The 37th DASC has an extensive well-planned guest program to offer to our attendees. Guests need to register into the conference (at no cost). They are then invited to attend our conference extra events. These require a ticket which can be purchased on the website (at cost). Guests may also take advantage of our guided sight-seeing program. This is free to join and participate as much or as little as they want. Guests are responsible to purchase their own admission and have an oyster card for transportation. Oyster cards can be purchased at all Tube, London Overground and TfL Rail stations.
Conference Extras available to Guests:
Guest Ticket - Monday Icebreaker Reception @ London Cru - $20
Guest Ticket - Tuesday Exhibitor Reception @ IBIS Earl’s Court - $25
Guest Ticket - Buckingham Palace (Wednesday @ 2 PM, must arrive at 1:30) - $30
Guest Ticket - Thursday Evening Special Event @ Medieval Banquet - $50
Our Guest Program will be based out of the Conference Hotel:
IBIS London Earl’s Court:
Address: 47 Lillie Rd, Earls Court, London SW6 1UD, UK
Phone: +44 20 7610 0880
West Brompton is our closest Tube Station on the District Line and National Rail station.
It is a short 5 minute walk from the hotel.
An online map of Tube Stations can be found at https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube.
The Guest Program Coordinators are Michelle Ponchak and David Lewandowski:
Sight-Seeing Program General notes:
- Specific departure times will be from the IBIS Hotel and will be posted one week prior to the conference, but generally around 8:30 AM.
- All transportation, admissions and food is to be purchased by the attendees.
- Please wear good walking shoes. We have tried to keep the walking to a minimum, but in some cases it was not possible and many of the sights are quite expansive.
- An oyster card must be purchased ahead of time and have a healthy balance.
- Guests must register into the conference and provide an email address that they will check while in London to receive any last minute notices.
- Notices will also be posted to the DASC Guest Program website: http://2018.dasconline.org/pages/37th-dasc-guest-program
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Day Trip to see Windsor Castle and Eton College
We will meet up at the West Brompton Subway entrance and take the subway/train to Windsor Station. From there we will have a short walk to the Castle. We will first visit the Castle (Adult £21.20) and then if time permits we will take the Hop-on Hop-off bus (Adult: £13.00) to see Eton College.
Don’t forget your oyster card.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Day Trip to see Hampton Court
We will meet up at the West Brompton Subway entrance and take the subway/train to Hampton Court Station. From there we will have a short walk to the Palace. We will visit the Palace (Adult £21.20) first and then visit the gardens as time permits. We will return in time for the Conference Welcome Event.
Don’t forget your oyster card.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Tower of London and Borough Market
Meet in the Lobby of the IBIS London Earl's Court at 8:30 AM.
We will meet up at the West Brompton Subway entrance and take the subway to Tower Hill Station. From there we will have a short walk to the Palace. On our way we will walk around Trinity Square Gardens and Tower Hill Memorial. We will then visit the Tower (Adult £22.70). Afterwards we will walk over the Tower Bridge past the HMS Belfast and on to Borough Market where we will have an hour for shopping and lunch. After lunch we will take the water bus from the London Bridge City Pier upstream past Parliament and Big Ben to the Millbank Millennium Pier and then back to the hotel via the subway. We will return in time for the Exhibitor’s Reception.
Don’t forget your oyster card.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The British Museum and Buckingham Palace
We will meet up at the West Brompton Subway entrance and take the subway to the British Museum. Entrance is free. We will spend several hours in the museum and see wonders like the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. From there we will walk to Trafalgar Square where we will have lunch at Pret a Manger sandwich shop. From there we will have a short walk up the Mall to Buckingham Palace. Our palace tour starts at 2:00 PM so we must arrive by 1:30 PM. Tickets for Buckingham Palace can be bought on the DASC Website. After the tour we will walk in the Palace Gardens as time permits. We will return in time for the Conference Committee Dinner.
Don’t forget your oyster card.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Westminster Abbey and Horse Guards
We will meet up at the West Brompton Subway entrance and take the subway to Westminster Abbey (Adult £20.00). We will spend the morning taking the self-guided tour and visiting the cloisters. From there we will walk up Whitehall Road to see 10 Downing Street, home of the Prime Minister and the Horse Guards of Whitehall Palace. We will then return to a Tube station and guests can spend their afternoon at leisure.
Don’t forget your oyster card.
