Date: 10th October 2008 Venue: Tate Modern - Bankside Email: seltrans@seltrans.co.uk Phone: 0208 461 7918
Tate Modern
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Seltrans, this year's special annual conference is to be held at the prestigious Tate Modern on London's Bankside.
The theme for the event is 'Seltrans - the next 10 years' and following the keynote address from Peter Hendy, Transport Commisioner for London, we have a number of interesting speakers on Bus Rapid Transit, Quality design in the public realm and the Rail Utilisation Strategy.
Proposed programme (subject to change):
09:00: Registration 09:30: Welcome to delegates 09:35: Introduction by the Chair 09:45: Keynote address - Peter Hendy, Transport Commissioner 10:15: Presentation by Network Rail - Rail Utilisation Plan 10:45: Comfort break & refreshments 11:00: Presentation - David George, Project Manager for Fastrack 11:30: Presentation - John Dales, Director of Urban Initiatives 12:15: Tour of gallery followed by lunch
You can reach Tate Modern by the following modes of transport:
By boat:
Tate boat runs every forty minutes along the Thames between Tate Britain, the London Eye and Tate Modern.
Visit http://www.tate.org.uk/tatetotate/ for further information on Tate boat services.
A ferry service from Embankment or Festival Pier to Bankside.
By Underground:
Southwark (Jubilee Line) and Blackfriars (District and Circle Lines) are the closest underground stations both of which are approximately ten minutes walk away.
By bus:
A number of buses service the area, including:
RV1 / Runs between the Tower of London, Tate Modern and Covent Garden.
45 / Streatham Hill to King's Cross via Holborn Circus stopping on Blackfriars Bridge Road.
63 / Crystal Palace to King's Cross via Farringdon Road stopping on Blackfriars Bridge Road.
100 / Elephant and castle to Shadwell stopping on Blackfriars Bridge Road.
381 / Peckham to Waterloo stopping on Southwark Street.
344 / Clapham Junction to Liverpool Street Station stopping on Southwark Bridge Road.
By train:
Thameslink links between Bedford and Brighton stop at Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. London Bridge also carries a service to South East London and Kent.
