Annual Conference Booking Information
Registration
Online booking is now available for credit/debit card payments. You may request an invoice if you prefer but please note that a purchase order number is required.
Please select the appropriate form to register online:
Credit/Debit Card >>>
Invoice >>>
NB - students are entitled to free registration, but we recommend that you use the card payment form in case you wish to pay for any extras such as tickets for social events.
If you would prefer to register by post, please complete the printable booking form and return it to Lucy Oxley at GA HQ.
Registration fees
The deadline for Annual Conference registrations is 26 March 2012.
| Rates from 3 January 2012 | 13 April | 14 April | Both days |
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| Personal/Group Member | £87.00 | £65.00 | £119.00 |
| Concessionary Member | £67.00 | £55.00 | £99.00 |
| Student | Free | Free | Free |
| Non-member | £147.00 | £105.00 | £239.00 |
Join the GA now to take advantage of the members' rate!
Attendance at Conference is by pre-registration only
Your registration fee includes refreshments, buffet lunch and full access to lectures, workshops, forums, the resources exhibition and day-time receptions. There will be no additional fee for attending workshops, but pre-booking is advisable as places are limited.
Please note: accommodation must be booked separately using the ConferCare website.
Free student registration
Free registration is available to all full-time and PGCE students. Please attach proof of your student status, e.g. photocopy of your NUS card, with your completed booking form. Online booking for students is available but proof of status will be required by email, fax or post. Bookings cannot be processed without this proof. Please note: student registration does not include lunch, however there are several outlets where you can purchase food.
Information for Overseas Delegates
The Geographical Association welcomes delegates from outside the UK. Please note full payment prior to Conference must be made by all overseas participants. This can made online using a credit/debit card or by sending an international bankers draft in Pounds Sterling. We regret that we are unable to issue an Invitation Letter to participants outside the UK.
This year's chosen charity
Every year the GA gives a portion of the Annual Conference and Exhibition delegate fees to a charitable organisation chosen by the current GA President. This year we will contribute £1 per paying delegate to Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange.
Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE UK) is an international volunteering charity which organises overseas placements across Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe in partnership with local communities. Their voluntary projects include youth development and teaching, HIV/AIDS awareness and health promotion, sports coaching and arts, human rights and environmental conservation.
Accommodation
This year all hotel bookings will be handled by the University of Manchester's ConferCare service on behalf of the GA. Prices are available for single and double/twin occupancy on a bed and breakfast basis. All hotels are within a 20-minute walk of the University and rates start from £58. Reservations can be made by credit/debit card on the ConferCare website.
You can also find your own accommodation on the Visit Manchester website
Advance booking for social events
In addition to the main conference programme, a number of social events will take place on the Thursday and Friday evenings which need to be booked in advance. This year's events include the annual Conference Dinner, a Manchester Pub Walk and a Buffet and Barn Dance. Further information is available on the Events page.
Pre-booking is also required for the free public lecture and awards presentations taking place on the afternoon of Thursday 12 April.
Places at all of these events can be reserved on the conference booking form.
The Conference Dinner will be held at the University of Surrey on 14 April following on from the Public Lecture, Awards Presentations and wine reception. The price of £35 includes a three course meal and coffee, two bottles of wine plus juice and water on each table.
Menu
Tiropitakia & Tabula
Filo pastry parcels filled with feta, ricotta & red onion on a cous cous salad & shredded spinach bed
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Hunters Chicken
Braised Barn fed freedomfood chicken with smoked streaky bacon, onion & chestnut mushrooms
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Fresh Tortellini Pasta
Served with a homemade pesto sauce & parmesan shavings
Served with roasted new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
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Dark chocolate tart
Served with Chantilly crème
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Coffee
Official 2012 Conference Sponsors
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