Reading has just told me that we would be able to use the JANET high-speed internet network after all (despite their literature saying the exact opposite). So that puts it right back in the frame... if anyone is still interested in going for this :-).
Costs (all ex VAT): Standard single room including breakfast: £25 ppn Morning+afternoon tea/coffee/biscuits and buffet lunch: £28.60 ppd Dinner: £11 ppd 24hr delegate rate (includes all of above): £64 ppn 400 seat LT with full AV: £700/day (0900-1800) 244 seat LT with full AV: £350/day 124 seat LT with full AV: £300/day Smaller rooms ( <50 seats), full AV: £100/day (no VAT applicable) Free poster exhibition space
All on one single compact campus. The 400 seater is wonderful theatre, recently refurbished (I've been in it). Transport is very good - high speed rail to London, Manchester & beyond, direct 40min coach to Heathrow, direct train to Gatwick (90mins, iirc).
Thoughts? We should at least submit this as a bid, yeah? (I see no reason why we can't make more than one bid per country, if people have other plans.)
Dan