Venues

Conference Venue

The conference will be held at the Hilton Tower Bridge Hotel, on the south of the River Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, and opposite the Tower of London. The hotel will open in September 2006. Accommodation is available in the venue hotel and in the London Tower Bridge Premier Travel Inn.

The Wednesday Reception - Tower Bridge - The Walkways

The Walkways span between the North and South towers of the Bridge and are located 45 metres above the Thames. They offer magnificent panoramic views of London with the Docklands and Greenwich to the East and the Tower of London, St Paul's, the City and The Monument to the West.

The Thursday Reception - City Hall

City Hall, one of London’s most spectacular new buildings, is home to the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority. The reception will be held in ‘London 's Living Room’ on the top floor, with an external walkway giving an exclusive 360° panorama of the London skyline.

Accommodation

The Hilton Tower Bridge

The 4-star conference venue has 245 bedrooms, all with high-speed Internet access and with broadband Internet access throughout. There is a health club on site.

www.hilton.co.uk/towerbridge

£165 excluding breakfast and VAT

Premier Travel Inn London Tower Bridge

Located 10 minutes walk south of the venue hotel, this is part of a modestly-priced hotel group providing good facilities with WiFi Internet access.

www.premiertravelinn.com/pti/hotelInformation.do?hotelId=23884

£92.50 inc breakfast and VAT: £100 double occupancy

Transport

Hilton London Tower Bridge is less than 10 minutes by foot from London Bridge underground station.

For overseas visitors arriving at London City Airport, take a traditional black cab to the hotel for about £20 (journey time less than 30 minutes), or take the Docklands Light Railway to Bank (£3 fare – 22 mins journey) and then a cab or a Northern Line tube south to London Bridge and walk.

For overseas visitors arriving at London Heathrow Airport, take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington (journey time 15 minutes, cost £13.50 or £22.50 first class) and then a cab (about £12). Cabs to the hotel from the airport are about £50.

For overseas visitors arriving at London Gatwick Airport, take the Gatwick Express to London Victoria (journey time 30 minutes, cost £14.00 or £21.00 first class) and then a cab (about £10). Cabs to the hotel from the airport are £85 plus, and comparatively slow.

For overseas visitors arriving at London Waterloo (Eurostar), take a cab (about £8).

Please note: London taxi cabs charge extra for luggage, extra passengers and waiting time – costs given are examples. Actual costs before luggage and passenger supplements are displayed on meters. A tip of about 10% is normal.