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.

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.

Workshop bookings are made through your online MyASCL account. Once you have booked your place as a conference delegate, you will receive an email to confirm your attendance.  You will then receive a second email which will contain detailed instructions on your attendance and how to book your workshop sessions.

If you do not receive this second email, please contact annualconference@ascl.org.uk and we will resend the instructions.

If you do not already have a login to MyASCL (as an ASCL member or if you have booked an event as a non-member), please contact the website team at website@ascl.org.uk and they will provide you with your login details. 

Confirmation of your session choices will be included in your final joining instructions. Tickets for each session will be emailed to you.

There are four separate sets of workshops taking place across the two days. Please choose only one workshop per session for each day you are booked to attend.

Please do not make multiple choices per session as this causes errors.

If there are several sessions you would like to attend, don’t worry, we are collecting resources for all sessions and these will be shared with all delegates after the event.

It is recommended you make your choices in advance as it allows us to ensure that everyone is allocated the correct tickets for the workshops they want to attend, and that you are able to attend your preferred choices. Many of our workshop sessions become full before the event. 

If you choose not to book in advance, you will be asked to wait outside the session room on the day and if there is capacity in the room, you will be able to attend. If there is no capacity, unfortunately, you will have to find an alternative session to attend.

 

If you have made an error on a workshop booking or you would like to change your workshop, please email annualconference@ascl.org.uk with your new choice(s) and we will do our best to accommodate the change.

Please book your workshop sessions by Friday 7 March. Workshop bookings made after this date cannot be guaranteed.

Workshop resources will be shared with delegates once they have been provided to us by the workshop leaders.

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.
 

Submissions for workshops for ASCL Annual Conference 2025 are now closed.

If you did submit a proposal to us, thank you for your interest; if you have not heard back from us by 31 January 2025, then please assume you have not been successful.