Never seem to have the time to socialise properly at the B.T.S. Exhibition, now's your chance!
If you are interested in attending the BTS Lectures please contact: Kim Pennell
Space's are limited so its first come first served. To see what you've missed over the years
have a look at the Gallery section of this web site.
If you are interested in attending the BTS Lectures please contact: Kim Pennell
Space's are limited so its first come first served. To see what you've missed over the years
have a look at the Gallery section of this web site.
Pre Lectures Get-together
Friday 17th February: dinner, drinks and quiz, meet in the hotel bar
7.30 pm - Ideal if staying on the 2 night package!
BTS Annual General Meeting:
19th February 11.00am –BTS members only
Venue: Aztec Hotel and Spa, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol
The Cotswold Suite
Date: 18th February 2012
Ticket price BTS Members (per person):
Lecture and Dinner £40.00
Lectures only £20.00
Ticket price Non members (per person):
Lecture and Dinner £45.00
Lectures only £25.00
Online booking subject to a fee of 5.5%
Time: 11.00 - 11.30am for registration
Lectures to start: 12 Noon
Lectures to finish: 5.30 pm approx
Dinner to start: 6.30 pm approx
Lecturers: All times approx and subject to change and overruns
12.00 noon : Ray Hale - Spiders in the media
12.30pm: Eddy Hijmensen - The quest for Brachypelma in Mexico
1.30pm: BTS Committee
2.30pm: Coffee, Tea and Biscuits
VIP Special Guests:
3.00pm: Marie-Louise Celerier - The Palm-tree tarantula Stromatopelma griseipes/calceata & other spiders of the Lamto savannah ecosystem in Ivory Coast
4.15pm: Brent E. Hendrixson, Ph.D. (USA) Presenting his lecture on
A Renaissance in Theraphosid Systematics - Case Studies in the North American Genus Aphonopelma
5.30pm: Lectures finish.
Dinner at 6.30pm until late (or until you drop).
MENU: Roast Sirloin of Beef, Yorkshire pudding & beef gravy, Gammon Joint with Pineapple, Nut Roast (v), selection of vegetables, salads, jacket potatoes, chips & breads.
Chocolate and Praline Cream Profiteroles or New York Baked Cheesecake
If you have any special dietary requirements please inform me at time of booking.
After Dinner Talk - Andrew M Smith Collecting and eating tarantulas in Cambodia
Also we have been given a special room rate for overnight stays if anyone is interested cost being:
Saturday night only £103 per double room
£80 per single room
This price includes full use of the leisure facilities and breakfast.
Payment on checkout by yourselves.
Friday and Saturday Special Friday night Dinner, Saturday, Sunday Bed & Breakfast
Total cost for the weekend stay.
Single £157.00 or Double / twin £225.00
If you wish to stay please can you let me know as soon as possible so I can book a room for you?
If you would like to bring guests who may not necessarily like to come to the lecture but would like to have dinner with us this can also be arranged, the hotel will gladly allow the use of their facilities whilst the lectures are in progress. The cost for this would be £26.00 for the dinner only.
Lodge on the Park: This is next door to the Aztec Hotel; if you wish to stay here you will need to arrange this yourselves.
Payment details- You will need to book your place by the 10th December 2011 and payment must be received no later than the 1st January 2012 book online with the bts online estore
You do not have to a member of the BTS to attend. Under 16’s are welcome but must to properly supervised at all times. All Dinner and lecture tickets by advance bookings only. Refunds on cancelled places before December 31st will incur a small admin charge.
No refunds can be given after Jan 16th 2012.
NOTE: The selling of tarantulas is strictly forbidden, you may exchange or swap tarantulas. So it’s an ideal place to pass on males etc. The use of video equipment during the lectures will be restricted to official use only. Photographs are permitted within reason. Any live tarantulas must not be visible to the public and other hotel guests.
Prices and times are subject to change without prior notice.
Kim Pennell
B.T.S. Lectures and Dinner Organiser
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