The conference will take place at the Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom).
The conference will be held in selected building from the Northumbria University and are presented on the picture below.

MIP2006 / 2nd Iron Gall Ink Meeting - VENUE
January 24-27, 2006.

MEETING ROOMS
Lectures: Nixon Hall
Registration/Trade Fair: Rutherford Hall

Ellison Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

Meeting area
See also: http://northumbria.ac.uk/brochure/visit/campus_branch/ncle_cmp/city_campus/

More information related to the conference venue will be added later.

Newcastle - a great city - once in the forefront of 19th century industrial innovation, now, the forefront of technical innovation, leisure and culture. Information about Newcastle upon Tyne can be found at http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/default.htm.

HOW TO REACH NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

By plain
Newcastle International Airport Ltd.,
Woolsington,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 8BZ
Tel: 0870 122 1488
Fax: 0191271 6080

By train
the nearest railway station is Newcastle Central Station which is linked to the Airport by Metro

By boat
Car ferry services operate direct to Tyneside from Scandinavia. The North Shields International Ferry Terminal at Royal Quays is approximately seven miles east of Newcastle via the A1058 and A19 and is well signposted.
There are bus services from the terminal building to Newcastle City Centre, which operate directly after the arrival of each ferry. There is a taxi rank at the ferry terminal. The nearest Metro Station is Percy Main, which is approximately a 20-minute walk from the terminal building.
§ Fjord Line undertakes sailing to Norwegian Ports of Bergen and Stavanger all year round.
§ DFDS Seaways sail from Gothenburg in Sweden via Kristiansand, and IJmuiden (Amsterdam), in the Netherlands to Newcastle all year round.

The ferry terminal for all sailings is the International Ferry Terminal, Royal Quays, North Shields.

ACCOMODATION
Accommodation has been arranged for delegates at three hotels within easy
reach of the conference venue. All rooms should be booked online through the
official booking website at www.MIP.visitNewcastleGateshead.com to ensure
you book a rooms assigned to delegates. All rooms must be booked by 22nd
December 2005. Hotels in NewcastleGateshead tend to get extremely busy so
you are advised to make your booking well in advance.