Registration
If you are an academic attendee you can register for this event for free. Registration includes a place at the meeting dinner on the evening of Tuesday 5 January. We will be going to Panda Mami. We will email you nearer the time of the event if do want to attend the dinner. This is to ensure accurate numbers for the restaurant.
Admittance to this event is for registered and authorised attendees only. Unfortunately we cannot permit access to visitors or allow non-registered persons to enter the meeting. Registration will close on Friday 4 December.
If you are not an academic and are from a commercial organisation, you will need to pay to attend this event as a sponsor, further information can be found on the Sponsorship page.
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.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the event organiser Kate Wooding.
Venue and Travel
Flow Cytometry Facilities Meeting 2027 will take place at the University of York, Department of Biology, Wentworth Way, York YO10 5DD.
Getting to the University of York
The event will take place in the Department of Biology at the University of York, located in Campus West, on the University’s main campus to the south-east of York city centre.
The Biology buildings are marked as number 10 on the University’s campus map. You can view the campus PDF map, as well as find further directions and travel information, on the University of York Transport, Maps and Parking webpage.
York city centre is approximately a 15-minute cycle or 30-minute walk from Campus West. It is a 50-minute walk from the train station.
Further information about buses, trains and taxis serving the University can be found on the University of York public transport webpage.
Travelling by train
York is well connected by rail, with frequent services on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh. Direct services also connect York with Leeds and Manchester Airport.
The University is a short bus or taxi journey from York railway station, with bus stops and a taxi rank located directly outside the main station entrance.
A taxi journey from the station to the University takes approximately 15 minutes and costs around £12 one way, while travelling by bus takes approximately 22 minutes. Please note that Uber is not licensed to operate within the City of York.
Travelling by car and parking
Parking at the University is limited. Pay and Display car parks operate. Further information can be found here.
Accessibility
If you have accessibility requirements you would like to inform us of, please email kate@rms.org.uk.
Meeting Dinner
Registration includes a place at the meeting dinner on the evening of Tuesday 5 January at 19:00. We will be going to Panda Mami. You will be asked for your dietary requirements at the time of registration and whether you are interested in attending the dinner. Please note we will email you nearer the time to confirm your attendance at this dinner, as we would like to give as accurate a number to the restaurant as possible.
The restaurant address is Panda Mami, 19 Bridge Street, York, YO1 6DA.
Attendee Information
Further information will be sent out to you, by email, nearer the time of the meeting.
The RMS are committed to reducing waste and making all of our activities more sustainable. With this in mind, we have reduced the amount of printing associated with our events, turning to online solutions, therefore, we will only be providing an electronic copy of the pdf meeting booklet, sent to you prior to the meeting. We will also not be producing any materials specifically for this event.
There is no dress code for this meeting, or dinner.
If, for health reasons, you would like to wear a face covering/mask at our event, we welcome anyone to do so if they wish.
The programme for this meeting will start with lunch on Tuesday 5 January and will finish with lunch on Wednesday 6 January. This will be an in person meeting and there will not be the opportunity to attend online.
Lunches and refreshments will be provided. A dinner at 19:00 will be on Tuesday 5 January, this is included in your registration.
Every care will be taken to cater for any dietary requirements or allergens. Attendees must make the RMS aware of these requirements via the registration process. If you have any concerns, please contact kate@rms.org.uk.
Presenting at the Meeting
If you are giving a talk, please note your talk time and duration on the programme. A laptop with a data projector will be provided. Please bring your presentation on a memory stick. If you wish to use your own PC or Mac, please bring the appropriate connector to attach it to the data projector. If you have travelled from outside the UK please ensure you have a UK power adaptor.
You will need to be available during the break before your talk to load your presentation on to the AV system and to make sure it works. This will enable the session to run smoothly and to time.
Photography at RMS Events
Taking photographs or video of the submitted or invited presentations is not permitted during this RMS event. Presentations at this event may contain unpublished work and the taking of photographs may discourage those with unpublished research from attending and presenting at this and future events. Attendees that take photographs or videos of talks at this event will be asked to stop.
Official Photography
There may be a number of people taking official photographs to record this event and also to use in future promotional material for the RMS. If for any reason you do not wish to be included in these photos, please let your RMS event organiser know on the day of the event.
Code of Conduct
Please ensure that you have read and understood the RMS Code of Conduct prior to attending the event.
New for 2027: Working with Industry for Imaging Core Facilities
Taking place in York between the FLOW and UKLMF RMS meetings, this split-day event brings together core facility staff and industry partners to explore funding, finding industry connections, contracts and more. Places are limited, apply HERE. Registration for either the FLOW or UKLMF meeting doesn't include it.