Liverpool 28-30 July 2015

Social & Cultural Events

Tuesday evening reception

There will be a reception, sponsored by Canberra UK Ltd, on the evening of Tuesday 28^th July in the Victoria Gallery and Museum, 6pm-8pm. This is building 421 on the map of the University of Liverpool, or see here.

Conference Banquet

The conference banquet will be held on the evening of Wednesday 29^th July in the Merseyside Maritime Museum in the Albert Dock, Liverpool Waterfront. The drinks reception starts at 7pm on the 2^nd floor (Art and Sea Gallery) followed by dinner at 8pm on the 4^th floor. For those wishing to walk to the museum guided by their personal sat-nav, the postal address of the destination is L3 4AQ. Otherwise there are many buses from Brownlow Hill (near the conference site) and Myrtle Street (near Vine Court) that terminate at Liverpool One, a 5 minute walk from the museum. For the location of the bus stops on the University campus, see here. For the location of the Maritime Museum, see here.

After dinner, coach transport back to the University campus will be provided.

The cost of the banquet is included in the conference fee. The cost for an accompanying person to the conference banquet is £30, which can be paid by cheque or cash when registering upon arrival at the meeting.

Cultural events

For cultural events in Liverpool during the week of the conference, see this link.

Delegates can take advantage of a half-price ticket to Tate Liverpool’s Jackson Pollock exhibition. For further information see this link.

There will be a pre-conference Cultural Walking Tour of the Liverpool Waterfront, 3-5pm on Monday 27^th July, courtesy of Liverpool Destination Services and Cultural Destinations Liverpool. For further information and to book on-line, see this link.

For those wishing to participate in a beer festival after the conference, see this link.