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English UK Members' Conference and AGM 2025
We look forward to welcoming you to the English UK Members' Conference and AGM this year. We hope you find it an informative, enjoyable and social event with plenty opportunities to connect with UK ELT colleagues, engage with your association's activities and plans, and ensure your interests are represented by the board.
Registration will open at 09:00 on on Thursday 15 May 2025.
If you are attending in-person, please collect your name badge at the registration desk and wear it during the event. If you are attending digitally, please ensure your on-screen name matches the name you used to register for the event.
We hope you find all the information you need below and that you have a great event with us.
The English UK Members' Conference programme
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration, exhibition and welcome refreshments |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Welcome address |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
Morning presentations TBC |
| 11:05 - 11:30 |
Morning presentations TBC |
| 11:30 - 11:40 |
Meet the exhibitors |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Refreshments and exhibition |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
AGM (English UK member centres only) |
| 12:30 - 13:00 |
Debate on conference motions |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch and exhibition |
| 14:00 - 15:20 |
Afternoon sessions TBC |
| 15:20 - 15:30 |
Afternoon sessions TBC |
| 14:50 - 15:20 |
Afternoon sessions TBC |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Refreshments and exhibition |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Closing keynote |
| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Networking reception |
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Annual General Meeting
The English UK Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place every year in May.
The AGM is open to English UK language centre members only. It is an opportunity for the English UK team, board and membership to come together and discuss the future direction of the association.
We are working hard to reduce waste so no paper copies of the agenda or any papers will be provided at the meeting.
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Venue and travel information
The English UK ELT Conference 2025 will be held in London at the Hilton London Canary Wharf, just 30 minutes or less from Kings Cross, Victoria, Waterloo and London Bridge.
Venue address
Hilton London Canary Wharf
South Quay Square
Marsh Wall
London E14 9SH
How to reach the venue
The ELT Conference is easy to reach by public transport. There are also a number of city bike stations within a 5 minute walking distance from the venue – view the London bike share website for details.
The nearest stations are:
- Canary Wharf Underground - 5 mins' walk
- Canary Wharf Elizabeth Line - 14 mins' walk
- South Quay DLR - 4 mins' walk
The nearest bus stop is:
Accommodation
Accommodation information coming soon.
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Attending online
The English UK Members' Conference and AGM is a hybrid event. This means we will have delegates attending both in-person at the venue and online from across the country.
Joining sessions online
All sessions will take place using Zoom Webinar or Zoom Meeting. You will receive the Zoom links to the sessions by email at least two days before the conference.
In order for the team to monitor attendance and to prevent any security breaches, we will require you to register your attendance for selected sessions in advance. Please use the name you used to register for the event.
Please do not pass the Zoom links to a colleague. If a colleague wishes to attend the event they will need to register.
Joining the AGM online
If you are attending the AGM digitally, please join the five minutes' before the start time (11:55) and add your 'name, centre name and member number' to your Zoom name.
Your Zoom name should look like this:
- Joe Bloggs, Your School of English, 789
If you wish to speak during the AGM or the debate, use the 'Raise hand' function in Zoom and wait to be called upon. You may have your video on.
Please use Zoom's Chat function to communicate with English UK, but do not submit questions using this feature.
The English UK Members' Conference 2025 will / will not be recorded - TBC.
Please do not record the sessions and respect the privacy of audience members if you use screenshots on social media or other publicity - use images that only show presenters' faces and names
You can find all English UK event and webinar recordings in our resources area. Please note, many of these are available to members only.
Refreshments and dietary requirements
There will be plenty refreshments available to you throughout the day. Drinks and breakfast snacks will be available when you arrive and during the morning break. In the middle of the day there will be a a buffet lunch with hot and cold options, followed by drinks and snacks during our afternoon break.
If you have informed us of any specific dietary requirements, special meals will be provided if needed. Please speak to a member of the venue catering team on arrival for further information.
We always provide plenty vegetarian and vegan options as part of our main menu - providing delicious, inclusive and low-emission meals that everyone can enjoy is part of our commitment to social and environmental responsibility. These will be clearly labelled.
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Exhibitor information
Exhibitors will receive one table and two chairs. The table size is 70cm (w) x 120cm (l) x 70cm (h). Your exhibition space is approximately 3m x 2m.
We recommend for environmental reasons that paper materials, promotional giveaways, food items and displays which lead to excessive waste are avoided. Consider the use of digital tools such as QR codes, and other alternative means of capturing and sharing information.
Delivery
Promotional material can be delivered to the venue:
All packages must be clearly labelled using the delivery label provided by the venue.
Please note that both English UK and Hilton Hotel do not accept liability in the event of items being undelivered, returned to sender, lost, misplaced or damaged in these circumstances.
Collection
Please arrange for your courier to collect all item:
All items must be clearly labelled with your organisation name.
Exhibition space set up
We invite our exhibitors to arrive an hour before delegates so their exhibition stands are ready during registration and morning coffees. Please clear your stand by the end of the networking reception.
- Set up: 08:00 – 09:00
- Breakdown: by [end of drinks reception?]
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Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact Siobhan Baccas or Eleanor Thomas or call the team on +44 20 7608 7960.
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