A full and varied social programme is planned for the conference. The main events of this are listed below. A link to the booking form is available here and at the foot of this page so you can reserve tickets for all the social events you wish to attend. All tickets for the social events will be handed to you during the on-site registration period. The various events are...

• Welcome Reception.
  This will be free to all delegates at 7.00pm Sunday 5th September.
• F.I.S.H. and chip dinner with Real Ale + Whisky Tasting and Jazz Music
  Date: Evening of Monday 6th
  Description: As part of our celebration of all things Chromosome we are offering delegates the chance to attend at a traditional British FISH and chip supper. This hearty meal has been part of the culture since before Victorian times and this experience complete with all the trimmings should not be missed.
  "Give a man a beer and he wastes an hour.
  Teach a man to brew and he wastes a lifetime" - Anonymous
  Follow supper with a beer and whisky tasting session to test the truth of this claim! The products of the cumulative experience of some of the greatest breweries in Britain will be available for your evaluation and drinking pleasure. Musical entertainment will be provided by a jazz band.

  Tickets can be booked for this event for £10.50 / €16 / $19.
  These includes food, drink and music.

• Film nights
  Date: Monday 6th, Tuesday 7th, and Wednesday 8th
  Description: Film showings will be arranged, and as you might expect they will have, in the main, a scientific theme (possibilities include; Jurassic Park, GATACA, AI, The 6th Day, Frankenstien, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, etc. etc.). We also intend to show Stanley Kubrik's classic 'A Clockwork Orange' in the very lecture theatre in which parts of the film were shot.

  There will be no need to book tickets for the films. Instead a token charge of around £3 will made on the night.

• Classical Music Recital
  Date: Evening of Tuesday 7th
  Description: A recital for all lovers of classical music by The Isambard Ensemble.
  The evening will feature:
  • Haydn : Piano Trio "Gypsy Rondo"
  • Mozart : Piano Quartet in G minor
  • Schubert : Quintet for piano and strings "The Trout"
  • ...and a free glass of wine in the interval!

  Tickets can be booked for this event for £6.50 / €10 / $12.

• Virginia Water trip - TRIP STILL OPEN BUT THEATRE OPTION FULL!
  Date: Afternoon & Evening of Wednesday 8th
  Description: The conference will arrange a coach trip to the tranquil little village of Virginia Water, just outside the grounds of Windsor Great Park. Spend an afternoon in rural England as you always hoped you would find it. Entrance to Windsor Castle (which forms the set to part of the latest Harry Potter film) is included and delegates may also choose to attend Windsor's Theatre Royal in the evening (to see a play entitled "Going Straight").

  Tickets, which include the return coach fare and Windsor Castle ticket, are priced at £23 / €35 / $43 (with a Theatre Royal ticket supplement of £17 / €25 / $32).

• Conference dinner
  Date: Evening of Thursday 9th
  Description: The highlight of the conference social programme will be a conference dinner to be held in the Stephenson room. The theme will be medieval and the overall feel will be celebratory. Authentic music, entertainment and dancing performed by Dragonsfire will be provided followed by somewhat less traditional dancing in the main campus bar after the meal. The menu is:
  • Main Course:
  • • Baron's wild boar terrine served with crusty cob bread
    • Friar Tuck's trout cooked in clarified butter served with capers
    • Chaucer's roast crown of best end of lamb
    • Sheriff of Nottingham's spatchcock of chicken
    • Robin Hood's vegetarian option
  • Side courses:
  • • Roasted potatoes with garden herbs
    • Baked root vegetable platter
  • Sweets:
  • • Bishop's bread and butter pudding served with marmalade and clotted cream
    • Cardinal's English cheeses and oatmeal cakes with celery and nuts
    • Fresh fruit

  Tickets are priced at £40 / €60 / $74.
  Places are strictly limited so we advise early booking to avoid disappointment.