ECCHRD


European Coordination Committee on Human Rights Documentation

29th meeting, London, United Kingdom - June 8-9, 2006



Dear friends and colleagues,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the 29th meeting of the European Coordination Committee on Human Rights Documentation (ECCHRD). As you probably know, the ECCHRD organises annual meetings for information workers and documentalists of human rights organisations based in Europe. The aims of the 29th meeting are:

a. to discuss new and relevant themes of common interest, both with regard to the context of human rights documentation work as well as issues of particular interest to information workers and documentalists;
b. to share experiences in doing documentation and information work on a daily basis;
c. to develop strategies for collaboration on specific themes and in response to new technological opportunities.

As previously announced, the 29th meeting will take place in London, UK. The local organiser is the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. The meeting will be held at the AI-UK Section office (The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA) and at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International (Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton St, London, WC1X 0DW)

Tour of the International Secretariat, Peter Benenson House
If you do not want to attend the tour on Thursday morning please could you indicate this in the comments section of the registration form or e-mail the ECCHRD secretariat at ECCHRD-Secretariat@amnesty.org

The agenda for the 29th meeting is attached.

Accommodation
Below are some accommodation options - you are, of course, free to find your own accommodation. If you decide to book the Good Enough Club, we will arrange the booking for you. Please fill in the registration form accordingly. For all other accommodation options you will need to arrange the booking yourself. We have not included prices for the other accommodation options but you should be able to obtain them from the websites provided.

The meeting will be taking place at The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA. All hotels are reasonably close to this venue (20 minutes by public transport or 40 minutes walk). For a map see streetmap.co.uk

The Good Enough Club
£75.00 for a single room inc. VAT and breakfast, £115.00 for a double room inc. VAT and breakfast. Payment is due on arrival.
Amnesty are entitled to a special rate (usually membership rates for single rooms are £85.00 and £105.00 for non members)
23 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1, tel. no. 020 7837 8831
http://www.club.goodenough.ac.uk/

The Holiday Inn, Kings Cross
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/lonkc

Express Holiday Inn, Old Street
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/925/en/hd/lonct

Youth Hostel St. Pancras
http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/hostelpages/173.html

Travelodge Farrington
http://www.travelodge.co.uk/find_a_hotel/hotel/hotel_id/270/LondonFarringdon

Other expenses
There is no registration fee. To enable you to plan your participation to the 29th ECCHRD meeting, we give you an indication of prices of transportation and meals in London. Getting from the airport to any of the hotels mentioned above shouldn't be more than £4 on the underground from Heathrow or £10-£14 by train from Gatwick or Stansted.

The Amnesty Offices are fairly close to the centre of London. The West End is a short bus or tube ride away from the Amnesty Offices and a travel card which allows you unlimited travel for 24 hours costs £5.95. A sandwich lunch will be provided by Amnesty on the days of the meeting. London has a huge variety of restaurants with prices ranging from less than £10 to £30.

Registration
You can register for the meeting by filling out the online registration form (preferred) or by filling out the registration form attached to the message. Please confirm your participation with the Secretariat before Monday, 15 May 2006. Please note that all costs related to travel and hotel have to be borne by the participants themselves. No funding is available from the Secretariat or the local organisers.

Additional and practical details about the venue, the final agenda and the list of participants will be sent end of May to those who have registered.

Please do not hesitate to contact the ECCHRD Secretariat if you have any questions.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the 29th meeting in London!

The ECCHRD Secretariat,
Fiona Bolt and Iris Reiss-Golumbeck
Amnesty International / International Secretariat
1 Easton Street
London WC1X 0DW
Telephone: +44 20 7413 5583 or +44 20 7413 5861
Email: ecchrd-secretariat@amnesty.org