2022 Conference

#BAM2024

How to get the most from this year’s innovative conference format and conference virtual platform and app.

We are really looking forward to seeing many of you in person at the Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham. However, we know that some of our colleagues are unable to join us.  We don’t want them to feel excluded, we want them to feel part of the BAM community. So this year, as in previous years, the conference will include a virtual day.

Conference Day 1 (virtual) - Monday 2 September

Day 1 has been designed to spotlight virtual attendees and paper presenters who are joining us online and support them and their work.

On Day 1, all the main conference events will run through the virtual conference platform, including live paper presentations and plenaries.  It would be fantastic if in-person attendees could engage with online colleagues and participate in the online programme as much as possible, including attending online plenaries and paper sessions.

You will see the full agenda for BAM2024 on the homepage of the virtual platform and app. As a session start time nears, a “join” or “preview” button will appear. Please click this to attend the session.

Doctoral Symposium and Fringe Events - Tuesday 3 September 

On Tuesday 3rd September, Nottingham Business School will host its fringe events alongside BAM's flagship Doctoral Symposium. Further details will be published in due course. For the information on the Doctoral Symposium, please click HERE.

Conference Days 2, 3 and 4

Days 2, 3 and 4 are built around the in-person delegates, with Professional Development Workshops and in-person paper sessions, but our virtual delegates will be able to participate fully in live-streamed plenaries, including the Q&A. 

Connecting, Supporting & Collaborating Throughout the Conference

We hope that BAM2024 will help us all renew connections, support one another, restart collaborations and spark new ones.

You will be able to use the conference app to arrange meetings with other attendees via the “Meeting Hub” function. If you are attending an event in person, you can also view the attendee list via the conference app and connect with individuals via the Meeting Hub. 

For those attending in person, please make use of our amazing collaboration spaces in the Nottingham Trent University.

All attendees from outside the UK are responsible for making sure they have the correct documentation to enter the country. Please refer the UK Border Agency (UKBA)’s guide.

EEA and Switzerland

Most participants whose nationality is of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland will only require a standard passport.

Other nationalities

If you are of any other nationality, the first step is to establish whether you need a visa for travel. Start with the UKBA’s page. This will direct you to further guidance, which you should read very closely. Note that if your sole purpose in coming to the UK is to attend the Conference, it is very likely you will be considered a ‘Business Visitor’.

If you do not require a visa, it is possible that you will instead need other documentation: you are advised to check this before proceeding.

In case of any uncertainty, please consult the UKBA directly via the contact details given on its website, or the British Embassy in your country.

Applying for a visa

Please note that British Academy of Management is not authorised to provide official advice on visa issues.

Confirmation of involvement in the conference and other documentation

If you need an official letter of invitation to support an entry visa application or funding bid, please complete a quick survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/7MBT8J/

To ensure that you get the document(s) you need as quickly as possible, please make sure that you state the following:

1. The reason(s) why you need the documentation (immigration visa, bid for travel funds from your institution, etc)
2. Your full name, in the exact format that will be needed for the documentation you are seeking
3. Your current contact details
4. Passport number
5. Date of birth
6. Nationality
7. The title of your paper.

Accommodation

Campus Accommodation

The University of Kent have provided a link for delegates to purchase accommodation on campus. Delegates can purchase either single or double rooms in Park Wood or Turing buildings. For more information, and to register, please click on the link below:

https://kx-web.kent.ac.uk/KxRegistration/BAM2025
 

Hotel Accommodation 

TBC
 

Travelling to the University of Kent Canterbury Campus

The Canterbury campus has excellent transport links. We are easily accessible via the motorway network, rail links and local bus services, and we're just two hours from London airports.

By Rail

There are frequent, high speed train services to Canterbury from St Pancras International. There are also direct services from London Victoria, London Charing Cross, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International.

The University is just a short bus or taxi ride direct from Canterbury East and Canterbury West railway stations.

For more information on getting here by train, please visit the Transport Canterbury train travel page.

By Foot

From Canterbury East Railway Station: This station is approximately a 45-minute walk from the campus. You can view the journey on google maps.

From Canterbury West Railway Station: This station is approximately a 25-minute walk from the campus. You can view the journey on google maps. You will turn left out of the station and walk to the end of the road. Just after the 'Goods Shed' market on your left, take the footpath on the left and take the subway under the railway line. The University is signposted on blue signs from here.

From Canterbury Bus Station: This station is approximately a 45-minute walk from the campus. You can view the journey on google maps.

When planning your journey to walk or cycle find the building you are visiting first on our maps page. Insert the postcode given for the building you are visiting first within the online tool you are using to navigate. There are some useful links to online tools and maps on our walking planning your journey advice pages.

By Bus

There are buses every 10 minutes from Canterbury bus station to campus: either the Unibus 1, Unibus 2, or the Triangle services. This journey takes approximately 15 minutes.

