2nd Global Conference
War & Virtual War: The Challenges to Communities

Thursday 24th July - Saturday 26th July 2003
St Catherine's College, Oxford

Further Details

Abstract Submission	Friday 11th April 2003
Booking Form Submission	Friday 2nd May 2003
Payment of All Fees	Friday 30th May 2003
Full Draft Paper	Friday 4th July
Conference Begins	Thursday 24th July 2003

 

The conference will commence at 2.00pm on Thursday 24th July 2003 and finish at 4.30pm on Saturday 26th July 2003. Registration will be from 12.00pm on the opening day of the conference.

A 300 word abstract should be emailed to Dr Robert Fisher by Friday 11th April 2003. Abstracts may be submitted before that date. You will be notified within 10 days of submission whether your proposal has been accepted or rejected.

Delegates who have their proposals accepted will submit an 8 page paper by Friday 4th July 2003; 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.

One volume of themed papers is in preparation for hard copy publication from the 2002 conference.

All papers accepted for and presented at this 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.

Editors for both the eBook and themed volume will be sought from those attending the conference.

The conference is being held at St Catherine's College, Oxford. The venue is accessible to delegates who have a disability. Both single standard rooms, single en-suite rooms and a limited range of twin bedded rooms are available.

Full Board 24 Hour Rate: Standard Single Room
Accommodation in a single study bedroom
Tea and coffee making facilities in bedrooms
Full English Breakfast (25th, 26th)
Waiter served 3 course lunch (25th, 26th)
Waiter served 3 course dinner (24th, 25th)
Morning coffee and biscuits (25th 26th)
Afternoon tea and biscuits (24th, 25th, 26th)
£170

Full Board 24 Hour Rate: Standard Single En-Suite Room
Accommodation in a single study bedroom with en suite facilities
Tea and coffee making facilities in bedrooms
Full English Breakfast (25th, 26th)
Waiter served 3 course lunch (25th, 26th)
Waiter served 3 course dinner (24th, 25th)
Morning coffee and biscuits (25th 26th)
Afternoon tea and biscuits (24th, 25th, 26th)
£210

Non-Residential 8 Hour Rate
Waiter Served 3course lunch (25th, 26th)
Morning coffee and biscuits (25th, 26th)
Afternoon tea and biscuits (24th, 25th, 26th)
£35 per day

Extra nights before and/or after the conference are available on a bed and breakfast only basis at £55 per night.

Please note: if you are wanting to share a room, all possible effort will be made to find a suitable person with whom it will be possible to share. However, should no such person be found, single room rates will apply for any part or whole of the duration for which a shared room has been requested.

Booking for the College must be completed through the official conference booking form. Further details are available in the Venue Information section.

The cost for attending the conference is 115gbp. This includes;

All registration and accommodation costs are to be paid by Friday 30th May 2003

There are a number of ways payment can be made.

Cheque
Payment can be made by cheque, in pounds sterling (gbp). Cheques must be drawn against a bank with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Cheques should be made payable to 'Learning Solutions' and sent, with the booking form, to;

Dr Rob Fisher
c/o Learning Solutions
Priory House
149b Wroslyn Road
Freeland
Oxfordshire. OX29 8HR
United Kingdom

Bank Transfer
Payment may be made using bank transfer. Please contact Dr Rob Fisher for bank details. If paying by this method, you must agree to pay all charges at the sending and receiving banks.

Travellers Cheques
Payment may also be made using Travellers Cheques, in pounds sterling (gbp) made payable to 'Learning Solutions'.

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 or Western Union transfer.

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