Last chance to book the Post-Meeting Diving at Scapa Flow.

Events & Tours

On-line Conference Booking will close on 7 August 2009

Tuesday - Opening Reception

15.30: Tours of the National Hyperbaric Centre, 123 Ashgrove Road West (map) including the Aberdeen Hyperbaric Unit are available.

19.30: Reception in the Maritime Museum, Shiprow (map), hosted by Aberdeen City Council.
Please note the change of Venue.

 

Wednesday - Scottish Evening

16:45 Buses leave Old Aberdeen for:

Connoisseur's Tour of the Glen Garioch Distillery
This will include a tutored nosing of four high end whiskies.

OR

Try an Activity Session at Lochter, including:

  • >Clay Pigeon Shooting
  • >Rifle Shooting
  • >Archery
  • >Target Golf
  • >Loch Trout Fly Fishing tutoring
  • >Segway races (state-of-the-art gyro personal transporter)

Both Activities will be followed by a Spit Roast and Sirloin BBQ Dinner at Lochter.

Note: This evening is NOT included in the Delegate Package. Please Book

 

Thursday - Dinner and Scottish Ceilidh

Enjoy fine dining and traditional ceilidh dancing in the Elphinstone Hall, Old Aberdeen

 

Pre and post Meeting Tours

local golfIn addition to being a wonderful locations for a Conference, Aberdeen and Scotland offer plenty of choice for those of you who may wish to take a break and arrive a few days early or stay on for a while. Please note that the Edinburgh International Festival runs from 14 August to 6 September.

For further information about an extended break etc. please contact
Charlotte McIntosh
Business Tourism Executive, Conference Support Services, Aberdeen Convention Bureau
Exchange House, 26-28 Exchange Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 6PH
Tel: +44 (0)1224 288824; Fax: +44 (0)1224 288847

Accompanying person Tours

A variety of Day and Half-Day tours are possible from Aberdeen.

Post-Meeting Diving

There will be an opportunity to dive the famous Scapa Flow in Orkney or the West Coast of Scotland.

Dive ScapaTo cater for EUBS delegates wishing to visit Scapa Flow a dive boat has been booked through Scapa Flow Charters for the week of the 30 August – 4 September. Please contact Scapa Flow Charters soon if you wish to join the boat.

Used as a naval base by the British Navy for the Northern Fleet in both wars Scapa Flow has one of the greatest concentrations of wrecks in the world. In addition to the remains of the scuttled German High Seas Fleet there are numerous other wrecks close at hand. Lying on the boundary between the North Sea and the Atlantic, Orkney's West Coast provides stunning scenic diving and abundant marine life.

The cost will be £ 240 based on 10 divers for the week. The cost covers two boat dives per day and air fills. EANx and TriMix are available if required. Dive briefings and guiding will be provided by staff from SULA Diving and the Orkney Hyperbaric Unit if required.

Accommodation is available onboard for a small additional charge or alternatively there is a wide variety of onshore accommodation.

Bookings should be made to Scapa Flow Charters.