The 31st Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association will be held at Peterhouse College, a college of the University of Cambridge. Paper, poster and plenary sessions will be held throughout the day on the 9th, 10th and 11th of July. The opening reception is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM on Sunday July the 8th. The banquet will be held on Wednesday the 11th.

Peterhouse College
Situated in the heart of picturesque Cambridge, beside the peaceful river Cam, Peterhouse College was founded in 1284 and its Hall, constructed between 1286 and 1290, was the first collegiate building in Cambridge. The variety and charm of its interior derive from the 19th century stained glass, wall tiles and decoration by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and Ford Maddox-Brown.
The college theatre, where the majority of the conference will be held, with its curving auditorium and gallery was converted from a Victorian lecture room.
Cambridge itself needs no introduction. One of England's most elegant and historical town centre is only a short stroll away from the conference venue.

Sanger Centre
This genome research centre was set up in 1992 by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council in order to further our knowledge of genomes, and in particular to play a substantial role in the sequencing and interpretation of the human genome. The Centre is situated on the Wellcome Trust genome Campus at Hinxton Hall, a 55-acre parkland site 15 minutes south of the university city of Cambridge and 2 miles (3 km) from the M11 motorway to London. More information on the Centre can be obtained from the website: www.sanger.ac.uk. The visit will include a tour of the laboratories followed by a brief talk and discussion session. Please indicate on the registration form if you're interested in a visit.

Travel
Cambridge is easily accessible from central London with several direct trains an hour running from Kings Cross. All prices quoted are for one way tickets. The journey time is one hour.

• King's Cross: Regular Train Service; Quarter to and quarter past every hour; Price £ 14.50

There are different options for getting to these stations from each of the airports. These fall into three categories: airport express trains, regular over-ground train services, and the London Underground (tube). The options from each airport are as follows:

• Heathrow airport is on the London Underground (tube), Piccadilly Line, which goes direct to King's Cross. The tube journey takes about 70 minutes and costs £ 3.50. The tubes leave about every 10 minutes or so. This is probably the easiest and cheapest route to take. There is also the Heathrow Express that runs direct from Heathrow every 15 minutes into Paddington Station. This journey takes 23 minutes and costs £ 12. You could then get a taxi to King's Cross (not a good idea during rush hour, and probably no quicker than the tube except late at night), or get a tube (Circle or Hammersmith & City lines) to King's Cross (which would take about 20 minutes and cost £ 1.50).
• Gatwick airport has a range of over-ground train services into London Victoria. Probably the easiest is the slightly quicker, most regular (every 15 minutes), and slightly more expensive Gatwick Express (£ 10.20, 30 minutes). There are also two regular services that cover this route, which are cheaper but the time-tables are more varied. The first is Connex, which goes roughly every 15 minutes and takes 35-40 minutes, (£ 8.20). The other is the Thameslink which goes about every 20 minutes, journey time 40 minutes (£ 9.50). These all leave from the same place, so if you buy the more expensive Gatwick Express ticket make sure you get on a Gatwick Express train!
• Stanstead is nearer Cambridge than London so it is more sensible to go direct to Cambridge than go via London.

There are also coaches (buses) that drive direct from the airports to Cambridge:

• Stanstead: Regular Coach Service; At least two an hour; Price £ 7.75
• Heathrow: Regular Coach Service; At least every hour; Price £ 18.00
• Gatwick: Regular Coach Service; At least every hour; Price £ 20.00

Accommodations As Cambridge is an extremely popular tourist destination and a thriving cultural centre, especially during what will be the graduation season, we have been advised to inform you that accommodation should wherever possible be booked AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. For all hotels please state that you are with BGA for the prices below:

Sixty college rooms are available at roughly £ 30 per person per night (exact price to be confirmed), and include breakfast in the dining hall. These should be booked by email through the conference organisers (T.Eley@iop.kcl.ac.uk). These rooms have all been recently renovated and most will have either an en-suite bathroom or a bathroom shared by 2 rooms. The college rooms will go on a first come first go basis and are of limited number. The same applies to the hotel rooms, so book NOW.

Three hotels are within walking distance of the college. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel.

• The Arundle House Hotel is a 10 minute walk from the college. Single occupancy rooms are £ 60.00 per night, £ 42.50 per person per night sharing a twin bedded room, breakfast inclusive in room charge.
• A short walk from the college is the Royal Cambridge Hotel. Rooms are £ 120.00 per night, single or double occupancy, breakfast inclusive.
• Also close to the college is the Crowne Paza Hotel. Rooms are £ 127.00 per night, single or double occupancy, breakfast not inclusive.

Summary of accommodations:

	Tel	Fax	Single room	Double room	Breakfast
Peterhouse College	Email: T.Eley@iop.kcl.ac.uk		£ 30.00/night	twin rooms	inclusive
Arundle House Hotel	44(0)1223 367701	44(0)1223 367721	£ 60.00/night	£ 42.50/person/night	inclusive
Royal Cambridge Hotel	44(0)1223 351631	44(0)1223 352972	£ 120.00/night	£ 120.00/night	inclusive
Crowne Plaza Hotel	44(0)1223 464466	44(0)1223 464440	£ 127.00/night	£ 127.00/night	not inclusive

For more information, please check the BGA web page at www.bga.org or contact the meeting host:
Thalia Eley
SGDP Research Centre
Institute of Psychiatry
111 Denmark Hill
London SE5 8AF UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7848 0863
Fax: +44(0) 20 7848 0866
Email: t.eley@iop.kcl.ac.uk