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BLCS DFKG 2016 Full Conference Joint Conference of the British & German Liquid Crystal Societies University of Edinburgh, 21-23 March, 2016 the Perfect Pixel Discover the difference. Display Materials by Merck. Welcome from the conference chairs Welcome to the first joint conference of the British Liquid Crystal Society (BLCS) and the German Liquid Crystal Society (DFKG), held at the University of Edinburgh, 21-23 March, 2016. The conference is located on the first floor of the John McIntyre Conference Centre (JMCC), on the Pollock Halls Campus of the University of Edinburgh, about 1 to 2 miles (a short taxi or bus ride) from Edinburgh City Centre and nestling at the foot of Arthur’s Seat. Entrance to the Pollock Halls campus is via the Holyrood Park Road entrance. Close to this entrance, you will also find the Edinburgh First Reception Centre, for all enquiries related to University-owned facilities/accommodation, tourist and travel information, and booking of taxis. Left: Edinburgh First Reception Centre, Pollock Halls (for University-owned accommodation). Right: John McIntyre Conference Centre (location of all conference sessions). Free WiFi is available throughout the JMCC (SSID: keysurf). Note that this will work for 24 hours at a time only, and so will require re-registering each day. Alternatively, for those who are able to use it, the Eduroam WiFi system is also available throughout the University of Edinburgh. Oral presentations will be held in the Pentland East room. If you are a speaker, please use the various lunch/coffee breaks to upload and check your presentation in advance of your session, and also to make yourself familiar to your session chair. You may use your own laptop if you prefer. Please keep strictly to the speaker timetable, and use the radio microphones provided. Poster presentations will be held in the Pentland West room. There are 2 poster/exhibition sessions, on the Monday and Tuesday evenings. Please ensure your poster is put up before 5:30pm on Monday evening in time for the first poster session. Please also remove your poster by 7:00pm, after the Tuesday session is completed. Thank you again for taking the time to attend the conference. We hope you enjoy the programme! A full-colour PDF of these proceedings can also be downloaded from our website: blcs2016.eng.ed.ac.uk/programme. Dr Philip J.W. Hands, University of Edinburgh Prof Matthias Lehmann, University of Würzburg Thank you to our sponsors: Please take the time to visit our exhibitors during your breaks and the poster sessions. We express sincere thanks to our sponsors, without whose invaluable support, this conference would not have been possible. www.edinburghfirst.co.uk Pollock Halls Car park (parking in designated areas only) Chancellor’s Court Bicycle shed Door for rooms HOLYROOD PARK LG001-LG011 Residential accommodation G001-G055 Footpath 1001-1068 Chancellor’s 2001-2068 Court 3001-3068 4002-4023 Grant House Door for rooms RECEPTION MAIN CENTRE G056-G077 ENTRANCE 1069-1092 John McIntyre 2069-2092 Conference Centre Parkside Bowling Lee 3069-3092 Club (Private) St. Leonard’s Hall House To City Centre Restaurant/ Turner 4024-4031 Bus Station Bar/Shop House Train Station Airport Bus John Burnett Door for rooms House G078-G106 1093-1122 DALKEITH ROAD (A7) HOLYROOD PARK ROAD Baird Ewing 2093-2122 Royal Commonwealth House House Swimming Pool 3093-3122 4032-4044 Masson House Hotel Holland House Bus Stop (from city B Block D Block centre) Salisbury Holland House Bus Stop Green Hotel A Block C Block (to city centre) South Hall SALISBURY ROAD PEDESTRIAN Holland ENTRANCE House Annexe Closed 1.00am Squash Courts to 6.00am Abden House Fraser Court TO A702 EDINBURGH BYPASS Check out 10.30am on your day of departure Breakfast is served from 07.30am – 10.00am Reception may be contacted 24 hours a day, please check your in-room information Tourist information & tours are available at Reception Extension of stay please contact Reception the night before your original departure www.edinburghfirst.co.uk Edinburgh BUS STATION CALTON HILL T S H QUEEN ST IT A90 FORTH ROAD E L BRIDGE & NORTH RE G ENT E TER T A HOLYROOD G Q GEORGE ST N U O PALACE E N. 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