Tapton Hall, University of Sheffield
The Systems Biology Biochemical Society Focused Meeting is being held at:
Tapton Hall
University of Sheffield
Crookes Road
S10 2AZ
Tapton Hall is the most recently built of the University's Halls of Residence. It is less than two miles away from the City centre and on a regular public bus route to the main campus and City centre. Tapton is also situated in-between two excellent shopping areas, Broomhill and Crookes.
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Map
Tapton Hall
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Meeting Background
Systems biology has almost as many definitions as there are practitioners. Basically, it is concerned to bring together information on the constituent parts of a biological system genomes, proteomes, data on interacting proteins, data on control and regulation, metabolomes, structures at various size scales, and rates and put the information together to obtain a better understanding of how the system as a whole functions. The system can be a complete organism, or a constituent part of one, such as the mitochondrion. Systems biology therefore requires at the very least integration of biological knowledge, high-throughput technology, and computational techniques. This meeting brings together leading researchers in these different areas, with the aim of asking where Systems Biology is going. The meeting allows time for discussion and reflection, and is intended to ask such questions as: Can we ever know enough about a cell or organelle to model it effectively? If so, what do we need to do to get to this position? What new technologies and disciplines do we need to make this work? What new opportunities will it open up, for example in drug design?
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Poster abstract submission
Poster abstract submission has now closed. If you have not submitted an abstract but still wish to bring a poster to the meeting, please email meetings@biochemistry.org.
Has my abstract been accepted?
After submitting your abstract you should receive a submission number which will identify your abstract. If you do not receive a submission number then please email meetings@biochemistry.org immediately. Approximately 2 weeks after the abstract submission deadline has passed, you will receive an email informing you whether your poster has been accepted.
Accepted poster abstracts will be available to view online approximately two weeks prior to the meeting.
Poster session
Thursday 13 January - 17.50 - 19.00
Poster board size
1.8 metres high x 1.2 metres wide
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Registration and conference fees
Registration is either online or via printable PDF.
The early registration deadline has now passed, all fees below are inclusive of the late fee.
Residential fees (include 2 nights accommodation (en suite) on 12 and 13 January, all meals and the Meeting dinner)
Full Member 270
Student220
Non-member 370
Day delegate fees (include lunches and refreshments)
Full Member 150
Student100
Non-member 250
Information on becoming a Biochemical Society member and benefiting from reduced fees can be found at Biochemical Society Membership
At the meeting
The registration desk will be situated in the foyer at Tapton Hall. Badges will be issued and must be worn for the duration of the conference. Please bring your confirmation email to the desk when you register so that we can provide your badge swiftly.
The registration desk will be open at the following times:
Wednesday 12 January17:00 21:00
Thursday 13 January08:30 18:00
Friday 14 January08:30 12:45
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Accommodation
Delegates booking a residential package (and Speakers who have requested accommodation) will be housed in en suite accommodation at Tapton Hall, University of Sheffield. The registration package includes 2 nights bed and breakfast en suite accommodation (12 and 13 January).
All rooms are provided with soap, towels and tea/coffee making facilities.
Rooms with disabled facilities are available; please contact helen.reed@biochemistry.org if required.
Attendees can check in from 14:00 on day of arrival at the Porters Lodge. Breakfast will be served in the Dining Room at Tapton Hall. All delegates must check out before 10:00 on day of departure. Luggage storage will be available on site.
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Payment of fees
All payments must be made prior to the Conference.
The following methods will be accepted:
Credit card/Debit card
(Preferred method of payment, and the only acceptable form of payment for online registration)
Most credit and debit cards are accepted with the exception of Diners Club.
Cheques and bankers drafts
Please include payment with your registration form. Types of cheques accepted (made payable to Portland Customer Services) are: Sterling cheques, drawn on a UK bank. US dollar cheques, drawn on a US or London bank.Euro cheques drawn on an EU bank.
Bank transfer
Registration fees can be accepted by bank transfer. Please make sure you include the reference 'Systems Biol reg. fees' and your family name. Please indicate on the registration form that you will be paying by bank transfer.
Bank:
NatWest, 25 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DG
Sort Code: 60-06-06
Account: Portland Press Limited
Account Number: 01863630
SWIFT code: NWBKGB2112B
IBAN code: GB65NWBK60060601863630
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Science programme
The most up to date science programme timetable is available here
At the meeting
All lectures will take place in the Junior Common Room at Tapton Hall.