For more information on getting here by bus, please visit the Transport Stagecoach bus travel page.

By Coach

The 022 and 007 National Express service regularly operate to our campus Keynes bus stop. This journey takes approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. 

For more information on getting here by coach, please visit the Transport coach travel page.

By Car

Refer to by Car Directions.

Getting Here from Outside the UK:

By Channel Tunnel and Ferry

Rail from France, Belgium, Netherlands : take the Eurostar to St Pancras International. Then change to National Rail service to Canterbury West. 

Plan your journey: Eurostar and National Rail

By Air

The information below is for travelling by train to Canterbury. The National Express also runs an airport transfer service.

From London Heathrow: take the underground to London Victoria then rail to Canterbury. Alternatively, take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, underground to St Pancras International then rail to Canterbury. Approximate journey time 2 hours 20 minutes.

Plan your journey: from Heathrow

From London Gatwick: take the train to London St Pancras International then high-speed rail to Canterbury. Approximate journey time 2 hours. Alternatively, take the train to London Bridge then rail to Canterbury. Approximate journey time 2 hours 15 minutes.

Plan your journey: from Gatwick

From London Stansted: take the train to Tottenham Hale then the underground to the National Rail mainline station you intend to travel from. Alternatively, take the Stansted Express to London Liverpool Street, then the underground to your National Rail mainline station. From here, see the Getting here by rail section. Approximate journey time 2 hours 30 minutes.

Plan your journey: from Stansted

From London Luton: take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International then high-speed rail to Canterbury. Approximate journey time 2 hours.

Plan your journey: from Luton

Getting Here by Car

When planning your journey by car use the following Navigations to direct you to our Canterbury campus: 

• Sat Navigation Postcode = CT2 7ND
• What3Words landscape.success.island
• Google Maps link

The campus is less than two miles from Canterbury city centre. It can be accessed by road from the west via A290 Whitstable Road or from the east via St Stephen’s Hill.

From London, the North and East Anglia (via M25 clockwise): Exit the M25 at junction 2 onto the A2 Canterbury. Continue on A2/M2 and exit at junction 7 then follow signs to Canterbury.

From the West and South-West (via M25 anticlockwise): Exit the M25 at junction 5 and continue on M26(M20) signposted Maidstone. Exit the M20 at junction 7 onto A249 Sheerness. Exit left onto M2 for Canterbury, exit the M2 at junction 7 then follow signs to Canterbury.

From Canterbury to the campus (via A2 eastbound/London): Rheims Way, London Road, Whitstable Road, University Road.
Via A2 westbound: Wincheap, Rheims Way, London Road, Whitstable Road, University Road.

There is limited parking available on campus and parking spaces cannot be guaranteed. We would, therefore, advise visitors to use public transport wherever possible. For more information on car parking on campus, please visit the Transport visitor parking page.

Conference in-person registration information:

Delegate Badges

Delegates will be given their badges at the registration desks and badges must be worn at all times during the Conference. Please note: failure to wear the badge may result in you not being permitted into the session rooms. 

In order to help you recognise who other delegates are at the Conference, badge lanyards are colour coded:

IMPORTANT: You must bring your delegate badge to the Gala Reception at Cloisters, Canterbury Cathedral as it is your entry ticket and must be shown to a member of BAM staff so they can check you in.*** 

All in-person sessions for the BAM2024 Conference will take place on the Nottingham Trent University (NTU) Campus, Newton Building. Please refer to the App and Conference website for the Campus map.

Paper sessions and Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) will take place across various rooms within the Newton Building. Please refer to the Conference programme for further details.

Cloakroom/Luggage Room Room - LT1, Level 1, Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University

Cloakroom/Luggage Room Opening Hours 

Special Mobility Access

Special access arrangements are available at the Nottingham Trent University for delegates with special needs, including those with visual, hearing, cognitive and motor impairments. There are disabled toilet facilities, lifts and on-site accessibility induction loops available at the venue.

If you require accessible parking facilities, please let us know at least two weeks before the start of the Conference, so we can arrange a permit for you. Please email us at [email protected]

If you require special mobility access, please also contact [email protected] to discuss your needs so we can make any necessary prior arrangements. 

In line with our core value of Respect we would like to draw your attention to the NHS Confederation’s #NotTooMuchToMask campaign, which calls on the public to pledge to keep themselves and others safe by following five steps. 

With this in mind, the BAM Team will be encouraging staff and delegates to wear masks or a face covering whenever possible, to be considerate of others’ personal space and making use of hand sanitizer stations or participants to washing hands frequently.  

If you are feeling unwell, we kindly ask you to act responsibly and show Respect by not coming into the venue. If you are scheduled to present a paper or contribute to any other Conference sessions, please advise the BAM team immediately, so we can make alternative arrangements for you to participate in your session.

