Following over a years worth of researching for a suitable venue, we thought we'd found the perfect place to host the conference. However, over the course of 3 months of negotiating, with no suitable contract forthcoming, we had to face the fact that we would have to rethink our decision. Following another research process, we thought we got another suitable venue, but again it wasn't to be.

Thankfully, we hadn't stopped looking, and we think we've struck gold with the venue we have finally chosen. We'll be holding the conference at The CBSO Centre in the heart of Birmingham. See the full article for more details and photos.