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BCA Spring Meeting 2006

Tuesday 4^th to Thursday 6^th April 2006

Satellite Meetings

(Scientific Programme & Timetable last updated : 30 March 2006)

Several pages of information are now being made available here (as they become available):

• General Information
• Arrival Information for Delegates (1 page summary of key information in MS Word format.)
• Registration, Accommodation, & Form
• Scientific Program & Timetable (see also Abstracts Website)
• Abstract Submission & Posters
• Bursary Application
• Commercial Exhibition
• Car Parking

The on-line scientific program will be updated on a continuing basis: additional details will be added when organisers and program speakers make additional information known.

General Information

Lancaster University

Lancaster University is set in 250 acres of parkland and lies approximately 3.5 miles south of the City of Lancaster. The campus is easily accessible by road and rail and is within 70 miles of Manchester's International Airport. Further information on travel: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/travel/travel.htm

Car Parking

Permits for parking will be issued to delegates with confirmation of registration; parking is concentrated mainly on the perimeter road surrounding Lancaster University grounds. Please ensure if you require a parking space that a permit is ordered, any unauthorised vehicles parked in inner areas are liable to be clamped, and a release fee of £20 will be charged.

Contact Information- Telephone Numbers

If you have any queries, please contact the organisers on the following numbers:

Local Organisers: 01355 244966
On-site (3rd — 6th April only): 01524 592 444

Registration, Accommodation, Meals, & Form

Registration

The BCA Treasurer is pleased to announce that there is only a modest increase in registration fee for the 2006 Spring Meeting in Lancaster. In addition, one-day registrations will again be available for those who cannot attend all of the meeting.

The registration fees are as follows:

Please note that the deadline for early registrations is 6 March 2006.  ALL registrations received after this date will be charged the late registration rate.

On-Site Registration Opening Times:

Registration will take place in the Conference Centre at the following times:

Please remember to bring your confirmation of registration with you.

Accommodation

Two types of accomodation are available at Lancaster:

Please note that en-suite accommodation is limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so early registration is recommended.

Accommodation has been booked in the John Creed, George Fox, and Pendle buildings. All standard accommodation is in the Pendle Building. Please check in at the Conference Centre reception from 14:00 hrs. All en-suite accommodation is in the John Creed and George Fox building, please check in at the Conference Centre reception from 1400hrs. Please note that check out time is 10:00 hrs. Reception is open from 08:00 hrs — 23:00 hrs after which time keys can be collected from the main security.

Meals

Registration Form

A copy of the registration form is now available on-line as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file (bca06reg.pdf).

Please do not forget to send your payment with your form.

Printed versions of the form will be supplied with the December 2005 issue of Crystallography News, and are available on request from the BCA Administrative Office (for those without access to a printer).

Commercial Exhibition

A record breaking commercial exhibition is an important feature of the Spring Meeting. So far for the 2006 meeting in Lancaster, the following commercial companies will be exhibiting (with room & stand number in brackets):

Company/Organisation	Location	Company/Organisation	Location
Alpha Helix UK Anachem Beevers Miniature Models Bruker AXS Ltd CrystalMaker Software CrystEngComm Fluidigm Genomic Solutions Hecus X-ray Systems GmbH Hiltonbrooks Ltd ICDD INEL UK IUCr	Room 1 S.20 Room 2 S.13A Room 4 S.7 Room 1 S.22 Room 3 S.1 Room 1 S.19 Room 4 S.8 Room 1 S.21 Room 3 S.5 Room 1 S.17 Room 3 S.4 Room 2 S.16A Room 4 S.9A	Mar Research Molecular Dimensions Oxford Cryosystems Oxford Diffraction Oxford University Press PANalytical Photonic Science Rigaku/MSC Taylor & Francis Thermo Electron Xenocs Wyatt Technology	Room 2 S.15 Room 2 S.14 Room 1 S.18 Room 4 S.9 Room 4 S.10 Room 3 S.2 Room 3 S.6 Room 2 S.13B Room 4 S.11 Room 2 S.16 Room 3 S.3 Room 2 S.12

Anyone still interested in exhibiting at this meeting should contact the BCA administrative office as soon as possible. Further information for exhibitors is available on the web.

Following the success of the exhibitors' forum at the Spring Meeting last year, a similar event will be held again this year. The forum will provide each exhibitor with the opportunity to present their latest developments and encourage participants along to their stands in the commercial exhibition. It is serious, but entertaining and enlightening, and we encourage participants to provide a good audience for this valuable session, to be held on the opening day of the main meeting.

This is the only meeting in the UK this year which gives you the opportunity to update your product knowledge from such a diverse range of suppliers. Registration, refreshment breaks, lunch and the posters are all in the exhibition area. With one day registrations on offer, can you afford to miss this exhibition? The excellent scientific sessions are the bonus that warrant the full three days of your time!

Social Events

On the 4th April, there will be a wine and buffet reception starting at 19:00 hrs to accompany the poster session. As usual, there will be the annual BCA Spring Meeting Conference Dinner, which is being held at 19:30 hrs in the Langdales restaurant on Wednesday 5th April in the County South Building.

Scientific Program

This year the BCA is changing the format of its Annual Spring Meeting to a style based on IUCr/ECM meetings where morning and afternoon sessions open with keynote plenary-style lectures. Details of individual sessions are available by clicking on the timetable below or by downloading the full program (in a format which is more suitable for printing).

There will be the usual Commercial Exhibition running from Tuesday to Thursday, and, of course, the usual poster session, which as in previous years is combined with an evening buffet and wine reception.

The AGM will take place on 5th April at 16:35 hrs in the main lecture theatre within the Faraday Complex.

Scientific Timetable

Details of individual sessions are available by clicking on the links within the timetable below: