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Registration Fees

RMS Member £550
Non Member £695

Accommodation is not included in the registration fees.

As proud supporters of the Technician Commitment, the RMS continues to offer technical training subsidies to empower and support members of the technical community to take part in RMS training events.  If you are in a technician role working in higher education or research and would like to apply for a subsidy on the course registration fee, please complete the application form under the Technician Subsidy tab before registering for the course.  If you are awarded a subsidy you may be asked to write or contribute to a short report for infocus about your learning outcomes following the training.

Further information about the RMS Technician Commitment may be found at the following link https://www.rms.org.uk/community/technician-commitment.html  

By agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of booking you have agreed to abide by the Code of Conduct set out for all attendees at RMS Events. 

Attendee Information

Further information will be sent to you by email nearer the time of the course.  In an effort to be more sustainable and reduce the environmental impact of the course, the RMS will not be printing course programmes or lecture notes, but they will be made available to registered attendees prior to the start of the course.

Accommodation

Please note accommodation is not included in your registration. We would suggest you search for  ‘accommodation near the University of York' via a web browser to find available hotels in the area and their cost.

There is a Premier Inn budget hotel a short walk from York train station.

Covid-19
Attending RMS Events 
We are not requiring people to test for covid-19 in order to attend our events, however, we advise anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 not to attend our in-person events. The list of recognised symptoms can be found at gov.uk. 
 
Masks and face coverings at events
The RMS has been following government guidance with regard to wearing masks and face coverings in public spaces.
We are not mandating that attendees must wear masks at RMS events, but we welcome anyone to do so if they wish.
There will be spare masks, hand sanitiser and covid tests available at the RMS welcome desk for anyone that requires them. 

If you have any concerns about your attendance to an event, in relation to Covid-19 procedures, please contact Victoria Masters. 

Meeting Waiver
When signing up for the event, you acknowledge that the Royal Microscopical Society are not liable for non-attendance due to travel disruptions, health problems or any other reason that might lead to an attendee not being able to attend the event.  You are strongly advised to ensure you have appropriate insurance.  Substitutions of attendees may, of course, be made subject to dietary requirements being available if at short notice, providing you inform us in writing. 

Course Venue
The Light Microscopy Summer School takes place within the Biology Department of the University of york. 

For more information on the University please visit University of York.

Travelling to the course

If you are flying to the UK, choose the Leeds-Bradford or Manchester airports. Trains from Leeds to York are frequent and approximately one hour 15 minutes. Trains direct to York from Manchester Airport take approximately one and a half hours.

York Railway Station is the closest train station. 

You can reach York by coach from many destinations around the country. National Express coaches stop at the railway station.

Meals
Lunches, tea / coffee and biscuits and 1 evening meal are included in your registration fee. Please note there is  no evening meal arranged for Tuesday evening.

Dietary and Access requirements
The RMS is committed to our attendees health and wellbeing. If you have any dietary or access requirements or questions, please contact Debbie Hunt.

Registration
Registration will be taking place at 09.00 on Monday morning at the University of York.

Admittance to this event is for registered and authorised attendees. If you have any questions, please contact the RMS contact for this event Debbie Hunt.