Registration Registration for the meeting is free and includes lunch but it is mandatory to register. To register for the meeting, please click here and register via the EventBrite site. if you have any special dietary reuqirements, then please inform us by email (sarah.bellis@manchester.ac.uk). Should you require accommodation, details of nearby Manchester hotels are available through the Visit Manchester website. Call for Poster Contributions Offers of papers for poster presentation, related to the conference theme, are now invited. A prize will be awarded for the best poster. Brief abstracts according to the format below should be submitted by email as a Microsoft Word document to sarah.bellis@manchester.ac.uk using the subject header "MGMS - poster", by no later than 27 August 2012. Selection of posters will be based on quality and the decision of the conference committee will be final. Abstract Format Abstracts for talks and posters should have the format: title [in capital letters] blank space authors addresses blank space abstract text of between 200-400 words in length (figures can be included but must also be sent as an attached JPEG or GIF file) Abstracts should ideally be submitted in Microsoft Word format and sent as attached documents by email to sarah.bellis@manchester.ac.uk