Delegates will receive an attendee pack on registration at the meeting, which will include a programme and abstract book with the most up to date timetable for the meeting.
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Refreshments
Residential registration packages include all meals and the meeting dinner for the meeting.
Day delegate packages include lunches only, however, day delegates may attend the meeting dinner (25) by ticking the option on the registration form or contacting registration@portland-services.com
All meals (including the meeting dinner) will be served in the Dining Room at Tapton Hall.
Should you have any special dietary requirements please inform Portland Customer Services
(registration@portland-services.com) as changes to the menu cannot be made at the meeting.
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Social programme
Meeting Dinner
The Meeting Dinner will take place in the Dining Room at Tapton Hall.
Residential registration packages are inclusive of the Meeting dinner.
Day delegates are welcome to attend the Meeting dinner and must book via the registration form (25) or contact registration@portland-services.com
Should you have any special dietary requirements please inform Portland Customer Services
(registration@portland-services.com) as changes to the menu cannot be made at the meeting.
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Travelling to Sheffield by air
Please note that the prices/fares below are approximate examples and are therefore subject to change. Please confirm with the driver/company prior to travel.
Manchester, Leeds/Bradford and East Midlands airports are all about an hour's travel time from Sheffield.
Manchester Airport (Tel: +44 (0) 161 489 3000) is served by many domestic and international carriers and has a direct rail link to Sheffield both day and night.
East Midlands Airport (Tel: +44 (0) 871 919 9000)
Leeds/Bradford (Tel: +44 (0) 113 250 9696)
London Heathrow (Tel: +44 (0) 870 000 123) and London Gatwick (Tel: +44 (0) 870 000 2468) are reasonably accessible by rail with just one change of train. We recommend you allow at least four hours travel time between either of these airports and Sheffield.
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Travelling to Sheffield by car
Please note that the prices/fares below are approximate examples and are therefore subject to change. Please confirm with the driver/company prior to travel
By car
We recommend that unless you know the city well, you should approach Sheffield from the north, east and south by the M1 (and M18 if necessary). From the west, use the A57 Snake Pass via Glossop.
From M1, M18
Approach Sheffield on the M1 and leave the motorway at Junction 33, following the city centre signs along the dual carriageway A630/A57 Parkway, which ends in a large roundabout - Park Square.
From here, take the third exit, the A61(S) along Sheaf Street, following the ring road signs, and passing the Railway Station on the left. Bear left at the Sheaf Square roundabout and almost immediately bear right into Shoreham Street, again following signs for the ring road. Turn right onto the ring road and now follow signs for the University. Continue straight on until the third roundabout, the Brook Hill roundabout. Take the first exit, following signs for Glossop A57, passing the main University Western Bank precinct.
Continue straight on past the Childrens and Weston Park Hospitals along Whitham Road. At the next junction (with traffic lights), turn right up Crookes Road. Continue up the hill and the entrance to Tapton Hall is about 100 metres on the left after the sharp bend.
From the West (A57)
Follow the signs for the city centre until you come to the Crosspool shops (Crosspool Tavern on your left) and take the immediate left onto Lydgate Lane. Continue until you reach a main junction (Next to the Grindstone Pub) bear right and the entrance to Tapton Hall is about 40 metres on the right.
Tapton Hall car park
After registering and unloading you will need to leave your vehicle in the Tapton Car Park situated on Taptonville Road. Turn left out onto the Main road again and take three more left turns into the Car Park. Pedestrian access back to the accommodation blocks is via the path and steps in the corner of the car park.
Unfortunately, Sheffield suffers from its fair share of auto crime. Please do not leave any valuables in your car, and make sure it is locked and preferably immobilised.
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Travelling to Sheffield by train or coach
Please note that the prices/fares below are approximate examples and are therefore subject to change. Please confirm with the driver/company prior to travel
By train
Sheffield is at the heart of the British Rail InterCity network. Regular InterCity services operate between Sheffield and London St. Pancras (2 hrs), Birmingham (1 hours), Leeds (1 hour) Manchester (1 hour) and Nottingham (1 hour). The no. 60 bus runs from outside the Railway Station. - see local buses.
