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Atlantic Technological University is hosting the 2023 HUCBMS Conference on 5-6 September.
The conference will take place on the Irish North West Coastal ATU Sligo Campus.
Tuesday, 5 September – Conference Registration/Welcome plus plenary lectures – ATU Sligo, Main Reception and Main Lecture Theatre from 1 pm.
Wednesday, 6 September – Plenary lectures and presentations in ATU Sligo Main Lecture Theatre.
Evening dinner and traditional music entertainment will take place at the historic Templehouse, Ballymote, Co.Sligo, with transport provided.
Conference speakers will include:
The conference themes are:
Archaeological site visits
* There will be a visit to Carrowmore Megalithic Complex & Visitors Centre on the morning of Tuesday 5th September. A bus will depart at 10am from the Glasshouse Hotel to Carrowmore. To ensure numbers for the bus, you will need to book a place in advance by contacting Oli Melia – oli.melia@nullatu.ie
** Subject to numbers interested, we can also arrange a two hour walk around Knocknarea, visiting Queen Maeve’s Cairn, for anybody who is staying in Sligo, Thursday 7th September. Contact oli.melia@nullatu.ie to register interest in this.
NB: There will be a small fee to cover transport for the above visits which is dependent upon numbers registered.
The mission of HUCBMS is to promote the development and enhancement of biomedical sciences teaching and research, including:
You can book your place at the conference including 2 nights’ accommodation at the Glasshouse here.
Conference and dinner registration: €130
Accommodation at the Glasshouse 4 star hotel: €220 euro for two nights (5th/6th September).
Eventbrite booking fee, not included in the above price.
Earlybird note: 10% increase in costs after a threshold date of June 30.
Please note: If you are looking for further accomodation days to be added to your visit, then please book 5th/6th September via our above booking link then please call the hotel directly on 00 353 (0) 719194300 to book extra days. If you mention that you have booked 5th & 6th September through the conference, the hotel will be happy to offer their best available rate for extra days – You will be required to pay the hotel directly for any extra days.