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Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference 2024 Application to Host: Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, Swansea University
1. The Conference Team Application Endorsement
As Head of the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law I am delighted to endorse the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law’s application to host the Association of Law Teachers Conference, 2024. At the School of Law, we pride ourselves on offering a warm and welcoming environment, that is dedicated to offering the best opportunities possible to each and every one of our students and staff. We see the Law Teachers Conference as the perfect opportunity to grow our community even further, and would relish the opportunity to provide a platform for the sharing of knowledge, ideas and best practice.
We firmly believe that the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law would be an excellent venue for the 2024 edition of the Law Teachers Conference, and I welcome any further enquiry in relation to our application.
Yours Sincerely,
Alison Perry Head, Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law
1. The Conference Team Steering Committee
Alison Perry
Trilby James
Billy Seagrim
Alison began her academic career in 1994, and joined Swansea’s School of Law in 1999. She is now an Associate Professor, having spent over two decades in various leadership positions, culminating in her appointment as the Head of the School of Law in 2021.
Trilby is a Senior Lecturer specialising in legal practice. She is the Educational Lead for the School and is leading its portfolio development towards offering progressive programmes in line with the requirements of the SQE. Matthew’s focus is on on developing students’ communication skills. He works with students to prepare them for numerous external mooting events. He has also been instrumental in hosting several international competitions at the School of Law. Matthew Parry
As well as being a Senior Lecturer, having started his higher education career in 2014, Billy is also a practising barrister, specialising in family law. His teaching interests include developing practice-related skills in areas such as advocacy. Michael is a Professor specialising in legal Michael Draper practice. He’s held several leading positions in regard to learning and teaching and is an international expert on the prevention of contract cheating and the use of essay mills in higher education.
Katy Vaughan
Katy’s interests lie within the areas of human rights and counterterrorism. She was appointed as a Lecturer in 2016, and has worked in student-focused roles since, including several years as an Admissions Tutor. She is also the current Student Experience Lead.
2. The Conference Location Swansea
Swansea is a dual-campus university, comprising the beach-front Singleton Park Campus and the £450million Bay Campus, with both located just a couple of miles from the bustling Swansea City Centre. Swansea is a city with a population of around 250,000, and is fast becoming a hub of sport, modern architecture and the arts. It was recently awarded the £1billion Bay City Deal, which has seen widespread development happening across the length and breadth of the city. Despite Swansea being a busy city, both campuses are located just a stone’s throw away from the beach, and a short drive from the Gower Peninsula; the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Gower is home to 3 Blue Flag Beaches; one of which, Llangennith, is regularly voted amongst Europe’s best beaches.
Singleton Park Campus
Bay Campus
Llangennith Beach
2. The Conference Location Travel Options
Travel directions to Swansea can be found on our website .
Parking on Campus
There is a visitors pay & display car park at the entrance to both Singleton and Bay Campuses.
Taxi Services
There are a range of reliable local taxi firms, that are regularly used by visitors to the University: •Yellow Cabs: 01792 644446 •Data Cabs: 01792 474747 •Oyster Cabs: 01792 367777
Private Coach Hire
We work regularly with local company South Wales Transport to provide a cost-effective private travel option for our larger conferences - pick up and drop off to campus can be costed for this.
3. Event Details
Proposed Event Date: Week commencing 8th April 2023 Dates are flexible during this week, and any two-day combination could be utilised.
There are two proposals covered for the event in the following pages, utilising the Great Hall on Bay Campus and the Richard Price Building and Digital Technium on the Singleton Park Campus. Both are excellent options and could be used depending on budget and availability. The Richard Price Building has a Lecture Theatre with a capacity of 150, and several smaller conference spaces housing 20–40 people per room. In addition to this it has an Atrium space perfect for registration, exhibitor space, and refreshments. The Great Hall houses the Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium which can hold a maximum of 700 guests and can easily seat over 200 individuals in conference format, with full AV capabilities and support. Both buildings have rooms that can be locked by key card and used to safely store luggage and belongings. We also allocate a room as a designated prayer space should this be required. Free, high-speed WiFi is available across campus - existing users of the Eduroam platform will find their devices connect automatically, or there is a Visitors alternative for all other users. We benefit from having access to a full internal AV Support Team. This means we are able to run fully virtual or hybrid events with no issues. We already have experience of running internal events for international audiences in these formats, which have run without issue. Our support teams have access to a range of audio/visual kit, that allows them to offer a mobile and industry standard service that can be implemented if needed. The team can be booked in advance, allowing us to be totally agile in our offering, depending on the circumstances.
4. Venue Details
Swansea’s 2 viable options to host the ALT Annual Conference 2024 will be detailed as Option A and Option B in the following pages. Both venues are located on our beachfront campuses, and have several food outlets and coffee shops on site. We also work closely with an award-winning external catering partner to provide delegates with excellent lunches/buffets catering for all dietary requirements. See the campus maps below to view the locations.
6: The Great Hall
14: Richard Price | 24: Digital Technium
4. Venue Details Option A: The Great Hall, Bay Campus
The Great Hall
Designed by world-renowned architect Dr Demetri Porphyrios, The Great Hall is the flagship building at the heart of Swansea University’s Bay Campus. With the 700-seat Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium offering world class acoustics and state-of-the-art AV facilities, the Great Hall provides an incredible venue to enjoy conferences, cultural performances, events, exhibitions and more. Breakout rooms are available throughout the ground floor of the building, including a large lecture theatre. There is an on-site cafe and bar, and ample event space in the East and West Wings, to provide space for refreshments, catering and networking.
