15^th Paediatric Rheumatology European
Society Congress
Sunday 14^th - Wednesday 17^th September 2008
University College London, UK

Venue

The Congress will be held at University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT. UCL was founded in 1826 and is the oldest multi-faculty constituent college of the University of London. It is situated at the heart of what has been described as ‘the knowledge capital of the world’. More than 4,000 academic and research staff in 72 departments are dedicated to research and teaching of 19,000 students to the highest standards. It was recently listed as one of the top 10 universities in the world.

Location
The venue is situated within a 10 -15 minute walk of UK mainline stations London Euston, London St Pancras and London Kings Cross. The nearest London Underground stations to the venue are Euston Square (Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line), Goodge Street (Northern Line) and Euston (Victoria Line and Northern Line). All London Underground stations listed above are within a 10 minute walk of the venue. For a detailed underground system map please visit: www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/Standard-Tube-map.pdf

The following buses stop on Gower Street: 10, 14, 24, 29, 73 134 and 390. In addition, there are also a large number of which serve the surrounding area. For full details of these services please visit: www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/

London
London is the UK’s hub of culture, arts, government and politics, media, law and finance. London offers a scene and status unrivalled by any other city. Many of London’s major attractions, including the British Museum, the British Library, Europe’s busiest shopping area, Oxford Street and the theatres of the West End are situated a short distance from UCL.

For information on all that there is to see and do in London and the United Kingdom, please visit: www.visitlondon.com +44 (0)20 7234 5800 or www.visitbritain.com +44 (0)20 8846 9000.

Travelling to London

By Air

London is served by five major airports, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, London City and London Luton that link London to all major Domestic, European and International cities. For further information please visit:

www.heathrowairport.com or +44 (0)870 000 0123
www.gatwickairport.com or +44 (0)870 000 2468
www.stanstedairport.com or +44 (0)870 000 0303
www.londoncityairport.com or +44 (0)20 7646 0000/88
www.london-luton.co.uk or +44 (0)1582 405100

London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted airports are connected to central London by a high speed train network which offers a fast and regular service. For further information please visit:

www.heathrowexpress.com or +44 (0)845 600 1515
www.gatwickexpress.com or + 44 (0)845 850 1530
www.standstedexpress.com or +44 (0)845 600 7245

London City Airport is located on the Docklands Light Railway which is connected to the London Underground Network.

Luton Airport Parkway is the nearest railway station to London Luton Airport. There is a free shuttle service that runs regularly from the front of the airport to this station. Connections from Luton Airport Parkway to St Pancras take 20-35 minutes depending on the service and are provided by Midland Mainline and First Capital Connect. For further information please visit:

www.midlandmainline.com or +44 (0)8457 125 678
www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk or +44 (0)845 026 4700

By Rail

London Kings Cross and London St Pancras Railway Stations (served by London Kings Cross St Pancras London Underground Station – Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City lines) and London Euston (Victoria and Northern London Underground Lines) link London with the north of England (Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, York, Newcastle and Birmingham) and Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh). These stations are all within 5-10 minutes walking distance of UCL.

London Paddington Railway Station (Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith and City London Underground Lines) links London with South West England (Bristol and Bath) and South Wales (Cardiff and Swansea).

London Liverpool Street Railway Station (Central, Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metrpolitan London Underground Lines) links London with East Anglia and to the East of London (Kent, Essex).

London Waterloo Railway Station (Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo London Underground lines) and London Victoria Railway Station (Victoria, Circle and District London Underground Lines) link London with the South of England (Brighton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton).

For further information please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or telephone 08457 48 49 50 (for callers within the UK) or +44 (0)20 7278 5240 (for callers from overseas)

St Pancras International Railway Station, links London directly with Northern Europe (Paris, Lille and Brussels) via Eurostar. The journey time from London to Paris is under 2 hours. For further information visit www.eurostar.com or call 08705 186 186 (from within the UK) or +44 (0)1233 617 575 (from outside the UK).

By Car

London is accessible from the North by the M6, M1 and A1(M). The venue is situated off Euston Road and is easily accessible by the Westway A40(M). The venue is located within the London Congestion Charge Zone. For further information on the Congestion Charge please visit www.cclondon.com or telephone 0845 900 1234 (from within the UK) or +44 (0)20 7649 9122 (for international callers).

We advise you not to bring a car to London and because of UCL’s central location, there is little need for a car. Car parking spaces in central London are very limited and therefore expensive.