1. How do I get to ACC Liverpool?
From the south
Approaching from the south, leave the M6 at junction 21A and take the M62 to Liverpool.
At the end of the M62 follow signs for Liverpool City Centre along Edge Lane, picking up and following signs for The Waterfront. The Kings Dock Car Park and all other on site parking is signposted “Waterfront” on the “available spaces” signs that are found across the city.
From the north
Approaching from the north, leave the M6 at junction 26 and follow signs for M58 Liverpool.
Follow to the end of the M58 and then take signs for A59 Liverpool. Continue to follow Liverpool City Centre until picking up signs for the Waterfront. The Kings Dock Car Park and all other on site parking is signposted “Waterfront” on the “available spaces” signs that are found across the city.
By train
Avanti West Coast operates direct services from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street (with a journey time of just over two hours). Other long-distance rail services also operate into Liverpool Lime Street station.
ACC Liverpool is a 20-minute walk from Lime Street or a short taxi ride. You can also transfer at Lime Street onto the underground Wirral Line trains to James Street station (10-minute walk) or catch the CityLink bus which runs every 12 minutes as a circular service around the city centre and stops at both Liverpool Lime Street and ACC Liverpool. If travelling from outside Merseyside, you can catch an underground train to James Street station from Lime Street, inclusive in the cost of your ticket.
By plane
Liverpool John Lennon Airport features low-cost and charter flights to domestic, European and International destinations. Manchester Airport, just 45 minutes away, brings even more domestic and international destinations within reach.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) is one of the UK’s top 10 busiest airports and handled over 4.5 million passengers in 2012. Passenger numbers have increased ten-fold since the mid-1990s. It features flights to approximately 75 destinations in the UK and across Europe.
Airlines at JLA include two of Europe’s largest low cost airlines, easyJet and Ryanair, both of whom have large bases at JLA. A taxi from the airport to the city centre will take approximately 20 minutes or the express bus service Route 500 will take approximately 25 minutes, dropping you off within a five-minute walk of ACC Liverpool. If you prefer, we can arrange private transfers for you.
Just 45 minutes’ away via the motorway network, Manchester Airport has an even more extensive network of flights, with long haul destinations including America and the Far East served with direct flights. Once again, we can arrange private transfers for you.
2. Why is the annual conference happening in July this year?
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruption to events schedules across all industries and professions. The College was no exception to this. In 2021, we had to rearrange our annual conference for that year, as well as our multi-year arrangements with ACC Liverpool, who also had to accommodate other rescheduling requests from other organisations. As such, it was decided that a conference in November 2021, followed by a conference during an available slot in July 2022 was the best way possible to stay within the agreed contractual arrangement between the College and the venue and for the College to retain its commitment to provide a good national event for podiatrists to attend.
3. What is the cancellation policy?
You can find more information about our cancellation policy in our terms and conditions. You can find out more about our COVID-19 cancellation policy in our COVID-19 FAQs.
4. Do you have guidelines for COVID-19?
Yes. We have a full set of guidelines in our COVID-19 FAQs as well as information about what delegates need to do prior to arriving at Conference - see Podiatry 2022 and COVID-19.
5. How much does it cost?
For full information about the pricing for this year’s Conference, please visit the Tickets page.
6. Where can I stay during the Conference?
Members are responsible for arranging their own accommodation whilst attending the Annual Conference. There are a variety of different options close to the ACC Liverpool venue. To find some potential options, please visit the ACC Liverpool website.
7. Where can I find more information about Liverpool?
Visitliverpool.com is an ideal place to start when looking for ideas about what to do during your time in the city.
8. When will the full programme be published?
The Royal College of Podiatry will publish its full programme in March 2022. Until then, you can find some of the featured speakers on the main conference page on the RCPod website.
9. I’m not a member but I would like to attend. How do I do this?
If you are not a Royal College of Podiatry member but would like to attend Podiatry 2022, please consult the pricing webpage and then email liverpooltickets@rcpod.org.uk to request your place. The team will then contact you to arrange to take your payment details and send you your booking confirmation. If you would like to benefit from special discounts to events like this, consider becoming a member of the Royal College of Podiatry today.
10. I would like to go as part of a group. Do you do a group discount?
A group discount is available. Full details are available on the pricing webpage. To get a group discount, please email liverpooltickets@rcpod.org.uk to make a request. A member of the team will contact you to arrange to take payment.
11. What time does the exhibition open each day?
The exhibition opens at 9.00am each day. It closes in the evening at 6.00pm.
12. Will the sessions be recorded?
Some of the conference sessions will be recorded. A limited number of them will be made available to delegates for three months after the event.
13. When will I be able to view recorded sessions and how?
Delegates will be contacted after the event has finished by email with directions on how to view the recorded sessions. Delegates will be provided with a set of links to view the content.
14. Can I access the slides after the event?
Presentation slides will be made available after the event. Delegates will receive an email to a place where they can access them.
15. Will there be social events at this year's conference?
15. Will there be social events at this year's conference?
The College has taken the decision not to hold a dedicated social event at this year's conference. Partners in industry may, in time, announce their own social events for delegates. If this is the case, industry partners will announce it to delegates and potential delegates via their own communications channels.