CONFERENCE LOCATION
The British Sociological Association Annual Conference is taking place at the Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, HARROGATE HG1 5LA.
Delegates should arrive on Level 4 at the Main entrance, which is immediately opposite the Holiday Inn.
HOW TO GET TO HARROGATE
By Rail
There are regular services to Harrogate via York and Leeds run by Northern Rail http://www.northernrail.org
York is on the main East Coast Line from London King's Cross-to Edinburgh. Fast trains leave from both north and south at frequent intervals. There is also a direct service across the Pennines between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport. An online rail timetable is available to help you to plan your journey at: http://www.rail.co.uk or National Rail enquiries available at 08457 484950.
The Harrogate International Centre is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Harrogate railway station. The Swan, Cairn and Majestic hotels are approximately
15 – 20-minutes walk away from the railway station. The Yorkshire Hotel is a
5-minute walk at the most.
By Taxi
A journey by taxi from the railway station to the Harrogate International Centre will cost around £3.50.
A journey from the railway station to the Swan, Cairn and Majestic hotels will cost approximately £4.00. The Yorkshire Hotel is walking distance from the railway station.
There is a taxi rank just outside the station and another just over the road.
Local Taxi companies include:
Mainline / 01423 555555Blueline / 01423 503037
Central Radio Cars / 01423 505555
By Bus
National Express buses stop at Harrogate Bus Station. More details are available from their online coach timetable at: http://www.nationalexpress.com or telephone 08705 808 080. Disabled Persons Travel Helpline: 0121 423 8479. A textphone is provided for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing at: 0121 455 0086
By Car
Visitors approaching Harrogate
From London: M1, then A1(M) - exit Wetherby(9 miles from Harrogate)
From the North:
A1 - exit Wetherby or Knaresborough(Knaresborough exit is 8 miles from Harrogate)
From the East:
M621 - A1(M) - exit Wetherby
From the West:
M56 - M62 - A1 (M) - exit Wetherby
The AA provides an online route planner for car journeys at: http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
Parking
If you are taking your car to the conference please note the Harrogate International Centre has a parking scheme. Visitors will be required to purchase a ticket from a pay and display machine at all times. There are 450 car parking spaces at the Harrogate International Centre.
Approximate parking charges are:
Up to three hours £3.50 Up to six hours £5.50
Up to twelve hours £7.50 Twenty four hours £10.00
By Air
Leeds Bradford International Airport is 12 miles south of Harrogate and is approximately a 20-minute drive from Harrogate. Telephone: 0113 250 9696 Website: www.lbia.co.uk
Leeds Bradford International Airport has worldwide connections and scheduled flights to & from: Aberdeeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast City, Brussels, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Isle of Man, Jersey, London City, London Heathrow, Malaga, Murcia, Nice, Palma, Paris CDG, Prague, Southampton & Venice.
Bus2Jet - This is a new bus service between Harrogate & Leeds Bradford Airport. Buses run approximately every 90 minutes between Harrogate and the Airport, with an average journey time of around half an hour. http://www.bus2jet.com/
Manchester International Airport is 56 miles from Harrogate and is approximately a 90-minute drive from Harrogate. Is has a 24 hour direct train service to and from Leeds railway station. Telephone: 0161 4893000 Website: www.manairport.co.uk
Manchester International Airport has Internal, European and Worldwide flights to a wide range of destinations.
CONTACT AT THE CONFERENCE
During the conference (Friday 21st April – Sunday 23rd April) the BSA Registration Desk Helpline number will be 01423 537287. The telephone line will only be answered during registration periods.
There will be a notice board situated outside the conference office in the Exhibition Centre where delegates can leave messages for each other.
