On behalf of the British Zeolite Association (BZA) annual meeting Organising Committee, we warmly invite you to attend the annual BZA Conference in Manchester, 3^rd – 5^th April 2023. This will be a great opportunity to gather and celebrate the successes and achievements of colleagues and students in the fields of porous materials, and their applications in both academia and industry. The general themes of the 2023 BZA conference include all aspects of porous materials research such as the latest fundamental research and their many emerging applications for answering Net Zero challenges. Let us therefore take the opportunity to exchange experiences and new ideas, and to grow the community. We look forward to welcoming you to Manchester in April 2023!

Please see the following information on travel and accommodation:

Conference venue:

• Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL
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Travel: 

• Rail: Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford station (you can walk from these stations to the hotels below, or take taxi for a short ride) 
• Air: Manchester Airport (then either take a taxi to your hotel or train to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford station 
• Drive and car parking: check car parking in your hotel, or use Car Park Aquatics Centre (APCOA), Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9SS (walking distance to the conference venue) 

Hotel options (walking distance to the venue):

• Travelodge Manchester Upper Brook Street (budget) 
• Hyatt Regency Manchester (mid-range) 
• Premier Inn Manchester City Centre (Princess Street) hotel (budget) 
• Pendulum Hotel (budget)  
• Maldron Hotel Manchester City Centre (budget) 
• Kimpton Clocktower Hotel (luxury)  

We are delighted to announce our five plenary Speakers:

·        Professor Ross Forgan, University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)

·        Professor Nikolay Kosinov, Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)

·        Professor Michiel Dusselier, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)

·        Dr Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, BASF (Germany)

Diamond Sponsored Keynote Speaker:

·        Dr Hamish Hei-Man Yeung University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

!!!! UPDATE -  Abstract Submission has now been extended to February 10^th 2023 !!!!

 Abstract Submission is now open! Please follow this link to the abstract template and submit according to the instructions therein: BZA 2023 Abstract 

Registration is now open! Please follow the link to the University of Manchester eStore: BZA 2023 Registration

Key Dates:

Submission of Abstracts by: 10^th February 2023 - please use the template which can be found here and email to BZACONF2023@gmail.com.

Notice of Acceptance: 15^th February 2023

Registration by: 6^th March 2023

Conference: 3^rd–5^th April 2023

Conference Venue

Schuster Building, Upper Brook St, The University of Manchester, M13 9TX

Conference Dinner

Manchester Museum (19:00-23:00 on 4^th April 2023), Oxford Road, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL

Registration

·        £200 for students

·        £350 for normal registration

All registration fees include the conference lunches, coffee breaks, conference dinner and drink receptions during the conference. Note: accommodation during conference is not included.

The conference registration fee can be paid via the University of Manchester eStore. The link for which will be released shortly. Please visit us again.

BZA 2023 Annual Meeting Organisation Committee: 

• Xiaolei Fan, University of Manchester 
• Mike W Anderson, University of Manchester 
• Aidan M Doyle, Manchester Metropolitan University 
• Lubomira Tosheva-Jivkova, Manchester Metropolitan University 
• Russell Taylor, Durham University 
• Alexander O'Malley, University of Bath 
• Alessandro Turrina, Johnson Matthey