ASCL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

Yes, we would encourage you to bring your colleagues and team members to the conference. We are able to offer group discounts as follows:

• Small Group (2-4 delegates) – 10% discount per person
• Large Group (5+ delegates) – 25% discount per person

You do not have to be a member of ASCL to attend the event.

We are working on the conference programme at the moment and full details will be available in due course.

Our latest conference updates will be posted on X first, so make sure you are following us @ASCL_UK. You can join in the conversation by using the hashtag #ASCL2025.

We will be compiling the workshop programme over the Autumn term, workshops will be open for delegate bookings from late January 2025 until mid February 2025. Full details and deadlines will be announced in January 2025.

We encourage delegates to book their workshops before the conference. Entrance to workshops is by ticket only. If you choose not to book in advance, you may not be able to attend your preferred workshop.

If you are interested in potentially delivering a workshop session for us, we’d love to hear from you. Please email annualconference@ascl.org.uk with your details and a short paragraph about your potential session. We will look at these and then contact potential speakers with a proposal form if we would like more details. The proposals are then considered by our planning team and successful applicants will be contacted by Christmas 2024.

It should be noted that submitting a proposal does not guarantee acceptance in to the programme as we are usually lucky enough to receive more proposals than available workshop spaces. Delivering a workshop is strictly not a sales opportunity. Delegates are particularly interested in sessions which share good practice and provide information which they can use in their own settings.

Please contact our exhibitions team in the first instance – exhibitions@ascl.org.uk – they will then be in contact once the exhibition opens for booking.

Accommodation is not arranged by ASCL. If you need to book accommodation, we are working with an agent, Reservation Highway, who have negotiated preferential rates at nearby hotels. 

You can book your accommodation online here by email admin@reservation-highway.co.uk or by phone on 01423 525577. 

Click here to view the hotel list.

The ACC is located on the Liverpool Waterfront. The nearest mainline station is Liverpool Lime Street, which is a 20 minutes’ walk or short taxi ride away. If you choose to drive, the nearest car parking can be found at Kings Dock Car Park. Details of how to get to the conference can be found here.

We will be compiling a highlights reel during the event and a photographer and videographer will be present at the conference. At busy events we are not able to request individual consent for all photography but if you do not wish to be included, please let us know.
 

Dress code for the day is Business Dress. If you are attending the Annual Dinner on Friday night, dress code is formal/business dress.

If you are unable to attend the conference, please advise us as soon as possible. All cancellations must be confirmed in writing.

By making a booking online or by email you are agreeing to accept our terms and conditions, please refer to these to find out about our cancellation policy and charges.  From this point forward, your booking will be subject to the cancellation charges outlined below:

From confirmation of booking: £50 admin charge
Within 10 weeks of conference: 25% charge
Within 6 weeks of conference: 50% charge
Within 4 weeks of conference: total fee

If you need to change your attendance at Annual Conference, please let us know as soon as you can. Please be aware that changes to delegate attendance require some administration to undertake so an administration charge will be applied. 
 

If you need to send a substitute delegate, there is no charge to do so. We need their details in writing in order to update our database and communications for the conference. Please be aware that changes to delegate attendance duration require some administration to undertake so an administration charge will be applied. 

You will need to update details for your accommodation directly with the provider.
 

Sustainability at our events is important to us and over the years, we have been working to reduce the amount of paper produced in support of our events and encouraging the use of technology to improve delegate experience.

The ACC is a carbon neutral venue and has a Green Tourism Silver Award. You can take a look at their Sustainability Strategy here.