REGISTRATION/HELP DESK
Staff from Conference Co-Ordination will be available, in the exhibition area at the Harrogate International Centre, to register delegates at the following times:
Friday 21st April 2006 11.00 – 18.00
Saturday 22nd April 2006 08.30 – 17.00
Sunday 23rd April 2006 08.30 – 12.30
At registration you will be given your conference pack. Your conference pack will include the conference programme & abstracts, your conference badge and voucher for Friday’s welcome dinner if applicable. The welcome dinner must have been pre-booked by no later than Friday 14th April 2006.
During the conference your conference badge must be worn at all times for security reasons and lunch provision.
Staff from Conference Co-Ordination, Harrogate will be available, in the exhibition area at the Harrogate International Centre, to answer any delegate queries/enquiries.
If there is a balance outstanding on your conference booking, you will have to settle the account before your registration pack will be issued. There will be no exceptions to this ruling.
BSA CONFERENCE OFFICE
The BSA Conference Office will be located in the Exhibition Area. The opening times will be staggered for the duration of the conference. BSA staff attending the conference will be Judith Mudd (BSA Executive Officer), Deborah Brown (BSA Office Manager), Libby Marks (BSA Publications Manager) and Nicola Gibson (Conference Manager).
LATE ARRIVALS
Each of the hotels operate 24-hr check-in. If you are going to be very late please inform Conference Co-ordination on 01423 720900 as soon as possible and they will put a note on your booking to inform the hotel.
ACCOMMODATION/KEY COLLECTION/KEY RETURN
Accommodation will be in Harrogate Hotels. Each hotel offers baggage storage so delegates can go and leave their bags and/or car if applicable when they arrive in Harrogate. Please note below the checkin times for individual hotels. Bedrooms must be vacated and keys returned to the hotel reception by no later than 10.00 am on the day of your departure.
Old Swan Hotel, Swan Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2SR
Tel: 01423 500 055
www.macdonald-hotels.co.uk/oldswan
Check in time is 2 pm.
Cairn Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2JD
Tel: 01423 504 005
www.strathmorehotels.com
Check in time is 3 pm.
Swallow Yorkshire Hotel, Prospect Place, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1LA
Tel: 01423 565 071
www.swallowhotels.co.uk
Check in time is 3 pm. Car parking is limited
Majestic Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2HU
Tel: 01423 700 300
http://www.paramount-hotels.co.uk/destinations/northern_england/majestic
Check in time is 2.30pm. Car Parking costs £7.50 per 24 hours.
PRE-BOOKED MEALS
Special dietary requirements, vegetarian and vegan meals have all been pre-booked as on your booking form.
LUNCH
Your conference badge must be worn at all times for security reasons and for lunch provision. All registered delegates can collect their packed lunch from the Exhibition area. To avoid queues delegates are encouraged to make use of the full range of opening hours. Lunch times are:
Saturday 22nd April 2006 12.40 – 13.50
Sunday 23rd April 2006 12.40 – 14.00
FRIDAY DINNER/DISCO
The Thai/Indian buffet welcome dinner will take place at 19.30 in The Cairn Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate. Dress code is casual. Admittance to the welcome dinner is on presentation of a dinner voucher on arrival at the Cairn Hotel. A voucher will be provided for Friday’s dinner to delegates as they register for the conference. The welcome dinner must have been pre-booked by no later than Friday 14th April 2006. There will be a disco at 21.30, after dinner Friday, at The Cairn Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate that all delegates are welcome to attend.
TEA AND COFFEE will be served in the Exhibition Area at the following times
Friday 21st April 2006
Coffee break 12.00 – 12.30
Tea running concurrently with paper sessions 14.30 – 16.30
Saturday 22nd April 2006
Coffee break 10.00 – 10.30
Tea running concurrently with paper sessions 14.30 – 16.30
Sunday 23rd April 2006
Coffee break 10.00 – 10.30
Tea running concurrently with paper sessions 14.30 – 16.30
CLOAKROOM
During the conference, the BSA will provide a Cloak room in the exhibition area. The opening times of the cloak room are as follows:
Friday 21st April 2006 11.00 – 18.45
Saturday 22nd April 2006 08.30 – 19.45
Sunday 23rd April 2006 08.30 – 15.30
An Internet Café will be available in Harrogate International Centre.
