The BIG Event Cardiff 2024

24th - 26th July

To the Welsh capital we go! Yes, for real this time. We did attempt to visit Cardiff back in 2020. And then again in 2021... But this time we are determined to make it happen. 

Cardiff is a city with a very long tradition of songs, rugby and a vibrant Sci-Comm community. Cardiff University (one of our venues) is right in the heart of the civic centre and has a beautiful parkland, an historic castle, a world-class museum and Victorian arcades all within a 5 min walk. Cardiff is compact (much like the BIG Event), culture-packed and ready for the most hotly anticipated conference on any STEM communicator’s calendar.

The University has modern lecture theatres, labs and various meeting spaces available to host the melting pot of creative ideas that make up the BIG Event. And if all the outstanding interaction becomes too much, you can always take a little walk down the corridor in Sherlock’s mind palace and play spot the Dr Who location. Plus, we guarantee the sun will be shining.*

*There just might be clouds in the way... Joking aside, Cardiff actually has more hours of sunshine a year than the UK national average.

P.S. We’ve even reserved ensuite rooms in the student halls for those wanting cost-effective and extremely convenient B&B accommodation. Details to follow soon.

What is the BIG Event? 

The BIG Event is a three-day get-together every summer to share skills and experiences, develop professional links and keep up-to-date with the STEM engagement field. This is the place to hone your skills and recharge your professional batteries, pick up great ideas and show off your talents to peers.

It provides an unmissable opportunity to squeeze the skills and ideas out of all the STEM engagement people you can in a short space of time. It’s like power juice for STEM communicators.

The content for the BIG Event is created by the members. And the people who say they get the most out of it are the people who contribute the content.

This will be a hybrid BIG Event. As many sessions as possible will be delivered as hybrid events, so if you can't get to Cardiff in-person, you can still join us online.

General event registration (non-speakers)

Full conference (all 3 days including conference dinner) - £330 early bird rate* (£380 after 20^th May, 2024)

2-days only - £290 (conference dinner not included, but can be added to your basket for £80)

1-day only - £150 (conference dinner not included but can be added to your basket for £80)

Hybrid - £70 (a link to all hybrid sessions will be sent to you nearer the time)

  

Speakers registration  (Want to be a speaker? Why not propose a session then?)

Full conference (all 3 days and including the conference dinner) - £240 early bird rate* (£310 after 20^th May, 2024)

2-days event only - £170 (conference dinner not included, but can be added to your basket for £80)

1-day event only - £40 (on the day of your session only; conference dinner not included, but can be added to your basket for £80) 

Travel and accommodation is not included in any of the conference rates, however, we are in the process of securing University en-suite accommodation very close to the BIG Event location. More information to come in the new year. 

*Early Bird requires full payment on or before 20^th May, 2024. If full payment isn't received by 20^th May, your registration will be honoured at the Full Price until 3^rd June, 2024. After this point, if we still haven't received full payment, your registration will be cancelled.