By Plane: Birmingham International Airport is easily accessible with over 28 scheduled airlines linking the city nationally and internationally.  Birmingham International Station is connected directly to the terminal building via a Monorail system and operates services regularly (approx every 10 minutes) to Birmingham City Centre (New Street Station); the journey time is approx 10 minutes (on a direct train).

By Train:  Birmingham New Street Station, the UK’s largest interchange rail station is minutes from the ICC, with regular direct services from London (90 mins), Edinburgh (4h 20 mins), Cardiff (2 hrs).

By Car: Parking for the venue is located within The NIA, which is just a short walk away from The ICC. The NIA is situated in Birmingham city centre; its central location ensures it is at the hub of the UK motorway network. Visitors from any direction can travel to The NIA using the following motorways – M1, M5, M6, M6 Toll, M40 and M42. The NIA is signposted on motorways and major roads and is marked on most maps. If you decide to travel by car, we recommend that you allow plenty of time for your journey.

Using Sat Nav If you are using a satellite navigation system please enter the postcode B1 2AA to pinpoint us. Please be aware that the Sat Nav system will not direct you into The NIA car parks. Please follow the clearly signposted directions once in the vicinity of the venue.

Car Parking There are four car parks located at The NIA. North – King Edward’s Road (open 24 hours) South Upper – Sheepcote Street (open 0645 – 1900, Monday – Friday, extended for events) South Lower – St Vincent Street (open for events only) Community Hall – Junction of King Edward’s Road and Sheepcote Street (open 0700 – 0000)

Parking Charges Pay and Display tickets may be purchased from the machines situated on each level. An appropriate ticket must be clearly displayed in the windscreen of the vehicle.
Parking Charges:

• Up to 2 hours £2.00
• 2-4 hours £4.00
• 4-8 hours £6.00
• 8-24 hours £8.00

For our short stay customers, a limited number of spaces on Level 9 of the North car park and Level 1 of Community Hall car park allow for 1 hour parking at a cost of 50p per hour.

Ticket machines will accept 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 coins. They do not give change but will accept overpayments.

For your assistance, a change machine is permanently located on the North Car Park at Stage Door.

All charges are inclusive of VAT and apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Parking for Blue Badge holders

Blue Badge holders are exempt from all charges, provided the Blue Badge is clearly displayed.

Click here to download the NIA Car Park Map.

Dear Colleagues,

The FIS (Federation of Infection Societies) Annual Conference is a collaboration between all organisations who have an interest in infection from across the UK. In 2013, BSAC (British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy) will host the three day event on behalf of all societies at the prestigious ICC in the heart of Birmingham.

The programme features state of the art plenary and parallel sessions, workshops and much more. The agenda covers the full spectrum of infection prevention, research, diagnosis and treatment which will provide a fantastic opportunity for all involved to learn the latest developments in the ever evolving field of infection.

For the first time at FIS, poster walks will be interactive with a new speakers corner and the whole exhibition area will be interesting and interactive.
The meeting is open to all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with infection and we look forward to seeing you all there.

Registration for this meeting is open now and we strongly recommended you take advantage of the 2013 lowered early bird registration rate and to receive the FIS 2013 e-newsletter.

Submission Info

Submission of Abstracts

The Conference Organiser must receive your abstract on or before 23:59 BST, Friday 26th July 2013 and must be submitted through the online submission area (coming soon).

A small number of oral presentation slots will be available. If you would like your abstract to be considered for oral presentation, please remember to indicate this when submitting your abstract. The majority of abstracts submitted will be chosen for poster presentation, but we must keep oral presentations to a designated quantity.

The categories for abstracts being called for are listed at the bottom of this page. Please refer to this before submitting.

Instructions for Submission of Abstracts

Click here for submission criteria and instructions. (coming soon)

Please note- once you have started your submission, all sections must be complete in order for your submission to be saved. You can enter ‘still to be completed’ in the relevant box if you are not ready to submit all information.

Confirmation of Receipt of Abstracts

You will automatically be sent an acknowledgement via email to confirm that your abstract has been received. If you do not receive this confirmation within 24 hours of uploading your abstract then please contact the Conference Organisers immediately.

Evaluation

All abstracts will be evaluated by the FIS Committee.

Notification of Accepted Abstracts

Authors will be informed of the decision of the Scientific Committee at the address given for correspondence by the beginning of October 2013, and their decision is final. At that time you will be given full details of the format and timing of your presentation. Please note that all presenters of accepted abstracts will be expected to register for the conference at the appropriate rate.

Abstract Categories

The FIS (Federation of Infection Societies) Conference is a collaboration between all organisations who have an interest in infection across the UK. In 2013, BSAC (British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy) will host the event on behalf of all societies at the prestigious ICC in the heart of Birmingham.

The inclusive programme features state of the art plenary and parallel sessions, workshops, and much more. The Scientific Programme covers the full spectrum of infection prevention, research, diagnosis and treatment.

Sponsor or Exhibit at FIS 2013 to engage with the largest UK infection audience through:

• Sponsored sessions linked to the Scientific Programme (limited opportunities – booking early highly recommended)
• Your own Meet the Expert sessions in the Speakers Corner
• Unique opportunities for delegate communication before the event
• Infection prevention – feature your product in our “Design infection out” ward in the exhibition area
• A passport competition to encourage delegates to visit every stand
• Ward rounds by a “mad professor” during the break times to encourage delegates to see every stand

The meeting is open to all scientists, researchers and healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with infection.

Registration for the meeting is open NOW and the sponsors pack details are available on request.

We look forward to working with you and welcoming you to Birmingham in November 2013.

*Sponsorship Packages from £8000.

*Exhibition space from £2500.

Contact: Louis Chatten , Event Manager , Pharma Mix Ltd.

Phone: 011-44-12-2323-4814

Email: louis.chatten@pharma-mix.com

The ICC

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Birmingham
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Email: info@theicc.co.uk

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