Venue information
The Biochemical Society Linked Focused Meeting 'Systems Biochemistry' will take place at the University of York.
The Exhibition Centre
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
UK
For more information, please visit University of York website
York is one of Britain's finest historical cities, and has been a meeting place for business and pleasure since Roman times. Located on the River Ouse, York has the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe containing some of the finest stained glass in the world, and will not fail to delight visitors.
The University of York was founded in 1963 with 200 students. Since then, is has expanded to 11,000 students and has over 30 academic departments and research centres.
Attractions in York include the following:
For more information, please visit York Tourist Board.
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Venue map
Getting to campus from York City
Heslington Campus - The conference will be held in The Exhibition Centre.
Accessible Route around Heslington Campus
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Travelling to the venue
By rail: York is on the main East Coast Line from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh. Fast trains leave from both North and South at frequent intervals. There is also a direct service across the Pennines between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport. The University is 2 miles from the railway station and delegates are advised to take a bus (No. 4) or taxi to the campus. An online rail timetable is available to help you plan your journey.
By air: There are 4 major airports within 2 hours drive; Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Humberside. There are also train connections available to York Railway Station. For more information contact Railtrack directly +44 (0) 8457 48 49 50.
Alternatively, there is further information on the university website about travelling by air.
By taxi: A journey by taxi from the railway station to the University will take approximately 15 minutes. There is a taxi rank just outside the station. This should cost approximately £7.
By bus: You can reach York by coach from many destinations around the country. National Express have an online timetable and have a bus stop at the railway station.
The bus from York railway station to the University if the No. 4. The scheduled journey time from the station to Heslington (York Campus) is 20 minutes.
By car: The easiest route to the University is to take the outer ring road (A64 on the south and east sides of the city, A1237 around the north and west) to the junction with the Hull/Bridlington roads (A1079/A166). Turn off at the exit marked University and follow the signs past Grimston Bar and down Field Lane to University Road. This route avoids the City centre and known traffic black spots.
The nearest Park and Ride to the University is Grimston Bar, off the A1079.
All car parks have bays reserved for disabled badge holders, for whom parking is free. Others have to pay before 18:00. There is an additional number of specified disabled parking bays marked on the map.
The university campus contains a number of car parking facilities, however you will require a parking permit. The permit is £9 for the duration of the conference. This can be ordered when you register and will be given to you at the conference (Note, the parking permits can be purchased with the Biochemical Society and not with the University directly).
By bike: The University is well served with cycle paths and is currently improving cycle access and storage facilities. Cycle racks are available in more parts of campus, see cycle storage for more information.
The City Council provides free copies of cycle route maps around the City of York and there is a network of paths on campus.
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Registration fees and forms
Earlybird registration deadline: 22 February 2010
Registration is now closed. If you would like to attend the conference please contact the Conference Office.
Registration fees (non residential only)
Full/Young Researcher Member: £280
Non Member: £445 (note: Non members paying this registration fee will receive a complimentary one year membership subscription)
Student: £200
Registration includes lunches, refreshments, buffet dinner and meeting dinner.
Please note, internet is not freely available at the University of York. In order to access the internet over the duration of the conference you will be required to purchase an internet login when registering with the Biochemical Society. The internet log in is £5 for the duration of the conference.
Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. Delegates are asked to make their own arrangements.
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Internet Access
Wireless internet access is available at the exhibition centre and the bedrooms have a socket for an Ethernet cable (these need to be supplied by the delegate). Access to the internet is £5 per username and password and can be used for the duration of the conference. If internet access is required please ensure this option is selected when registering for the conference. Your username and passwords will be given to you at the registration desk.
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Payment of fees
All payments must be made prior to the meeting. Please note that invoices for registration fees will not be issued.
Credit card/Debit card
(Preferred method of payment, and the only acceptable form of payment for online registration)
The following credit/debit cards will be accepted:
Mastercard and Visa
If you wish to pay by cheque, bank draft or bank transfer please contact the Conference Office.
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Social Programme
Drinks reception
Monday 22 March 18:10 - 19:10
Welcome drinks reception for all delegates in the exhibition centre.
Conference dinner
Tuesday 23 March 19:00 - late
The conference dinner is available to all delegates. This will be held in the Galleria Resturant on campus.
