Timings
The conference will commence at 2.00pm on Friday 6th December 2002 and finish at 5.00pm on Sunday 8th December 2002. Registration will be from 12.00pm on the opening day of the conference.

Papers, Reports, and Presentations
The conference is structured around the areas and issues outlined in the Call for Papers. The aim of the conference is to create inter-disciplinary 'encounter' groups between people of differing perspectives, disciplines, professions, and contexts. As such, the emphasis of the conference sessions will be on engaging with the issues raised in papers and presentations rather than on simply listening to the presentation of the paper.

300 word abstracts are to be submitted by Friday 6th September 2002. Abstracts should be sent by email to Dr Rob Fisher Abstracts may be sent as attachments (Word and WordPerfect accepted) or simply included in the body of the email. You will receive notification of the acceptance or otherwise of your proposal within 7 days of submitting your abstract.

Delegates who have their abstracts accepted for presentation will submit a full draft 8 page paper by Friday 15th November 2002; all conference abstracts and draft papers will be available on this website 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.

Publication Process
All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be published as a set of conference proceedings/reports in an ISBN eBook and possible CD Rom by the Inter-Disciplinary Press.

Up to 12 papers will be selected to go forward for development into 15-20 page chapters for publication in themed ISBN hard copy volume published in the 'Probing the Boundaries/At the Interface' series by Rodopi.

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

Conference Fee
The conference fee is £145. This includes;

• registration fee
• access to e-mail discussion group
• a copy of the eBook
• an edition of the hard copy themed volume
• Friday afternoon break with coffee, tea, orange juice and pastries
• Saturday morning break with coffee, tea, orange juice and viennoiseries
• Saturday lunch - 3 course meal served with half bottle of wine, water and coffee
• Saturday afternoon break with coffee, tea, orange juice and pastries
• Sunday morning break with coffee, tea, orange juice and viennoiseries
• Sunday lunch - 3 course meal served with half bottle of wine, water and coffee
• Sunday break with coffee, tea, orange juice and pastries

Accommodation Fee
Both single rooms and twin bedded rooms have been reserved at the 3 star Superior Hotel Vendome.

For conference delegates. Prices are;

Please note: when booking double rooms, these are available only if there is someone with whom you can share. You will be notified as soon as possible if no person can found to share with you.

The Hotel Vendome is the only accommodation being officially offered; delegates not wanting to stay here are free to make their own alternative arrangements.

Payment Process
Delegates must complete, sign and return the conference booking form by Friday 27th September 2002 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 1st November 2002. 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, delegates may send payment with their signed and completed forms. This is the easiest and quickest method for ensuring a confirmed place at the conference.

Methods of Payment
Payment should 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

Payment may also be made using;

• Travellers Cheques, in pounds sterling (gbp) made payable to 'Learning Solutions'
• International Money Order in gbp sterling
• Western Union Transfer
• Bank Transfer - but only on condition that the payee accepts ALL bank charges (details available on request)
• Invoice of Institution - a fax number must be provided