Welcome Reception

The Cambridge Union Society

The welcome reception will take place on Sunday 30 June and is open to all registered delegates.

The Cambridge Union Society, now the oldest debating society in the world and largest student society in Cambridge, remains a unique forum for the free exchange of ideas and the art of public debate. In the past, the Society has hosted such figures as Stephen Hawking, Theodore Roosevelt and the current Dalai Lama, and it continues to provide Cambridge students with the opportunity to meet and question the people that shape our world. It has grown into the central forum for student discussion in Cambridge.

As an educational charity and hub for prominent figures, The Cambridge Union Society offers a platform for freedom of speech and discussion, with a reach to audiences across the world.

Address: 9a Bridge Street, Cambridge, UK, CB2 1UB (Google maps)
Website: cus.org

Conference Gala Dinner

The Guildhall

The gala dinner will take place on Wednesday 3 July at the Guildhall.

Cambridge Guildhall is a civic building in the centre of the historic city of Cambridge.It is owned and managed by the Cambridge City Council, and it is their seat of government. The Guildhall is located on the south side of Market Hill, the market square in Cambridge, between Peas Hill to the west and Guildhall Street to the east.

It is a Grade II listed building.

The Guildhall

Address
Market Square
Cambridge
CB2 3QJ

The National Institute for Agricultural Botany (NIAB) technical tour

Tour Date: Friday, 05 July 2024
Meeting Time: 14:00
Meeting Location: Cambridge Union Society
Bus Departure Time: 14:00
Return Time: 19:00

Tour includes:

Stop on the trial grounds to show certification systems and DUS in the UK
Stop in the glasshouses to show pre-breeding work.
Tour of the Official Seed Testing Station and Seed pathology labs.
Tour of transgenics or a poster display depending on building works at NIAB.

Tour price: 25 GBP

For registration and payment, please write an email to events@ista.ch.

The tour limits only 70 delegates, we highly recommend you register as soon as possible.