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Confirmation email
As the final stage of the online registration process, all registered delegates will receive a confirmation page and a separate email to confirm registration details. This confirmation 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. Please bring a copy of the email with you to the meeting.
If you have not received a confirmation email two weeks before the meeting, please contact the Conference Office.
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Registering 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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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 the Meetings Office along with the 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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Poster abstract submission
Poster abstract deadline: 25 January 2010
Online abstract submission is now closed. If you wish to submit an abstract please contact the Conference Office. Late abstracts will not appear in the programme book.
Has my abstract been accepted?
After submitting your abstract you should receive a submission number which will identify your abstract. If you have not received a submission number, then please email conferences@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 or not and informing you of your poster number and session time.
All poster abstracts will be available to view online two weeks prior to the meeting.
Poster Board size: 1m wide x 2m high (portrait).
Velcro to mount your poster will be provided at the meeting.
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Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. Delegates are asked to make their own arrangements, and to contact the University of York directly.
Book accommodation
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Refreshments
At the meeting
Lunch and refreshments will be provided for all attendees and will be included in the registration fee.
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Dietary requirements
Should you have any special dietary requirements, please indicate this on the registration form. Alternatively, please inform the Conference Office as changes to the menu cannot be made at the meeting.
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Disabled access
Disabled access is available. If you require assistance during the meeting please contact the Conference Office.
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Sponsors and trade exhibition
The following companies will be sponsoring the meeting:
Biochemical Society Transactions
Portland Press Ltd
BBSRC
Society for Experimental Biology
Seahorse Bioscience
Please feel free to view our sponsorship and trade exhibition opportunities at this meeting.
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the meeting please contact the Conference Office.
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Refunds
Cancellations will be accepted in writing until 8 March 2010, and a refund (less £15 administration charge) will be issued.
After this date, neither full nor partial refunds can be given. Please note that refunds of less than £15 cannot be issued.
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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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Tweeting and blogging at Biochemical Society conferences
Tweeting and blogging at Biochemical Society conferences
With increasing frequency, conference attendees at scientific conferences are using Twitter or blogs to share and highlight interesting information discussed at conferences, and also to network with each other. The Biochemical Society has created the following policy with regards to the use of networking sites at Biochemical Society conferences.
The Biochemical Society’s Twitter and blogging policy
Harden Conferences
Proceedings and abstracts of Harden Conferences are unpublished, in order to promote the exchange of novel information and ideas. Delegates are asked to respect the closed nature of the conferences, and not to report information discussed via Twitter, Facebook, blogs and similar social networks.
Focused Meetings and Annual Symposia
The Biochemical Society encourages the discussion of its conferences via Twitter, Facebook and similar social networks. In order to promote discussion and the exchange of information, delegates who wish to tweet are asked to use the Biochemical Society hashtag:
#biochemsoc
Speakers will be made aware of this policy, and have the right to ask delegates not to disseminate their research via the Internet. If a Speaker makes this request, delegates are asked not to discuss the relevant work in this way. Delegates are respectfully asked to refrain from communicating using mobile devices whilst lectures are in progress.
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Joint Society for Experimental Biology and Biochemical Society CV Clinic
A free two hour CV Clinic will be held at 12:30 on 24 March 2010. This is open to PhD students or young researchers working in the Biosciences, and delegates at the Linked Focused Meeting.
This workshop will show you how to present yourself at your best to future employers/funders whether you are aiming for academia/research, a science-related or non-related career. This interactive workshop will give you the opportunity to examine job descriptions, review your own experiences and skills and to tie this all together in a personal CV to ensure that you are ‘selling’ yourself to the best of your abilities.
If you are not attending the Systems biochemistry Linked Focused Meeting, please email conferences@biochemistry.org to request a CV Clinic registration form. Attendance at the CV Clinic will also be free of charge for non delegates, however a £10 administration fee will be taken if you do not attend the CV clinic.
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Contact Us
If you require any further information, please contact:
The Conference Office
The Biochemical Society
Charles Darwin House
12 Roger Street
London WC1N 2JU
UK
Email: conferences@biochemistry.org
Telephone (Conference Office): +44 (0) 207 685 2450
Telephone (Main reception): +44 (0) 207 685 2400
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7685 2467
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