The society has no major national events planned in the immediate future.

Forthcoming Events.

Details of our monthly local meetings and other events in Inverness, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh can be found on the Local Groups page.

Previous events are listed here.

Venue: Queensferry Hotel , North Queensferry

Outline of the day’s business

10.00 Welcome and an introduction to the Society's current strategy for renewal. Bob McKay Convenor of Humanist Society, Scotland.

10.30 End of Life Choices – Margo MacDonald speaks about her Bill, shortly to be debated by the Scottish Parliament. Followed by questions and discussion.

11.30 End of Life Choices – legal and ethical? Dr. Alasdair Maclean of the Law Department at Dundee University will speak about the legal and ethical implications of such legislation. Followed by questions and discussion.

13.00 Lunch.

14.00 An international perspective, we’ll hear from Werner Schultz on how an attempt to legitimate Religious Education in German schools was defeated in a referendum by humanist activists.

14.45 Equality for same-sex couples with Tim Hopkins, Policy Project Coordinator for the Equality Network. (The Equality Network is a national organisation working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in Scotland).

15.45 Time for Tea! 

16.00 Propositions – a new departure for the HSS Conference. Can conference agree one or more propositions based on today’s discussions which can be passed on to the Board of Trustees as recommendations for the Society’s future policy and strategy? 

The Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday 26 April 2009, at The Playhouse, MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling University, Stirling