Edinburgh secures three conferences worth £8m

Edinburgh has won three association conferences, estimated to be worth almost £8m to the local economy.

he three events are the British Neuroscience Association’s (BNA) ‘Festival of Neuroscience’ in 2015, the World Congress of Bioethics in June 2016 and the International Neuromodulation Society World Congress in June 2017.

The BNA’s ‘Festival of Neuroscience’ is a particularly high profile event, which will take place on 12-15 April 2015, during one of the largest science festivals in Europe, the Edinburgh International Science Festival.