Thursday 27th: Welcome drinks & pre-registration

Several options. We expect about 150 people.

Kro Bar

• Venue hire: free
• Location: Oxford Road, fairly near to venue (~15 min walk?)
• Room for ~100 people upstairs
• Nice outdoors area at the back which we can have to ourselves if the weather is good
• Management quite flexible
• Food menu is decent

The Waldorf

• Venue hire: free
• Possible sponsored drinks for 150 people, 1 drink each @ £3.50 per drink: £525.00
• Buffet sponsorship for 150 people: ???
• Location: city centre, a long way from conference venue and accommodation
• Room for 100 people comfortably, but we need about 150
• Upstairs could get quite stuffy, and there's no outdoor area except the pavement outside

MMU Student's Union bar

• Capacity for ~150 standing
• ~10 mins from venue
• Small outdoor area on pavement outside
• Beer selection not great
• Haven't yet checked if the date is free

University of Manchester student's union bar is closed for refurbishment this summer.