Notes for all Delegates. The 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies
Institute of Geography
University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9XP
2nd – 4th July, 2008
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in attending the Society for Caribbean Studies 32nd Annual Conference. The following notes should assist you in making arrangements for accommodation and attending the conference. Conference registration should be done separately via the online registration form on the Society website. Further details and maps have been added.
If you are presenting a paper at the conference or chairing a panel, please see the additional guidance notes on the Society website.
The 2008 conference will be held at the Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh on Drummond, in the Old Town of Edinburgh from 12 noon Wednesday 2nd July to 3 pm Friday 4th July, 2008.
A conference pack will be given to you on arrival with full details of the conference’s events and local facilities. On arrival, please contact the Registration Desk in the main foyer of the Institute of Geography.
The conference programme is also available online here
All day-time conference events will be located within the Institute of Geography:
Institute of Geography
University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9XP
Main Office
Tel: 0131 650 2565
Fax: 0131 650 2524
Website: http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/geography/ [new window].
The evening meals and evening conference events will be held at the nearby main accommodation venue, Chancellor’s Court on Holyrood Park Road.
The Institute of Geography is located in High Schools Yards (marked as ‘5’ on the map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/central-area/ [new window]), with main access from Drummond Street off Nicolson St in the Old Town.
The Institute is approximately 1 km south from Waverley Station and the terminus of the bus link to Edinburgh airport (http://www.flybybus.com/index.php [new window]). Metered street car parking is available in the vicinity, but no onsite parking is available. Parking facilities are available at the main accommodation venue, Chancellor’s Court, approximately 15 minutes walk due south from the Institute of Geography or 5 minutes by bus (numbers 2, 14, 30, 33, 48). Bus details may be found at: http://www.lothianbuses.com/index.php [new window].
Further maps and travel information details may be found at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/ [new window].
Accommodation
The University has a range of en suite accommodation at Pollock Halls on Holyrood Park Road. The venue for the evening meals will be onsite at St Leonard’s Hall. St Leonard's Hall is the main building around which the accomodation halls are located in the same grounds.
The accommodation is approximately 20 minutes’ walk south from the day-time conference venue at the Institute of Geography, and is located on the edge of Holyrood Park and Arthur’s Seat.
Please book your accommodation as soon as possible, since room availability cannot be guaranteed for later bookings. There are single, double or twin rooms available with shared or private facilities. Prices start from £29 per night with breakfast.
Full details of the available accommodation can be found at http://www.edinburghfirst.com/accommodation/cateredaccommodation.asp [new window].
HOW TO BOOK:
Delegates should contact ‘Edinburgh First’ directly by using the above online booking service; by emailing bed.breakfast@ed.ac.uk or by telephoning +44 131 651 2007.
Full details of the range of room rates are available at: http://www.edinburghfirst.com/accommodation/accommodationrates.asp [new window].
Among the options at Pollocks Halls (all situated within the same grounds as the conference dinner at St. Leonard's Hall) are:
More details of room specifications are at http://www.edinburghfirst.com/accommodation/roomspecifications.asp [new window].
Further Queries
Please note that these notes will be updated and further conference information posted during May 2008.
For further queries concerning the conference that are not addressed in the above notes, please contact the Society's administrator:
Mrs Marjorie Davies
Centre for Caribbean Studies
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
tel: 02476 523443
fax: 02476 523473
Visitor Information
The main tourist office in Edinburgh is near Waverley Station on Princes Street (http://www.visitscotland.com [new window]). The staff at the reception of Chancellor’s Court will also have relevant information, and please feel free to ask anyone in the Main Office of the Institute of Geography for local advice.