When was the last next SC7 meeting?

The 26th meeting of TC250/SC7 (the Eurocode 7 committee) was held on the following dates:

Thursday-Friday 24th-25th March 2011

Immediately preceeding the SC7 meeting, on Wednesday 23rd March, the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) held a one-day Symposium on 'Eurocode 7 - Today and Tomorrow', also in Cambridge (but not at Madingley Hall). Please visit the following webpage for details of the Symposium.

Where was the meeting held?

The meeting was held in the United Kingdom at:

Madingley Hall, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ
www.madingleyhall.co.uk

Where can I stay while in Cambridge - are there rooms at Madingly Hall?

We have reserved 31 rooms (18 single/13 twin) at Madingley Hall for the evenings of Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th March. There are approximately 10 rooms available for the evening of Tuesday 22nd and 5 rooms avaiable for Friday 25th (for those wishing to extend their stay). Rooms on Tuesday have sold out. We will provide alternative rooms in central Cambridge.

If you want to reserve a room at Madingley Hall, please do so as soon as possible, using the form that can be downloaded from here. We will allocate rooms on a first-come, first-served basis. Payment for the rooms must be made to Geocentrix Ltd, in whose name the reservations have been made, in advance of the meeting.

Prices (for bed and breakfast) are as follows:

Single room (single occupancy) with en-suite: £78 (including VAT) per night
Twin room (double occupancy) with en-suite: £108 (including VAT) per night

Lunch on Thursday and Friday will be provided free of charge; as will the conference dinner on Thursday evening.

Where else can I stay while in Cambridge?

Hotels in Cambridge include:

Royal Cambridge Hotel, Trumpington Street, CB2 1PY, £94/night
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DT, £155/night
DoubleTree by Hilton, Granta Place, Mill Lane Cambridge CB2 1RT, £164/night
Holiday Inn, Lakeview, Bridge Road, Cambridge CB24 9PH, £88/night (outside central Cambridge)

Other listings available at Hotels.uk.com

How do I get to Cambridge?

By train

From central London: catch a train from London, King's Cross. For times of trains from London to Cambridge, visit the National Rail enquiries website.

To get to King's Cross from London Heathrow (LHR) airport: go by underground.

To get to King's Cross from London Gatwick (LGW) airport: take a train from Gatwick to London Victoria, then the underground from London Victoria to London King's Cross.

By coach

London Heathrow (LHR) to Cambridge takes 2 h 40 mins: visit Cambridge UK website/Heathrow.

London Gatwick (LGW) to Cambridge - better to go by train.

Stansted (STN) to Cambridge takes 50 mins: visit Cambridge UK website/Stansted.

Luton (LTN) to Cambridge takes 1 h 35 mins: visit Cambridge UK website/Luton.

How do I get to Madingley Hall?

Details of how to get to Madingley Hall by public transport are given here. Easiest to get a taxi.

Sponsors

The UK meeting of SC7 has been kindly sponsored by the British Geotechnical Association