Will the meeting be at the same venue?

Yes- we will still hold the Congress at Belfast ICC

Will my registration carry over to the rescheduled Congress?

Yes- you do not need to do anything if you have already registered for the meeting. It will automatically be switched to the new Congress dates

If I have booked travel and accommodation for the meeting, what should I do now?

• Invited speakers: If the secretariat has booked your travel and/or accommodation, any travel and/or accommodation bookings for the new dates will be transferred for you subject to your confirmation.
• If you have booked your own travel and/or accommodation, please contact the travel company and hotel directly to transfer your bookings. Unfortunately, BTS cannot refund any costs incurred as a result of transferring bookings but we would expect most companies to be sympathetic to re-booking, given the circumstances. If not, and you have travel insurance, you may be able to make a claim if COVID-19 related cancellations are included in your policy.

If I have had an abstract accepted for BTS 2022, will it remain in the same session, day and time in the rescheduled Congress?

Yes- the configuration of the meeting will be the same so it should not be necessary to change the time of your talk. The BTS  events team at the secretariat will contact you directly to confirm.  New deadline dates will be advised before the 21^st of January

Will there be any change to the awards/award sessions?

No- the same process will be in place as in previous years for each of the awards routinely associated with BTS Congress- Medawar, Calne-Williams, Roy Calne, Herrick and AHP awards. Awards will be presented at the Congress as usual, including the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of our 50^th Anniversary celebrations

I have been invited to speak at the congress?

The secretariat team will be contacting you to discuss participation in September.

I am sponsoring/exhibiting at the congress?

The secretariat team will contact you to discuss the arrangements for the new dates.

When and how will the BTS election results be made known to the membership?

So that we keep to our usual timetable for succession planning for Council and Committees, we plan to run a virtual AGM following a f2f Council meeting during the first week in March (date to be confirmed) to ratify the outcome of elections and announce successors to current Council and Committee members. All members will have an opportunity to attend the AGM and to submit items for discussion. We will confirm arrangements as soon as we have an agreed date and time.

Will this impact on the timing of the Joint OTDT/BTS Congress in 2023?

No- we will continue to plan towards the joint Congress with OTDT in Edinburgh, in March 2023.

I can’t find the answer to the question I have here. Who should I contact?

Please email the secretariat@bts.org.uk if you have a query that is not answered here