Conference: Liquid Gold

We’re delighted to welcome you to Glasgow for our 2024 business archives conference ‘Liquid Gold: realising the potential of your business archive collections’. The draft conference programme is available and the conference available for bookings now via whitefuse.

Our hosts The Macallan have provided an excellent city centre location and there are details below of how to find the venue, travel to Glasgow and accommodation options.

Venue

The conference will be held at 100 Queen Street, the headquarters of the Edrington Group where we are being hosted by The Macallan and their archive team. The venue (shown below) is in the city centre of Glasgow, opposite the Gallery of Modern Art with its famous Duke of Wellington statue and traffic cone.

It is easy walking distance from the two major train stations in Glasgow (Central – <10mins and Queen Street <5mins) and from the Buchanan Street Subway station (which will allow for easy access from Glasgow’s West End should attendees which to base themselves there).

Travel into Glasgow

Glasgow is easy to reach and a cost effective location, whether you’re based in the UK or further afield.

By train

Glasgow has two major train stations in the city centre and both are very close to subway stations (Glasgow Central is near to the St Enoch station, and Glasgow Queen Street is connected to the Buchanan Street station).

  • Glasgow Central links the city to the South including major cities like Manchester (3hr, 15m), Birmingham (4hrs 11m) and London (4hr, 39m) as well as locations to the South and West in Scotland.
  • Glasgow Queen Street connects to Edinburgh and also East Coast destinations in England like Newcastle (2hr, 25m) as well as Northern destinations elsewhere in Scotland, such as Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.

By air

Glasgow has 3 international airports nearby, with connections across the UK and the world:

  • Glasgow Airport is the closest airport to the city centre. Catch the express bus service from outside the terminal and arrive in Glasgow in around 15 minutes. Visit glasgowairport.com for more information.
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport is 32 miles (51km) from Glasgow. It is very accessible with train and bus services to the city centre. Find out more at glasgowprestwick.com.
  • Edinburgh Airport is 39 miles (63km) from Glasgow. There is a direct bus service from the airport to Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station which takes around 1 hour. Head to edinburghairport.com for more information

Further information about travel options on the Visit Glasgow site.

Accommodation

BACS and BAC as conference organisers do not have any affliations with particular hotels for the conference. The central location of the venue means that attendees can choose to stay centrally with a wide range of choices or could also choose to stay in the city’s west end by the University of Glasgow and travel in via the subway.

Catering

On the day of the conference a breakfast of pastries and hot drinks will be available from 9:30. There will be biscuits, cakes and fruit with the additional tea & coffee breaks during the day and a full lunch provided.

The evening reception will include canapes and drinks with a whisky nosing and tasting session. Attendees should make their own dinner arrangements and there is a wide variety of options in the city centre and further afield. An overview of up to date places to eat & drink including vegan and veggie options can be found on the Visit Glasgow website.

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