INFO FOR 2023

Camping Johnson's are kindly lending us a field that any attendees can camp in for free - you will need to bring your own tent, sleeping bag and mat. The weather in the UK is unpredictable in late October, and it may be both rainy and cold! ​ Hotels There are a number of hotels close to the venue, primarily in Huntingdon (where the train station also is). There are a few buses a day from Huntingdon to the venue, and we are scheduling timings to fit with the bus schedule.

There are a number of airports in South-East England, the closest major airports are London Stanstead, London Luton, and Birmingham International. The nearest train station is Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Tickets can be bought in advance, through https://www.nationalrail.co.uk or https://www.thetrainline.com/en-us There is a bus from Huntingdon to Old Hurst a few times a day, the 305 (we will share the schedule closer to the time) and we will schedule the timings of the day so it's easy to reach the venue by bus. There are also a number of local taxi firms, we will share numbers here closer to the time. Continue to check your emails (once you've registered) and/or the Facebook page for more information about transport and shuttles ​ Please feel free to use the Facebook page to arrange carpools as we get closer to the event. We will do a few pickups from the train station on Friday and Saturday morning, but space is limited.

We can provide an invitation letter to attendees who require a visa to attend the meeting. Please contact us on eurocrocnetwork@gmail.com well in advance of the meeting. We will specify in the letter that we do not cover any of the costs of attendees joining us, so please ensure you have your own costs covered in advance of contacting us.

Generously supported by our hosts, we will have food available for all attendee for dinner (evening meal) on Friday and Saturday night, and a light lunch on Saturday too. For campers, there will some light, cold items provided for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning. There is also a fantastic cafe and farm shop located on site, with all sorts of amazing food and drinks available to purchase (and to take home at the other end too!)

We try and keep the costs as low as possible, so that no one is excluded from attending. This is why we offer a €10 ticket for those who cannot afford a full-cost ticket. We don't check this, we trust our attendees to choose the ticket they can afford. The higher cost tickets (€50) helps us cover the costs of food and logistics, whereas our sponsors help us cover the additional costs of hosting those who choose the €10 ticket. Everyone who buys a ticket will be given the same experience (t-shirts and any other merchandise are separate!)

We do not have any funding to support the costs of attendance. All the funding we raise goes towards subsidizing the costs of the event so we can offer the €10 ticket, and if we are lucky enough to have additional support, we advertise our early-career grants after the meeting (usually early the following year).

We have a limited number of places for presentations and workshops, generally presenting on both new areas of work, as well as introductory sessions, on working with crocodiles and other relevant wildlife practices, including research, husbandry, management, industry and conservation. If you wish to give a presentation, please contact us on eurocrocnetwork@gmail.com

The poster session is open to anyone wanting to share their work or wanting feedback on ideas, including, but not limited to, research projects, enclosure development, industry ideas, conservation and management approaches. Please email abstracts of no longer than 300 words to eurocrocnetwork@gmail.com with the subject line Surname_poster.

Drone Use for Conservation: Drone expert Matt Sparks will be showing us the ropes, who has worked with the Crocodile Research Coalition since 2019 on drone monitoring of crocodiles and other freshwater megafauna! Two more workshops are being finalized at the moment - check back soon! Find out more on the Speakers and Workshops page on the website.