Society for Conservation Biology 16th Annual Meeting July 14-July 19 2002 co-hosted by DICE and the British Ecological Society Local Activities

Conference Material Welcome page Registration Form (now closed) Meeting Sponsors Travelling from London to Canterbury Programme and Events Daily Timetable of Events (including rooms and abstracts) Field Trips (including details and booking form) Symposia Details(including timetable and abstracts) Plenary Speakers (including abstracts) Workshop Details Open Lectures and Events SCB Meetings Award winners Cathedral Concert (including details of programme) Information for Presenters and Session Chairs Guidelines for Spoken Presentations Guidelines for Poster Presentations Guidelines for Session Chairs Campus Information for Attendees Support Services Banking Facilities Catering Arrangements Campus Nature Trail (including information about guided walks)

Canterbury is a City that is historically well used to pilgrims and is well visited by modern day tourists. Delegates wishing for a break from the meeting and guests accompanying delegates will find plenty to do in the City and surrounding countryside. Much tourist literature is available on campus, both in college receptions and in the Grimond Foyer. Your first port of call should be the Canterbury Tourist Information Centre at 12-13 Sun Street, telephone (01227) 766567 They have even more literature and very helpful staff who can help plan an individual package of activities. Guided walks around the City also leave from outside the Information Centre daily at 1130 and 1400, and no booking is required. If delegates and their guests without their own transport wish to undertake activities in a group, the following are suggested for trips. We stress these are only suggestions and have not been formally organised by the Local Committee. Those wishing to follow these suggestions should make their own individual or collective arrangements. The message board can be used to express and learn of collective interest in particular trips. Monday 15th July: City Sightseeing Tour on an open top bus. Departures are from the University bus stop at 1040 hrs and then every 30 mins until 1640 hrs. A 24 hr ticket allows you to hop off at any one of nine stops and sight see, and to hop on again when you are ready. No booking is required for the bus. At the Westgate, take a river trip, but these must be pre-booked through Canterbury Historic River Tours on 07790 534744. Tuesday 16th July: Leeds Castle, described as "the loveliest castle in the world". Departure is from Canterbury West at 0939 hrs, and every hour thereafter until 1339 hrs, on an All-in-One ticket including train to Bearsted, bus from Bearsted to the castle, and admission to the castle. No pre-booking is required. Return departing at 1400 hrs and every hour thereafter until 1600 hrs. Wednesday 17th July: Boulogne, with its French produce and world class aquarium Nausicca, can be visited by bus through Eurotunnel. Departure is at 1015 from Canterbury Bus Station, with a 1945 return. A valid passport is needed, and seats can be booked through DuoLine on 01303 266533. Thursday 18th July: Dover, with its white cliffs and imposing castle, can be visited easily by train from Canterbury East. Take a White Cliffs Boat Tour on the Southern Queen, enquire on 01303 271388. Visit Dover Castle and experience the role it played in World War II. Eating Out Canterbury has a wide range of restaurants that cater for most tastes. The Canterbury website provides details of the many options. http://www.canterbury.co.uk/cgi-bin/eatingout.cgi?location=Canterbury A feature of both the City of Canterbury and the County of Kent are its pubs and beer. Hops were brought here in Roman times as a salad vegetable, and flourished in the climate that came to be known as the Garden of England. Shepherd Neame is Britain's oldest brewer, and has been brewing on the same site in nearby Faversham, Kent since 1698. This family business produces cask and bottled ales, including Bishop's Finger and Spitfire, which was awarded the coveted Gold Medal at the prestigious International Brewing Industry Awards. Many character pubs in the City and the surrounding villages serve Shepherd Neame beers, as well as other locally brewed ales. DICE students favour the Bishop's Finger and the Unicorn near the Westgate, and Simple Simons in St Radigunds Street. The Red Lion in Stodmarsh is a walk or cycle away. All overseas delegates should experience the atmosphere of a traditional Kent pub, and help preserve their character. Many, unfortunately, are falling prey to the multi-national chains and offer drinks that scarcely deserve being classified, taxonomically, as beer. http://www.shepherd-neame.co.uk/