Slightly behind the promised date but more complete because of the delay,
here is the latest update of information for the 12th annual conference to
be held in Ireland.

The Bulletin contains information on the following:

Delegation Registration; Delegate Registration; Project Description; Payment
of Deposit; Deadline reminder; Communication; Letters of Invitation.

There are two separate forms for full Registration of group delegations and
individual delegates. A third form requests that each delegation descibe
their project and how it relates to the themes of the conference.
Deadlines: we set originally a target of February 9th for the full
application but this is now set at March 1st. A deposit of £70 sterling per
delegate must be paid into the following account by the same date.

FIRST TRUST BANK
50 HIGH STREET
ANTRIM BT41 4DS
NORTHERN IRELAND
Account number  03197086
Bank sort code    93-81-57

Can accept electronic transfer.

The remainder (£80) sterling per delegate must be paid by May 15th.
Please note that all applications are to be sent to Andrew Cox at Newtown
School.

With regards to Communication, we will continue to improve our internet
service to you. There are 45 delegations who have registered by e-mail and
we will endeavour to send most of the information to these delegations
through hyperspace. Those who have requested a formal invitation at this
stage to obtain funding will be sent this by ordinary mail along with hard
copy of information posted by e-mail. I assume that everyone else is happy
to download information themselves. If you are unhappy with this
arrangement, please let me know.

I will ask David Lloyd to put up an online registration and project
submission form on the International website. This will then come straight
to me. Within a week, we hope to have our own information posted at the
Newtown  school website. I will let you know when this facility is ready.
It will act as the official conference site. It will be possible to
register online at the site within a week  (I hope!).

F.A.Q's

1. Can I check in on Saturday 27th June?
Yes, the cost is £10 for Bed and
Breakfast at the school where the first leg of the conference is to be
held.

2. How do I get to Waterford?
        Flight to Dublin. Buses will depart for Waterford (170 km) at set
times. This will be included in your registration fee.

3. How do I get back to Dublin at the end of the conference?
        A train ticket will be provided to Dublin. there will be a limited
number of choices on when the tickets can be used due to group
restrictions. This again will be part of the fee.

4. Does the £150 registration fee include food and accommodation?
        All food and accommodation will be provide from lunch on Sunday
28th June to breakfast on July 5th, 1998. As stated, bed and breakfast will
be provide to delegates who arrive on Saturday but this will cost an extra
£10 per delegate.  This must be paid on arrival, when checking in.

5. Will I have to share a bedroom?
        On the first leg at Newtown school, delegates will be staying in a
mixture of boarding school accommodation, ranging from 2 to 6 person rooms.
Obviously, we will try to ensure that the smaller rooms are assigned to the
adults. My own personal experience of previous conferences would suggest
that there is a great deal to be gained from  a reasonable level of mixing
of delegates. On the second leg in Coleraine, delegates will have their own
individual rooms.

Andrew Cox
Coastline forum advisor (Young reporters for the environment)
Chairman of Caretakers of the Environment/Ireland
http://www.boker.org.il/eng/caretakers/ireland/ireconf.htm
Waterford regional co-ordinator of Coastwatch
Tel. 35351841337
Fax. 3535174124
e-mail newtownw@iol.ie