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1st March 2006

Register Now for the natural stone and building conservation conference

Network, learn and share knowledge at the CPD accredited Natural Stone & Building Conservation Conference taking place at the Natural Stone Show ExCeL, London 14-16 March.

The 2006 Conference will maintain its broad focus on New Build and Conservation with the objective of bringing together under one roof all of those who have an interest in the design and use of stone as a building material. The New Build and Conservation sessions will run from 11.00-13.00 and 13.30-16.30 respectively.

The Conference is being organised in conjunction with the main show supporters: Royal Institute of British Architects, Stone Federation Great Britain, English Heritage Natural Stone Specialist and the Architects’ Journal.

Thematic sessions over the three days range from ‘Stone in the City’ and ‘Stone the New Product In Design’ to ‘Case Studies in Building Conservation’ and ‘The Right Stuff - Stone Selection, Testing and Evaluation of Treatments for the Repair and Conservation of Historic Buildings’.

The opening session features David Heath the Chief Conservation Architect for English Heritage discussing Natural Stone and the repair of the Historic Environment’, Paola Blasi from the International Stone Centre in Carrara providing an International perspective on the UK dimensional Stone Market, Professor Peter Doyle launching a Stone Forum for England and Sidell Gibson architect Graham Lee presenting The benefits of using natural stone. A full conference timetable is listed below.

Attendance procedure

Attendance is free of charge and is on a strictly first come first served basis. The exception to this is the Wednesday morning ‘Stone in the City’ session where registration must be in advance by contacting the Stone Federation: tel 01303 856123 fax 01303 221095 or e-mail Sandra@stone-federationgb.org.uk

Access

Entrance can only be gained by registering for the Natural Stone Show and following the signposts to the Conference from the main entrance. These will take you through the centre of the hall and past the Stone Federation Village, Conservation and Demonstration areas until you reach the stairs/lift adjacent to stand P28 and opposite E60. Then simply take the stairs or lift to the Waterfront Rooms 5 & 6.

CPD accreditation

CPD attendance certificates are immediately available from the room supervisors at the end of each session.

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Pre-Register Now

Admission to the show is free but if you pre-register you will receive:

A personalised entry badge giving you fast track entry to the show so you can avoid the queues

A free show catalogue on arrival (normal price £4)

£5 discount off a subscription to the Natural Stone Specialist

£5 discount off the cost of the newly-published 2006/2007 edition of the Natural Stone Directory

To pre-register for the Natural Stone Show 2006 Click here and complete the form on the show website. Your express entry badge will be mailed to you four weeks before the show.

Also if you have colleagues who would like to attend simply forward this email to them or call the organisers on 0115 945 3887 for free entry tickets.

For full information on the Natural Stone Show 2006 including the most up to date exhibitor list, visit the show website at http://www.stoneshow.co.uk/

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Subject: Conference programme announced for the Natural Stone & Building Conservation Conference 2006

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For more information please contact us at:
Telephone: +44 (0)115 945 3887
Fax: +44 (0)115 985 2651
Email: stoneshow@qmj.co.uk

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