Venue
The meeting will be held at:
Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB)
University of Manchester
131 Princess Street
Manchester M1 7DN
UK
The University of Manchester is at the heart of a dynamic and expanding city that attracts an increasing number of students, visitors and businesses every year.
Life certainly is for living in Manchester. It's a lively, cosmopolitan city offering you an enviable mix of multicultural attractions.
Buzzing with events, clubs and bars (often with great student discounts and special offers), you'll never be short of things to do.
The University is in the heart of the city centre. Manchester is the perfect student city, and the University is right in the heart of Manchester city centre.
Prepare to step off campus and straight into the middle of everything Manchester has to offer.
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Manchester
Manchester is a lively, cultural city situated in the North West of England, UK containing many attractions for visitors.
Places of interest within The University of Manchester include The John Rylands Library, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Manchester Museum, Contact Theatre, Jodrell Bank Observatory and Tabley House.
Other attractions in Manchester worth visiting are the Museum of Science and Industry, Pumphouse Peoples History Museum, Manchester Town Hall, Manchester Cathedral, The Lowry, The Museum of Transport, historic Castlefield, Old Trafford (Manchester Uniteds football stadium), Manchester Art Gallery, Royal Exchange shopping centre and Boddingtons Brewery.
For further information regarding Manchester or the surrounding North West of England please visit Virtual Manchester, Manchester Online or North West Tourist Board (telephone: +44 (0) 1942 821 222) or telephone Manchester Tourist Information Centre on +44 (0) 161 234 3157 / 3158.
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Registration
Early registration deadline: 10 August 2007
Registration is now open, click here to register.
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Accommodation
Delegate are advised to book their own accommodation.
Marketing Manchester is pleased to help you with your accommodation booking. To check availability and rates please click here.
Please note: these are suggestions to help you secure accommodation for the duration of the meeting. The Biochemical society takes no responsibility for the availability or quality of the hotels.
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Fees
Member and young researcher of partner Societies: 140
Student member: 80
Non member: 250
Partner Societies are the Biochemical Society and the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society.
Registration includes lunch and refreshements for the duration of the meeting and the meeting dinner on 10 September 2007.
Accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee.
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Payment of fees
All payments must be made prior to the meeting.
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.
The following credit/debit cards will be accepted:
American Express, Eurocard, Mastercard, Switch/Maestro, Visa
Cheques
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 drafts are accepted as follows:
Drafts must be in pounds sterling, drawn on a UK bank or US dollars drawn on a US or London bank. Must be made payable to Portland Customer Services.
Bank transfer
Registration fees can be accepted by bank transfer.
Please make sure you include the reference 'SA070 reg. fees' and your family name. Please indicate on the printable registration form that you will be paying by bank transfer.
Bank details:
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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Student travel grants
The maximum student travel 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:
1. Students can apply for a Travel Grant if they are a member of the Biochemical Society by the poster abstract submission deadline and have submitted a poster abstract.
2. Students can only apply for one Student Travel Grant in a year.
3. Students are not eligible for a Student Travel Grant if they have already received funding from the General Travel Fund in that same year.
4. All student members of the Biochemical Society are entitled to apply for these Travel Grants and this entitlement will extend to PhD graduates for up two years after graduation and to foreign student members in respect of travel in the UK and Irish Republic.
How to apply:
A registration form for the Meeting should be completed and submitted to Portland Customer Services. Registration is either online or via printable PDF.
A copy of this form should also be sent to the Meetings Office along with the online Student Travel Grant Application Form.
Grant applications received four weeks prior to the meeting will be available for collection at the meeting (cheque only); 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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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 should also contain venue maps and delegate information. Please bring 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
PLEASE NOTE: As the confirmation email may be from an unrecognised email address (registrations@portland-services.com) your mailbox may filter it as spam
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Registration at the meeting
Please bring your confirmation email to present at the registration desk at the meeting. Badges will be issued upon registering and, for security reasons, must be worn for the duration of the meeting.
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Poster abstract submission
Abstract submission deadline: 9 July 2007
Abstract submission is now open.
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.
Posterboard size: 1.8m x 1.2m, portrait
Velcro to mount your poster will be provided at the meeting.
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Sponsorship and trade exhibition
Biochemical Society Transactions
Portland Press Ltd
Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society
The following companies will be exhibiting at the meeting:
Chemical Computing Group
MicroCal
transtec Computers Ltd
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this Meeting, please contact Silvia Rabar (meetings@biochemistry.org) for more information.
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Travel to Manchester
By Air
Manchester Airport (telephone: +44 (0) 161 489 3000) is located approximately 8 miles from Hulme Hall.
Getting from Manchester Airport to Hulme Hall
By train - trains run from Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly railway station (approximate journey time: 20 minutes, approximate cost: 6 return). From Manchester Piccadilly station attendees can either catch a taxi (approximate journey time: 15 minutes, approximate cost: 7) to Hulme Hall or a bus from Piccadilly Gardens bus station (see local bus information below).
By taxi - Manchester Airport has taxi ranks at all terminals (approximate journey time: 25 minutes, approximate cost: 10).
By bus/coach - Skyline buses (no. 43) run from Manchester Airport to Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield at 20 and 50 minutes past the hour. See GMPTE for further details.
By Coach
There are good express connections to Manchester from most towns and cities in Britain, plus international routes from Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
The National Express coach station is located in Chorlton Street, Manchester City Centre.
For National Express bookings telephone +44 (0) 8705 808080 or visit National Express for further details.
From Chorlton Street attendees can either catch a taxi or walk to Piccadilly Gardens station and catch a bus (see local bus information below).
By Train
Manchester has three main train stations, Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria, all are located near the City Centre.
From all stations attendees can either catch a taxi, which will take about 15 minutes and cost approximately 7, or a local bus (for further information see local bus information below).
From Manchester Piccadilly - attendees should walk to Piccadilly Gardens bus station.
From Manchester Oxford Road - buses depart from Oxford Road.
From Manchester Victoria - attendees are advised to catch the Metro to Piccadilly Gardens bus station.
For further information regarding train times and tickets please contact National Rail Enquiries
(telephone: +44 (0) 8457 48 49 50) or thetrainline
By Local Bus
Piccadilly Gardens bus station - attendees can catch bus numbers 41, 42, 43, 44, 45A or 48.
Manchester Oxford Road - attendees can catch bus numbers 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48 or 49.
For Hulme Hall alight on Wilmslow Road. The venue is on the corner of Wilmslow Road and Oxford Place.
Please see the AA or RAC for any further route advice.
Metrolink
The Metrolink is Greater Manchester's tram system, for further details please visit GMPTE
For Greater Manchester travel enquiries by bus, train or tram telephone +44 (0) 161 228 7811 or see GMPTE.
Please note that the above prices/fares are approximate examples and are therefore subject to change. Please confirm with the driver/company prior to travel.
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Refunds
Cancellations will be accepted in writing until Monday 31 August 2007 (subject to a 15 cancellation fee). After this date, neither full or partial refunds can be given.
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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 scientific meeting 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:
Silvia Rabar
The Meetings Office
The Biochemical Society
Third Floor
Eagle House
16 Procter Street
London
WC1V 6NX
Tel: +44 (0)20 7280 4150
Fax: +44 (0)20 7280 4167
Email: meetings@biochemistry.org
www.biochemistry.org/meetings
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