We return to in person meetings with our Christmas meeting in the centre of Nottingham, at Nottingham Trent University on Monday 19th of December.
The Newton Building is in the centre of Nottingham, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, NG1 4BU. It is a short walk (approximately 1 mile) or fully accessible tram ride away from Nottingham train station. There are regular trains to Nottingham from London and Birmingham. There are also several park and ride options, the Phoenix Park Park and Ride is close to Junction 26 of the M1, and the Forest Park and Ride is close to the city centre. There is accommodation available at the Premier Inn on Goldsmith Street, which is very close to the Newton Building, postcode NG1 5LT. There is also a discounted rate for car parking for delegates at the Talbot Street Car park for conference delegates. Discounts are for a full day rate (between 4-8 hours) at £8.50 inc VAT, or a 24-hour rate at £10.50 inc VAT. Payment is made at the Burton Street reception to make use of this.
The keynote speaker is Professor Holly Bridge, University of Oxford.
Registration opens at 10am, with the first talk session starting at 11am. The meeting should end around 5:45, with a drinks reception after.
If you would like to offer a talk or poster, please email your abstract to: avachristmas2022@gmail.com by midnight on Friday November 11th, 2022. Abstracts are to be no more than 250 words, and please use the template here. Please remember to indicate whether your preference is for a talk or poster, and who will be presenting. We aim to notify of acceptance within 2-3 weeks.
Registration is by Paypal, you do not need a paypal account to use this, simply choose the option to pay by card. You should receive a receipt from paypal (please chec kyour spam folder) but if you do not please email treasurer@theava.net.
Fees went up in 2019 for in person meetings but for 2022 we have rolled back to 2018 rates.
You should receive a receipt immediately from paypal. This is sufficient for most expense claims, however if your institution requires something else, please email treasurer@theava.net stating what you need.
Should you have any further enquiries, please address any questions to: louise.o'hare@ntu.ac.uk
We welcome you to Nottingham for the AVA Christmas meeting 2022!
The AVA committee.