5th Global Conference

Monday 3rd July - Thursday 6th July 2006
Mansfield College, Oxford

The conference will commence at 11.00am on Monday 3rd July 2006 and finish at 1.00pm on Thursday 6th July 2006. Registration will be from 9.30am on the opening day of the conference.

The Steering Group wish to gently point to the fact that the aim of the conference is an emphasis on dialogue with the issues raised by the conference as a whole and engagement with the people attending the conference. These two elements are essential to the inter- and multi-disciplinary nature of the event. The Steering Group feel it is essential that delegates should be present for at least the majority of the conference so as to facilitate the exchange of perspectives for which the conference strives, and which any publication should clearly demonstrate.

A 300 word abstract should be emailed to the Joint Organising Chairs - Dr S Ram Vemuri and Dr Robert Fisher by Friday 10th March 2006. These should be emailed either as an attachment or in the body of an email to the Joint Organising Chairs. Attachments may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats. You will be notified within 10 days of submission as to whether your proposal has been accepted for presentation.

Delegates who have their proposals accepted will submit an 8 page paper by Friday 9th June 2006; all conference abstracts and papers will be available on this web site before the conference commences.

At the conference, delegates will be given 20 minutes to speak to the main points of their paper and point to the significant themes and issues they wish to highlight and discuss further. 20 minutes is the absolute maximum time permitted for presenting.

Both the 300 word abstract and the draft paper will be available on this web site before the conference commences. Papers will be available in downloadable .pdf format.

All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be published as a set of conference proceedings/ reports in an ISBN eBook.

Selected papers will go forward for development into 15-20 page chapters for publication in themed ISBN hard copy volume. The book will be published by Rodopi publishers as part of the At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries series.

The conference venue is Mansfield College Oxford. Accommodation is also being offered at the College.

The location of the venue can be found on the map provided in the accommodation section.

We would like to note that whilst the conference is being held at an Oxford University College, it is not being formally sponsored by the University. Please do not contact the College with questions about the conference. All inquiries about the conference should be directed to Rob Fisher.

The details of the registration fee are as follows;

The cost for attending the conference is £200. This includes;

• conference registration fee
• a copy of the eBook
• an edition of the hard copy themed volume
• access to the email discussion group and conference project initiative support materials
• Monday coffee on registration
• Monday 2 course waiter served lunch
• Monday afternoon tea and biscuits
• Monday evening 3 course waiter served dinner
• Tuesday morning coffee and pastries
• Tuesday 2 course waiter served lunch
• Tuesday afternoon tea and biscuits
• Wednesday morning coffee and pastries
• Wednesday 2 course waiter served lunch
• Wednesday afternoon tea and biscuits
• Thursday morning coffee and pastries
• Thursday 2 course waiter served lunch

All registration and accommodation costs are to be paid by Friday 5th May 2006.

Delegates must complete, sign and return the conference booking form by Friday 7th April 2006 at the latest. On receipt of a booking form, an invoice will be drawn up and sent to you; the invoice must be settled by Friday 5th May 2006. It is the responsibility of delegates to ensure that payment is made by this date. Failure to receive payment will result in your booking being cancelled.

Alternatively, you may send payment with your signed and completed forms. This is the easiest and quickest method for ensuring a confirmed place at the conference.

There are a number of ways payment can be made.

Cheque
Payment can be made by cheque, in pounds sterling (gbp). Cheque's must be drawn against a bank with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Cheque's should be made payable to 'Inter-Disciplinary.Net' and sent, with the booking form, to:

Dr Rob Fisher
Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Priory House
149b Wroslyn Road
Freeland
Oxfordshire. OX29 8HR
United Kingdom

We cannot accept cheques made payable in currencies other than GBP Sterling.

Bank Transfer
Payment may be made using bank transfer. Full details to enable a bank transfer are made available on your conference invoice. If paying by this method, you must agree to pay all charges at the sending and receiving banks.

Travelers Cheque's
Payment may also be made using Travelers Cheque's, in pounds sterling (gbp) made payable to 'Inter-Disciplinary.Net'.

By Invoice
You may request that an invoice be sent to you and/or your institution. It is your responsibility to ensure that the invoice is paid prior to the start of the conference.

Payment may also be made using an International Money Order.

Credit Card
Payment may also be made using credit card. Please note: a 4% charge applies to all items and services paid for in this way: this is the amount we are charged by the credit card company.

All fees are payable in advance. No delegate will be permitted entry to the conference if an invoice is still unpaid