Please note that clocks go forward one hour to British Summer Time
at midnight on Saturday 24th March.

Geographical notes

Registration
Registration will be in the Reception area at Chancellors from 16.00 to 18.30 on Sunday 25th March (see map below). When you arrive, either go to registration, or if your accommodation is in the Willowbank Hotel or Luther King House you should check in there first (accommodation check-in available from 14:00 at all 3 locations). Please wear your conference badge at all times (including lunches/dinners).

Accommodation
Delegates staying at Luther King House (see map - blue footpath) or the Willowbank Hotel (see map - purple footpath) are within 10-15 minutes walking distance of Chancellors.

Lectures and posters
All lectures will be in the Flowers Lecture Theatre at Chancellors. Posters and exhibitors will be located in the meeting rooms around the lecture theatre.

Coffee breaks and receptions
All coffee breaks will be in Chancellors Conservatory and receptions will be in the Conservatory and the adjacent bar.

Meals
Dinner on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will be in Chancellors' Carriage Restaurant. Lunches and Tea/Coffee breaks will be in Chancellors Conservatory. Delegates staying at Luther King House or the Willowbank Hotel will have breakfast at those locations, and delegates staying at Chancellors will have breakfasts in the Carriage Restaurant.

Banquet
The Conference banquet will be held on the Wednesday evening in Woolton Hall, a traditional University hall close to Chancellors Conference Centre on the Fallowfield part of campus (see map for footpath).

Shops
There are a number of small shops located on Wilmslow Rd close to Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre, including a Pharmacy - because this is a student area, they have extended opening hours. There is also a large branch of Sainsburys located on Wilmslow Rd, just past the junction with Moseley Rd on the left. Opening hours are 8am to 11pm (11am to 5pm Sundays).

Speaker information
All lectures will be held in the Flowers Lecture Theatre. A PC with PowerPoint and a projector will be provided. It will also be possible to attach a speaker's laptop to the projector. A laser pointer will be provided. If you need any other equipment, please inform the conference organiser. Please upload your presentation and/or test your laptop the day before your talk if at all possible.

The length of lectures is 60, 30, 20 and 15 min for Bruker, Keynote, Invited, and all other lectures, respectively. Additional 5 min are allocated at the end of each lecture (except Bruker lecture) for questions.

Poster presenter information
Posters will be displayed in the Marquis and the Morley rooms adjacent to the Flowers Lecture Theatre. Poster boards are A0 portrait format. They can be set up on Monday morning from 08.00, and will have to be taken down on Thursday before or shortly after lunch. Drawing pins will be provided to attach the posters to the boards.

Poster numbers will be displayed on the boards. There will be two poster sessions at the conference, for even and odd posters. However, the posters will be on display throughout the conference, and coffee breaks/receptions will be held near the posters.

Poster prizes are sponsored by Wiley, Springer and the RSC

Internet access
There is free WiFi internet access at Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre, Luther King House and the Willowbank Hotel. Delegates wishing to connect to the internet must bring their own laptops – connection information will be available at each location from reception.

Car parking
Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre has ample free on site car parking for hotel and conference guests.  There is also free parking at the Willowbank Hotel (there is normally a charge for this, but it will be waived for conference delegates) and at Luther King House.

Taxis
Contact reception at Chancellors or your accommodation to ask for a Taxi to be booked for you. Alternatively, Mantax Black Cabs pass along Wilmslow Rd very frequently and will stop on request. Mantax can be contacted directly on 0161 230 3333. Please do not use private hire cars unless they have been booked in advance.

Checking out and left luggage
The delegates will need to check out of their rooms by 10.00 on the day of departure (Thursday). It will be possible to store the luggage in a room at Chancellors, the Willowbank or Luther King House on Thursday until the end of the conference.

MAPS OF THE CONFERENCE SITE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CONFERENCE BOOK