SNP gathers for conference
The SNP is holding its first conference since the party's landslide May election win, with the aim of boosting support for independence.
The party has set a target of doubling its membership to almost 40,000 before the referendum, due in the second half of the five-year parliamentary term.
The SNP will also "thank" voters for helping to deliver Scotland's first majority government.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the party had a solid record
James Cook reports
20 Oct 2011