Culham Conference Centre

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About Culham Conference Centre:

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Venue descripton:

Amphitheatre

A full size amphitheatre seating 280 in fixed seats with individual writing tables benefits from Stereo Sound, Radio and Desk Microphones, Large Screen VHS display, 3 stage lighting, Laser pointer and Technical support staff.

Other facilities include a restaurant, Kiosk, shop, sports facilities (ranging from snooker club to football pitch), social club and nature reserve.

The 80 hectare campus-style site provides flexible space and an attractive working environment in an area renowned for its scientific and technological strength.

Venue location:

Travelling to Culham Science Centre.

By Air: London Heathrow International Airport is within easy reach of Culham (60 minutes by car or taxi) and regular scheduled flights to all parts of the United Kingdom, Europe and elsewhere.

By Rail: Rail users may travel to nearby Culham Railway Station which is only a few minutes walk from the main entrance, and which is a mainline station with regular service connections to Oxford, London and elsewhere.

By Bus from Abingdon or Oxford: Culham Science Centre is served by a daily bus service operated by Thames Travel, for the current timetable please check at www.busbook.co.uk.

By Road: From the M4: Leave the Motorway at junction 13 and join the A34 Northbound (signposted Oxford, Newbury). Continue along this dual carriageway for approximately 16 miles and at the intersection with the A415 (signposted Abingdon) leave the A34 by the slip road and join the A415 eastwards. Continue on this road for 4 miles passing through Abingdon and shortly after crossing over the railway line the entrance to Culham will be seen on the left hand-side.

From the M40 Northbound: Leave the Motorway at junction 6 (signposted Watlington) and join the B4009 westwards. Continue along this road and at its junction with the A4074 turn right. Continue along the A4074 and at the second roundabout take the first exit onto the A415 and after passing through Clifton Hampden the main entrance to Culham will be seen on the right-hand side.

From the M40 Southbound: Leave the Motorway at junction 9 and join the A34 southwards. Continue on this dual carriageway for approximately 15 miles and at the intersection with the A415 (signposted Abingdon) leave the A34 by the slip road and join the A415 eastwards. Continue on this road for 4 miles passing through Abingdon and shortly after crossing over the railway line the entrance to Culham will be seen on the left-hand side.

Conference facilities:

Culham Science Centre occupies part of what was previously the Royal Naval Air Station, HMS Hornbill. In 1959 the UKAEA decided to move the Fusion research teams from their existing sites, to one new laboratory on the redundant airfield site. Once the construction of office and laboratory space was completed in 1963 the site became known as Culham Laboratory.

Initially, the UKAEA's work at Culham specialised in nuclear fusion and later this was a factor in the decision to locate the European Community's fusion project JET (Joint European Torus) at Culham.