Venue
The 10th Institution of Engineering and Technology Electric Traction course is to be held in the Manchester Conference Centre.
The Manchester Conference Centre enjoys a privileged position only minutes away from the newly refurbished Piccadilly Station with its 15-minute rail shuttle to the airport, just 8 miles away.
As well as being conveniently situated in Manchester city centre, the Manchester Conference Centre is a compact self-contained site with ample parking.
The building is an AA 3-Star hotel which is part of the Days Hotel brand and offers 117 well-appointed and modern hotel bedrooms. Adjacent to the hotel there are 300 en suite student bedrooms, offering basic, comfortable and affordable accommodation for conference delegates.
Directions
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The Manchester Conference Centre and Hotel is only five minutes walk from Piccadilly Station!
Piccadilly Station - Follow the signs for the Metrolink and Taxi Rank by going down the escalator on the main concourse. Immediately outside the station exit, turn right and cross London Road, then cross Whitworth Street to the Bulls Head pub. Turn down South Pump Street and proceed under the railway arch (passing Echoes Nursery on your right). You will now see signposts directing you to various parts of the site.
Oxford Road Station - At the bottom of the station ramp, turn right and cross over Oxford Street continuing along Whitworth Street. At the UMIST Main Building (at the 2nd traffic lights in 500 metres), turn right into Sackville Street. As you pass under the railway arch, the main UMIST campus, with the Renold Building and Staff House, is to the left. If you continue along Sackville Street, you will see the Weston Building on your right hand side.
Victoria Station - Take the Metro Link Tram to Piccadilly Station, exit to the main station concourse and then follow directions as for Piccadilly above. |
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| By Plane |
Manchester International Airport is only 16 km away from The Manchester Conference Centre and Hotel |
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| Manchester Airport By Bus |
There are several services (Express and Local) to the city centre (journey time 30 - 50 mins) please enquire at the Airport Information Desk for details. |
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| Manchester Airport By Train |
24 hour service, 7 days a week, every 15 minutes in peak times direct to Piccadilly Station. From Piccadilly Station, follow the signs for "Taxis". Immediately outside the station main entrance, turn right and cross London Road, then cross Whitworth Street to the Bulls Head pub. Turn down South Pump Street and proceed under the railway arch (passing Echoes Nursery on your right). You will now see signposts directing you to various parts of the site. |
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| By Coach or Bus |
Greater Manchester has an extensive bus network operated by various commercial operators.
Timetables are available for all bus services running in Greater Manchester and can be obtained from local Travelshops, by post from GMPTE (call 0161 242 6040 and leave your details), or through the Journey Planner (follow the website link at the foot of the page). |
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| Piccadilly Bus Station |
Leave at Portland Street end (nearest to loading stand YA). Cross over into Aytoun Street, walk down this street and UMIST's Main Building is across the road beyond the traffic lights. |
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| Chorlton Street Bus Station |
Walk 180 metres down Chorlton Street. UMIST Main Building is across the road beyond the traffic lights. |
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Accommodation
In the Weston Building, conference delegates have two great choices of accommodation. The building is an AA 3-star hotel, offering 117 hotel bedrooms made up of singles, doubles, twins, family rooms and a suite, all of which have everything expected from a modern hotel.
However, the building is actually physically connected to Weston Hall, a student hall of residence with more than 300 comfortable en-suite bedrooms, and during university vacation periods, the connecting doors on all floors are opened, creating an accommodation centre with more than 400 bedrooms.
Hotel Reservations: +44 (0) 161 955 8062
E-mail: daysinn@manchester.ac.uk
Internet
We provide structured cabling to the Hotel bedrooms and all Conference rooms which provides high speed internet access at 10/100 Mbps via a network card and standard RJ45 ethernet cable. The necessary cables are available from the Hotel reception. You will need to provide your own network card.
The Manchester Conference Centre is also now able to offer its guest and patrons the facility of 2 Mbps wireless Internet access (or WI-FI)! Find out more about wireless internet .
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Cost |
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Pay per Use |
£1.50 for 30 minutes and 15 per minute after that. |
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Daily Plan |
£5 for 24-hours of unlimited access |
The Internet set-up guide is a simple document explaining
how to connect to the internet from your laptop within the conference centre and hotel. (troubleshooting guide)
For all other enquiries please call our reception desk on 0161 955 8000
Location map
Address
Manchester Conference Centre ,
Weston Building,
Sackville Street,
Manchester,
M1 3BB,
UK
Tel: +44 (0)161 955 8000
Email: mcc@manchester.ac.uk
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