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Social Events & Partner Programme

Welcome Reception
Date: Tuesday 11th October from 18:30
Location: Manchester Central, Exchange Hall
Cost: Free to delegates & invited exhibitors

Platinum Sponsors:

All registered conference delegates from EuMC 2011, EuRAD 2011 and EuMIC 2011, as well as representatives from companies participating in the exhibition are invited to the EuMW2011 Welcome Reception, sponsored by Agilent Technologies, Horizon House Publications and EuMA.

Delegates will need to bring their badge with them to be scanned to gain entrance to the reception.

The evening will begin with seated cocktails in Exchange Hall at 18.30. There will then be addresses from the Chairman of EuMW2011, UK handing over to the Chairman of EuMW2012, Amsterdam. Following this will be an address from the EuMW2011 Platinum Sponsor, Agilent Technologies. The self service 3 course buffet will start at 19.00.

 

Partner Programme

To book any of the following tours please visit the Hotelzon Booking Page on: http://hotelzon.com/en/uk/events-eumw-pp or email sally.garland@hotelzon.co.uk

All tours are subject to a minimum number, if these numbers are not reached the tour will not go ahead. Tours will be charged to your credit card number once the minimum numbers are reached. Full itinerary’s will be sent out in September.

You will also be able to book on-site after the pre-registration has closed (Subject to availability)

 

Monday 10th October 2011

LAKE DISTRICT
Cost: £30.00 per person (Minimum 25 persons)
Duration: Full Day – meet at Manchester Central at 9.30am
On this full day coach tour we visit the stunning southern Lakes. Find out about the history, countryside, culture and traditions of this beautiful part of the country. Learn how writers were attracted to the area, and how tourism started here. Stops will be made for Refreshments and Comfort Breaks.

DISCOVER MANCHESTER INTRODUCTORY WALK
Cost: £10.00 per person (Minimum 10 persons)
Duration: 1.5 hours – meet at Manchester Central at 2pm
Discover the stories and secrets behind the history, contemporary life and culture of our fascinating and dynamic city centre. Visit art galleries, theatres, new attractions, and discover places you’ve never been to! If you are new to Manchester, or just want to update yourself with the city centre – This tour is for you!

 

Tuesday 11th October 2011

TRAFFORD PARK COACH TOUR
Cost: £17.50 per person
(Minimum 25 persons)
Duration: 2 hours – meet at Manchester Central at 10am
Find out about this fascinating area right on our door step! Once a stately home and park belonging to the de Trafford family, this area saw a rapid transformation into the world’s first industrial park in the 19th century. We drive through and learn about its history andthe global industries here today.

SALFORD QUAYS COACH TOUR
Cost £17.50 per person (Minimum 25 persons)
Duration: 2 hours – meet at Manchester Central at 2pm
We visit the Salford Quays area, and see how the former docklands have regenerated into a place to live, work and visit.

HYDES BREWERY
Cost: £29.00 per person (Maximum 25 persons)

Hydes invites you to visit the historic brewery and sample a range of great tasting beers direct from the Manchester Brewer. Brewery tours commence at 7.30pm when your guide for the evening will meet you on arrival. After being escorted to the Brewery bar, you’ll be given a brief guide to the history of Hydes whilst enjoying your first complimentary drink of the evening.

The tour of the brewery lasts between 30 and 45 minutes and with last orders not until 9:45pm, you’re left with plenty of time to become acquainted with a few more of the extensive range of beers. The cost includes the tour, transport, buffet supper plus 4 complimentary pints in the bar. Additional drinks may be purchased at £1 per pint. Please note: Hydes Brewery is primarily a production facility; they cannot cater for wheelchair users or persons with limited mobility due to the structure of the building and the layout of the Victorian listed brewery.

Also, please be aware that like any licensed premises, they are governed by current legislation which states that customers must not be intoxicated on arrival, and in such cases will be refused entry on to the site.

 

Wednesday 12th October 2011

CHATSWORTH HOUSE AND THE PEAK DISTRICT
Cost £40.00 per person (Minimum 25 persons)
Duration: Full Day – meet at Manchester Central at 9.30am
This full day coach tour takes us through the beautiful Peak District where we will see the changing countryside, and learn about the history, customs and modern day life of this area. We stop at a the stately Chatsworth for a guided tour of the premises and gardens, before continuing onto the charming market town of Leek.

MANCHESTER TOWN HALL
Cost £10.00 per person (Minimum 10 persons)
Duration: 1.5 hours – meet at Manchester Central at 2pm
"Truly a municipal palace…. there is nothing like it….in any part of Europe" (1877) Even today people still think this stunning building is a cathedral on seeing it for the fi rst time. Come to look at the 13th century gothic style, the paintings, furniture and décor, which all have their own story to tell about Manchester. (Access to state rooms subject to their availability)

 

Thursday 13th October 2011

CHINATOWN ON FOOT
Cost £10.00 per person (Minimum 10 persons)
Duration: 1.5 -2 hours – meet at Manchester Central at 10am
Manchester’s Chinese community is well established into city life. On this tour learn about the community’s origins, and about how people live, work and enjoy leisure time nowadays. We visit a supermarket, bakery and gift shop so there is an opportunity to
enjoy genuine Chinese wares!

CANALS UNDER THE CITY STREETS
Cost: £10.00 per person (Minimum 10 persons)
Duration: 1.5 -2 hours – meet at Manchester Central at 2pm
Walk from the 18th to the 21st century and rediscover Manchester from a different angle under some of the city’s major roads. Learn how use of the waterways has changed from industry to leisure. But more than this, see how the canals are now an integral part of modern Manchester life.

OLD TRAFFORD – GALA DINNER AND TOUR
Cost: £60.00 per person (Minimum 35 persons)
The story of Manchester United is unlike any other club in the world. Beginning more than a century ago, it combines eras of total English and European domination with some of the greatest adversity faced by any football club.

Only at the Manchester United Museum & Tour can you experience the story in all its glory, and immerse yourself in a legend still being made. You see the stadium through the eyes of Manchester United greats themselves on the Old Trafford tour. Or get  even closer to the world of Manchester United and share 130 years of football in the award-winning Museum. Cost includes: Drinks Reception & Stadium Tour, 3 course Dinner and Coach Transfers.

 

Friday 14th October

Manchester Ship Canal
Cost £37.00 per person
Duration: 6 hours – meet at Salford Quays at 10am
Take in Britain’s grandest canal on Mersey Ferries fascinating Manchester Ship Canal, a cruise that offers you a North West day out to remember. You’ll travel the 35-miles of the canal, enjoying spectacular scenery and a lively commentary along the way. We’ll tell the story of how this magnifi cent waterway shaped the city of Manchester and the North West of England; take you through locks and bridges that have remained largely unchanged since their construction over 100 years ago; plus show you some of the region’s most stunning architectural and natural sights. A licensed bar and servery are available on board, selling
refreshments and snacks throughout the cruise.