Social Programme
ECI 2012 Opening Ceremony
Clyde Auditorium, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
Wednesday, 5th September
18.00 – 19.30
Included within the registration fee
ECI 2012 are delighted to invite you to attend the Official Opening Ceremony in the Clyde Auditorium, SECC on Wednesday, 5th September between the hours of 18.00 – 19.30
Nobel Prize Winner, Sir Martin Evans, will deliver the keynote lecture at the Opening Ceremony followed by a welcome to Glasgow and Scotland from the Lord Provost.
Civic Reception
Hall 4, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
Wednesday, 5th September
19.30 – 20.30
Included within the registration fee
EFIS and BSI welcome you to Glasgow for what we hope will be a fabulous Congress from both a scientific and social stand point. We start by inviting you to a Civic Reception hosted by the City of Glasgow following on from the ECI 2012 Opening Ceremony. We hope it will be an opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones whilst enjoying typical Scottish Fayre and entertainment.
Congress Party
The Arches
Friday, 7th September
20.00 until Late
Tickets – £54 inc VAT
The ECI 2012 Congress Party will be held in The Arches. Set in Grade A-listed Victorian vaults, located in the heart of the city centre, underneath Glasgow Central train station, The Arches is a truly unique and stunning venue perfect for the ECI 2012 Congress Party.
The Congress Party will cater for all ages and tastes. There will be whisky tasting, music from the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, a games room, disco and much more ……..
Tickets are available on a “first come, first served basis” so don’t miss out. Please book your place now in order not to be disappointed!
Presidents Dinner (Invitation Only) sponsored by Bio Legend
Bute Hall, University of Glasgow
Thursday, 6th September
19.15 – 20.00 Drinks Reception, Hunterian Museum
20.00 – 22.30 Dinner, Bute Hall
Professor Foo Liew, ECI 2012 President will host a dinner in the magnificent setting of Bute Hall, a stunning Victorian Hall with intricate woodwork and stained glass featured throughout. The evening’s proceedings will begin with a drinks reception held in the breathtaking Hunterian Museum, Scotland’s oldest Public Museum
