Flame Retardants 2008

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QEII conference centre, London venue for Flame Retardants 2006

12th-13th February 2008

     JOINING INSTRUCTIONS

Venue and Location
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary
Westminster, London SW1P 3EE

Telephone Numbers:
FR 2008 Info Desk (5th Flr) +44 (0)207 798 4516
FR 2008 Registration (Ground Flr) +44 (0)207 798 4095
Centre Switchboard: +44 (0)207 222 5000

Registration Times
12th February 2008 8.00am – 9.20am
13th February 2008 8.00am – 9.00am
Conference Sessions
12th February 2008 9.20am – 6.00pm
13th February 2008 9.00am – 3.50pm

The centre is conveniently located for transportation and is served by both Westminster (Jubilee Line, 3 mins) and St James (District and Circle lines, 5 mins) Underground Stations, Victoria and Charing Cross mainline stations are both 15 mins walk away, short taxi ride or linked via District and Circle Lines.

For international connections, Heathrow airport is an hours tube journey (Piccadilly changing to Jubilee or District Lines) or 15 minutes via the Heathrow Express Train to/ from London’s Paddington Station (change to Circle Line for Westminster). Gatwick can be reached in 30 minutes directly from Victoria Station. The Eurostar terminal has recently been changed to St Pancras Station and linked to Victoria Station (Victoria Line) or Embankment Station (Northern Line) then link via District and Circle Lines.

The Centre is situated opposite Westminster Abbey and is within walking distance of the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square.
Click on link below for a detailed street map:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=529963&Y=179633&A=Y&Z=1

Car Parking
Please note that there are no parking facilities at the Centre but there are several NCP car parks in the area. The nearest being in Abingdon Street opposite the Houses of Parliament.

London Congestion Charge
The QEII Centre is within the London Congestion Charge Zone. The cost of entry by car into the zone is £8.00. The charge is in force from 7.00am – 6.00pm Monday – Friday. For further details on the charge and ways to pay please visit: www.cclondon.com


Messages
A message board will be set up by the Information Desk on the fifth floor. Messages can be passed on by telephoning the Desk at Phone: +44 (0)207 798 4516
There are public telephones on the ground floor of the Centre.

Conference Dinner: 12th February 2008
The conference dinner will take place in the dinning hall of One Great George Street just behind the QEII Centre. Pre-Dinner drinks will be served in the Exhibition Area of the QEII Centre straight after the conference session closes. The dress for the dinner is business suits.

Dietary Requirements
If you have any special dietary requirements that were not indicated on your registration from, please inform Lisa at Interscience immediately.

Accommodation
If you have not already booked your hotel accommodation please do so a London is very busy this time of year. We have contracted the following hotel booking agency to assist you in obtaining competitive accommodation rates in the capital. Please quote ID: 11222A when making your booking (Please note that the conference Head Quarters Hotel is the Jolly St Ermin, just a few minutes walk form the conference centre).

The Corporate Team, 13 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0BD, England
Phone: 0845 604 4060 (UK only)
+44 (0)20 7592 3050, Fax: +44 (0)20 7592 7272
Email: hotels@corporateteam.com
On-line bookings can be made at:
http://www.corporateteam.com/events/11222A

For other alternative accommodation please visit the websites listed below.

Registration and Payment Enquiries
Contact: Lisa Smith at Interscience Communications
Email: flameretardants@dial.pipex.com.

Conference Information
Contact: Interscience Communications Ltd, West Yard House, Guildford Grove, Greenwich SE10 8JT.
Tel: +44 (0)20 8692 5050.
Fax: +44 (0)20 8692 5155.
Email:intercomm@dial.pipex.com. For updated information go to: http://www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com

Useful Web address
For information on London, events, travel etc contact:
For information on London, events, travel etc contact:
http://www.LondonTown.com (Very good accommodation rates)
http://www.visitlondon.com
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround (travel, tube, parking)
http://www.cclondon.com (details/payment of Congestion Charge)

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