AURPO Annual Conference and AGM 2019
September 3 - September 4
Members are invited to attend the Annual Conference of the Association of University Radiation Protection Officers. As usual, the event will include the Annual General Meeting, the Annual Dinner and an Exhibition, which will give you the opportunity to meet and talk to providers of many of the services and products that are essential to our work.
This year the AURPO Annual Conference will be hosted by Cardiff University. The organisation team consists of myself, Mike Sobanski (Cardiff University), and John Shepley (Pharmaron, Cardiff Bay) with additional help from Cardiff Scientific Safety Office and members of the AURPO Executive Committee.
Sponsors of the Annual Conference
If you wish to sponsor the annual conference, please get in touch with the Conference Organiser, or if you are an exhibitor, contact the Exhibitions Co-ordinator.
Registration and Enquiries
If you have an enquiry about the conference or, would like to book a place as a delegate, please contact / send your completed form to:
Mike Sobanski
E-Mail: conference@aurpo.org.uk
Mike will endeavour to respond to your e-mail as soon as he can.
Invitation to the AURPO Annual Conference 2019
Cardiff Conference Invitation Cardiff (PDF)
AURPO Annual Conference 2019 Booking Forms:
Cardiff Conference Booking Form (PDF)
Cardiff Conference Booking Form (docx)
PLEASE NOTE: A late booking fee of £50 applies to all booking received after 31st July 2019.
Exhibition
Exhibitors can find relevant information and a Registration / Booking Form here.
If you have an enquiry about exhibiting at the conference or, please contact:
Jim Hunter:
E-Mail: exhibitions@aurpo.org.uk
Phone: 01603 592107
PLEASE NOTE: Stands will be allocated after the 31st July 2019. This is also the deadline for payment to be received.
Venues
The whole of the conference, apart from the networking evening, will be held on the University’s Cathays Park campus:
Conference Site
Conference Presentations & the Annual General Meeting,
Exhibition, Refreshments & Lunch.
Accommodation
Standard quality student hall. A single room with an en-suite pod and a shared kitchen facility for each floor.
Please note there is no double accommodation in Colum Hall but details of alternative double accommodation is shown below.
Accommodation Reception and Breakfast Refectory
Collect accommodation keys from the Julian Hodge Building on the day of arrival, which is just over the road from Colum Hall.
Breakfast will be served here.
Networking Evening
The Undercroft at Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle has a history that spans over 2,000 years. Once a Roman fort, it is both a medieval castle and an impressive Victorian Gothic revival mansion designed by William Burges for the 3rd Marquess of Bute.
The main event is a Welsh banquet hosted in the stone-vaulted, atmospheric 15th century Undercroft and will also include cultural entertainment from a traditional Welsh band.
Conference Dinner
On Wednesday evening our formal Conference Dinner will be held in Aberdare Hall. Aberdare Hall is of Gothic revival design and a Grade II-listed building, retaining many interesting period features. Aberdare Hall was established in 1883 by Lady Aberdare & John Viriamu Jones (the College Principal) as a women’s hall of residence and was the first in Wales and the second in the UK. It is still a female-only residence today.
Aberdare Hall is adjacent to the Cathays Park campus located on Corbett Road approximately a 5-minute walk from the conference accommodation.
Dress code is strictly formal and Lounge Suit / Cocktail dresses are essential.
Conference Programme
The conference starts on the afternoon of Tuesday 3rd September and finishes with the Conference Dinner on the evening of Wednesday 4th September.
Registration for Delegates will be from 11:00am on the Tuesday.
Last Updated: 18/07/2019
Annual General Meeting
The 58th Annual General Meeting of The Association of University Radiation Protection Officers (AURPO).
Alternative Accommodation
Those requiring alternative or double accommodation are asked to make their own arrangements. Cardiff has a wide selection of hotels and guest houses. City centre hotels close to the University Cathays Park campus include Park Plaza, Jurys Inn, Travelodge and Hilton. A handy list and booking information can be found on the Visit Cardiff website:
https://www.visitcardiff.com/wheretostay/
Thursday Technical Tour
For those of a technical inclination, an organised field trip has been arranged this year for Pharmaron in Cardiff Bay. The Cardiff site has impressive facilities for 14C and 3H radiochemical synthesis and radiolabelling services for supporting drug discovery and development.
Please indicate on the conference booking form if you wish to join the technical tour. Places are limited, but we will endeavour to accommodate all who have an interest.
Getting There
We would advise you when making your travel arrangements to consider the use of public transport in the first instance.
Follow the link below for maps and a location guide (scroll to the bottom of the page);
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/visit/map
By Train
Cardiff Central Station (CDF) is in the city centre with taxi ranks available at front and rear exits from the station. A taxi to Colum Hall will be approximately £8.
From Cardiff Central Station there is a frequent train service which stops at Cathays Station (CYS) on Park Place (the Cathays Park campus). Colum Hall is an 8 minute walk away.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
By Coach
Cardiff is well served by National Express, Megabus and Greyhound Express. There is a coach stop on Park Place, alongside the Main College Building (the Cathays Park campus). Colum Hall is an 8 minute walk away.
By Air
Cardiff Airport is 11 miles from the city centre and served by Shuttle Bus Services, or flight-link taxis (£41).
https://www.cardiff-airport.com/to-and-from/
By Car
A limited number of University car parking spaces at Colum Drive car park (behind the Julian Hodge Building) are available, subject to availability. Pay and display public parking is also available at the North Road car park (behind Colum Hall) at £8.00 per day (payment by coin or debit/credit card). Park and Ride Cardiff East is located just off the A48 and can be easily accessed from either east or west on the M4. If you intend to travel by car and require car parking please confirm this on the conference booking form.
Satnav Postcodes
- Julian Hodge Building: CF10 3EU
- Colum Hall: CF10 3EJ
- Main College Building: CF10 3AT
- North Road public car park: CF10 3DU
- Park and Ride Cardiff East: CF23 8HH
Cardiff is served by the M4 and is easily accessible from all parts of Britain. From the south west, take the M5 and from the south of England, follow major A-roads to the M4.
From Scotland, the north of England and the Midlands, travel via the M50 to the M4.
From the M4 West
- Exit M4 at Junction 32 and follow the A470 and signs for Cardiff
- As you near the city centre you will reach the Gabalfa Interchange/Flyover
- Continue over this onto North Road (still A470)
- After approximately a mile, take the left fork (signposted Cardiff University) onto Colum Road (just before this fork you will see the Blackweir Tavern on your right)
- Take the 2nd left turn onto Colum Drive, just before the zebra crossing, and the Julian Hodge Building will be on the right
From the M4 East
- Leave the M4 at Junction 29 (sign-posted Cardiff East and South) to join the A48(M)
- Continue on the A48 (for around seven miles) to Gabalfa Interchange/Flyover (on the approach you will see the University Hospital on your right)
- Stay in the left hand lane (signposted City Centre A470), then at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto North Road (still A470)
- After approximately a mile, take the left fork (signposted Cardiff University) onto Colum Road (just before this fork you will see the Blackweir Tavern on your right)
- Take the 2nd left turn onto Colum Drive, just before the zebra crossing, and the Julian Hodge Building will be on the right
Please drive carefully. There are speed reductions en-route to the city centre and cameras are in place on the A48 & A470. Follow the link below for door-to-door directions.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/visit
We look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff in September
Rydym edrych ymlaen at groesawu i chi i Gaerdydd ym mis Medi
Sponsors of the Annual Conference
