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International Conference: Transitions: diverse routes to belonging
Date:
20 November 2010 - 21 November 2010
Venue:
John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh 
This conference will offer a feast of fantastic opportunities to see how the range of movements currently driving social change to reclaim our creative, collaborative, place-based way of living can make alliances and work together.
You will work with a wide range of people: from Rob Hopkins sharing his latest thinking on pattern language and how it can be used as a powerful resource for change to Samuel Nnah and Justin Kenrick on connecting grassroots groups in Africa and Europe who are working on community rights and resilience in the face of climate change. From Alastair McIntosh on reconnecting with our own sense of being indigenous to Gemma Seth-Smith and Serge Marti on using film to work on climate change responses with indigenous peoples in Indonesia, and many many others. There will also be a 5-11 and 12-16 year olds programme from the fantastic Moving Sounds. For the full conference programme click here.
Tickets are available on a sliding price scale with accommodation priced to fit all budgets. To book your place go to transitionsdiverserroutes.eventbrite.com. We look forward to seeing you and hope you will arrive in time to join our ceilidh on Friday evening!
The conference is hosted by Transition Scotland Support with the support of Transition Network and Transition Edinburgh University.
If you're coming to Edinburgh for the first time, you're in for a treat! Edinburgh is one of the greenest and architecturally most beautiful cities in Northern Europe. We have five Transition groups active in Edinburgh, an emerging local food network and lots of other local projects working on Transition issues in a range of ways.
For more information about Edinburgh see: www.edinburgh.org or www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/tour/edintour.html.
All about the Conference
Venue Information & Accessibility
General tips for getting around Edinburgh
Date and times
We will have registration open on Friday evening from 19.30-23.00, and on Saturday morning from 8.00-9.00.
If you arrive on Friday evening between 19.30-23.00, come and join the Annual Scottish Transition Gathering for a ceilidh.
The Conference Programme starts at 9.00 on Saturday and runs through to 16.00 on Sunday.
Ticket Prices & Concessions
Ticket prices are for the two day event and include food & refreshments per description below description. They are on a sliding scale, please choose the ticket which matches your situation.
Full Price Ticket (for the higher waged or those funded by an organisation) - £100.00
Standard price ticket - £60.00
Lower income concession (Earning up to £20K/year, or young person between 16-18) - £15.00
No income concessions (Assumes no income no savings) - £5.00
Child ticket (Child or young person 5-16 years old) - £15.00
Overnight accommodation – standard room, 19 & 20 November. All rooms have 1 double bed and are either for single occupancy, or you are free to share with another conference attendee of your choice should you wish [at no extra cost!] - £20.00
Overnight accommodation - family room, 19 & 20 November, double + 1 single Nov 19, 2010 - £30.00
Overnight accommodation - family room 19 & 20 Nov, 2 doubles - £30.00
We don't want costs to stop anyone coming to the gathering, so please contact transitionconference@googlemail.com if this is still a problem for you.
Venue Information & Accessibility
The Conference is at John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY.
The venue is fully accessible. There are some accessible bedrooms, and the breakfast room is fully accessible.
Children
We have some places for children (0-16 year olds) who are attending with a parent or guardian. Please make sure that you book places for your children.
There will be separate children’s [5-11] and young people’s [12-16] activities during the weekend, so please let us know ages when booking, and whether your children want to join in with these scheduled activities. View the children’s & young people’s programmes.
Note: If you think your 5-16 year old child would be happier in the older or younger group even if they don't fall in that age bracket, please let us know in the booking form.
If your child is attending with you and is either younger than 5 or doesn't wish to join in the activities, please be aware that you still need to book. Sadly we cannot afford to provide crèche facilities, so you will need to keep your child with you at all times and be responsible for their welfare.
Accommodation
We have secured a number of rooms at Pollock Halls. All the standard rooms have 1 double bed and are available either for single occupancy, or you are free to share with another conference attendee of your choice should you wish (at no extra cost). There are a small number of family rooms which are listed separately – please only book these if you are bringing children. Breakfast is included. If you require a cot for and infant please contact transitionconference@googlemail.com and we will do our best to help.
Please note: these rooms are only available with a booking for the Transitions: Diverse Routes to Belonging conference.
Food
Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday, and dinner will be provided on Saturday. If you have booked the onsite accommodation this includes breakfast. Please let us know of dietary restrictions when booking. There will also be tea & coffee breaks.
Children under 5 – The venue does not have any provision for baby foods so please bring what you need.
Getting there
By rail
Travel from the South and East travel with GNER (minimum travel times to Edinburgh from other UK cities include: 3hrs 59mins from London, 2hrs 16mins from York and 1hr 23mins from Newcastle). For travel from the South and West travel with Virgin. ScotRail run services from other cities in Scotland and Northern England, and also run a sleeper service from London Euston.
For further information see (note that numbers beginning 0345 and 0845 are for use within the UK only):
National rail enquiries:
From within the UK: 08457484950
From the US: 800 677 8585
From other countries: +44 131 535 8054
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney/
GNER: 0845 7 225 225
Virgin: 0345 333 222
ScotRail: 0345 55 00 33
By coach
National Express online
Day and overnight coaches operate regularly between Edinburgh St. Andrew Square bus station and London Victoria Coach Station. The journey takes 8 hours and 30 minutes and costs approximately £25 for a return journey.
National Express Inquiries +44 (0) 141 331 1341
Or see: http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk
By road
Journey time from London, via the M1 and M6 Motorways, is approximately 8 hours.
By ferry
DFDS Seaways: http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk
DFDS Seaways sail into Newcastle (2 hours' drive to Edinburgh) from Germany, Sweden and Holland.
