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Annual Conference & AGM, 2010

'Whose statistics?'

Saturday 27 February, 2010

Friends House, Euston Road

London NW1 2BJ

The overall conference theme is 'Whose statistics?', encapsulating RadStats concerns as outlined in www.radstats.org.uk/about.htm

Booking

Please fill out and return the booking form as instructed.

£25 members / £35 non-members / £40 non-members including membership. £10 reduction student/low income (self-defined).

Queries to admin@radstats.org.uk.

Programme

David Miller on Spinwatch / Eileen Magnello on Florence Nightingale / Paul Marchant on street lighting / Heather Brooke on Right to know / Harvey Goldstein on statistical ethics / Danny Dorling on statistics of injustice / activity workshops ...

View or print the programme (PDF).

Social events

Join us for the following social events:

• Friday night social gathering at the Perseverance pub (from 7:00 pm), 63 Lamb’s Conduit St., WC1N 3NB. Food will be available to order until 9.45pm. Quiz night: bring a multiple choice question, or answer ours.
  
  
• Saturday evening meal (6:30 pm) at Shah Tandoori, 159 Drummond Street, London, NW1 2PB (020-7383-5658). Meet before at the Crown and Anchor, 137 Drummond Street.
  
  
• Sunday morning walk. Meet at 10:15. Further details available at the conference, depending on weather & interests.

Map of Venues

Directions to Friends House

(as from their website):

Friends House couldn’t be easier to reach: location map (Multimap)

Tel: 020 7663 1094/1095 for events or 020 7663 1000 for reception.

By rail : From its position opposite Euston’s rail and tube stations, it is a ten minute walk from King’s Cross Station and St Pancras International Terminus. All major rail terminals are easily reached by tube.

By tube : The nearest tube stations are Euston and Euston Square , which are on the Northern, Victoria , Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines.

By bus : Numbers 10, 18, 30, 73, 205 and 390 pass the door whilst 59, 68, 91, 168, and 253 stop nearby.

By car : Friends House is within a meter parking zone. Charges must be paid Monday to Friday 08.30 - 18.30 and Saturday 09.00 - 13.30. There are alternative, longer-term parking facilities under Euston Station. Please note that Friends House is within the congestion charge zone. For details of how to pay please go to http://www.cclondon.com/.

 International visits : St Pancras International Terminus is a ten minute walk away. Nearby Paddington Station offers a frequent shuttle service to Heathrow Airport . All London airports are easily reached from Euston.

Accommodation

Below are some suggestions of hotels & hostels in the surrounding area that may be of use:

• Travelodge Euston, 1-11 Grafton Place London NW1 1DJ www.travelodge.co.uk rooms (including family rooms) from £35 per night Alternatively, there are London Kings Cross and London Farringdon Travelodges near Kings Cross.



• St Pancras Youth Hostel, 79-81 Euston Road NW1 www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/london/hostels/london-st-pancras/index.aspx prices from £21.95 per night; just down the road from Friends House



• Imperial London Hotels, 6 hotels, of which cheapest it the ‘Country’ Upper Woburn Place WC1H 0JW www.imperialhotels.co.uk/county1_hotel.aspx single £43 & double £56 (with 1 bathroom to 4 bedrooms)



• Generator Hostel, 37 Tavistock Place Russell Square WC1H 9SE www.generatorhostels.com/en/london prices from £15 per night



• Ibis London Euston, 3 Cardington Street NW1 www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-0921-ibis-london-euston-st-pancras/index.shtml rooms from £79 per night



• St Pancras Hotels, 3 hotels, of which cheapest it the ‘Montana Excel’ 18 Argyle Square WC1H 8AS www.stpancrashotels.co.uk single £40, double £56, triple £80 & family (4/5 people) £95



• For other accommodation see www.4tourism.com/uk/london.html or www.booking.com/Euston-station or www.laterooms.com or www.londontown.com/hotels