Liverpool ACC 1st – 4th July 2008
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
LIVERPOOL 2008
88th Annual Meeting (Please click here for a PDF of the final announcement)
Introduction
The 88th Annual Meeting of the BAD will be coming to the city of Liverpool in July 2008. Celebrating Capital of Culture also in 2008 Liverpool is a diverse and exciting city with a huge range of attractions, hotels and restaurants in close proximity to the conference centre. Situated in the heart of the city on the historic, world-heritage waterfront, the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre is a state-of-the-art conference venue offering all the space, facilities and professional service to satisfy the needs of our delegates and exhibitors making it the ideal location to stage a successful Annual Meeting.
Scientific Programme
Please click here to download the final announcement.
Social Programme
This year’s meeting will offer a superb social programme utilizing some of Liverpool’s most unique and impressive venues.
President's Reception - Tuesday 1st July
The President's Reception will be held at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, containing four floors of fascinating galleries exploring the city’s maritime history. Based in the Albert Dock in a former bonded warehouse, displays look at Liverpool’s important role during the Second World War, life at sea with the merchant navy and the brand new Titanic, Lusitania and the Forgotten Empress gallery. Drinks and canapés will be served from 18:45 onwards.
Sporting Competitions - Wednesday 2nd July
All sporting events will be held at venues in and around the city on Wednesday afternoon. The departure point for all events will be from outside the ACC.
Annual Dinner - Thursday 3rd July
The Annual Dinner and Dance will be held in St Georges Hall in the centre of the city. St Georges Hall is one of the finest neo-classical buildings in the world and will provide a magnificent venue for the event.
ABSTRACTS - The abstract deadline has now passed:
Please click here to see a list of all oral and poster presentations that were accepted for the 88th Annual Meeting.
Abstracts of papers and posters should be submitted for consideration by the Scientific Committee by the deadline Monday 7th January 2008. Authors will be notified of the results by the end of February 2008. Abstracts must be submitted online via the link below:
http://dermatology.conference-services.net/directory.asp
For Author Instructions please click here
For the submission template please click here
For poster guidelines please click here
ABSTRACTS - Special interest groups
The abstract submission deadline for the following special interest groups will be Monday 4th February 2008:
British Society for Dermatopathology
British Society for Paediatric Dermatology
British Society for Dermatological Surgery
British Contact Dermatitis Society
British Photodermatology Group
Historical
Abstracts must be submitted online and authors will be notified of the results by the end of March 2008:
http://dermatology.conference-services.net/directory.asp
Accommodation
The Accommodation Booking Service at The Mersey Partnership will be dealing with all delegate and exhibitor hotel bookings. A range of hotels located within the city of Liverpool have been reserved and a hotel booking form will be sent with the registration form later this year. Delegates are advised to book their accommodation early in order to secure your first choice.
The BAD is not responsible for booking hotel accommodation.
Please visit https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/ and use the Event Reference: TMPBAD08.
EXHIBITION
A large exhibition will run alongside the scientific meeting, open to delegates from Tuesday to Thursday. If you would like further information about exhibiting opportunities, please contact the conference office.
REGISTRATION FEES
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MEMBER |
Early before May 16th 2008 |
After 16th May but before June 20th 2008 |
On-site registration |
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Ordinary Member |
£250 |
£350 |
£400 |
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Trainee/ Associate Trainee Member |
£125 |
£175 |
£225 |
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Associate Member |
£125 |
£175 |
£225 |
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Retired Member |
£125 |
£175 |
£225 |
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Honorary Member |
No fee |
£125 |
£175 |
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Overseas Member |
£250 |
£350 |
£400 |
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Honorary Overseas Member |
£250 |
£350 |
£400 |
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NON-MEMBER |
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Non-Member and Trainee Non-Member |
£370 |
£450 |
£500 |
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Research Scientist |
£125 |
£175 |
£225 |
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Overseas Trainee Non-Member |
£160 |
£230 |
£280 |
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DAY DELEGATE |
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Day delegate member (2 days maximum) |
£100 per day |
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Day delegate non-member |
£125 per day |
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To download a registration form please click here (Please note that this is a large file and may take some time to download: Please be patient).
BRITISH DERMATOLOGICAL NURSING GROUP 18th ANNUAL MEETING (Please click here for a PDF of the final announcement)
The British Dermatological Nursing Group will again be holding its Annual Meeting alongside the BAD. To download a registration form please click here
For more information please visit the BDNG website or email bdngconference@bad.org.uk
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
The accompanying persons’ programme will consist of a half day tour of Liverpool on Tuesday afternoon and a full day tour on Wednesday. Further details will be available on the registration form. Please note that accompanying persons and children may not visit the exhibition. We also regret that none of the social events are suitable for children or babies.
ACCESS & TRAVEL TO LIVERPOOL
http://www.accliverpool.com/venue/findus/index.asp
BY ROAD
From the M6 the city is easily reached via the M58, M56 and M62 motorways. Liverpool city centre is approximately 45 minutes' drive from Chester, Manchester and North Wales. It is just over 1 hour from Blackpool, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Moors and the Peak District National Parks, and just over 4 hours from London. The ACC has a 1600 space multi-storey car park on site, and there are numerous other parking facilities in and around the city centre.
BY AIR
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is just 8 miles from the city centre, and a 20 minute taxi ride to the ACC, with regular flights to Ireland and Europe. There is also a direct rail link into Liverpool city centre from Manchester Airport which offers shuttle flights from Britain’s other major airports including London Gatwick and Heathrow.
BY RAIL
Liverpool is easily accessible by train from many other major towns and cities across the country, and can be reached in approximately 2.5 hours from London. Liverpool Lime Street station is a 15 minute walk or a short taxi ride from the conference centre.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Clinical Vice President – David Shuttleworth
Chief Executive Officer – Marilyn Benham
Conference & Event Services Manager – Chris Garrett
Membership & Conference Co-ordinator – Marie Elwér
Conference & Events Assistant – Giuliana Vittiglio
Conference & Events Assistant – Rebecca Freeman
Address for all correspondence and further information:
Conference & Events Services
British Association of Dermatologists
4 Fitzroy Square
London W1T 5HQ, UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7391 6358
Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7388 0487
E-mail: conference@bad.org.uk
Website: http://www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/annual_meeting/
