58th Anglo-Catalan Society Conference 

The department will host the annual Anglo-Catalan Conference from 9-11 November 2012. The University of Sheffield has a long and excellent tradition of teaching and research in Catalan Studies and is internationally renowned. We encourage members and non-members alike to come to the conference and take advantage of this excellent opportunity to hear stimulating papers, engage in lively discussion and enjoy meeting with colleagues and friends.

Alongside the conference the University will host a public lecture which will be given by The Vice-President of the F.C. Barcelona Foundation, Sr. Ramon Pont Amenós. Click here for details about this lecture.

General Information about the Conference

A provisional conference programme can be downloaded from the downloads box on the right hand side of this page.

Venues

Events on 9 November 2012 will take place at and around the Jessop West Building (F3 / 184 on the map: www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.206918!/file/sept12campusmap.gif).

Saturday and Sunday’s sessions will take place at Halifax Hall (at the bottom of 10 on this map: www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.206923!/file/sept12centralwestsheffield.gif). 120, 123, 51, etc., indicate bus routes, as indicated on the map.

The Saturday conference dinner, to be held at Antibo, is very close to the Friday venue: http://antibo.co.uk/sheffieldcontact.htm

Travel

Comprehensive travel information can be found on the University’s web pages: www.shef.ac.uk/visitors/mapsandtravel . The Friday venue is a minute from the University of Sheffield tram stop (yellow tram, direction Middlewood; blue tram, direction Malin Bridge). Buy tickets from tram conductor.
The most convenient air link to Sheffield is via Manchester Airport (and train); East Midlands Airport (and train); Liverpool or Leeds Bradford.Skyscanner, www.skyscanner.net/, is a good way of sourcing flights.

Accommodation

There are numerous accommodation options in Sheffield: see the relevant websites for Premier Inn, Travelodge, Jury’s, Novotel, Leopold, St Paul’s, Cutler’s, Park Inn, Ibis, etc.

The Rutland (http://www.rutlandhotel-sheffield.com/) is about equidistant from the two main venues. The Fulwood Inn (quiet-ish pub and B&B: www.fulwoodinnpub.co.uk/) is close to Halifax Hall, and a pleasant walk to the campus. There may be limited student accommodation available on campus, but we will confirm this when able.

Please also refer to the ‘Welcome to Sheffield’ site: www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/visit/stay