Tickets are on sale via Aberystwyth University’s online shop (link to online shop). Aberystwyth University has a bilingual English/Welsh policy, so if some of the text does not look like English, it is because it is Welsh - don’’t panic, just read the English.

We price tickets to encourage people to book early - this allows us to plan better.

If you want to buy enough tickets for all your team of developers, we can do that via purchase order - get in touch here.

Conference Ticket cost - this includes refreshments and conference dinner. but not accommodation:

  • Early Bird price (by 30th June): £175 inc VAT

  • Regular price (from 1st July): £250 inc VAT

University accommodation - this is the University’s newest accommodation in single rooms with en-suite facilities and breakfast. Most attendees choose to stay in it both for convenience and for the community feel. It is £65 per night, and can be added to your order in the following options:

  • Monday 2nd September - Thursday 5th September (3 nights at £195). This is what most people want, arriving in time for the tutorials on Monday, and leaving on Thursday afternoon.

  • Additional night Sunday 1st September at £65.

  • Additional night Thursday 5th September at £65

Location and Time

The conference is on Aberystwyth University's main campus, overlooking the town, as is the accommodation if you have purchased a ticket including accommodation. It will start 4pm on Monday 4th September with some tutorial sessions (included in the price). Main conference will finish in time to catch the 1:30pm train on Thursday, with some further optional free tutorial sessions on Thursday afternoon.

Travel

Train is often the easiest way to get to Aberystwyth, with a pretty two hour journey from Shrewsbury. The Monday train getting in at 15:20 is in time to attend the Monday afternoon tutorials, and the conference finishes on Thursday in time to catch the 13:30 train to London. You can get on any train to London with an off-peak ticket, which makes trains to/from Aber quite reasonable.

  • Off-peak train tickets from London (any train after 9:30am from Euston) cost around £96 return.

  • Off-peak from Birmingham International is around £68. Some cheaper tickets from Birmingham seem to be available at present, but need to be bought in advance and restrict you to a specific train.

Overseas Visitors

For European visitors, or those changing planes in Amsterdam or Dubai, Birmingham International Airport is the easiest place to fly into, with a 3 hour direct rail link to Aberystwyth. Manchester Airport is reasonable, but you will probably need to change trains twice. Train details and ticket purchase can be done here. 

EU visitors used to be able to come to the UK on National ID cards when we were a sane country. They now need a passport, like other overseas visitors. People who have bought a ticket but need a visa should contact us here, as we can provide a letter confirming they are booked for the conference. If you are likely to need a visa, it is sensible to apply three months in advance..

For USA visitors, you will probably need to travel via Heathrow. Train from London would be via London Euston, changing in Birmingham. Drive from Heathrow takes 4.5 hours and I wouldn't do it the same day I arrived in Heathrow on an overnight flight.