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"Life in Extreme
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22-25 November

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ACCOMMODATION
(LIST OF EANA RECOMMENDED HOTELS)
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHOSEN HOTEL DIRECTLY TO BOOK & PAY FOR YOUR ACCOMODATION REQUIREMENTS.

PLEASE QUOTE "TSC EANA" WHEN MAKING YOUR BOOKING, PLUS ANY BOOKING REFERENCE.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE:

ALL EANA block Room allocations will be held up until

OCTOBER 21st 2004 *



NOTE: Upon booking your chosen hotel, you are responsible for the payment for all costs, extras and charges incurred, as you will have entered into a contract between you and your chosen hotel.
EANA allocated rooms will automatically be released after this date.

(The Open University, organisers of this conference and TSC International events will not be held responsible for any delegate hotel costs, or subsequential delegate losses. We will not be held responsible for non-availability of hotel accomodation and facilities).

The Caldecotte Arms (Premier Lodge), Bletcham Way, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, MK7 8HP. Tel: 01908 366188.
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
56300 to 56314
0
15
0
Cost: £52.50 Room Only
Website >>

The Travel Inn - (contact NICKI PRIOR), Brickhill Street, Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, MK15 9HQ. Tel: 01908 505467.
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
NONE YET ALLOCATED
0
0
0
Cost: (TBA) £44.95 room only
Website >>

Furzton Premier Lodge - (contact LUCY), Shirwell Crescent, Furzton, Milton Keynes MK4 1GA. Tel: 01908 520200.
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
NONE YET ALLOCATED
30
0
0
Cost: Single Occ. - £52.50 Room Only
Website >>

Quality Hotel- (contact SUZIE), Monks Way, Two Mile Ash, MK8 8LY. Tel: 01908 561666.
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
Group Number 624
10
0
5
Cost: £90.00 (single occ B&B), £100 (double occ B&B)
Website >>

Shenley Church Inn - (contact MAGDALENA), Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK6 6HQ. Tel: 01908 505467
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
2075
20
5
0
Cost: £74.95 B&B per room
Website >>

Express by Holiday Inn - (contact SUSAN), Eastlake Park, Tongwell Street, Fox Milne, Milton Keynes, MK15 0YA. Tel: 01908 681000
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
TBA
15
0
15
Cost: £79.95 Bed & Continental Breakfast
Website >>

Youth Hostel, YHA Bradwell Village, Vicarage Road, Bradwell, Milton Keynes, MK13 9AG. Tel: 01908 227477
Contact: Rachel Oliver
Email: bradwellvillage@yha.org.uk
Please call for rates and availability - no pre-booking available
Website >>

Novotel - (contact Andreas Marego) , Layburn Court, Heelands, Milton Keynes, MK13 7RA. Tel: 01908 322212
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
041238
50
Cost: £105.00 (single occ), £116 (double occ) B&B
Website >>

Holiday Inn - (contact Trish, Tracey or Marilyn) , 500 Saxon Gate West, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 2HQ. Tel: 0870 4009057
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
Trish (TBA)
15
Cost: £122.00 B&B per room - single occ
Website >>

Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre
- (contact SUE SHARP)
, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, MK7 6TT. Tel: 01908 358040
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
Trish (TBA)
15
Please call for rates and availability - no pre-booking available.
Website >>

MacDonald Parkside Hotel - (contact PHILLIPA), Woughton-on-the-Green, Milton Keynes, MK6 3LR. Tel: 01908 661919
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
SAMANTHA
15
0
0
Cost: £105 B&B single occ.
Website >>

Peartree Bridge Inn
- (contact ALISON GOLDSMITH)
, Waterside, Peartree Bridge, Milton Keynes, MK6 3PE. Tel: 01908 691515. Fax: 01908 247982
Available Rooms Remaining
Hotel Booking Reference
Single
Twin
Double
(TBA)
0
10
5
£55 B&B per room - single occ.
£60 B&B per room - twin occ.
No Website

Milton Keynes has many other hotels and guest houses not listed here. Please visit the MK Web Accommodation Guide for details.
 
TRAVEL

Milton Keynes is easily reached by car and train. It is also served by various coach services including an hourly one from Luton Airport (see below for more details).

Travel funds
Travel funds will be granted in priority to undergraduate and graduate students presenting a poster. Applications including:

-
a short letter of motivation
-
a short CV (age, field of research, present position, Institution/University/Laboratory, address)

should be sent to André Brack, Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, rue Charles Sadron, F-45071 Orléans cedex 2

or email to André Brack

by October 15th 2004

How to get to the OU by car and train

N.B. If travelling to the OU by car, you should be aware that H9 Groveway is closed over the Ouzel bridge. Diversions are in place, please follow the yellow signs and enter the campus via V10 Brickhill Street.
Bus and coach timetables (all services)

Oxford to Cambridge Service timetable (via Buckingham, Bedford and Milton Keynes)

Luton Airport website
Birmingham Airport website
Easyjet website
Ryanair website

Be warned that public transport within Milton Keynes is not good, particularly to the campus, so allow extra time for juorneys within Milton Keynes.

There will a coach provided for transport to and from the Conference Dinner at Woburn Safari Lodge, on the Wednesday evening.

If you have access to a car during EANA 04, you will find it convenient to use for travelling between your hotel and the OU. If you can offer lifts to other delegates that will also be helpful.

Car Parking

There will be plenty of on-campus parking available from 17.30 on the Monday. On other days, on-campus parking space is scarce after 09.00. However, if you arrive later than this there is plenty of parking on the East Campus on the opposite side of V10 Great Brickhill St. from the Walton Hall campus. From there you can walk the 500 metres to the Berrill building or take the OU minibus shuttle. Please do not use the limited number of Visitor parking spaces outside the Berrill Building.

Parking is free at all sites.

Taxis

The following firms are recommended:

• ABC Tel: 01908 676700
• Raffles Tel: 01908 222222
• Saxone Tel: 01908 218218
• Sky Line Tel: 01908 222111