We are delighted that you can join us this year for our 2nd FFMM conference, which will be hosted by Lancaster University Management School.
The conference will be held in the Management School (LUMS), which is situated a 2-minute walk away from Lancaster House Hotel, where many of you are staying.
Registration will take place on B Floor of the West Pavilion. As you enter LUMS from the front, turn immediately left and up the stairs to B Floor. A Registration desk will be there. Registration is from 09:00 hrs on Thursday,11th September and closes on Friday, 12th September 15:45 hrs.
Presenters are allocated a 30-minutes slot with a 20-25-minute presentation time. This will be followed by a 5–10 minutes general discussion. Please make sure you are aware of the location of the room you are presenting in and that your presentation is uploaded in plenty of time. Your presentation should be brought with you on a pen drive. If you do not have a pen drive, please email your presentation to the conference EMP@lancaster.ac.uk by no later than 12:00 hrs (UK time) on Tuesday, 9th September and we will upload it on your behalf. PhD Students will be on hand to assist with uploading your presentation. Speakers and session chairs should meet in the lecture theatre at least 5 minutes before their session.
Our Keynote session is a 1.5-hour session and the title is “Social Capital and Trust”.
The full conference programme can be found here.
The Conference Dinner takes place at 18:30 hrs at the Toll House Inn Lancaster on the evening of Thursday, 12th September. A coach will leave at 18:00 hrs prompt for the restaurant and return to campus at 21:00 hrs.
Useful information
Conference Venue
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).
For Map information, please click on the appropriate links:-
Maps and Travel to Lancaster University
If you are travelling by train, the train station is Lancaster. A taxi to campus will cost around £10-12 and takes approximately 10-15 mins depending on traffic. If you prefer to walk it is 6.5 kms. Tickets can be bought via Trainline.
Please ensure that you pay for your parking. Parking on campus is not free. Here is the link to the closest visitor parking, which is directly opposite the Management School. Guests at Lancaster House Hotel can leave their cars in the hotel car park, but please make sure you have registered your registration number on entry to the hotel.
Payments and bookings can be made via the RingGo App.
Local Taxi Numbers
+44 (0)1524 32090
+44 (0)1524 848848
If you have any additional time and wish to explore Lancaster, you might find this link useful. Explore Lancaster
Conference Links
If you have any queries during the conference, please contact/see Teresa on the Conference Registration Desk or any member of the Conference Committee. Alternatively, you can WhatsApp Teresa on +44 (0)75 40302028.
We look forward to seeing and welcoming you to Lancaster University on 11th September and wish you a pleasant and safe journey to Lancaster!
Conference Committee Organizers:
Olga Kolokolova, Igor Goncharov, Ingmar Nolte, Sandra Nolte, Grzegorz Pawlina, Teresa Aldren