The 7th Annual B.T.S Lectures Feb 28th 2009
Never seem to have the time to
socialise properly at the B.T.S. Exhibition, now's your chance! If you
are interested in attending the BTS Lectures or indeed would like to
give a lecture
then please contact me on kim@thebts.co.uk . Space's will be limited so its first come first served. See what you've missed over the years have a look at the Gallery section of this web site.
NEW: Friday 27th
February pre Lectures event drinks and meet up the
hotel bar. Ideal if staying on the 2 night package!
NEW UPDATE: Just opened next door is the Aztec Hotels new Travel Lodge style apartments. See below for detail's.
Venue: Aztec Hotel and Spa, Aztec
West, Almondsbury, Bristol
Cotswold Suite
Date: 28th February 2009
Ticket price BTS Members (per person): Lecture and Dinner £38.00 Lectures
only £20.00
Ticket price Non members (per person): Lecture and Dinner £44.00 Lectures
only £25.00
Time: 12.45pm (arrive 12.30pm for registration)
Lectures to start: 1.00 pm
Lectures to finish: 5.30 pm approx
Dining room Bar: till dinner starts
Dinner to start: 7.45 pm
Lecturers; Times approx and subject to change
1.00pm: Peter Kirk Opening
1.30pm: Paul Carpenter - Arboreal tarantulas - Homes in th trees.
2.15pm: Ray Hale - "Oh what tangled web we weave"
3.15pm: Break for Tea, Coffee and cakes.
3.45pm: Soren Rafn -"Collecting tarantulas in the wild - how and why? With emphasis and examples from collecting trips after fossorial and arboreal theraphosids in Asia".
4.30pm: Rupert Barrington BBC Natural History film maker - "How to make a wildlife documentry"
5.30pm: Lectures finish.
Meet 6.45pm, Dinner at 7.00pm until late (or until you drop).
In the evening we shall be having a sit down hot fork buffet, if you
would like to stay for the dinner, of which I am sure you will, there
may well be a few surprises in store.
After Dinner Talk; Andrew Smith
Also we have been given a special room rate for overnight stays if
anyone is interested cost being:
£TBA per double room
£TBA per single room
This price includes full use of the leisure facilities and breakfast.
Payment on checkout by yourselves.
Friday Night Stay Special ~ Dinner, Bed & Breakfast ~ £TBA Double / twin
room or £TBA for a single person.
Friday and Saturday Special ~ The stay for the Saturday night will be
reduced to £TBA double and single £TBA, but you must stay the Friday night
at the above rates.
If you wish to stay please can you let me know as soon as possible so I
can book a room for you?
Also if you would like to bring guests who may not necessarily like to
come to the lecture but would like to have dinner with us this can also
be arranged, the hotel will gladly allow the use of their facilities
whilst the lectures are in progress. The cost for this would be £25.00
for the dinner only.
Lodge on the Park: This is just next door the the Aztec Hotel prices to follow. Staying here you can really make a weeeknd of it!
Payment details-
You will need to book your place by the 30th November 2008 and payment
must be received no later than the 1st January 2009 book online at https://shop.thebts.co.uk
You do not have to a member of the BTS to attend or give a lecture. Children will be welcome to attend but must to properly supervised at all times. All Dinner and lecture tickets by advance bookings only. Refunds on cancelled places before December 31st will incur a small admin charge.
No refunds can be given after Jan 16th 2009 as your place would been paid for at the Hotel.
NOTE: The selling of tarantulas is strictly forbidden, you may exchange or swap tarantulas but no monies should exchanged. So its an ideal place to pass on males etc. The use of video equipment during the lectures will be restricted to official use only. Photographs are permitted within reason. See last years photos in the gallery section.
Regards
Kim Pennell
B.T.S. Lectures and Dinner organiser
Read the 2006 review here