The Auditorium: Stadium Style Seating
View our 360 tours of the Great Hall
The Auditorium: Conference Style Seating
4. Venue Details Option B: Digital Technium & Richard Price
Richard Price Building
The School of Law is housed across two buildings on the Singleton Campus; the Digital Technium and the Richard Price Building.
Boasting a 150-seat Lecture Theatre, a range of teaching rooms, and an Atrium events space, the Richard Price Building alone is ideally suited to host a large conference.
This offering can be further supported by the newly-refurbished Digital Technium Building, which is centrally-located on the Singleton Campus and offers excellent events spaces, including a central Atrium space, ideal for networking and social events.
View our 360 tours of the Buildings
RP Lecture Theatre
Digital Technium
5. Social Event Venues
Swansea is lucky to have a range of high-class venues spread across the city. Many of which have previously been utilised for our events, and would be suitable venues for the Conference. Below are 5 of the best options, all local to the university.
Brangwyn Hall
Norton House
Morgan’s Hotel
Swansea.com Stadium
The Great Hall
5. Social Event Venues
For early arrivers, Swansea has an array of cultural destinations, perfect for those who are new to the city. Below are some of the most popular venues.
National Waterfront Museum
Taliesin Arts Centre
The National Waterfront Museum is based in the developing SA1 area of Swansea, and forms a key part of Amgueddfa Cymru – The National Museum Wales.
Housed on campus, this is Swansea’s premier arts centre comprising a theatre, cinema and gallery, as well as the Egypt Centre, home to a wide range of genuine Egyptian artefacts.
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Swansea Coastal Path
The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the City and County of Swansea, a vibrant and inspiring art space for everyone.
Walk along Swansea’s famous promenade (site of the world’s first passenger railway) to enjoy views across Swansea Bay.
6. Accommodation
Accommodation is available at the following local hotels:
Village Hotel 116 Roooms 2.6miles to Bay Campus 3.2miles to Singleton Campus Cost approx. £100-£150 per night Marriott Hotel 119 Rooms 1.9miles to Singleton Campus 3.5miles to Bay Campus Cost approx. £90-£130 per night
Premier Inn Waterfront - 132 rooms 2.8miles to Singleton Campus/2.3miles to Bay Campus City Centre 116 rooms 2.7miles to Singleton Campus/ 2.8miles to Bay Campus Cost approx. £60-£100 per night
Towers Hotel 70 Rooms 1.4m to Bay Campus 6.3m to Singleton Campus Cost approx. £120-£150 per night
7. Support Services and Marketing
The School benefits from having access to its own internal marketing and events team, who are well-versed in organising large scale events, such as the bi-annual, 200+ attendee Terrorism and Social Media Conference (TASM), that sees delegates from 6 continents attend the School from organisations such as Meta, Google, Twitter and TikTok. The booking and registration process can be handled in-house, utilising the Eventbrite platform. Room hire can be organised by our Events Officer, as will catering and the general management of the event, with support from several of our Marketing Officers. A bespoke conference website will be built by our in-house Marketing Officers (see example later), which can house all relevant information in a microsite underneath the Swansea University umbrella. This will link to the Eventbrite platform to channel delegates to the registration system. A conference email address and inbox will also be set up to offer a dedicated point of contact and a high level of service to all delegates. The School’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) will be utilised to encourage attendance for the conference, as well as being used to post updates and content during and post-event, to engage with the relevant audience. There is in-house videography and photography expertise that can be utilised, as well as an internal Press Office that can maximise coverage. Colleagues can be on-hand throughout the event to capture any digital media required, editing of which will all be taken care of in-house. Members of the team are highly experienced in handling large events, and have recently worked on the Global Challenges Summit, hosted by Swansea University, which welcomed several thousand delegates to an online conference, chaired by Secretary Hillary Clinton. The organic social media campaign run for the event reached over 20 million individuals.
TASM Branding
TASM Conference Setup
Global Challenges Summit Branding
7. Support Services and Marketing
Top Performing Tweet Analytics from the Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Summit
The website for the International Client Consultation Competition; an international competition hosted by the School of Law
8. Indicative Budget
Ticket Options:
Income £19,995 £1,400 £21,395
Ticket Sales (approx)*
•Early Bird On-Campus £180 •Early Bird PGR On-Campus £70/Online £50 •Early Bird Online £150 •Standard Delegate On-Campus £220 •Standard PGR On-Campus £100/Online £80 •Standard Online £190
Dinner Tickets
Expenditure
Tea/Coffee x 3 per day Catering x 1 per day
£1,680
A number of complimentary tickets would be held for VIPs etc.
£2,600 Water/Juices x 3 per day £1,260 Student Ambassadors £368 Delegate Packs £854 Eventbrite Fee** £798 Speaker Expenses x 2 £960 Coach Hire £650 Drinks Reception/Canapes £2,650 Conference Dinner *** £5,450 Room/Venue Hire (Singleton) £500 £17,770 Room/Venue Hire (Bay) £7,500 £24,770
* All In-person ticket costs added together and divided by four (ticket types) gives an average ticket cost of £142.50. Multiplied by 140 tickets. This figure could vary depending on number and type of tickets sold. ** Eventbrite charge 4% per ticket sold, this figure is based on the predicted income but can change based on number and types of tickets sold. *** Conference Dinner - A ticket will be set up on Eventbrite for a contribution towards this of £10pp, as shown in the income section. Additional budget for the Bay Campus option would be dependent on any sponsorship and/or school or faculty funds being allocated to the event.
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