2nd ASN Conference: “Making Connections”
Loughborough University, U.K.
3-5 September 2012
Conference format
Each workshop has between three and twelve participants. The conference will be divided into four sessions, each lasting three and a half hours. In most cases, paper-givers will be asked to speak for 30 minutes, and will then field questions and comments for a further 30 minutes. Participants will be asked to circulate papers in advance of the session. Delegates are free to attend any workshop they like during those sessions when their own workshop is not meeting.
The standard conference fee is £170. This includes dinner on the evening of 2nd September, lunches on arrival and on the 3rd, and one (possibly two) wine receptions (plus plenty of coffee, tea, and biscuits). For those who require accommodation, the total fee is £228 for two nights B&B in Halls of Residence (a brief walk from the conference centre) and £327 B&B en-suite in a near-by hotel. The conference fee for postgraduates is £125 (£180 for B&B in the Halls of Residence). The conference fee cannot be reduced for those who don’t intend to stay for the entire conference. (The conference begins on the afternoon of the 2nd, and finishes at 1pm on the 4th.) All participants, including workshop convenors, should get funding from their own institutions. Paper-givers on part-time academic contracts may qualify for the reduced postgraduate fee, even if they are not technically postgraduates any more. This would be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Conference Registration: venues@mmu.ac.uk. Telephone: 0161-247-1565. It will be possible to download registration forms from the conference website as well.
The deadline for registration is 30th July 2009.
Delegates registering after this date will be subject to a £10 late registration fee. No one will be allowed to register after 14th August.
Please note that the University restaurant can accommodate no more than 160 people for the conference dinner/reception. Last year we had about 180 delegates, and we expect more or less the same number this year. Late registrants may find that they are denied access to this enjoyable event, though if you fall into this category your conference fee will be reduced accordingly.