ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2005
In association with Development Policy and Practice
and the International Development Centre at the Open University
Milton Keynes, UK
7th-9th September 2005
Connecting people
and places: challenges and opportunities for development
Joining Instructions
We will not be sending out this information in hard copy so please read
carefully.
1. Conference documents: The provisional programme and abstracts will
be placed on the DSA web site by the second half of August. Hard copies
will also be in the conference packs at registration.
2. Registration: Please allow time to register before the conference starts
each day. Registration will be simple if you have paid your conference
fee and your DSA membership fee in advance. It is in your interests to
make sure you have completed payment before you come as we cannot guarantee
to hold reservations that are not paid up by the week of the conference.
3. Travel directions: Full details and maps are at http://www3.open.ac.uk/contact/locations.aspx
4. Train arrivals on the first day only: If you are arriving at Central
Milton Keynes railway station there will be a courtesy coach marked DSA
Conference waiting in one of the bays at the front of the station at 10.00.on
the first day only. This service is provided on a first-come first served
basis. If the coach is full, you can get a taxi
or a bus from the station forecourt. On the final day there will be a
return bus leaving the campus at approximately 15.30.hours.
5. Baggage storage: We have a limited facility for baggage storage on
the campus during the conference, so that you can leave bags there. The
room will be kept locked and opening times will be shown on the baggage
room door. The organisers can take no responsibility for bags left there
and conference participants use it at their own risk.
6. Disabled parking spaces: These are provided in the forecourt of the
Berrill building (see campus map).
7. Courtesy coaches: The timetable for courtesy coaches for the Campanile
and Premier Hotels is in the programme on the website and will also be
in the conference packs provided at registrations. Drivers will be advised
to keep to the schedule so if you want to take advantage of the coaches
please be punctual. If you plan to use this service, please
email devcon2005@open.ac.uk to tell us which of the two hotels you are
booked into.
Instructions for those presenting a paper in the parallel sessions
at the conference
1. You also need to have paid your conference fee and joined the DSA if
not already a member.
2. If you wish your paper to be considered for the conference special
issue or any other publication that the conference organisers want to
pursue, you should deposit 3 copies of your paper on registration at
the conference desk. Please also bring 30 copies for distribution at your
presentation We cannot provide a photocopying service.
3. If you wish to have your paper put on the conference web-site after
the conference, you should send it electronically to devcon2005@open.ac.uk
by 12th September.
4. We aim to provide both PowerPoint and OHP in all presentation rooms.
We cannot provide networked services. Although technicians will be available
for emergencies at the conference, in the interests of smooth
running of the sessions, please come knowing how to install and work your
own PowerPoint presentation. The programme is tightly scheduled, meeting
rooms may need to be locked over lunch on security grounds, and there
may thus be limited time for set-up. Presenters may also wish to bring
a hard copy back up of their presentation slides.
We will repeat this mailing in the week before the conference. The programme
is shaping up very nicely and we have some exciting presenters.
We shall look forward to seeing you all.
Page last updated:
23 August, 2005
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