These notes are provided to inform delegates of the latest state of the full programme, give joining instructions, and help those requiring travel assistance. If you have any queries or need help in any way, please email , or telephone Gordon Adshead at 01625-549770.

Travel information

General location:
The De Vere Hotel, Daresbury Park, is located at WA4 4BB. This is about 200m north of Junction 11 on the M56.
A good general map is at http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=357249&y=381658.
Distances by road (in miles): Warrington 5, Runcorn 5, Liverpool Airport 14, Chester 17, Manchester Airport 18, Liverpool 22, Manchester 25.

Parking
There are plenty of parking spaces in the hotel grounds.

Driving from the south up the M6
The M6 north of Birmingham can be quite slow on Friday evenings. It would be wise to allow an extra hour.

Public transport - meeting trains
Main line high-speed trains stop at either Runcorn or Warrington. (Runcorn is better.)
Both stations have taxi ranks and the journey to the hotel is about 10 minutes.
We plan to provide transport to and from these stations on Friday afternoon, 15:00 - 18:00, and on Sunday evening at 16:30. Please contact to arrange this.

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Hotel information

Hotel Layout
See the Hotel Plan for the layout of the Hotel.
The Conference Meeting Rooms, Bar and Restaurant facilities are all on Level 2. This is at the road level at the Restaurant end, but is one floor up from the main Hotel front entrance and registration area on Level 1.
There is also a simplified plan of the Meeting Rooms.

All Conference activities will be on Level 2, with the exception of the Cocktail Reception before the Banquet on Saturday evening, which will be held immediately below the Conference Area on Level 1. There is a lift (as well as stairs) to take attendees directly down to or up from the reception.

Wheelchair access
There should be few if any problems with wheelchair access. We will do our best to help you.

Hotel Registration on arrival
All persons staying in the hotel should register first in the main front hotel lobby.
If you wish to charge drinks or other items to your room account, you will need to supply your credit card to reception. Otherwise you will have to pay cash.
There will be plenty of hotel staff on hand if you want help in carrying your bags to your room.

Conference Registration on arrival
There will be a Conference Registration desk in the front lobby on Friday afternoon up to 18:30 when dinner starts. Anyone arriving later than this or in the next two days will need to pick up their badge and conference pack in the lobby outside the Alice Room on Level 2.

Booking extra nights
Several attendees have booked (directly with the hotel) extra nights before or after the Conference. Please let know so that we can ensure you will be kept in the same room.

Swimming Pool and Gymnasium
The Leisure Club facilities are open to all who are staying in the Hotel, but not to Day attendees. There is access from both Level 1 and Level 2.

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Posters, Demonstrations, Clinics

There will be posters and laptop demonstrations in the coffee area. A list will be provided on arrival. If any attendee is moved to bring along a laptop or printout of interest, there will be some tables and pin-boards available. It would be best if you could contact first.

Items currently arranged include:

Computer Facilities:
There will be a PC available for general use, including internet access, USB connections, A4 laser printer and scanner.

Fringe Meetings:

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Further notes

Special requirements
If you have any special requirements, for instance regarding food or travel, that you have not already advised us of, please do not hesitate to contact and we will do our best to help.

Coffee and tea breaks
In addition to the breaks during the lectures on Saturday and Sunday, there will be self-service facilities for those arriving on Friday afternoon to view the Posters and Demonstrations.

Internet Access
Access to the internet is provided by the hotel at no charge. In the hotel bedrooms it will be necessary to use the ethernet cable provided by the hotel in every room. Throughout the meeting rooms there is good Wi-Fi access. The logon and password will be found in the Conference Handbook.

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Maps

Hotel Layout

Meeting Rooms

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