Information for Attendees

We are delighted that you can join us this year for our 3rd 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 A Floor of LUMS. As you enter LUMS from the front you will the registration desk opposite Reception. Registration is from 09:00 hrs on Thursday,10th September and closes on Friday, 11th September around 16:00 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, 8th 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 “???????????????????.

The full conference programme can be found here.

The Conference Dinner takes place at 18:30 hrs at Lancaster House Hotel on the evening of Thursday, 11th September.

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.

Maze Map

Campus Map

Parking

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

Programme

Accommodation

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 10th 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