Venue

The 2007 meeting is to be held in the prestigous Portsmouth Guildhall. The venue provides us with an ideal opportunity for small group lectures and workshops as well as large plenary sessions while Portsmouth as a city will provide sea views and a vibrant nightlife.

For travel information please see the Travel page of this site or for full details of the venue please see the Portsmouth Guildhall website at:

www.portsmouthguildhall.co.uk

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a city on the sea packed with things to do; mixing history and heritage, specialist shopping, lively arts, great restaurants and bars. From the harbour to the beach Portsmouth provides a wealth of possibilities.

Portsmouth has its own resort area, Southsea, offering four miles of beach and promenade, including gardens and piers. At the harbour entrance lies Gunwharf Quays, a world-class waterfront shopping and leisure development. Portsmouth's newest attraction, the Spinnaker Tower, is located here. This is a striking new attraction soaring 170m into the air and offering spectacular views over the south coast.

At the heart of the city is Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, one of the top ten heritage attractions in the UK. Here you can explore Lord Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory and tour Queen Victoria’s battleship, HMS Warrior 1860. You can see Henry Vlll’s Mary Rose and trace the history of the Royal Navy at the Royal Naval Museum.

For further details on Portsmouth please visit the tourist board website at www.visitportsmouth.co.uk