The 2025 Summit Venue
A Historic Setting for a Specialist Aortic Meeting
Edinburgh Aortic Summit 2025 was hosted at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, one of the city’s most distinguished medical institutions. The scientific programme took place in the Symposium Building, with the Summit Gala Dinner held in the historic Playfair Building, creating a setting that reflected the academic calibre, surgical heritage and international ambition of the meeting.
Edinburgh Aortic Summit 2025 Highlights
Accessibility
Symposium Building
Access to the Symposium Building from street level is via the lowered kerb at Ten Hill Place/Nicolson Street. Following the pavement around Hill Square to the main entrance, access into the building is via the metal ramp.
The reception area and Alister Duff room are accessible via an automatic double door.
Access to the Auditorium on the first floor is via the lift situated to the left of the reception area entrance. Once exiting the lift on level 1 follow the corridor round to the auditorium entrance which is via singular pull door. There are ten chairs in the first row of the auditorium for accessible users.
The Auditorium Stage access is via three steps up to the main stage level.
Playfair Building
Access to the Playfair Building from street level is via the lowered kerb at Ten Hill Place/Nicolson Street. Following the pavement through the main South or North Gate to the main college gardens entrance, access into the Playfair is via the main paved walkway to the main museum atrium/college reception, via two automatic doors.
Playfair Hall is on Level 1 access is via the main museum lift situated to the rear of atrium entrance.
Further accessibility information can be found in the Venue’s Accessibility Report.
Venue Gallery
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![Front entrance of a historic stone church with an arched wooden door, steps, and large stained glass window above.]()
Symposium Building
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![Empty auditorium with blue chairs arranged in rows, a stage with potted plants, and large windows on the right side revealing trees outside.]()
The Auditorium
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![An empty auditorium with blue chairs arranged in rows, a stage at the front, brick walls, large arched windows, and modern hanging lights.]()
The Auditorium
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![Playfair Building]()
Playfair Building
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![Elegant banquet hall decorated for a formal event with round tables covered in white tablecloths, tall floral centerpieces, and chairs with white covers and gold sashes. Portrait paintings are displayed on the walls, and a stained glass ceiling adds grandeur to the space.]()
Playfair Hall
