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> Dear all, > > With the 'earlybird' registration deadline expiring today we have seen a > large last minute flurry of registrations but we are still a little > short of our break-even target. The earlybird registration deadline has > been extended until 7pm on Tuesday 2nd of December. If you would like to > come and support TSG this year please register using the link below by > this date. /*It is very important that you do register by this date*/ - > whilst we can except late registrations, we need to know that we have a > viable number of attendees by December the 2nd in order to commit to > contracts with Keele's conference management team and the external > accommodation and transport providers. > > To put it simply, we know that many people (and I include myself in > this) tend to register for conferences quite late on but we cannot > afford to take the risk and commit beforehand as if we do not reach our > break-even target the department here at Keele will be left with a bill > that could potentially run to thousands. If we do not make the target by > close of play on Tuesday we will have to cancel. Cancellation would mean > a bill for several hundred in expenses already incurred, which I can > cover from my own research funds but to run the risk of higher financial > commitment is way beyond those funds. This is the reason for the deadline. > > Please, please, please register if you would like to come. There is no > need to have an abstract ready to submit at the same time. Abstract > submission can take place at a later date up until Friday 12th December > but I would very much appreciate a quick email to say that whether you > intend to submit an abstract or not. > > Abstract Submission > Abstract submission to date is also disproportionally low compared to > the number of registered attendees. If you have registered and intend to > submit an abstract I would also appreciate a quick email at this stage > to say so. > > Registration & Accommodation > The registration fee for the conference is as low as we can make it > thanks primarily to several kind sponsorship donations, - 150 pounds for > academics, 90 pounds for students - but unfortunately the university is > unable to provide the usual student room accommodation. We have done a > deal with the local Holiday Inn which includes transport to and from > Keele on each day. However, I appreciate that this pushes the cost up a > bit. If you would like some details of other local B&Bs to arrange you > own accommodation please get in touch. The website contains all details > of 'all in' packages in single or shared rooms and it is possible to > register without accommodation or for just one day only. > > POSTRADS: If the cost of accommodation packages is stopping you from > attending but you would like to come then please email me and I may be > able to arrange 'floor space' accommodation with postgrads within the > department. > > Fieldtrip > Dr Chris Tomas at BGS has kindly agreed to lead a one-day field trip to > investigate some very current problems at the southern end of the Dent > Fault. This trip follows on from the last day of the conference. > Interest in this has been good so far and if you would like to attend > please indicate so when you register. Flyer attached > > http://aegsrv2.esci.keele.ac.uk/TSG/info.html > > Stu Clarke > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------ > Dr S. M. Clarke (Stu Clarke) > School of Physical and Geographical Sciences > Keele University > Keele > Staffordshire > ST5 5BG > > Email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: +44 (0)1782 583171 > >