Venue

Scottish Executive
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh, UK
4-6 December 2006

Organisation

The workshop is organized and sponsored by CEH, Defra, SEERAD, COST729 and the NitroEurope IP

Draft Agenda

Workshop Organisation

Organizers and Sponsorship

The workshop is organized and sponsored by:

• Mark Sutton, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh (CEH)

• Emma Giles, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh

• Geeta Wonnacott, Scottish Executive, Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD).

• Samantha Baker, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

and is supported financially by Defra, CEH, SEERAD, COST729 and the NitroEurope Integrated Project (Components 1, 2, 4 and 6)

Travel & Accomodation

The meeting will be held at the Scottish Executive Headquarters (see SE on map below), Victoria Quay, EH6 6QQ:

See http://www.multimap.com or http://www.hot-maps.de for further details.

Accommodation has been reserved at reduced rates (£61.00 per person, per room, per night) at the following hotel, which is close to the Scottish Executive headquarters (see HI on map). Further details on how to confirm a reservation at the hotel and obtain the reduced rate will be sent with the full registration pack:

Express by Holiday Inn
• Britannia Way, Ocean Drive, Leith
• EH6 6JJ, Edinburgh
• Scotland • United Kingdom

• Tel: +44 (0)870 744 2163
• Fax: +44 (0)131 555 4646
• E-mail: info@hiex-edinburgh.com
• Website: http://www.hiex-edinburgh.com/

ARRIVING EARLY AT THE HOTEL ON EITHER SATURDAY 2ND OR SUNDAY 3RD?

The hotel check-in time is 2pm. There is a luggage area at the hotel if you arrive too early to check-in. Departure time is 11am during weekdays and 12pm at the weekend.

Location/Transportation Facts

Basic local information - all measurements are metric.

• Edinburgh International Airport 13km
• Rail station 4km
• Royal yacht Britannia 200m
• Ocean Terminal 200m
• Scottish Executive 400m
• Edinburgh Castle 4km
• City centre 4km

Travel Airport Information:

• TAXI: available immediately outside the Arrivals terminal, Fee is on average £17 to city centre, £25 to Scottish Executive headquarters
• BUS: Lothian Bus No. 100, Fee is £3.50 single, £5.00 return: drop off point in city centre is Waverley Station or you can ask to be dropped off in the west end (Haymarket Station) or Princes Street. Taxi from Waverley Station to Scottish Executive headquarters is approximately £8.00.

Further information on buses available here

Events and Excursions

Sunday 3rd

A coach will pick up attendees from the Holiday Inn Express at 11.30am on Sunday and meet with Ian Leith and Lucy Sheppard of CEH Edinburgh at the Howgate Inn, Midlothian for lunch. There will then be a trip lasting approximately 1 hour to Whim Bog. You should be back at the hotel for around about 4pm. A list of attendees can be found here.

Monday 4th

To check whether or not you are signed up for the Monday evening meal at Howies please click here. You will be asked to make your choice after registration on Monday morning. The meal will be preceded by a tour of Edinburgh Old Town - it's called a ghost tour but shouldn't be too scary. Click here for further details! A coach will pick those going on the evening excursion from either Victoria Quay at 6.45pm or from the Holiday Inn Express at 6.55pm. The tour starts at 7.30pm and the meal starts at 8.30pm - further details will be available on Monday morning.

Contact

In case you have questions or require further assistance, please email Emma Giles (CEH Edinburgh).