Introducing Accio UK 2005

[Ali]

Introducing Accio UK 2005: The first Harry Potter Conference in the
UK.

Accio UK is delighted to announce that our first conference will
take place over the weekend of 29-31st July 2005 at Reading
University, England.

Accio 2005 will be a friendly event, bringing together adult Harry
Potter fans and academics to discuss all aspects of J.K. Rowling's
Harry Potter books, in what we believe is the first such conference
in the UK.

Planned events include presentations, panels, speeches, games,
Quidditch, a banquet, and informal discussions into the small hours!

Accio UK aims to foster an intimate atmosphere so that members can
get to know fellow fans without being overwhelmed. For this reason,
we are offering attending membership as an all-inclusive package –
with all accommodation and all meals, including the feast, being
part of the ticket price and a secondary option which allows members
to arrange their own overnight accommodation but still share in
everything other than breakfast.

We are now open for registration and payments are acceptable by
Paypal or UK cheque. Places are limited by the size of the venue, so
early registration is encouraged. We are also offering an early bird
discount of £20 off the full price which we will honour until
Halloween 2004.

We recognise that some fans might wish to spread the costs of
membership, and for this reason we are offering an instalment plan
in which membership is payable in three quarterly payments.

We are contemplating adding optional bolt-on day trips or even a
mini-tour to the event; so watch this space for further details.

Although this event is sponsored in part by HPfGU, further
discussion of Accio should not take place here. Instead, we'd
like to summon you to our website http://www.accio.org.uk to
find out more about Accio."

Meanwhile, please register at the Accio 2005 volunteer Yahoo
Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hpukcon-volunteers if
you are interested in volunteering for the convention


Ali Hewison
Accio Chair