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 UCU Congress 2012UCU Congress - 8-10 June 2012 UCU's Annual Congress 2012 will be held at Manchester Central Convention Centre from Friday 8 June - Sunday 10 June 2012. This will include meetings of the Higher Education and Further Education Sector Conferences. Sector conference meetings will take place on Friday 8 June. CONGRESS AND SECTOR CONFERENCE DELEGATE ENTITLEMENTS For further information about Congress and sector conference delegate entitlements please click here. All motions must be submitted by the deadline of 12 NOON on FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012. On-line submission form available here Receipt of all motions will be acknowledged. If you do not receive acknowledgement, please contact UCU before the deadline for receipt of motions - by telephone to Catherine Wilkinson or Kay Metcalfe (020 7756 2500) or by email to cwilkinson@ucu.org.uk or kmetcalfe@ucu.org.uk. UCU cannot accept responsibility for failure of electronic communication. Branches are advised not to leave the submission of motions to the last minute. Further information about submission of motions can be found in the calling notice for congress, UCU/397, below including a hard copy motions form at the end of the circular that can be downloaded. Registration for Congress is now open - Deadline Friday 27 April 2012. Online registration is available and delegates are encouraged to use on-line registration whenever possible. Delegates can register on line by going to http://asp.artegis.com/ Login: CONGRESS2012 (Login and password are both case sensitive) If you cannot access our online system there are hard copy forms available below to down load. Note: a separate on-line registration form exists for members who are attending in a capacity other than that of branch or regional committee delegate (such as NEC members, trustees, delegates or observers from other national committees). These members will be contacted directly with alternative log-in details. If you require further information please contact Sue Bajwa. Branch/LA secretaries or administrators can also register delegates. If registration is completed by someone other than the delegate, please ensure that all the required details are obtained in order to complete the registration. Delegates will receive email confirmation to say that their registration has been received, and branch secretary's will received confirmation of registrations made by their delegates. Once registered, if delegates are unable to attend, individuals or LA/branch secretaries are asked to cancel registration, by notifying Observers Applications can be made for observer places at Congress. The number of observers is limited. Applications need to be made by a separate registration form which is available from Sue Bajwa. Forms need to be sent back no later than Friday 27 April 2012. The number of applications received will then be reviewed, and applicants will be contacted 2-3 weeks before Congress to confirm whether a place as an observer can be offered to them. Where applications are made by branches that hold significant local funds, branches will be asked to meet their observers' expenses All accommodation will be booked by UCU for delegates on bed & bed breakfast basis. Delegates will be asked to indicate their requirements for accommodation when they register to attend Congress, and no further action is required from delegates or branches to book accommodation. Delegates' hotels will be confirmed by letter no more than two weeks ahead of Congress. However, an e-mail to confirm accommodation requests will be sent out soon after registration. If you have not received confirmation a few weeks after your registration please contact Sue Bajwa. Reasonable travel and subsistence expenses will be paid to cover costs necessarily incurred in attending Congress, including delegates' travel from work or home addresses within the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. These expenses will be met centrally by UCU. Receipts must be submitted in respect of all expenses claimed, whether travel or subsistence. An expenses claim form specific to Congress will be made available to delegates. Hotel accommodation for delegates will be paid for directly by UCU on a bed and breakfast basis; other necessary subsistence costs (such as evening meals) will be reimbursed to delegates in accordance with the expense claim form. A children's/kid's club will be provided during the hours of Congress Business and official fringe meetings, and there will be no charge for this facility. Please indicate on the registration form if you require this service, and the relevant forms will be sent out to you. Please make sure that we are notified of your requirements by the deadline of 27 April 2012. Alternatively, members may claim a dependants' allowance to cover additional care expenses incurred directly in relation to attendance at Congress. Details of the scheme are available upon request from the Sue Bajwa A welcome reception will take place on the evening of Thursday 7 June from 19:00 at the Manchester Central Convention Centre. Delegates must register for this reception in advance. A Congress dinner will take place on Saturday 9 June at the Hilton Hotel and all delegates are welcome to attend, however, delegates must register for this dinner in advance, as explained on the Congress registration form. Delegates may bring their partners, but there will be a charge for this and partners must also be registered for the dinner in advance. Fringe meetings will take place at lunchtimes and immediately after the close of Congress business, and a programme of official fringe meetings will be issued in due course. Related documents
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