
The 27th Annual Conference for
British International Schools
THE LONDON CONFERENCE FOR BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
WORLDWIDE
Celebrating the Expansion of British International
Education.
Saturday, 10th May - Monday 12th
May, 2008
One Whitehall Place and the Royal Horseguards Hotel
Whitehall Court, London , SW1A2EJ
The Conference is open to Governors (Board
Members), Heads, and members of Senior Management Teams from British
International Schools anywhere in the world. The COBIS Conference has grown
substantially in recent years and now attracts people from British schools in
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and America. It provides an excellent forum
for meeting senior staff in British schools in Europe and from all over the
world, and an opportunity to hear speakers who are leaders in education in the
UK.
Details for Exhibitors
- All coffee breaks are held within the exhibition area
- Two coffee breaks each day of up to 30-minutes
- Refreshments will be served in both the Exhibition rooms (but not in the Conference room) and on Monday there will also be a finger buffet in the Exhibition rooms
- All conference sessions are held next to the exhibition area
- Exhibiting companies and representatives will be listed in the conference programme and on the COBIS website
- Exhibiting companies will have the opportunity to provide a brief description to be included in the conference packs for delegates
- List of delegates will be available at the Conference
- Type of space: Exhibitors to supply their own generic stands. Each stand to be equipped with one 6′ baized trestle table plus 2 chairs
- Charges for stands remain at the 2007 rate
The main Exhibition Room will again be the Gladstone Library and there will
be 28 stands (6’) in this space. There will be a number of similar stand spaces
available in the River Room, but as this is a smaller space the charges for this
room are lower.
EXHIBTION CHARGES FOR 6’ (Approx) UNIT
GLADSTONE LIBRARY
| |
First Unit |
Second Unit |
| Supporting Members |
£575.00 |
£525.00 |
| Non Supporting Members |
£675.00 |
£625.00 |
RIVER ROOM
| |
First Unit |
Second Unit |
| Supporting Members |
£525.00 |
£475.00 |
| Non Supporting Members |
£625.00 |
£575.00 |
Supporting Membership of COBIS is £195/year. Please contact COBIS General Secretary for details.
Exhibition charges cover lunch on Sunday and Monday and coffees for two
people per unit. Additional representative cost is £55 per person per day, which
includes lunch and coffees.
Please fill in the Exhibitors’ Booking Form,
which should be forwarded to COBIS:
general.secretary@cobis.org.uk
or by Fax: +44 (0)1865 488 666
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Please note that bookings for accommodation at the hotel will need to be made
through the COBIS Secretariat and NOT
directly with the hotel.
HOTEL ACCOMODATION
The hotel accommodation will be at One Whitehall Place & The Royal
Horseguards, Westminster (address as specified at the top of page). The
cost of accommodation per night in the hotel is £131.25 per room including
breakfast for single occupancy. Double occupancy is £152.25 per room
including breakfast.
SET UP TIME
In the Library the setting-up can be done on Saturday, 10th May from 07:00
hours. In the River Room the setting-up can only be done on the morning of
Sunday, 11th May from 07:00 hours.
CONFERENCE TIMES
| Saturday |
17:00 – 22:00 (Reception and Dinner) |
| Sunday |
09:00 – 17:00 (Conference sessions) |
| Monday |
09:00 – 17:00 (Conference
sessions) 19:00 for 19:30
Annual Dinner (Black Tie event) |
(Conference times are approximate at present and will be confirmed at a later
date).
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