Speaker notes for Antrim and Down WFA branch - 2017 Dear Speaker, Below are background notes for presenting to the Antrim and Down branch of the Western Front Association. Venue: The Branch meets at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 2 Titanic Boulevard, BELFAST, BT3 9HQ. Travel Directions By bus: From Belfast City centre at Donegall Square West take 26, 26A, 26B or 26C route. For the 26, 26B and 26C, alight at the Premier Inn just after passing the Odyssey Arena. The PRONI building is directly across the road. For the alight at the Citibank building passing the Odyssey Arena, then take 26A the next left off Sydenham Road. This takes you into Titanic Boulevard and PRONI is on the left hand side. Rail: The Titanic Quarter Station is only a short walk from PRONI, approximately 10 minutes away on foot. If travelling from Belfast, cross the footbridge onto Sydenham Road. Turn left from the footbridge onto the Sydenham Road then take the first turn on the right onto Titanic Boulevard. PRONI is on the left hand side. Timetable: The branch starts its meeting at 18.30pm with branch notices. This takes ten minutes and then we have the talk. Lectures to the branch normally last between 45 to 50 minutes followed by questions for 20 minutes. We seek to complete the meeting at 8.00pm as many of our members live outside the Belfast area. The membership then often retire to a local hotel for post meeting refreshments and you are welcome to join us. Equipment. The branch has PowerPoint (PC and Mac) and the venue has a projector. We do not have access to a flipchart, overhead projector or slide projector. Biography. biographical details for your introduction would helpful. Expenses. The branch is happy to pay reasonable travel expenses to the meeting. Please bring receipts or confirm costs by email as we need these details for our accounts. We do not normally pay fees unless agreed beforehand. Recordings. The branch, and some branch members, record talks. The branch produces irregular podcasts from branch lectures for its programme Barrage! Please let a committee member know if you do not want to be recorded. Contacts: The Chair can be contacted on 07779 269 182 or in the event of any problems or queries.
Speaker notes for Antrim and Down WFA branch - 2017 Dear Speaker, Below are background notes for presenting to the Antrim and Down branch of the Western Front Association. Venue: The Branch meets at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 2 Titanic Boulevard, BELFAST, BT3 9HQ. Travel Directions By bus: From Belfast City centre at Donegall Square West take 26, 26A, 26B or 26C route. For the 26, 26B and 26C, alight at the Premier Inn just after passing the Odyssey Arena. The PRONI building is directly across the road. For the 26A alight at the Citibank building passing the Odyssey Arena, then take the next left off Sydenham Road. This takes you into Titanic Boulevard and PRONI is on the left hand side. Rail: The Titanic Quarter Station is only a short walk from PRONI, approximately 10 minutes away on foot. If travelling from Belfast, cross the footbridge onto Sydenham Road. Turn left from the footbridge onto the Sydenham Road then take the first turn on the right onto Titanic Boulevard. PRONI is on the left hand side. Timetable: The branch starts its meeting at 18.30pm with branch notices. This takes ten minutes and then we have the talk. Lectures to the branch normally last between 45 to 50 minutes followed by questions for 20 minutes. We seek to complete the meeting at 8.00pm as many of our members live outside the Belfast area. The membership then often retire to a local hotel for post meeting refreshments and you are welcome to join us. Equipment. The branch has PowerPoint (PC and Mac) and the venue has a projector. We do not have access to a flipchart, overhead projector or slide projector. Biography. biographical details for your introduction would helpful. Expenses. The branch is happy to pay reasonable travel expenses to the meeting. Please bring receipts or confirm costs by email as we need these details for our accounts. We do not normally pay fees unless agreed beforehand. Recordings. The branch, and some branch members, record talks. The branch produces irregular podcasts from branch lectures for its programme Barrage! Please let a committee member know if you do not want to be recorded. Contacts: The Chair can be contacted on 07779 269 182 or in the event of any problems or queries.