The meeting will be held at The Cosener's House, Abingdon.
The Cosener’s House occupies a picturesque Thames-side position in Abingdon, just 8 miles from Oxford. It takes its name from the Cuisinier (the official responsible for providing food for the Abbey). The oldest part of the present building is the central portion which dates from the mid-eighteenth century.
Timetable:
The general meeting will start with lunch at 12:30 PM on 7th January and finish at around 5:30 PM on 8th January.
The IB meeting will take place from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM on 7th January.
Directions:
Abingdon-on-Thames, commonly known as Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in the Vale of the White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. Radiohead, considered by some to be the greatest rock band ever, was formed in Abingdon in 1985. Old Speckled Hen was originally brewed by Moorland Brewery in Abingdon, until it was bought by Greene King and shuttered in 1995.
Planes: Heathrow to Abingdon is best done either via The Airline Bus to Oxford or a train into London and back out to Didcot Parkway, and then following the instructions in the Trains section, below.
Trains: Abingdon itself no longer has a train station, but frequent bus services run from nearby Oxford (X1/X15, X2, X3, or NX1 25-35 minutes) and Didcot Parkway (X2 or 33, both about 30 minutes) stations.
Automobiles: Abingdon can be reached by car via the A34, connecting to the M40 in the north and the M4 in the south. A limited amount of on-site parking, first come, first served. There is also public parking nearby.
Accommodation:
There are 45 rooms on site that can be booked.
Single w/ breakfast: £65 per night
Double w/ breakfast: £85 per night
Please indicate on the registration form if you would like to book a room on site. This will need to be paid for and claimed to the project via your usual institutional routes.
We expect more than 45 participants and so once these rooms have booked up, nearby accommodation in Abingdon, Oxford, or Didcot may be appropriate.
Dinner:
There will be a meeting dinner on Wednesday, 7th. If you would like to attend, please include this on your registration form.
Remote attendance:
Remote participation will be available via Zoom :
(password will be circulated via email)
Please note there is a separate connection link for the IB meeting, available on the IB agenda.