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St Catherine’s College, Manor Road, Oxford, UK

Information for delegates

Programme

Please refer to the meeting web site for programme updates.

Advances in Molecular Pharmacology    International Symposium    Full programme

Abstracts for the Paget’s Symposium will be published in the journal Calcified Tissue International and will be available for delegates to collect on arrival at the meeting.

Accommodation

If you are staying at the University please collect your room key from the Porters’ Lodge on your arrival, otherwise please go straight to the registration desk.

Vacating rooms

For those staying on campus, please note that rooms must be vacated after breakfast on the day of your departure.

Internet access

Internet access will be available to enable delegates to access emails while at the meeting(s). 
Please click here to view instructions and please note in particular the requirement to register
your computer in advance if you wish to use your own laptop.

Contact information – during the conference

In case of emergencies, messages can be left for delegates at the Porters’ Lodge on +44 (0)1865 271700. The Porters’ Lodge is manned 24 hours a day.

Registration

The registration desk will be open as follows:

Meals on campus

Dining times at the College are as follows:

07.45 breakfast
12.45 lunch (or as stated in the scientific programme)
19.00-20.30 dinner (Tuesday and Thursday)
19.30 for 20.00 dinner (Wednesday and Friday)

Lectures will take place in the Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre and posters, exhibition and tea/coffee breaks will be in the same building.

Social events

Tuesday 5 July, 19.00
Dinner in St Catherine’s College dining hall

Wednesday 6 July, 19.30 for 20.00
Reception and Conference Dinner in St Catherine’s College dining hall

Thursday 7 July, 19.00
Dinner in St Catherine’s College dining hall

Thursday 7 July, 20.15
Post-dinner walking tour featuring some of Oxford’s most historic pubs.
Please meet at the Porters’ Lodge

Friday 8 July, 19.30 for 20.00
Reception and Conference Dinner in St Catherine’s College dining hall followed by music and conversation in the College Bar

Travel

By air
There are three major airports within 90 minutes of Oxford: London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and Birmingham. Regular coaches and trains connect the airports with the city. Please see www.theairline.info/ for timetables and fares. For individual car transfers from Heathrow and Oxford, please see www.oxicars.com.

By train
There are regular train services to Oxford from all parts of the country and from continental Europe via the EuroTunnel.

By road
Oxford lies at the centre of a network of major roads and motorways. The M40 gives access to the West and Wales. There are regular bus and coach links, including all-night coaches to and from London. Journey time approximately 1 hour from London and from Birmingham.

Car parking

Some parking is available in the College car park. Please be sure to display a permit. Permits can be picked up at the Porters’ Lodge.

For more detailed information about how to get to St Catherine's College rail, coach, car, or on foot, and a map please visit: travelling_to_St_Catherines.

Bone and Tooth Society Annual Meeting in Birmingham, 4-5 July

For those travelling from outside the UK, you may also be interested to know that the UK Bone and Tooth Society has its Annual Meeting not far away, in Birmingham, at the start of the week, 4-5 July – see www.batsoc.org.uk. With some outstanding national and international speakers, you may wish to make a full week of it and join the meeting in Birmingham! Full registration and other details are on the web at www.batsoc.org.uk.

If there is sufficient interest, we will be organising transport at the end of the Bone and Tooth 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?

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 Oxford.

We look forward to seeing you in Oxford!

Janet Crompton
Conference Organiser

Tel + 44 (0)1453 549929
Fax + 44 (0)1453 548919
Email