (plus £0.84 TicketSource booking fee), to cover the cost of refreshments – coffee, tea and lunch – throughout the day.  

You can purchase them on TicketSource here.

We’re looking forward to an excellent day, and we very much hope you’ll be able to join us

What are our Conventions all about?

The purposes of the Conventions are –

• To bring people together from all over Scotland, free from party politics, to discuss matters of critical importance to the nation.
• To identify the huge opportunities awaiting Scotland as we proceed towards self-determination.
• To reach consensus on how we may deal with them to our advantage in an independent Scotland.
• To identify perceived obstacles to independence and how they can be circumvented.

Our Mission Statement, endorsed at the inaugural meeting of the Convention on 1 March 2025, is as follows:

“Our aim is to provide a public forum which unites the whole of society with regular discussion and open debate, free from party politics, on matters of critical importance to the nation, and with a clear focus on Scotland’s future and the achievement of meaningful self-determination.”

Previous Convention Meetings

Òran Mór Conference Organised by IFS and Yes United – 14 March 2026

IFS AUTUMN CONVENTION, GLASGOW, 8 NOVEMBER 2025

IFS SUMMER CONVENTION, PERTH, 14 JUNE 2025

IFS SPRING CONVENTION, EDINBURGH, 1 MARCH 2025