FAQs

Dress Code

Participants at the conference are expected to wear business or smart-casual attire to the conference sessions. The dress code for the formal dinner at Selwyn College is Lounge Suit (Jacket & Tie).

Food and Drink

Meals

The conference registration fee includes buffet lunches on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday; coffee breaks between the conference sessions and the refreshments provided at the evening reception. The formal conference dinner is not included in the registration fee and costs an additional £45.00 per person.

Participants staying at Selwyn College have breakfast the following morning included in the accommodation fee.

Refreshments

Food and drinks are not allowed to be taken into any of the University lecture theatres. Whilst small bottles of water are allowed in the sessions, participants are asked to be mindful of spillages.

For participants requiring additional refreshment, sandwiches, hot drinks and snacks are available for purchase from the Sidgwick Site’s Buttery (open 08.30-17.00 Mon-Fri); several vending machines are also located in the lower atrium of the Faculty of Law building. The University Centre, off Mill Lane, has a range of places to meet, eat and drink and Cambridge itself has a host of food and drink options from high-end restaurants to sandwich and snack bars.

Laptops & mobile phones

Please also ensure that mobile phone and other electronic devices are switched off during sessions. The use of laptops during the conference sessions is not permitted although they may of course be used in the Atrium during breaks.

Event Entry

Conference badges (provided in your event pack) should be worn to all events.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted inside any buildings of the University of Cambridge or its Colleges, including College accommodation, and is strongly discouraged near building entrances and exits. Smoking is not permitted in any rooms and only in designated smoking areas.

Languages

The working languages of the Conference are English and French. Since no translation will be provided, participants should have a passive understanding of both languages and an active understanding of at least one of them.

Internet connections

The University of Cambridge is a participating organisation in the Eduroam service, which allows members of participating educational establishments to gain internet access at other member sites using authentication from their home site. Participants from eduroam member institutions will only be able to connect to the Cambridge eduroam service if their institution provides electronic identification. Participants must therefore ensure that their laptops/devices are correctly configured by their home institution before arriving at Cambridge. Information on the Eduroam service at the University of Cambridge and on Eduroam itself is available from the links below:

Participants staying at Selwyn College will be able to access the Selwyn College network either wirelessly or by cable access. On arrival at Selwyn, delegates will receive an envelope containing a password and instructions on how to register to use the College network. Participants staying in College rooms that are not wireless will need to obtain a cable from the Porter’s Lodge for a refundable deposit of £2.00.

Accessibility

Please contact the conference organisers (esil@law.cam.ac.uk or tel: +44 (0)1223 335 358) if you have any special requirements or queries regarding access.

Induction loops are available at both Lady Margaret Hall and the Faculty of Law. Headphones for non-hearing aid users are also available at the Faculty of Law. Please inform the conference organisers in advance if need to use these facilities. A small number of rooms with enhanced accessibility will be available to book at Selwyn College (on a first-come-first-served basis). To discuss any of these options or to book one of these rooms, please contact the conference organisers.

The University of Cambridge’s Disability Resource Centre has a wealth of information on access and special facilities available at various university buildings and premises including the conference venues:

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/disability/guide/about.html

Comprehensive Access Guides are also available on the Disablego.com website:

Lady Mitchell Hall: http://www.disabledgo.com/en/access-guide/lady-mitchell-hall

Faculty of Law: http://www.disabledgo.com/en/access-guide/faculty-of-law

Cambridge Station: http://www.disabledgo.com/en/access-guide/cambridge-station

An Access map of the Sidgwick site is also available here [pdf].