PHOTOCOPYING AND FAXING
A photocopier will be available and delegates will be charged 10p per sheet copied.
Please note if you require any bulk printing please visit the following printing companies in Harrogate:
Minuteman Press
42 Kings Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Tel: 01423 701170
Prontaprint
3, Station Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1SS
Tel: 01423 507999
Kall Kwik
Regent House, John St, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1JZ
Tel: 01423 530880
The fax machine at the registration desk may be used. To send faxes it costs £1.50 per fax. Fax machine number for incoming faxes is 01423 537202. Any faxes received for delegates can be kept at the registration desk.
CRECHE AND BABY-SITTING
The crèche is located in the Newby Suite at the Holiday Inn Harrogate. Little Guests Mobile Crèche will operate the crèche on behalf of the BSA. This service is only available for those who have booked in advance.
PAPERS SESSIONS
The parallel paper sessions will take place in the Queens Suite room A, room B, room C, room D, room E, room F, room G, room H and room I. Also in the Exhibition area ground floor rooms, session Room 1 and session Room 2.
POSTERS SESSION
Posters will be displayed in the Exhibition Area on Saturday 22nd April. There is a designated poster viewing time from 16:20 until 16:40 on Saturday, and presenters will be available during this time to discuss their work. Additional times may be indicated on individual posters.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Jock Young (City University of New York and University of Kent) will speak on "‘Crossing the Borderline: order and disorder in late modernity’ on Friday 21st April at 17:30 in the Auditorium in the Harrogate International Centre.
Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths College, University of London) will speak on
‘Illegible Rage": Young Women’s Post Feminist Disorders’ on Saturday 22nd April at 16:50 in the Auditorium in the Harrogate International Centre.
Geoff Payne (University of Plymouth and BSA President) will speak on
‘Social Divisions and Social Mobilities: ordering social disorders in contemporary Britain’ on Sunday 23rd April at 14:10 in the Auditorium in the Harrogate International Centre.
BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting, in the Auditorium in the Harrogate International Centre, is scheduled to start at 18.00 pm and to close at approximately 19.30 pm on Saturday 22nd April 2006. All delegates are welcome. Please note that only fully paid up members of the BSA are entitled to vote at the AGM
Professor Tim Newburn, President/Chair of the British Society of Criminology will give a talk at the BSA's AGM on ‘Sociology/Criminology: investigating the common ground’.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE - FRIDAY
Friday 21st April 200611.00 onwards / Conference Office/registration opens
12.00 – 12.30 / Coffee
12.50 – 13.50
“ “ / Paper Session 1 (7 streams)
Postgraduate Workshop (1 of 4)
Postgraduate Forum [Session room 1, Exhibition area]
New Books Launch [Room B, Queens Suite]
Authors at this launch are: Professor Dee Cook (Policy Research Institute University of Wolverhampton) whose book 'Criminal and Social Justice' was published by Sage 2006.
Dr Mary Corcoran (Criminology, CESSW, Keele University) whose book 'Out of Order: The Political Imprisonment of Women in Northern Ireland, 1972-1999, was published by Willan 2006.
12.50 – 15.00 / Human Rights Panel [Room F, Queens Suite]
The purpose of this panel is to initiate discussion on the possible contribution(s) that a sociological approach can make to the understanding and analysis of human rights. The speakers are as follows:
Professor Lydia Morris (Chair), Department of Sociology, University of Essex:
Sociology of the Practice of Rights
Professor Anthony Woodiwiss, Department of Sociology, City University:
What Would it Mean to Take Human Rights Seriously?
Dr. Claire Moon, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics: Therapeutic Regimes and Human Rights
Professor Robert Fine, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick:
Human Rights, History and the Cosmopolitan Ideal
14.00 – 15.00 / Papers Session 2 (9 streams)
15.10 – 16.10 / Papers Session 3 (9 streams)
16.20 – 17.20
“ “ / Papers Session 4 (9 streams)
Postgraduate Workshop (2 of 4) [Session room 1, Exhibition area]
'This is very much work in progress': Presenting at conferences, and dealing with Professor Ego.
