Venue

The conference will be held at the Wellcome Trust Millennium Building, Wakehurst Place which is administered by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at the conference facilities of the University of Sussex, Brighton.

The first day of the conference will be held at Wakehurst Place and include tours of the seed laboratories as well as the arboretum and picturesque grounds.

The accommodation (all in ensuite rooms) and the remainder of the conference will be based at the University of Sussex. The University of Sussex, nestled in the South Downs, is situated in a designated 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', with easy access to Brighton, London and Gatwick Airport. The University campus, set in 200 acres of beautiful parkland, is like a large self-contained village with lecture theatres, seminar rooms, accommodation, restaurants, bars, shops and sports facilities all within easy walking distance.

 

The City of Brighton & Hove

Just a few minutes away from the campus is the lively, cosmopolitan, seaside town of Brighton with its great leisure facilities and its rich, eclectic cultural life which presents opportunities to sample some of the local cuisine, shopping and sights. For more information on the City of Brighton & Hove, go to the visit Brighton website.