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Information for Attendees

Registering Your Attendance: 

You need to have registered in advance to attend the Congress. Once you have registered on Eventbrite you then need to sign up for individual programme sessions on Inkpath. Please do not sign up for sessions on Inkpath unless you have already registered on Eventbrite.

The deadline to register will be Friday 13 December 2025. If you have any issues registering, please do let the Techne Team know.

If you want to edit any of the sessions you sign up for on Inkpath, you can easily cancel your place and book onto another session. There will also be a waiting list feature in use for sessions with limited numbers.

​Travel Expenses

Techne funded students can claim back their travel expenses for travel to Techne events (unless the event is held at your home institution). Students may only claim travel within the UK and from their home address as recorded at their institution or from another starting point where the travel costs are the same or lower than those from the home address. Please process your expense claim following your institution's expense claim process, quoting 'Techne Congress travel'. See here for more information.

You can find information about getting to the University on the venue page.

​Accommodation

Techne has arranged accommodation externally at Travelodge Stratford. The amount of rooms available is limited, and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. You will have the option to request a room on Eventbrite when you register to attend the Congress.

Further information about the accommodation will be provided to those who have requested a room in due course. 

Accessibility and Inclusion

Please indicate any specific access requirements you may have on your Eventbrite booking so we can ensure that we can put in place anything that you may need, and do not hesitate to contact Techne if we can help at all.

All entrances to the building are at ground level with step-free access. Lifts and access needs toilets are available on all floors.

There is a multi-faith room available in Room 1013 on the 10th Floor, as well as a Wellbeing Room in 1014 for those who are in need of a quiet space. Both rooms will be available to all attendees who need to use these spaces at any point throughout the event. 

Networking

We know how important being able to network with your peers is at our events. As such, there are many areas for networking around the venue including: 

  • By the catering station on the Ground Floor
  • Outside the Main Lecture Theatre on the Lower Ground Floor
  • In the soft-seated breakout area on the Fourth Floor.

​Remote Attendance at the Congress

We have been working closely with the AV support team at UAL to do what we can to enable some form of online attendance for this Congress. All of the sessions held in the Main Lecture Theatre will be available for online access (and recorded for later viewing). We will also be recording the session on 'Decolonizing Academic Writing' in the first Sign-Up Session block.

Catering Arrangements & Dietary Requirements

Refreshments will be served throughout the day at the times stated on the programme. In line with Techne's sustainability policy, all food offered will be either vegetarian or vegan. If you have any additional dietary requirements, you will need to identify these when you register on Eventbrite. ​

Luggage

Please note that the amount of luggage storage available at LCF will be extremely minimal. We are currently in discussion with the Travelodge to see what luggage storage facilities are available in the hotel however we cannot guarantee that we will be able to store your luggage at the Congress itself. 

Further information will be made avaiilable in due course. 

Event Sustainability & Inclusivity:

UAL are taking climate-focused action to change the way we live, teach and work. Creating a just, sustainable future is at the centre of their Climate Action Plan and are in the top 5 greenest universities in the UK. They are also the highest-ranking arts university in People & Planet’s University League.

The Techne January Congress 2025 will be run in line with their policies for climate justice and equality, diversion and inclusion. They believe that diversity, of people, culture and thought, is the cornerstone of an inspiring and impactful environment. Their aim is to hosting a fully inclusive, carbon neutral congress. This includes providing a vegetarian/vegan menu using locally supplied products where possible and offsetting the limited international travel involved in the event. 

We have strived to make our conference accessible and inclusive for all individuals, and we have done our best to accommodate any specific needs you may have. However, please note that we may not be able to fully meet every need or requirement due to limitations beyond our control. We appreciate your understanding and welcome any feedback on how we can improve our efforts towards accessibility and inclusivity in the future.