Party political conferences are debating, policy-making and social events - for the Lib Dems and Young Liberals, it's how we make policy. We run training and social events alongside policy debates.

If you've never come to a party conference before, why not check out our Conference 101 guide below?

Conference will open on the afternoon of Friday 15th August 2025 and will close late afternoon on Sunday 17th August 2025.
The venue will be open for attendees from 2pm on the Friday, please do not try to enter earlier than this as we won't be ready to welcome you.

The Conference Timetable will have the start and end times of each day, once available.

Drafting Advice open: 26th May 2025

Drafting Advice closes: 6th July 2025

Deadline for submitting motions, and constitutional amendments for selection: 15th July 2025

Deadline for submitting amendments to motions and constitutional amendments: 31st July 2025

Deadline for submitting emergency motions for selection: 12th August 2025

Selected motions are available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kqiiBH9VeoRDymATHXVq_RRExa_MuKOe8jmS0cOZqXQ/edit?usp=sharing. This document is also available in large print format below.

Amendments can be submitted at: https://youngliberals.confera.app/submit/amendments

The main venue for Summer Conference will be Cambridge Junction. It is conveniently located for Cambridge Central train station.

Conference accommodation will be provided at Travelodge Cambridge Central. This is around a 1 minute walk from the venue, across a paved walkway.

Details of accessibility measures in place at Cambridge Junction can be found here: https://www.junction.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility/. There will also be a quiet room available throughout the event.

In memory of Emily and the incredible work she did for the Young Liberals and the Liberal Democrats, each year we award the Emily Price Award to a Young Liberals member who has gone above and beyond for our organisation.

If you would like to nominate someone for the Emily Price award, please complete this nomination form by midday on Friday 1st August.

You can see past winners of the award here.

This Conference introduces a new-format Questions to Officers session, replacing the previous Executive Scrutiny session.

You can submit a question here until 31st July: https://youngliberals.confera.app/submit/questions

Questions will be published in the Conference agenda and answered live at Conference by members of the Executive. Please note that while you can address your question to a specific member of the Executive if you wish, a different member of the Executive may also wish to answer it, or may be more able to directly address your question. The chair of the session will review questions with Officers in advance of the session to ensure all questions get the best quality of answer, which may mean someone other than your desired Officer answers.

Any questions not answered on stage will be answered in writing following Conference.

Tickets

Online attendance - £5
In person attendance (members & observers) - £30

If you would like to add accommodation:

Accommodation will be available for the Friday and Saturday nights at Travelodge Cambridge Central as part of a block booking. You can add this to your Conference booking at the time of purchase. Prices for accommodation are as follows:

• Single bed in a shared room: £100
• King bed in a shared room: £120
• Entire room booking (either sole or dual occupancy): £200 (Twin Beds) or £220 (King Bed)

If you have any access needs please email events@youngliberals.uk and we can discuss the best way to support you.

We don't believe anyone's financial circumstances should be a barrier to attending Conference. If you would like to attend but can't afford some or all of the cost, including your ticket, accommodation, and/or travel, please apply to the Young Liberals access fund. We can provide free tickets or accommodation, or financial support with the cost of travel. You can apply while registering for Conference.