NCAS STAFF MEETING 2025

Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 July 2025, Birmingham 

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Be ready to depart on the Group Travel transport - Check your departure times here

If you wish to use the hotel leisure facilities which are available free to attendees, please remember to bring your gym or swimwear.

Please label your luggage with your Name & Your Coach Pick-Up (1st July) and Destination Locations (3rd July), luggage tags will be provided by coach supervisors, which are colour-specific to your site.

Please keep all items you wish to access in your carry-on luggage for the coach as luggage in the coach hold will not be accessible and will make it's way to a luggage store on your arrival. 

Think sustainably - bring your water bottles - the venue has water coolers for your use.

Pack your glad-rags for the Wednesday night Long Service Awards Night - encouraged, but not compulsory!

If you are no longer able to attend; have any further questions please email conference@ncas.ac.uk

Present Participation & HOUSEKEEPING

Please follow these simple guidelines to help make these events successful:

Please wear and display your name badge at all times

Please engage fully with sessions, speakers, and colleagues in a positive, inclusive, and constructive way

Use Slido to engage with in meeting polls and Q&A, or raise your hand to ask a question in person

During Q&A and discussion, try to avoid repeating points that have already been made so that discussion can cover a range of topics

Should you need to step away from the meeting to deal with an important call, email, or piece of work, please make use of our designated quiet working areas

Photography and recording NOTICE

We will be taking photos and recording content from the plenary and other sessions for use on internal and external sites.

If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, please ask for an alternative lanyard at the registration desk to indicate this.

If you have any questions or concerns please email conference@ncas.ac.uk