Tea running concurrently with papers 14.30 – 16.30
17.30 – 18.30 / Plenary Speaker: Professor Jock Young
(City University of New York and University of Kent)
‘Crossing the Borderline: order and disorder in late modernity’ [Auditorium]
18.30 – 19.00 / Screening of the new BSA Sociology DVD [Auditorium]
19.30
21.30 / Indian/Thai buffet dinner -The Cairn Hotel
Dress code is casual. Pre booked delegates only.
Conference Disco - The Cairn Hotel - All Delegates Welcome.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE - SATURDAY
08.30 / Conference Office/registration opens
09.00 – 10.00 / Papers Session 5 (9 streams)
10.00 – 10.30 / Coffee
10.30 – 11.30
“ “
“ “ / Papers Session 6 (10 streams)
Postgraduate Workshop (3 of 4)
‘Personal reflections on the PhD journey’ [Session room 1, Exhibition area]
Media Workshop [Session room 2, Exhibition area]
How to Develop Ideas for Programmes or Series on Radio/TV
(Ivor Gaber, Emeritus Professor of Broadcasting Journalism at Goldsmiths)
11.40 – 12.40
“ “ / Papers Session 7 (10 streams)
Meet the Sociology Editorial team [Session room 2, Exhibition area]
All you ever wanted to know about the editorial process at ‘Sociology’ but were afraid to ask
12.40 – 13.50
13.15 – 13.45
“ “ / Lunch [Exhibition area]
Food Study Group AGM [Session room 1, Exhibition area]
Meet the Author Andrew Sayer (University of Lancaster) – ‘The Moral Significance of Class' [Session room 2, Exhibition area]
Violence Against Women Study Group ‘Meet and Greet’
[BSA Display - Exhibition area]
Sociology of Media Study Group ‘Meet and Greet’
[BSA Display - Exhibition area]
13.30 – 16.10 / Researching Students: Launch of BSA study group & Researching Students Panel [Room D, Queens Suite]
14.00 – 16.10
“ “ / Realism Group Stream [Room A, Queens Suite]
Youth Group Stream ‘Young People, Citizenship and Identity’
[Room B, Queens Suite]
14.00 – 15.00
“ “ / HODs Council Meeting [Closed Meeting] [Session room 2, Exhibition area]
Papers Session 8 (10 streams)
15.10 – 16.10
“ “ / Papers Session 9 (10 streams)
Postgraduate Workshop (4 of 4) Getting published [Session room 2, Exhibition area]
16.20 – 16.40 / Posters Presentations
BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Book Prize Nominees
Tea running concurrently with papers 14.30 – 16.30
16.50 – 17.50 /
Plenary Speaker: Professor Angela McRobbie
(Goldsmiths College, University of London)‘Illegible Rage": Young Women’s Post Feminist Disorders´ [Auditorium]
18.00 – 19.30 / The BSA Annual General Meeting
Professor Tim Newburn, President/Chair of the British Society of Criminology will give a talk at the BSA's AGM. [Auditorium]
19.30 – 20.30 /
Publishers Reception [Exhibition area]
Meet the Author Geoff Payne ‘Social Divisions’ [Palgrave Macmillan stand, Exhibition area]Food Study Group ‘meet & greet’ drinks reception and book launch celebrations. Drinks/refreshments will be available. Frances Short’s book, Kitchen Secrets,The Meaning ofCooking in Everyday Life´ will be published by Berg in 2006. Debra Gimlin (with D. Inglis and Thorpe, C.) is publishing a four volume series for Routledge, entitled ‘Food and Society: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences’. Come along and meet the authors, the study group convenor and other members during this informal session.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE – SUNDAY