We will share any additional guidance on the event webpage and in the email you will receive approx. 2 weeks before the Conference date.

Covid Testing Centre:

Contact Us - Rapidity DX

Protein Technologies Ltd Greenheys Building Manchester Science Park Pencroft Way Manchester M15 6JJ - Google Maps

Please check the programme to re-confirm the day, time and room of the session(s) you have been allocated. While we do not anticipate any changes, we cannot not guarantee that this will be the case, so please check the programme at least at the start of the conference and on the morning of the day of your session.

Full Papers / Symposiums / Workshops

Rooms allocated for Full Papers, Symposiums and Workshops Presentations will have a laptop, data projector and screen available.

Please note: delegates will need to bring their presentation on a USB data stick and arrive early to upload their presentation onto the laptop. This is to ensure presentations are uploaded successfully and to allow enough time for any technical difficulties that may arise. Delegates may also bring any materials they wish to distribute to other delegates during their presentation. 

Please see below the session timings allocated for every delegate’s presentation. 

Developmental papers will have 20 - 30 minutes allocated and will be presented in 'round table' format. 

The layout is normally ‘round table’ rather than theatre-style, to facilitate group discussion.

It is recommended that session chairs and participants/discussants, especially for developmental paper sessions, read papers in advance to get the most out of the session. Presenters are asked to bring copies of their papers or suitable handouts to distribute at the start (copies in PowerPoint are welcome)..

Technical Information

Standard Equipment in all of the venues

Computers, data projectors and speakers are included in all classrooms and theatres.

All classroom and theatres now have a wall mounted room camera, a monitor mounted presenter camera and microphones within the room. Camera and microphone solutions differ greatly depending on the size of the teaching space. For this reason, a laminated card is positioned on the AV furniture detailing which devices should be chosen for “room” camera, “presenter” camera and microphone for dual delivery in each space.

Using your own laptop or Mac to connect to our projectors

All of the venues have VGA and HDMI connections.

If your device does not have a VGA or HDMI connection, then please ensure that you bring the relevant adapter with you to facilitate its use.

You will need to connect to the Wi-Fi if you need access to the internet. Wi-Fi Connectivity is excellent in most areas of Nottingham Trent Univerity. Please drop a line to the BAM if you require Wi-Fi access for your presentation: [email protected] or speak to one of the IT stewards onsite

Computers supplied in all Venues

All computers have a Windows 10 operating system along with Microsoft Office 2016. All computers have wired data connections.

Font

Please ensure the font you use is compatible with PowerPoint 2016

Embedded Videos

If you have embedded videos within your presentation we recommend you check these as soon as possible at the venue. We recommend that embedded videos are mp4.

One of the most common reasons for videos refusing to play is because the video has not been copied over correctly from your own machine to your storage device. We suggest you save the slideshow as .pptx file as this embeds the video file permanently into the PowerPoint file. Saving the PowerPoint as a .pptx file will create a large file but only the size of all the embedded videos combined.

When copying your presentation to a memory stick it is imperative that you copy over the video file along with the PowerPoint presentation.

The most straight forward way to do this is to create a file on your memory stick that contains the main PowerPoint presentation and your videos. This file can then be copied over to the desktop on our PC’s.

NOTE: If your memory stick or storage device is encoded please ensure that it does not require the downloading of any encryption software to our machine in order to access the files stored on it. This cannot be facilitated at short notice due to the security measures installed on our computers.

Printing Facilities

If you require printing services for Papers or Posters, NTU’s print shop is located a 1-minute walk from the Newton Building. 

Please check the programme to re-confirm the day, time and room of the session(s) you have been allocated. While we do not anticipate any changes, we cannot not guarantee that this will be the case, so please check the programme at least at the start of the conference and on the morning of the day of your session.

Please see below the session timings allocated for every delegate’s presentation. 

4a. Virtual Full Paper Sessions

The standard session will include three papers, with 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.  As an author, please ensure you join the session 15 minutes before your session starts, introduce yourself to the session chair and check you do not encounter any technical issues and please check you can share your screen to present your PPT slides. When the session begins, the session chair will introduce you to the audience.

The session chair will moderate the Q&A box and chat function and will address any questions/comments after your presentation.

After your presentation, please ensure you remain on mute while others are presenting to allow them to do so without interruptions. Please use the chat box or raise hand function to interact during any Q&A or discussion time.

There will be a Chair of each session who will be responsible for keeping each session to time so please respect their instructions.
 

4b. Virtual Developmental Paper Sessions

Papers in these sessions are often presented at an early stage of development. However, their papers (up to 2000 words) will have been reviewed and should stand up to reasonably robust discussion.  As an author, please ensure you join the session 15 minutes before your session starts, introduce yourself to the session chair and check for any technical issues. Typically, in a face-to-face Conference, developmental paper presenters are not expected to use AV, however in this instance, authors can use PowerPoint slides if they wish.

