Helpful Information

This page contains useful information covering all aspects of the Conference, and is printed in the 16 page Conference Programme, which all delegates should have received by post.  Please e-mail info@iseb2007.org if yours has not arrived!

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From Glasgow International Airport (GLA) the Glasgow Flyer Airport Bus (Service 500) leaves about every 10 minutes during the daytime with a scheduled journey time of 25 minutes to the Glasgow Buchanan Street Bus Station. The nearest bus stop for the Conference is at the end of Bothwell Street near to Central Station.

The nearest pick up point for the return to the Airport is in Waterloo Street. The bus fare is currently £3.95 single or £6.30 return. For the latest information call 0844-800-4411 or click www.glasgowflyer.co.uk 

From Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) there is a First Scot Rail train between the Airport and Glasgow Central Station which departs every half hour at about 10 minutes to and 20 minutes past each hour with a scheduled journey time of about 45 minutes. The single fare is currently £5.85. All air passengers travelling to and from the airport will receive 50% discount on the standard rail fare if they show their official flight confirmation and photo ID to the train conductor when buying their ticket. For further information call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or click on www.nationalrail.co.uk 

Glasgow Prestwick Airport is also served by Stagecoach Western Express Bus Service X77 to/from Glasgow Buchanan Street Station. Also the X99/X100 express bus offers passengers a fast, comfortable and reliable service between Edinburgh, Glasgow and Prestwick airport. For further information on the Stagecoach Services telephone: 0141 552 4961.

See Location & Travel Options page for details on other modes of transport.

The ISBE AGM will be at 18.00 on Thursday 8th November in Room 15 in the west corridor. All current ISBE members are asked to attend.

Numerous public bus services stop near the Radisson Hotel or at the nearby Central Station – about 2 minutes walk along Hope Street. There is also a subway system around the City Centre on which the nearest stop is St Enoch on Argyle Street. For further information call Traveline Scotland on 0871 200 2233 or click on www.travelinescotland.com 

There are several public Car Parks near the Radisson Hotel as marked on the map. The nearest is an NCP Car Park with 555 spaces in Oswald Street where the parking charge is currently £10.60 for 6 to 9 hours and £11.90 up to 24 hours.

There is only limited on-street parking for unloading on the west side of the Hotel in Robertson Street.

The Secretariat can be found during normal hours either at the Check-in Desk or in the Organisers Office in Room 12 in the West Corridor on the first floor. In any emergency necessitating contact with the Conference Organisers call either 07836 537512 (Brian Dunsby) or 07816 937441 (Maggie Hall).

The Radisson Hotel offers good wheelchair access throughout. Toilets for disabled visitors are available.

The preferred dress code is informal for the Conference Sessions and the Welcome Reception. The Gala Awards Dinner is business attire NOT black tie – due to the luggage limitations of our long distance delegates.

There will be a display of relevant publications and service providers on the first floor, where all refreshment breaks will be taken. The Exhibition will be open from 12.30 Wednesday until 11.00 Friday. In addition several sponsors, exhibitors and publishers have inserted relevant literature in all Delegate Packs. Please mention that you made contact with them through the ISBE Conference. Click here for full list of Exhibitors.

Glasgow Tourist Information Centre is located at 11 George Square, Glasgow G2 1DY. Telephone 0141 204 4400 Fax: 0141 221 3524, e-mail: GlasgowTIC@visitscotland.com  Website: www.visitscotland.com/glasgow  

A visitor Information Table will be set up near the Conference Check-in. Specific information for Conference Delegates can be found at www.seeglasgow.com/convention-bureau  Select the Delegate Section for comprehensive information on the City.

A FREE ten-station Internet Cafe with high-speed broadband wireless connection is being provided by ISBE outside Room 15 in the west corridor on the first floor.

They should be used only for short periods of up to 10 minutes at a time, with consideration shown for other Delegates needing the facility. A Wi-fi connection to your own laptop should also operate on the first floor and in all bedrooms free of charge, subject to total capacity limits.

The Organisers, Perlex Associates, the Host University and the Institute accept no liability howsoever arising from the Conference booking or attendance. They also accept no responsibility for loss, damage or injury to persons or property during the Conference. Please take good care of all personal belongings, particularly laptops. Do not leave these unattended in any Conference Rooms. The Organisers reserve the right to make any necessary changes to the Programme and the arrangements for the Conference.

