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ECGBL 2012
4-5 October, Cork, Ireland
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| Venue and Other Useful Information |
| Conference Location | The conference will be held at
The River Lee Hotel Western Road Cork Tel: +353 (0)21 425 2700
See the Googlemap here or by typing ECGBL 2012, Cork, Ireland into Google Maps.
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Conference Venue
The executive lounge at the hotel
one of the meeting rooms
River Lee, looking onto UCC campus
The quad and clock tower at UCC
Hotel exterior
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| University information | Established in1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges, University College Cork accepted it’s first students on November 7th 1849. Initially, the College was an all male establishment until the arrival of the first female students in 1885 and in 1910UCC was the first Irish College to appoint a female professor. Situated on beautiful grounds, close to the traditional site of St Finbarr’s monastery and school, UCC is now on of four universities making up the federal National University of Ireland. With 18,820 full time students in academic year 2010-11 and with research funding close to €84,000 the previous year, UCC has risen from its small beginnings to become one of the leading research institutions in Ireland.
For more information, visit the University website
One of the largest institutes of technology in Ireland, WIT was established as a Regional Technical College in 1970 and awarded Institute of Technology status in 1998. It currently has more than 9,000 students, two thirds of which are full time equivalent. Offering a wide range of courses, from Higher Certificate to PhD, WIT has formal academic and research partnerships with more than 40 worldwide universities and works closely with industry and the public sector.
For more information, visit the Institute’s website.
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| Conference Accommodation | The conference hotel is the River Lee Hotel and we have negotiated special participant rates. Please see the Registration page for details. See the Googlemap here for the location. |
| Conference Dinner venue | The conference dinner will be held at the Aula Maxima at UCC, Cork. See the Googlemap here for the location. Your place at the conference dinner is included in your registration fee, if you would like to bring a guest plese see the registration page for details.
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| General information | Traditionally, Cork’s long history started in the 6th or 7th Century, when St. Finbarre founded a monstery on the banks of the River Lee. By the 12th Century, the city was the chief settlement in the Kingdom of South Munster and had been under Norse, Irish and English rule and would indeed be a centre of struggle for Irish and English dominion for centuries. Now, as Irelands second largest city, it is justifiably proud of it’s heritage and the so-called “Rebel City” was the 2005 European Capital of Culture.
From it’s earliest beginnings a centre of trade and commerce, Cork today is a bustling centre for both industry and tourism and the city’s motto “A safe harbor for ships” is indicative of it’s past status. Multinational companies including Pfizer, Novartis and Apple Inc have headquarters in the city and there is much in the city to welcome tourists. In 2010, Cork was voted one of Lonely Planet’s top 10 best in travel destinations.
Cork has a myriad of historical and cultural attractions within the city itself. Further afield lies a rich array of must-see scenic delights, famous castles and quaint villages: all a mere 10-30 minutes drive away. Kiss the stone at Blarney Castle, visit the busy market town of Midleton where the world famous Jameson whiskey is produced, take a day trip to the picturesque town of Cobh, the last port of call for the Titanic with its magnificent cathedral and heritage centre or wander around the narrow streets of Kinsale, the 'Gourmet Capital of Ireland'. Transport services, including day tours, are available from the tourist office.
For more details, visit Lonely Planet and the Discover Ireland websites. You may also find the links at the bottom of this page useful.
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| Getting to | BY AIR
Cork Airport (ORK) has frequent flights from Dublin and London with Aer Lingus (Heathrow and Gatwick) and Ryanair (Stanstead), and with other airlines from a wide range of other UK and continental European destinations. The airport website has timetables and live arrival/departure information.
Taxis are available from the airport and there is an airport bus to the city centre every hour during the day. All the major car rental companies have desks at the airport.
When there is no direct flight to Cork, travellers from continental Europe can change at Dublin or London. Travellers from North America change at Dublin or Shannon. (There are no direct flights between Cork and Shannon - see rail or bus timetables.)
BY RAIL
There are frequent trains to Cork from Dublin (Heuston Station). Travel time is around three hours: timetables are on Iarnród Éireann's website.
Trains stop at Mallow for connections with Killarney, and at Limerick Junction for connections with Limerick (for Shannon Airport).
There are taxis and a bus to the city centre from the rail station.
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| Taxi costs | Taxis from the airport to the city centre cost between €10 and €20, depending on the time of day/night and the amount of luggage carried. |
| Climate in conference month | Cork has a mild, changeable climate with plenty of rain, despite being one of Ireland’s sunniest cities. Temperatures in September average 16oC by day and 9.4oC by night. You can see a current weather forecast on the BBC Weather site.
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| Currency and exchange rates | Click here for up to date currency exchange rates |
| Time zone | UTC/GMT +1 |
| Dialling codes | Click here to find the International Dialling Code |
| Other useful links
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Information sites
Cork Guide
Cork Tourist
Tripadvisor
Cork Independent – local newspaper
Airport parking and airport hotels - car parking at Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester and all major UK airports |
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