North Sea Ferries
North Sea Ferries sail into Hull (5 hours' drive to Edinburgh) from Belgium and Holland. They operate crossings from Belfast and Larne to Stranraer and Troon (1.5 hours drive from Edinburgh). They also operate crossings to Newcastle from Norway and Sweden.
North Sea Ferries +44 (0) 1482 377 177
General tips for getting around Edinburgh
The conference venue is in the city centre, which is fairly compact. Edinburgh does not have an underground or tram system, but it does have a frequent (though erratic) and comprehensive bus service. The main operator within Edinburgh is Lothian Buses. Be warned that LRT buses do not give change! The normal single fare for a journey is £1.20. Taxis are also easy to find on most major thoroughfares.
For further information
Lothian Region Transport: +44 (0) 131 555 6363 or http://www.lothianbuses.co.uk
Busses which leave from Princes Street, near Waverly Station and go past the conference Centre (stopping on Dalkieth Road) are the 14, 30, 33 and 48.
Here are some numbers for local taxi companies:
City Cabs (Edinburgh) Ltd: (0131) 228 1211
Capital Castle Taxis: (0131) 228 2555
Southside Cab Co: (0131) 530 0050
Accolade Taxis: (0131) 556 5858
The Programme
| When | What |
Who |
| 8.00-9.00 | Registration | |
| 9.00-10.30 | Welcome and whole group workshop | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00-12.30 |
Workshop space 1 |
Rob Hopkins Transition as Cookery: assembling the 'Ingredients' of Transition in the most delicious ways possible Jonathan Dawson Alastair McIntosh |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch talking wall/connections |
|
| 2.00-3.30 | Workshop space 2 What are we up against? |
Samuel Nnah Verene Nicolas Gemma Seth-Smith and Serge Marti Hannah Smith, COIN Peter Lipman Arran Stibbe Danielle Cohen Larry Butler |
| 3.30-4.00 | Break | |
| 4.00-5.30 | Whole group workshop | Emily Watts and Sophy Banks |
| 5.30-6.15ish |
Free time or ... |
International conference call with Germany, Brazil and Barcelona Five Rhythms dancing A walk up the hill |
| 6.30-7.30 |
Dinner (South Hall) | |
| 7.30-8.00 | Free time | |
| 8.00-11.00 | Evening entertainment |
Moving Sounds - Connected |
| When | What |
Who |
| 7.30-8.00 | Breakfast for those on site | |
| 8.00-9.15 | Walk up Arthur’s Seat Yoga/tai chi Singing |
|
| 9.00-9.30 | Coffee and biscuits | |
| 9.30-10.00 |
Whole group session |
|
| 10.00-11.45 | Workshop space 3 How do we work together to make the Transitions? |
Michele Hipwell, Transition Edinburgh South Luci Ransome and Lee Ivett, TSS Alan Budge Gehan MacLeod, Galgael Rebecca Brewin Isobel Carlisle Transition Edinburgh University Steph Bradley Alexis Rowell Dermot O'Neill |
| 11.45-12.30 | Open space set up |
|
| 12.30-1.45 [12.30-1.30] |
Lunch | |
| 1.45-3.00 | 4. Open space session How do we work together to make the Transition? |
Including sessions on what’s happening in Brazil and Spain. |
| 3.00-4.30 |
Final closing circle and leavetaking | |
| 4.30 onwards | Clear up |
Reservations
The only way to reserve a place is to pay for it. That goes for both the conference and the accommodation. See below for payment details - you can pay either online or with a cheque (UK only). We request that you resist the temptation of calling us up and asking for a reservation – just check the top of this page where we'll put updated ticket availability information.
Payments
You can pay using Paypal, Visa, AmEx, Mastercard, Solo or Switch. When you receive your confirmation e-mail to say that your payment has been accepted, you are booked.
To pay by cheque (strictly UK only): please send the following for the Attention of Eva Schonveld, Transition Scotland Support, 8/2 Marlborough Street, Edinburgh, EH15 2BG:
- your cheque, made out to "Transition Scotland Support"
- your contact details - e-mail and or phone number (please make sure we can read it)
- the number and type of tickets you want
- details of other participants if you're paying for their tickets
- your accommodation choices
Your place(s) will only be reserved once we've received your cheque. We'll notify you via e-mail or phone.
Cancellations
Cancellations received by end of day October 22nd will be reimbursed 100%
Cancellations received between October 23rd and end of day October 31st will be reimbursed 50%.
Cancellations received from November 1st will not be reimbursed (please contact us if you have exceptional circumstances).
Numbers
We have room for 175 Transitioners.
Press Protocol
Members of the press are very welcome to participate in or observe all and any aspect of the conference, as long as they sign up (by email or at the conference) to the following protocol:
- All press must register through the normal channels, paying full price and (contact Kristin at transitionconference@googlemail.com for your press pass).
- All press must let us know which publication (or freelance) they represent
- All press MUST report to reception on arrival
- A member of the Conference staff will provide press with an identifiable badge with name and publication
- Press must wear the badge at all times
- Any press person engaging a conference participant in conversation must explicitly convey whether the conversation is on the record or off the record
- All participants will be told that if they feel uncomfortable talking to the press that it is their responsibility to express that (politely) before the conversations start
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| press-release.pdf | 17.57 KB |
| Int-conf-flyer-FINAL.pdf | 400.73 KB |
| POLLOCK-HALLS.pdf | 43.6 KB |
| JMCC-SOUTHHALL.pdf | 35.27 KB |
| TDRB_Extended_workshop_descriptions.pdf | 117.46 KB |