There will be one large table where registered delegates may display a single pile of relevant technical literature for other delegates to pick up if interested. This facility must not be overloaded with multiple piles of similar leaflets from any one organisation. Such piles of duplicates and any other literature left lying around the Conference venues will be removed and scrapped.

A multiple choice hot and cold two-course Buffet Lunch will be served in the Restaurants on the ground floor on Wednesday and Thursday. There will be two sittings each day at about 12.30 and 13.15, followed by coffee in the first floor Megalithic Reception Foyer. 

Please do not all go for the first sitting – take time to look around the Exhibition or adjourn to the bars. On Friday a packed lunch will be available for collection to facilitate a speedy departure – or you may stay and eat it in the Atrium. Delegates will be issued with colour-coded lunch tickets for each day.

Messages for delegates will be posted on the ISBE Conference Message Board near the Check-in Desk.

Delegates may use the Atrium Lounge on the ground floor or the Collage Corner Bar on the lower floor for informal networking discussions, with a full range of drinks and snacks available to order all day and evening.

Photocopying services are provided by the Radisson Hotel Business Centre on the first floor at a cost of 25p per A4 black and white page.

All Speakers should bring their PowerPoint files on a CD or a USB stick to the Testing Station at least 2 hours before their scheduled presentation session. The Testing Station is located within the Internet Cafe by Room 15. Each Seminar Room is equipped with a data projector and a laptop computer so that Speakers can insert their own USB sticks or CDs – but NOT 3.5 inch floppy discs. Personal laptops must not be connected to these data projectors. (Note: Overhead projectors will NOT be available at this Conference.)

If your paper is scheduled for a Round Table session there will not be any projection facilities in these sessions.

Click  here to download Presentation Guidelines

A choice of coffee, tea or iced water plus biscuits will be provided for the midmorning and mid-afternoon breaks each day. All breaks will be in Megalithic Reception Foyer on the first floor with several serving stations.

There are many Restaurants, Bars and Night Clubs in the centre of Glasgow, within a few minutes walking distance of the Radisson Hotel. A pocket guide with an illustrated sketch map of the town centre is included in Delegate Packs.

We aim to ensure maximum security and to exclude potential gatecrashers. Therefore all delegates and all accompanying persons must wear their ISBE Name Badges at all times within the venue. In addition, individual tickets are needed for each lunch, for the evening social events and for the tours. If not pre-booked, then it may be possible to buy extra tickets at the Check-in Desk, subject to the appropriate fees being paid in cash.

Shuttle buses will be provided to take pre-booked delegates and accompanying persons from the Radisson Hotel to the Glasgow Science Centre on Wednesday evening for the Welcome Reception & Buffet and back again afterwards. Buses will run every 10-15 minutes during specified times.

Smoking is not permitted in any of the public areas in the Radisson Hotel. It is only allowed outside the building at ground level or in designated bedrooms.

Would delegates with special access, dietary or other needs please ensure that the Conference Secretariat have full details well in advance so that every effort can be made to meet those needs during the event as far as practicable.

For transport to and from Glasgow International Airport it will be cheaper to pre-book a private hire car by e-mail to info@eastwoodmearns.com  Then on arrival at the airport call 0141 638 7041 before you collect your luggage. For returning to the Airport call the same number or alternatively 0141 557 1110. The normal private hire fare from the Airport to the Radisson Hotel during the daytime is about £12 depending on traffic conditions. Airport Taxis will be dearer. In the City, taxis can usually be found waiting at Glasgow Central and Queens Street Stations or they can be called up on 0141 429 7070.  See also Location & Travel Options page

For delegates wishing to locate the Radisson Hotel by post, telephone, fax, e-mail, website or satellite navigation, the full details are as follows: Radisson SAS Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL. Tel: 0141 204 3333. Fax: 0141 204 3344. E-mail: info@glasgow@radissonSAS.com Website: www.glasgow.radisson.com 

Delegates may walk freely around the centre of Glasgow during the day or early evening without any need to worry. A large part of the city centre is pedestrianised. A bus or taxi is advisable for visiting the Kelvingrove Museum.

Late at night some care is needed, as in any large city.

ISBE Conference Secretariat, PO Box 888, Dept G7, Harrogate, HG2 8UH, UK
 Tel:  +44 (0) 1423 879208   Fax:  +44 (0) 1423 870025   E-mail:  enquiries@isbe2007.org