50 years of Practical Immunology Delivery

ESID 2020Birmingham

City Time Trains per day

Paris 4 hrs 27 mins 16

Brussels 4 hrs 2 mins 7

ACCESSIBLE BIRMINGHAM

Air – Birmingham Airport

• 140 direct flights from Europe and beyond

• Daily flights from New York (JFK), Delhi, Dubai, and all major European cities

• 50 airlines

• Train link to Birmingham – 8 minutes

Eurostar to Birmingham via London

• 82 minutes from Central London by train• Most UK routes pass through B’ham• Eurostar connections from Europe

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Visitor Attraction

Symphony Hall

Repertory Theatre

Birmingham Library

Museums & Art Galleries

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Jewellery Quarter

Canals

BIRMINGHAM – A WALKING CITY

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (ICC)

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (ICC)

World class facilities

City centre location

Walking distance to hotels, cafes, restaurants, shopping

All of the ESID Congresslocated in one flexible,

sociable, networking area

ENJOYING YOUR STAY IN BIRMINGHAM

Diverse world cuisine • 5 Michelin- starred restaurants• Street food• Famous Balti curries• Chinese Quarter

Over 200 restaurants within walking distance of the conference centre

EATING WELL

KEEPING FIT

• Walking tours• UK cycle network• 5k Fun Run along

the canals

ENTERTAINMENT• 3 Theatres

• Music Venues

• Cinemas

• Museums

• Art Galleries

Over 6,500 hotel bedrooms within walking distance of the ICC

Example hotel prices in October 2016

AFFORDABLE BIRMINGHAM

EATING OUTInexpensive restaurant meal € 9.46 - €17.74

Mid-range restaurant3-course meal for 2€ 35.47 - €68.58

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SOME TIME OUTSIDE THE MEETING?BIRMINGHAM• The Jewellery Quarter • Cadbury World• Botanical Gardens• National Sea Life Centre• ThinkTank Science Museum• The Staffordshire Hoard• Aston Hall• Coffin Museum

BEYOND• Shakespeare’s Stratford upon Avon• Warwick Castle • Black Country Living Museum• Ironbridge• Cotswolds and Peak District• Lichfield & Coventry Cathedrals• British Motorcycle Museum• Alton Towers Theme Park

LONDON – 80 minutes

PRACTICAL SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

Bobby Gaspar Chair of the Scientific Committee

Andrew CantUK

Helen ChapelUK

Amos EtzioniIsrael

Sophie HambletonUK

Stephen HollandUSA

Stephen JollesUK

Kaan BoztugAustria

Eleonora GambineriItaly

Peter ArkwrightUK

Taco KuijpersNetherlands

Peter LaneUK

Anna SedivaCzech Republic

Mirjam van der BurgNetherlands

Klaus WarnatzGermany

Berne FerryUK

ESID PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

FOR THE PUBLIC:

• PID public awareness exhibition and events

• Schools events

• Popular-science presentations

FOR DELEGATES:

• Science communication skills training

• Inspiration and ideas to take home with you

ORGANISING YOUR MEETING

David EdgarPresident of the Irish Academy of Allergy & Immunology

Peter ArkwrightSenior Lecturer in Paediatric Immunology

Sara MarshallHead of Clinical Research, Wellcome Trust

Aarnoud HuissoonConsultant ImmunologistWest Midlands Immunodeficiency Centre

Tomaz GarcezChair of UK Primary Immunodeficiency Network

Alex RichterSenior Lecturer and Consultant ImmunologistUniversity of Birmingham

Susan WalshDirector of PID UK

Dorothea Grosse-KreulUK Immunology and Nursing Group

Sofia GrigoriadouClinical Secretary. British

Society for Immunology

Scott HackettConsultant Paediatric ImmunologistWest Midlands Immunodeficiency Centre

Richard AntrobusClinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham

Sarah BeckConsultant Clinical ScientistWest Midlands Immunodeficiency Centre

BIRMINGHAMPRACTICAL IMMUNOLOGY DELIVERY

ESID 2020