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BiCon 2008 Venue
This year BiCon is being held at the University of Leicester's Oadby Campus from 28th - 31st August 2008.
We will be based at the Oadby Campus just off Manor Road using the Gilbert Murray Conference Centre, Gilbert Murray Flats and Bowder Court Flats for BiCon. You can see a section of the map below.
The address of the BiCon venue is:
Gilbert Murray and Stamford Hall
Manor Road
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 2LH
Inside Gilbert Murray Conference Centre
The Gilbert Murray Conference Centre is where all daytime and evening BiCon events will take place. The building is roughly upside-down goblet shaped with a main entrance, Reception and a few rooms at the foot, social spaces in the stem and the main dance hall and workshop rooms at the bowl end.
A diagram of the room layout can be found in the Accessibility Report here. If you have any access needs that you would like BiCon to accommodate please email Natalya.
Internet Access
There is free wireless Internet access available throughout the Gilbert Murray Conference Suite (day and evening space). The bedrooms have free wired internet access available, you will need to provide your own cable. Instructions for setting up these Internet connections will be available at BiCon itself.
Accommodation and bedrooms
Accommodation at BiCon is all self-catering mostly in flats of six single-occupancy rooms for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. BiCon ends on the Sunday evening.
BiCon 2008 is offering two types of room this year standard and en-suite - all in flats of six. There are ground floor rooms available in both. All bedrooms contain a single bed with bedding (sheets, blankets or duvet) and two pillows, a wardrobe and desk. Towels are provided.
En-suite rooms are in Bowder Court and have a shower, sink and toilet for each of the six rooms in the flat. Bowder Court (en-suite) flats have a larger kitchen than the Gilbert Murray (standard) flats and an electric oven instead of a two-plate hob and grill.
The standard rooms are in Gilbert Murray flats and have a wash basin in the room. There are two shared shower, sink and toilet rooms per six person flat (one per three rooms), the kitchens have a two-plate hob and grill.
| Room Type | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bathrooms |
| En-Suite Bowder Court | Six (6) | Large kitchens (ideal for parties) Electric cooker with 4 rings, grill and oven. Microwaves Fridges & Freezer Dining and lounge chairs for 6 people | Shower-room with sink and toilet with each bedroom |
| Standard Gilbert Murray | Six (6) | Medium kitchens 2-plate hob with basic grill microwave Fridge & Freezer dining and lounge chairs for 6 | Two shower rooms per flat: shower, sink, toilet. |
Feel free to email your flatshre preferences to Natalya alongside your booking form - you will need to ensure your flatmates are already registered or about to register for the same type of room as you. Most flats are likely to contain six (6) people.
Kitchen facilities
The kitchens in Bowder Court (en-suite) are over twice the size of the kitchens in Gilbert Murray (standard) which would be much more ideal for flat-parties.
In addition to hob/ovens all the kitchens have a kettle, toaster, fridge, freezer and microwave are provided alongside an ironing board, iron and vacuum cleaner.
Please note: Pots & pans, crockery & cutlery, utensils, washing up equipment and glassware are NOT provided in any of the kitchens. You will need to bring your own.