The next annual meeting of Q-PorkChains will take place on the 7-9th December 2010 in UCD, Dublin
Welcome
Dear Participant,
Welcome to the Q-PorkChains Annual Meeting in Dublin (7-9th December 2010).
I am looking forward to meeting you at University College Dublin. This will be an important meeting as with approximately one year of the project to run, I hope we will have good discussions as to how to optimise the outputs and impact of Q-PorkChains in the final stage of the project. If you have any queries relating to the meeting or suggestions for additional information you need concerning the project, please email me (f.butler@ucd.ie) or my colleague Grainne Redmond (grainne.redmond@ucd.ie). Please check this website regularly for updates to agenda etc.
Weather Alert
Dublin, together with most of Northern Europe has experienced significant snow fall in the last week. The forecast is for a slow thaw over the period of the meeting, however conditions underfoot particularly on footpaths are expected to be wet and slippy as snow melts. Please come prepared for the cold weather and bring good foot wear for the likely conditions underfoot. For weather updates consult www.met.ie . For Dublin airport updates consult www.dublinairport.com
See you in Dublin
Registration
The registration fee for this event is €150. Registration covers documentation, lunches, morning / afternoon refreshments as well as the project dinner on Wednesday 8 December. Informal pillar dinner meetings (each delegate pays their own way unfortunately) will be arranged for delegates who are in Dublin on the Tuesday and Thursday night. Accommodation is not included in the cost of registration. Delegates must make their own arrangements with local hotels, some suggestions are given below. The Radison Blu is the nearest hotel to University College Dublin, but there are several others in the area.
Please click on the link below to register for the event. Please note that only credit card bookings will be accepted for payment.
Agenda
Please click on here for the Agenda for the upcoming meeting. Please note that this Agenda is provisional. Please check this website regularly for updates. Please find below the agenda for the 5th GA meeting. Agendas for some of the modules/work packages are also available.
Agendas
Accommodation
Rooms have been reserved at the Radisson Blu St. Helens Hotel, Dublin. The room rate is €121.00 based on Single Occupancy or €131.00 based on Double / Twin Occupancy per night including breakfast. When booking online please type the acccess code UCDS in the Promotional Code field (i.e. Book This Hotel—More Search Options—Promotional Code—UCDS).
Delegates can also book their rooms by contacting the hotel directly by phone (00 353 1 2186000) or by e-mail (Reservations.Dublin@radissonblu.com). Please quote date of arrival and UCD.
The Conference dinner will be held at this hotel on Wednesday 8th December.
Other hotels in the area include:
A list of Bed & Breakfasts and Guesthouses can be found at:
Travel
The Radisson Blu St. Helens hotel is 13 kilometres from the Dublin International Airport and it takes about 30-50 minutes by car to reach the hotel via the Port Tunnel.
UCD and the hotel are serviced by Aircoach, which operates from Dublin International Airport Terminal 1.
The Dublin Airport-Leopardstown/Sandyford route stops outside UCD and the hotel and takes approximately 50 minutes.The price is 8 EUR one way to the hotel.
Further travel details are available on the Visitors page of the UCD website
Directions
Please find below a link to a short video showing directions to the Aircoach from Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport. Please note that from December 2010 a new terminal (Terminal 2) will be open at Dublin Airport. Please check with Aircoach for new directions to the aircoach from this Terminal
UCD from Radisson Blu St. Helens hotel
The Radisson Blu St. Helens hotel is a short 10-15 minute walk from UCD. On leaving the hotel, turn right onto the Stillorgan Dual Carriageway. Cross the footbridge and UCD is on the left hand side (Google map)
Within UCD
The meeting is being held in the
UCD Institute of Food and Health in the Agriculture and Food Science Centre. Please see Map or the above Google map for directions