The session chair will moderate the Q&A box and chat function and will address any questions/comments after your discussion. 

After your discussion, please ensure you remain on mute while others are presenting to allow them to do so without interruptions. Please use the chat box or raise hand function to interact during any Q&A or discussion time.

There will be a Chair of each session who will be responsible for keeping each session to time so please respect their instructions.

4c. Track Workshops and Symposiums

If you are involved in leading or chairing a Symposium or Workshop, it is likely that you are part of the organising group for this session so there should be no surprises!  However, it is still a good idea to check with the Track Chair and your fellow presenters exactly what format has been agreed with the conference organisers.  Firm time-keeping may be needed; and if audience members intend to leave during the session, ask them to do so with minimal disruption.

Guests who have eduroam accounts should automatically connect to the Wi-Fi or there is a guest Wi-Fi service available onsite. Select ‘Wi-Fi Guest’ from the network list and follow on-screen instructions to set up a free account.

WiFI instructions 

Note on allergies from the KBS Catering:

Any queries relating to food allergies or dietary requirements should be directed to a member of the catering team who will be happy to advise. NTU menus advise if the food item is vegan, vegetarian, made without gluten containing ingredients, dairy free or made using Halal ingredients. All foods are prepared in kitchens where nuts, gluten & other allergens are present, whilst every effort is made to avoid cross-contamination we cannot guarantee this.

All food is prepared in kitchens where nuts, gluten & other allergens could be present.

Social Activities

During the conference Delegates are invited to participate in various social activities. Please note that you need to pre-book your place for these activities in advance. More information will be published in due course.

The University of Kent is working to embed all 17 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals into their operations, teaching, research and beyond.

Green Gown Award Winners 2024

The Univesity of Kent won the “Benefitting Society” Award at the 2024 Green Gown Awards in recognition of their work as the world’s first Right to Food University.  

 This award recognises the powerful and innovative ways that education institutions are realising their purpose in society to benefit the lives of individuals, communities and wider society.

Singling out Kent in this category, the judges said that the Right to Food is: ‘A very well thought out and planned programme, addressing a critical societal issue at present'.

BAM and Sustainability

BAM aligns its efforts to be more environmentally sustainable by:

• Replacing plastic badge holders with environmentally friendly and biodegradable badges
• Using lanyards and notebooks made from recycled material
• Sustainable menu throughout the Conference
• No goodie bags, optional sustainable gifts
• No paper brochures

Professor Jan Bebbington, has prepared this brief note to help our community think and talk about sustainability in the context of academic conferences.

The desire to be less unsustainable is prompted by the concern that combined human activities are creating environmental problems that are systemic in nature and that these problems will threaten human wellbeing. At the same time, sustainability concerns also relate to social equity with an ethically-based desire to ensure that all people have the chance to have their needs met. These concerns infuse conference organisation and also the choices made by academics over which conferences to attend.

The following material lays out some of the issues at stake in terms of environmental sustainability at conferences and it should become apparent that it is impossible to easily be categorical about what ‘best’ practice is. Rather this short guide provides ‘points to ponder’ in thinking about conference attendance and organisation.

Attending a conference creates impacts from two sets of activities, namely: getting to the conference and impacts that arise during the conference itself.

Continue reading: Sustainability at Conferences

As part of our sustainability agenda, we are committed to reduce the use of plastic and encourage delegates to bring in their own reusable water bottles and refill on Campus.

There is a permanent water point in Newton Building (please refer to the Newton Floor map, floor plans section). Additional water coolers will be located across all floors for the duration of the event.

 For tourist information, please go to Visit Nottinghamshire website.

*Please note that The University of Kent is a cashless campus. 

CURRENCY & EXCHANGE

The official currency in the UK is the pound sterling (£, GBP). Each pound is divided into 100 pence (100p = £1).

The most common banknotes are £5, £10, £20, and £50. 

The coins in circulation are 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 and £2. 

Currency Converter 

You can change money at the following places:

• any bank office
• exchange offices in the airport and within the city
• major hotels
• withdrawal from ATMs

Credit & Debit Cards: The safest and easiest form of money is credit cards. Major credit cards (MasterCard and Visa) are accepted in most restaurants / cafes / facilities. American Express is not accepted at the University of Kent.

Cash Withdrawal: It is possible to withdraw pounds directly from any ATM in Kent. This is also the cheapest option, since it has a lower exchange rate. However, it is important to keep in mind that your own bank may charge you a fee each time you use a foreign ATM.

It is recommended to have a small amount of cash on hand upon arrival in United Kingdom for immediate expenses, i.e. taxies, city transportation etc.

In the United Kingdom the standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz. The power plugs and sockets are of type G.

Unless you are from a country using G type plugs, please do not forget to bring your adapter to Canterbury.