Location

PHM 2024 will take place in UCC Boole Basement and Kane Building (please note that all sessions that were previously noted as taking place in West Wing are now in Kane Building). Google Maps locations can be found here and here, respectively.

Lunch will take place in the Main Restaurant, located here.

Room allocations will be outlined in the updated Conference Booklet here.

Travel

Car

We encourage delegates travelling by car to carpool if possible.

Paid parking is available at the UCC Visitor’s Car Park on College Road- Google Map’s location link here. Disabled Parking is available in several locations, and a map can be found here.

UCC also operates a Park and Ride service, which will be free for conference delegates. The car park is located here. Please note that as it is outside term-time, they will be running a reduced service. A timetable is available at the bottom of this page. Further information is available here. The car park at Dennehy’s Cross is currently functioning as a “Park and Walk” service (10-15 minute walk to main campus), and parking will be free for conference delegates. Further information on parking in UCC, including rates for parking can be found here

On-Street Public Parking is available in the areas surrounding UCC. These areas are identified by Parking Sign and Information Plate. The fees payable are €2.50 per parking period as listed in parking information plate. Payment can be made by purchase of a parking disk, Park-by-Phone, or the ParkMagic App. More info available from Cork City Council here.

Bus

UCC is served by several bus routes which can be found here. The route and stop closest to the conference locations is the 205, stop “College Road, UCC Boole”.

Bicycle

There are several bicycle parking locations on UCC campus, locations can be found here.

Catering

Refreshments will be provided at the morning break, including gluten free options. Lunch will be provided in UCC Main Restaurant, which offers freshly made salads, sandwiches, hot foods and drinks. Each person will be provided with a €10 voucher, and will be able to select the lunch they prefer. The Main Restaurant lists their hot food options here, note that they don't list all the sandwich and salad options that will be available. There are other dining options on UCC, however the delegate vouchers can only be redeemed in the Main Restaurant. The Main Restaurant is immediately adjacent to the conference rooms.

To minimise waste, please bring your own water bottle. Water fountains are onsite.

Please get in touch via email to phm@ucc.ie if you have food allergies that cannot be managed by self-selection from the options available in the Main Restaurant.

Accessibility

Siobhan Thomas (siobhan.thomas@ucc.ie) is our designated point of contact for accessibility and accommodations for delegates on the day. If there are any accommodations we can make to facilitate your attendance or to make your experience more comfortable, please contact Siobhan directly by email.

Toilets

There are toilets in all the buildings used for the conference (Boole Theatres, West Wing and the Main Restaurant). Note that the toilets in the Main Restaurant are upstairs, with no lift access. There are fully accessible toilets and restroom facilities, including changing facilities in the Student Hub - just adjacent the Main Restaurant and the conference rooms. A map of accessible toilets can be found here.

Wi-Fi

Delegates who are already registered on Eduroam at UCC or another higher education institute should connect to the wireless network via Eduroam. There is also a wireless network for guests and visitors who are not registered on Eduroam. It is accessed by following these instructions: Connection is simple with no configuration of the device required. Locate the wifi access points on your device and choose "UCC Guests" network. After you open a browser you will be redirected to the UCC Guest Wireless Service landing page which in turn will prompt you to enter a username and password. You will need to accept the terms and conditions of the Universities Acceptable Usage Policy. More information for accessing this network can be found here.

UCC Park and Ride Off-Peak Timetable