Foundation Ex 2019

Bristol has a wide range of hotels available, with many in close walking distance of the M Shed and with good connections to Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol airport, and the centre.

Our recommended hotels include:

• Ibis Bristol City Centre
• Hotel du Vin Bristol City Centre
• Mercure Bristol Brigstow
• Mercure Bristol Grand
• Radisson Blu Bristol
• The Bristol Hotel

The conference is taking place in the Event Suite on the second floor of M Shed, a museum all about Bristol set on the harbourside in the heart of the city.

The venue address is:

M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN
0117 927 3086
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed

M Shed is located on Bristol’s historic harbourside.

• 5-10 minute walk from Bristol city centre
• 20 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station
• 25 minute drive from Bristol airport
• 2 hour drive from London Heathrow airport

Travelling to Bristol by train?

Foundation Ex is pleased to offer heavily discounted rail fares for delegates travelling with Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads.

Standard return travel between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington is now available at a reduced rate of £44 on any service, including peak trains, whilst First Class return travel between the two destinations is £89. 

Please click here for full details.

Bristol airport is a 20 to 30 minute drive away. Taxis are available from the taxi office which is conveniently located outside the terminal building at arrivals. Alternatively, you can pre-book taxis and recive a 10% discount by quoting Foundation Ex.

Bristol Flyer is an express bus service that connects Bristol airport with central Bristol. The service runs 24 hours daily, up to every 10 minutes. You can find further timetable schedule on their website. You can buy a ticket onboard or pre-book on Bristol Flyer’s website.

These terms and conditions apply to purchasing tickets to attend the Foundation Ex Conference 2019 organised by Empire Engineering Ltd, registered at Ground Floor 151 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, England, BS8 2RD. By purchasing a ticket you are agreeing to accept these terms and conditions.

If you do not agree to accept the terms and conditions set out below, you should not purchase a ticket.

If you have any queries relating to our terms and conditions, please contact us on foundationex@empireengineering.co.uk before making a booking.

Cancellation of event

In the unlikely event that Empire Engineering have to cancel the event, we will refund any pre-paid ticket costs. Empire Engineering shall not be liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation arrangements made by individual delegates.

Cancellation of attendance at an event

If you are unable to attend an event and need to cancel a booking, let us know in advance and in writing by email to foundationex@empireengineering.co.uk.

Where a ticket cost has been charged, you will be reimbursed as follows:

• For cancellations up until midnight[1] up to six weeks prior to the event a 90% refund will be given.
• For registrations cancelled after midnight after six weeks prior to the event, or for failure to attend the conference, no refund will be given.

Conditions of attendance

You must comply with instructions and directions given by staff, stewards and agents of the venue and Empire Engineering and any applicable policies and procedures of which you are notified.

We reserve the right to refuse access to, or remove any delegate from the event who, in our reasonable opinion has, or is likely to affect the enjoyment of the other delegates, in our reasonable opinion is acting under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or who uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or who behaves in a manner which may cause a breach of the peace.

Recording disclaimer

During the event we may do one or all of the following:

• Take general photographs
• Record all audio output from the event
• Video record the event proceedings
• Live stream selected event proceedings

Any subsequent photographs or recordings may be used in future Empire Engineering publicity materials only. All video and audio recordings and photographs will remain the property of Empire Engineering. By submitting this registration form, you are agreeing to the photographing and/or recording and/or filming of the proceedings, as described above, being made for future dissemination by Empire Engineering and third parties within whom it works in partnership.

If you wish NOT to be photographed or video recorded, please let the organisers know on arrival.

Limitation of liability

Personal arrangements including travel, accommodation or hospitality relating to any Empire Engineering event which have been arranged by you are at your own risk.

Neither Empire Engineering nor the venue will be responsible for any loss, theft or damage to your personal belongings, other than caused as a result of our negligence or that of the venue or other breach of statutory duty by us or the venue. Any such liability that arises shall be limited to a sum equal to the cost of the ticket purchase paid.

You will be responsible for paying for any damage which you cause to property at the venue including the cost of additional cleaning where charged by the venue.

Nothing in these terms and conditions will operate to limit or exclude liability of each party for death or personal injury arising out of its negligence, or for its fraud nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Subject to the paragraph above, in no circumstances will either party be liable to the other party for any loss of business, revenue, profits, anticipated savings or goodwill (whether direct or indirect) or for any indirect, special or consequential loss, arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions and the event.

Health and safety

You must comply with all relevant legislation relating to health and safety and with any safety announcements and Venue regulations of which you are made aware whilst attending any Empire Engineering event.

Force majeure

For the purposes of these terms and conditions, “force majeure” means any cause beyond our reasonable control including, but not limited to, war, acts of terrorism, governmental requirements, acts of local or central government or other competent authorities, acts of God and industrial disputes.

We will not be liable to you for failure to perform any obligation under these terms and conditions or in relation to your booking to the extent that the failure is caused by force majeure.

Footnotes

[1] All times given as GMT

Here you can find our terms and conditions.

The nearest parking is behind M Shed at Wapping Wharf car park (BS1 4RH). Alternative car parking can be found at The Grove (BS1 4RB). There are five disable spaces at The Grove with four accessible spaces in Wapping Wharf car park.

You can find more car parks on the TravelWest website.

Lunch and snacks will be provided. Freshly brewed coffee, tea and infusions will be available throughout the day. Please confirm when booking if you have any dietary requirements.

We’re expecting many of our delegates and presenters to arrive on the Monday evening and depart on the Wednesday morning, so we’re planning an informal meetup on Monday evening at a local bar, and on the Tuesday evening there will be a sponsored drinks/food/networking event. Details will be shared closer to the conference.

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties and online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified as they’ll be wearing branded clothing and/or badges.

We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and conference-related social events.

A cloakroom will be provided on the day, but this may not be manned at all times. We take no responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged goods.

Refreshments and lunch will be served throughout the day. If you have any dietary requirements please let us know when you register.

Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the venue, including on the balcony. Please leave the building and move to the harbourside if you want to smoke.

Wi-fi is available throughout the venue.

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