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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).

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EXHIBITORS’ BOOKING FORM