For further information regarding train times and tickets please contact National Rail Enquiries
(Tel: +44 (0) 8457 48 49 50) or thetrainline
Taxis
There is a taxi rank at the Railway Station. The journey to Tapton Hall takes 10-15 minutes and you should expect to pay around 5.
By coach
National Express Coaches (Tel: +44 (0) 8705 808080) operates a comprehensive coach service from most parts of the country to Sheffield Transport Interchange, Pond Street. The fastest service (Rapide) to London takes approximately 3 hours. The no. 60 bus runs from the Transport Interchange see local buses.
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Travelling to Sheffield by local bus or supertram
Local buses
The no. 60 bus and no. 52 buses are needed to get to Tapton Hall. First take the no. 60 and alight in Broomhill. Walk up the road and cross over at the two pelican crossing to the shopping precinct. Walk to the end and around the corner outside the Launderette is the 52 bus stop - ask to be dropped off at Tapton. The stop is approximately 500 metres past Tapton Hall. Alternatively you can walk up the hill which takes approximately 15 minutes.
Up to 22:00, buses run every 6 minutes on weekdays and every 20 minutes on Sundays.
Supertram
You are welcome to use Britains most modern light railway transit system - Supertram, although it does involve changing to a bus.
There is a direct link from the railway station to the Sheffield Station Supertram stop via platform 6b. From here you can get a tram heading to Middlewood or Malin Bridge. Alight at the West Street stop (which is a request stop) Continue walking along West Street until you come to a bus stop. From here you can get a no. 52 bus to Tapton Hall - see local buses
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Student travel grants
Students can apply for a Travel Grant if they are a member of the Biochemical Society by the poster abstract submission deadline (15 November 2004).
The maximum grant available is 150 and includes:
Registration fees (up to 50)
Accommodation (up to 50)
Travel (up to a maximum of 50)
The following principles apply to application for a Student Travel Grant:
Students can only apply for one Student Travel Grant in a year.
Students are not eligible for a Student Travel Grant if they have already received funding from the General Travel Fund in that same year.
All student members of the Biochemical Society are entitled to apply for these Travel Grants and this entitlement will extend to Ph.D. graduates for two years after graduation and to foreign student members in respect of travel in the UK and Irish Republic.
How to apply:
Applicants must register to attend the meeting using the Delegate Registration Form and submit a copy of this along with the grant application. Grant applications received four weeks prior to the meeting will be available for collection at the meeting; however, you may apply for a grant at the Registration Desk, or up to four weeks after the meeting.
Subject to approval, applicants will receive a cheque for the appropriate amount. The maximum amount for travel expenses that will be reimbursed will be at the level of the current Young Persons Railcard fare. If the application does not use up the full amount of the Grant the balance cannot be transferred to another meeting.
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Refunds
Cancellations will be accepted in writing until 30 December 2004. However, after this date, neither full nor partial refunds can be given. Please note that refunds of less than 15 cannot be given.
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Confirmation email
All registered delegates will be sent a confirmation email to confirm registration details. This email should be checked carefully to ensure that all requirements are correct. In particular, the spelling of names and affiliations should be checked, as this information will be used to create badges.
Confirmation emails also act as a receipt, and contain venue maps and delegate information. Please bring a copy of the email with you to the conference.
If you have not received a confirmation email two weeks before the meeting, please contact Portland Customer Services on +44 (0) 1206 796 351
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Disabled access
Disabled access is available. It would be helpful if you could inform the Meetings Office (meetings@biochemistry.org) in advance if you require any assistance during your stay.
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Official letters of invitation
Official letters of invitation, which are intended to assist with administrative arrangements in certain countries will only be issued when the individual has completed the following criteria:
1) Submitted an abstract which has been approved by the meeting scientific organizer for inclusion into the relevant meeting
2) Sent a letter from the head of their academic department on University headed paper saying why they need to attend the meeting in relation to their research
3) Registered and paid for the meeting
Such letters do not imply commitment of financial or other support by the organizers.
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Contact us
If you require any further information, please contact:
The Meetings Office
The Biochemical Society
59 Portland Place
London, W1B 1QW
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7580 3481
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7637 7626
Email : meetings@biochemistry.org
www.biochemistry.org
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