This
will take place at the Novotel, Fishergate, York, YO10 4FD between 17:00 -
19:00; drinks and canapes will be
served. A registration desk will be situated in the Novotel reception and
Conference Packs will be available.
Transport
CSL
is in Sand Hutton, just outside York. If you are travelling to CSL by car we
require details of your car and registration number to ensure a parking place
is available.
If you intend to get the
conference arranged coach from York city please note the following
details: The coaches will be leaving
from outside the Hilton Hotel, Tower Street, opposite Cliffords Tower, see map
at the following link:
Map of Hilton Hotel, Tower Street, York
Coaches will leave York for
CSL at the following times:
Tuesday 13th November - 08:45
Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th
November - 08:30
Coaches will return to the Hilton, each evening, immediately after the last
presentation.
Assistance during the conference
There will be a helpdesk set
up during the conference. Information will be available on alternative
transport arrangements to York - taxis and buses. You can also contact
Elizabeth Olsen on 07808-178-837 or David Thomas on 07713-145-681
Information for oral
presentations
Presentations may only be given as PowerPoint
presentations.
Prepare your presentation as a single PowerPoint
file to run on an IBM compatible computer as a Microsoft Office 2000
format file. Computers available at the meeting will run PowerPoint 2000.
Files created in subsequent versions of PowerPoint will run although not
all enhanced functionality of these versions is assured. Save your file as
a normal PowerPoint file (.ppt). Do not save your file as a PowerPoint
Show (.pps) file.
All presentations must run on the Windows
operating system. Conference computers will run on Windows XP
Professional. If at all possible, please create your presentation on the
same version of Windows or at least test it on this version before
submitting it.
PowerPoint presentations must be submitted in
advance of the conference by e-mail to
by Friday 9th November, with
a copy to
Please name your PowerPoint file with
the full name of the presenting author
If you are unable to submit your presentation by
the due date as a result of technical difficulties, special arrangements
will need to be made. Please contact
by Thursday, 8th
November.
Bring one copy of your presentation to the
conference on a CD-ROM or USB media storage device. This copy is to be
used as a backup by you and the conference organisers if required. As an
additional backup measure, we suggest saving an extra copy of your
presentation on your web-accessible local server.
Conference organisers will load all
presentations on conference computers. Presenters will NOT be allowed to
use their own laptop computers. MacIntosh computers will NOT be available.
All presenters will be given the opportunity to
check their presentations on-site, before their presentation time. You are
encouraged to review your
presentation, especially if it has any special or technically complex
elements.
Open presentations have been allocated 25
minutes including time for questions; you should thus limit your
presentation to 20 minutes in order to allow 5 minutes for questions and
discussion.
Invited plenary presentations have been
allocated 30 minutes including time for questions; you should thus limit
your presentation to 25 minutes in order to allow 5 minutes for questions
and discussion.
Language
The official language of the conference is English
Contacts
Elizabeth Olsen
Conference Coordinator
Central Science Laboratory
Woodchester Park
Tinkley Lane
Nympsfield
Gloucestershire
GL10 3UJ
Tel : +44 (0)1453 861405
Fax: +44 (0)1453 860132
Email:
