Annual Scientific Meeting – Virtual 2021

The registration fee includes access to all conference sessions and entry to the virtual exhibition area.

Early Registration Fees
Please Note: early registration fees are only available for those who register and make full payment before the early registration deadline.  If you register and do not make payment by the early registration deadline you will be invoiced for the late registration fee.

Member Registration Fees
Please note that only members with up to date subscriptions are eligible to benefit from the member registration fees.  Please contact the society directly with any queries about your membership subscription: administrator@bgcs.org.uk

Payment of Registration Fees
Full payment must be made by credit/debit card at the time of registering.  Cards accepted are VISA, Visa Debit and MasterCard.  Unfortunately, we cannot accept American Express, Visa Purchasing or Maestro.

Entry to the conference will not be permitted unless full payment has been received.  On receipt of your registration form, a confirmation email and receipt will be sent to you by the conference organisers.  If you have not received this within 5 working days of registering, please contact the conference organisers by emailing bgcs@in-conference.org.uk

Delegate Cancellation
Notification of cancellation must be submitted by email to the conference organisers (In Conference Ltd) to bgcs@in-conference.org.uk

• Cancellations made on or before 19^th April 2021 will be refunded less the £40 administration fee.
• Cancellations made after 19^th April 2021 will NOT be refunded.
• No-shows will NOT be refunded.

Certificates of Attendance
Delegates will be provided with a certificate of attendance on completion of the conference evaluation form.

Recordings of the full Conference
Registered delegates will have access to the recordings for up to 3 months following the conference.

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

BGCS 2021 – Final Programme
Download Programme

Details to follow.

Details to follow.

Abstract Deadline: Monday 1^st March 2021
Notification of Acceptance: Monday 29^th March 2021

Instructions for the submission of abstracts

Authors wishing to present a paper or poster are invited to submit an abstract of a maximum of 300 words (not including title and author names and affiliations).  Abstracts exceeding 300 words will not be accepted.

The following information is required for each abstract:

• Presenting author’s name, position, organisation, full contact address, telephone and email address.  This information will be used for all further communications.
• Names and organisations of co-authors.
• The presentation preference of oral presentation, poster presentation or either.

Early career researchers should tick a box during the submission process to identify themselves.

All authors must follow the format of the abstract template and use the headings provided.  Abstracts not in the correct format will be rejected.  Please click here to download the template.

Abstracts are invited under the following categories:

• Medical Oncology
• Clinical Oncology
• Surgical Oncology
• Radiology
• Palliative Care
• Pathology (histology, microbiology and chemical pathology)
• Specialist nursing
• Quality of life and survivorship
• Patient follow up
• Genomic medicine
• Precision medicine
• Other diagnostics
• Education and training
• COVID-19
• Other

Also by tumour site

• Ovarian/ fallopian tube
• Endometrial
• Cervical
• Vulval
• Vaginal
• Other
• Not specific to a single tumour site

Please note that the presenting author (poster and oral) will be required to pay the full registration fee by the early registration deadline.  The details submitted within the abstract submission system for the primary author will automatically appear in the programme and abstract book produced.  Please note that if the primary author does not register by the early bird deadline, the abstract will be withdrawn.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1^st March 2021 and authors will be notified if their paper has been accepted for an oral or poster presentation by 29^th March 2021

Posters

Poster will all be electronic and further information will be issued to accepted poster authors in due course.  There is no e-poster submission nor display fee.

Abstract submission is now closed.

Details to follow.

The BGCS wishes to thank and acknowledge our 2021 conference sponsors:

Diamond

Platinum

Silver

If you would like to receive a copy of the virtual sponsorship and exhibition brochure, please email bgcs@in-conference.org.uk

BGCS 2021 will take place at Cheltenham Racecourse in the heart of Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham is a Regency town on the edge of the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 1700s, it became a fashionable spa town, with tree-lined promenades and gardens.  The town’s railway station is still called Cheltenham Spa and spa waters can still be sampled at Pittville Pump Room.  Following King George III’s visit to sample the spa waters in 1788, Cheltenham’s popularity grew, contributing to its rapid growth during the Regency Period.  The plethora of traditional Regency-style buildings, characterised by intricate ironwork balconies and surrounding leafy Promenades and historic squares, can be easily spotted around the town.

Horse racing began in Cheltenham in 1815 and became a major national attraction after the establishment of the Festival at the turn of the century.  A new course was established at Prestbury Park, on the northern outskirts of Cheltenham, in 1902 and the Festival has been held there annually since 1911, played out on a stage framed by the breath-taking view of the Cotswold Hills.

Cheltenham Racecourse hosts all kinds of events throughout the year in its renowned conference and events centre.  There are excellent conference facilities, free wifi, ample space for exhibitors and award-winning catering, not to mention the stunning views.

For more information about Cheltenham, please click here.

For further information on Cheltenham Racecourse, please click here.

How to get to Cheltenham

Arriving by air
The closest airports are Bristol and Birmingham, with easy access by train, coach, or car.  Cheltenham is also within easy reach of London Heathrow, from where there are regular bus and coach links.

Arriving by train
Great Western Railway operate regular connections from London, with approximately hourly services from Swindon, which connect from London Paddington.

CrossCountry also serve Cheltenham Spa on three routes, which span the length and breadth of the country; the Cardiff central to Birmingham New Street service as well as the longer-distance with direct easy access from the south west (Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth & Penzance), through to the Midlands, the North and Scotland (Derby, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central, with extensions to Aberdeen.

All three of these services run approximately hourly each way, giving a half-hourly service to Bristol Temple Meads and three departures per hour to/from Birmingham New Street. CrossCountry also operate a regular morning service to Stanstead Airport.

Transport for Wales operate regular trains to Cardiff in addition to the cross-country trains.

There is a bus stop and taxi rank at Cheltenham Spa station.  By taxi, you can be in the town centre in approximately 5 minutes and at the Racecourse in around 10 minutes.  Stagecoach Service D and E run every 15 minutes during the day, via the town centre and out to the Racecourse.

By Road
Cheltenham’s direct approach is via Junction 11 of the M5 (follow signs for the town centre), making it easily accessible from all areas of the country, including Bristol, London and Birmingham, all of which are under a two-hour drive from the town.

Parking
There is ample free parking at Cheltenham Racecourse.

For a map and further information on how to get to Cheltenham, please click here – https://www.visitcheltenham.com/your-visit/travel

Cheltenham has a range of accommodation options for all budgets near the conference venue and around the town.  Hotels can be booked via Marketing Cheltenham.  Please click here for details.

Details to follow.

Meeting Secretariat

In Conference Ltd
Unit 1, Q Court
Quality Street
Edinburgh
EH4 5BP
Tel: +44 (0)131 336 4203

Email: BGCS@in-conference.org.uk

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