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Gala Dinner
Wednesday 21st October

Due to overwhelming demand, the Gala Dinner has now sold out.

If you would like to purchase a ticket, please check for late availability when you arrive at the Conference, by visiting the Gala Dinner Desk at the ACC.

The black tie Gala Dinner is the social highlight of the annual BWEA events programme. The dinner, sponsored this year by ScottishPower Renewables, will be attended by 800 guests.

Guests are invited to arrive at 7.15pm for the pre-dinner reception and welcome. Coaches will be provided, departing ACC Liverpool (riverside) at 6.45pm.

Dress code: Black tie
For your convenience, we have arranged for a dinner suit hire company to provide a service from the ACC. Order at the Conference, by going to the Gala Dinner desk at the ACC on the afternoon of Tuesday 20th October or the morning of Wednesday 21st October, where you will be measured up. Your suit will be available for collection from Moss Bros Liverpool store, open from 9.00am-6.30pm on Tuesday 20th October & 9.00am-6.00pm on Wednesday 21st October for collections. The address is: 42 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4DS.

Alternatively contact Moss Bros Liverpool ahead of time with your measurements - contact Neil on +44 (0)151 709 8391 - again, collection will be from Moss Bros Liverpool.

Seating Plan

The Gala Dinner table plans (in the downloads panel to the right) show the layout of tables for the evening and list sponsored and reserved tables only. Single ticket holders are invited to sign up to specific tables, at the Gala Dinner desk at the ACC, from 8.00am-6.00pm on Tuesday 20th October and 8.00am-2.00pm on Wednesday 21st October.

Ticket Collection

Please visit the Gala Dinner desk at the ACC, from 8.00am-6.00pm on Tuesday 20th October and 8.00am-6.00pm on Wednesday 21st October, to collect your ticket(s).

Location

The Gala Dinner will be held between 7.15pm - midnight at the Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 21st October 2009.

Built over the course of the 20th century,
Liverpool Cathedral’s awesome scale and beauty never fails to make an impression. Sir John Betjeman famously called it ‘one of the great
buildings of the world’.

Programme

Transport

Coaches will be provided to transport guests, departing from the ACC (riverside) and outside the Crown Plaza Hotel (St Nicolas Place on the Waterfront), at 6.45pm. Coaches will run return journeys to the hotels close to the ACC at 10.30pm and midnight.

The sponsor: ScottishPower Renewables

ScottishPower Renewables is part of Iberdrola Renewables, the world's biggest producer of renewable energy. ScottishPower Renewables is also currently one of the UK's largest developers of onshore wind farms with over 30 wind farms fully operational, under construction or in planning and is expected to become the first UK utility company to reach the target of 10 percent of energy produced from renewable sources. ScottishPower Renewables prides itself on developing renewable energy responsibly and has set the standards within the industry, more of which you can read about throughout this website. Developing new sources of renewable energy is also a key aim of ScottishPower Renewables and is at the forefront of the development of wave and tidal renewable technology. ScottishPower Renewables is proud to be sponsoring the BWEA31 Gala Dinner and wishes all guests a fantastic evening.

Booking tickets

Due to overwhelming demand, the Gala Dinner has now sold out.

If you would like to purchase a ticket, please check for late availability when you arrive at the Conference, by visiting the Gala Dinner Desk at the ACC..

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