We hope you’ve spotted the open thread on the action taking place in the main auditorium today. In comparison, this thread is for you to talk about fringe meetings, the exhibition and all the other things going on around the main business.

Today’s highlights

Tim Farron’s first appearance on the Conference stage is this evening at the Members’ rally. Expect an unashamed pitch to the moderate voters, put off by the lurches to ideological extremes, to join us in credible opposition to the Tories.

There was talk of occupying the hall afterwards and forcing them to let us watch Doctor Who (note to rally organisers, it must not over-run, not by one second), but we’re all too scared of the wonderful hall steward Hannah Boyer to do that. We’ll keep you posted on the plans to see Capaldi and Coleman in action.

Earlier in the day, there’s a session on how to speak at conference at lunchtime, and a q and a and all sorts of Euro fun with Catherine Bearder.

After the rally, for those who aren’t Doctor Who fans, there’s ALDC’s AGM, CentreForum on housing, Green Lib Dems and Lib Dem Lawyers on human rights and access to justice.

The day ends with a million tonnes of camp and cheese in the inimitable Lib Dem Disco. Will Alistair Carmichael retain his crown as champion DJ, or will Caroline Pidgeon, Jo Swinson, Paddy Ashdown If you have bought tickets online, you can pick them up on the door.

How to find out what is happening

You can view or download the directory, which lists all the fringe meetings, exhibitors and training sessions. Alternatively, there will be a host of people handing out leaflets to advertise their fringe meeting. Make sure you recycle them when you’ve finished with them.

You can instal the Conference app from the App store or from Google Play or view it on Blackberry or Windows phones.