Important Dates

13 July 2026	Round 1 opens for presentation and bursary applications
4 September 2026	Round 1 closes at 23:59 (British Summer Time)
7 Sept – 2 Oct 2026	Applications considered by the Advisory Committee
Early October 2026	Applicants informed of the outcome of their application
23 October 2026	Deadline to accept offer of bursary or grant
29 November 2026	Deadline to register and pay the conference fee
30 November 2026	Remaining rooms at Chad's offered to registered delegates
14 December 2026	Round 2 opens for attend-only places

15 January 2027	Round 2 closes at 23:59 (GMT)
Early February 2027	Round 2 applicants informed of application outcome
12 February 2027	Deadline for accommodation refunds
Mid-February	List of workshop choices sent to delegates
19 February 2027	Round 2 deadline to register and pay the conference fee

1 March 2027	Registration for online attendance opens
Early March 2027	Conference Programme published online
12 March 2027	Deadline for amendments to poster and talk abstracts
12 March 2027	Deadline for workshop selection
15 March 2027	Poster and talk abstracts published online
24 March 2027	Deadline for speakers to submit slides
27 March 2027	Bursary delegates to arrive in Cambridge
29 March 2027	Speakers to arrive in Cambridge and test talks
30 March 2027	First day of the conference
1 April 2027	Last day of the conference