Bone and Tooth Society Annual Meeting
Birmingham, UK
4-5 July 2005
Information for delegates
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Programme
Please refer to the meeting web site for programme updates.
The final programme will be posted on the Bone
and Tooth Society web site at
www.batsoc.org.uk from April 2005.
Abstracts will be published in the Journal
of Bone and Mineral Research and will be available for delegates
to collect on arrival at the meeting.
Venue
The meeting will take place in the Avon Room, University Centre, University
of Birmingham, A38 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT (number
29 on the Visitors’ Map).
Accommodation
If you are staying at the University there are two options:
- If you are arriving on Sunday evening, please go straight to the
Halls of Residence. You will need to go to Shackleton Hall (no
75 on Visitor
Map) and collect your room key from the porter. You will be staying
in Chamberlain Hall (no 77 on Visitors’ Map).
Breakfast on Monday morning will be at 08.00-09.00 in Shackleton Hall.
- If you are arriving on Monday, please go straight to the meeting
and register. A bus will be available at the end of the day’s
sessions to take you to Shackleton Hall, where you can pick up
your room key.
Once you have picked up your key it is a short walk to Chamberlain
Hall, where you will be staying.
Breakfast on Tuesday morning will be at 07.15-08.00.
Luggage storage will be available at the meeting
All bedrooms are equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, towels
and toiletries
Iron and ironing boards are available on request
A bar in Shackleton Hall will be open on Sunday and Monday evenings
All the bedrooms have telephones with the facility to access the
internet; you will need to register to use this service - contact
details will
be in your room
Check-in - rooms available after 15.00
Check-out - room to be vacated by 10.00. There is a charge of £40
for unreturned keys.
Taxi - if you need a taxi, please call TOA Taxis on 0121
427 8888
Bus transfers for residential delegates
Please refer to the Visitors’ Map, which also includes campus
plans showing the Halls of Residence and University Centre (numbers
75/77 and
29 on the campus plan).
Bus transfers will be organised as follows:
- Monday 4 July
- 18.00 From meeting to Shackleton Hall (key pickup, then short walk
to Chamberlain Hall)
19.30 From Chamberlain Hall to Botanical Gardens for Annual Dinner
22.30 From Botanical Gardens to Chamberlain Hall
-
- Tuesday 5 July
- 08.00 From Chamberlain Hall to meeting
Disabled access
Disabled access is available. It would be helpful if you could let Janet
Crompton know in advance if you may require any special assistance
during your stay in Birmingham.
Emergencies
Fire: Action to be taken in the event of fire as detailed on
the notice in your room. Please read this as soon as possible.
Accidents: If you are involved in an accident of any kind please report
to the duty manager or telephone the reception in Shackleton on extension
839 4040 or 0121 257 4040 externally.
Emergency Medical Assistance: Call for an ambulance by dialing 44444
to reach the security office and inform the duty manager.
Other Medical Assistance: Contact the University Health Centre on telephone
number 0121 687 3055. The surgery is open from 8.45am - 5pm Monday
to Friday, after this time and at weekends a recorded message will
give you instructions on how to contact a designated Doctor.
Please inform Reception on arrival of any difficulties you may experience
in the unlikely event of an evacuation, (eg hearing or walking difficulties).
Insurance and security
Subject to their statutory rights, neither the Bone and Tooth Society
nor the University will accept any responsibility for accidents to
delegates while at the meeting, or for damage to, or loss of, their
personal property. Delegates are requested to reduce the risk of
thefts by not leaving valuables unattended on University premises.
Smoking
There is a no smoking policy within the University.
Contact information
You can contact the meeting secretariat during the meeting at telephone
+44 (0)121 415 8400 or fax +44 (0)121 415 8406.
In case of emergencies, messages can also be left for delegates with
the hall reception on telephone 0121 257 4040/4050.
Registration
Registration will be in the Avon Coffee Lounge,
1st Floor, University Centre.
The registration desk will be open as follows:
Monday 4 July : 09.30-18.00
Tuesday 5 July: 08.00-17.00
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
The meeting is approved for CPD credits. Please be sure to sign the
register and collect a certificate if you would like to claim your points.
Bone and Tooth Society Annual Dinner
Monday 4 July 2005
The Bone and Tooth Society Annual Dinner will take place at the Birmingham
Botanical Gardens. A bus will leave Chamberlain Hall of Residence at
19.30, returning at 23.00.
Parking is available at the venue.
For those making their way by taxi, please ask for the Birmingham Botanical
Gardens at Westbourne Road, Edgbaston.
Travel
Please see the Bone
and Tooth Society website for full travel information and useful links.
By air
Birmingham is serviced by Birmingham
International Airport.
The airport is used by many airlines, but the two main budget ones
are Flybe and Ryanair.
Flybe has many direct flights to Birmingham including
those from Belfast, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.
By train
There are regular train services to Birmingham from all parts of the
country and from continental Europe via the EuroTunnel.
By road
Birmingham is centrally located to the M1, the M5, the M6 and the M40.
Journey time approximately 2 hours from London.
Approaching from the NW or SE along the M6, leave at Junction 6 (signposted
Birmingham Central) to join the A38 (M). At the end of the motorway keep
to the right, go over a flyover, then through three underpasses to join
the A38 Bristol Road. The University is on your right two and a half
miles from the City centre.
Approaching from the M42 North, leave at Junction 8 to join the M6
northbound and follow the instructions above.
Approaching from the
SW, leave the M5 at Junction 4 (signposted Birmingham SW) to join
the A38. The University is on the left of the A38 Bristol
Road approximately eight miles from the motorway.
The approach to
the University through the southern suburbs can be confusing. From
the M40, it is easier to turn south on the M42 and
leave at Junction
1, heading north on the A38 Bristol Road. The University is approximately
eight miles from the motorway.
Car parking
Parking on campus will cost £0.80 per day, pay and display, with
access to the South Car Park being via the East Gate. Both the South
Car Park and the East Gate are marked on the map. Free parking is available
at Chamberlain Hall for those staying on campus.
For more detailed travel information please see the Visitors’ Map.
Oxford bone meetings
Finally, if there is sufficient interest, we will be organising transport
at the end of the meeting to take delegates to Oxford for the Workshop
on Advances in Molecular Pharmacology (6-7 July) and International
Symposium on Paget’s Disease (8-9 July) - see details on
the web at www.paget.org.uk. Please could you let me know if you are
interested?
Janet Crompton
Conference Organiser
Tel + 44 (0)1453 549929
Fax + 44 (0)1453 548919
Email [email protected]
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