Screenwriting Research Network Executive
SRN Conference 2016: change of venue to Leeds, UK
Dear members,
the venue for the 9th SRN international conference (2016) has been
changed from Stockholm. The conference will now take place in Leeds, UK,
hosted by Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds, in
partnership with Leeds Trinity University.
The dates of the conference will remain the same, Thursday 8th September
to Saturday 10th September 2016. Papers already accepted for the
conference will be scheduled as before, with the only change being that
delegates should travel to Leeds instead.
Registration details are now being put together, and will be released as
soon as possible. Travel information can be found attached below, along
with general details of accommodation in Leeds. Any special conference
deals on accommodation, and other information including on keynote
speakers, will be announced as soon as possible.
We hope SRN colleagues will understand that this rather late change to
our plans is the result of force majeure. Discussions over support
arrangements in Stockholm proved more difficult than we anticipated, and
we made the reluctant decision to switch to Leeds once it became clear
that these obstacles were insurmountable. We must acknowledge with deep
gratitude the efforts made on our behalf by Louise Lindbom, along with
colleagues including Ann Igelström, who worked tirelessly on our behalf.
We benefit from their organisational skills, and the hours they have put
in already in order to make this conference a success.
Despite this change, we expect the conference to be a stimulating and
enjoyable experience for everyone. We have no doubt that you will find
this a great place to talk screenwriting research, as it was eight years
ago when the SRN was founded in Leeds.
More information will follow next week.
Claus Tieber
Chair, SRN Executive
Leeds: Travel and accommodation
Leeds is easy to get to – by air to Leeds Bradford Airport (perhaps
direct through Amsterdam, avoiding London’s airports); or by air to
Manchester, a hub airport which is accessible to Leeds by direct rail
link (journey time 1h20); by rail through the Channel Tunnel (the London
Eurostar terminus of St. Pancras Station is side by side with Kings
Cross Station, from where trains to Leeds depart – the rail journey time
from London to Leeds is 2h20, making a journey to Leeds from Paris or
Brussels around 5-6 hours). By road, Leeds is at the north end of the M1
from London (c.200m/300km, journey time around 3-4 hours from M25 London
ring road).
http://www.visitleeds.co.uk/maps-and-more/Travelling-To-Leeds.aspx
Accommodation comes in many shapes, sizes and budgets in Leeds, and
should suit the resources of all delegates (see www.visitleeds.co.uk).
We hope to be able to arrange some discount with 2 or 3 hotel providers,
from city centre to the close suburbs. Transport by bus to the city
centre is easy, frequent and short.
Leeds is an entertaining city, including the major theatre venue West
Yorkshire Playhouse (http://www.wyp.org.uk/) and the long-running Music
Hall venue, the City Varieties
(https://www.cityvarieties.co.uk/Online/default.asp). There is
opportunity for relaxation, on Leeds University campus (such as The Edge
sports facilities http://sport.leeds.ac.uk/the-edge/) and off, including
the city itself (http://www.visitleeds.co.uk/), and nearby attractions
such as the Yorkshire Dales and historic cities such as York (see
http://www.yorkshire.com/). There are two early cinemas including the
Hyde Park Picture House, operating since 1914
(http://www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk/history.php).
We would expect to find opportunities for delegates to both enjoy their
downtime and to experience good networking possibilities in congenial
surroundings!
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PD Mag. Dr. Claus Tieber
http://tieber.wordpress.com/
http://www.lit-verlag.de/reihe/film
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