Venue

IWMW 2018 will take place at University of York. The Spring Lane Building will be used for all of the talks. The postal address for the venue is:

Spring Lane Building
University of York
York
YO10 5DD

The following locations will be used:

A campus map is available.

Links to information about the registration area, main lecture theatre, rooms for parallel sessions and accommodation are given below:

Registration, refreshment and exhibition area: Spring Lane Building room SLB/Atrium
Luggage store: Spring Lane Building room SLB/007
Main lecture theatre: Spring Lane Building room SLB/118

**Table 1: Rooms for Plenary sessions on Wednesday 11 July**
No.	Room	Capacity	Nos. booked	Link	Facilitator	Session
1	SLB/118 Lecture Theatre	350	130	[Link] [Spec]	All plenary speakers	All plenary sessions

Note 2 handheld mics and 2 lapel mics will be provided.

Table 2 lists the rooms to be used for the workshop sessions taking place on Wednesday 11 July from 16.15-17.45.

**Table 2: Rooms for workshop sessions on Wednesday 11 July**
No.	Room	Capacity	Nos. booked	Link	Facilitator	Session	Notes
1	SLB/101	20	14	[Link] [Spec]	Paul Kelly, University of York	[A1: Yorkie Bars, Jammie Dodgers & Seven Other Essentials For Successful Usability Testing]
2	SLB/002	20	20+	[Link] [Spec]	Stephen Evans, University of St Andrews	[A2: Optimising Your Content Management System]	W1
3	SLB/003	20	12	[Link] [Spec]	Lauren Tormey and Duncan MacGruer, University of Edinburgh	[A3: You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail: Encouraging Self-Service Through Improving Content]
4	SLB/004	20	19	[Link]	Steve Burrows, University of Dundee	[A4: Solving Problems and Making Friends Using Design Sprints]
5	SLB/005	20	21	[Link]	Sarah Fisher, University of Kent	[A5: Content Strategy: a Learning Journey]
6	SLB/102	20	141	[Link]	Duncan Ireland, University of the Highlands and Islands	[A7: How to Market Something No-one is Searching For]
7	SLB/006	20	14	[Link]	Melanie Read, University of London and Marie Kitney, Numiko	[A8: Designing Usability Tests to Solve Common Problems]
8	SLB/001	20	8	[Link][Spec]	Dave Musson, The Native	[A9: Expertise in Your Ears: a Rough Guide to Podcasting]

Notes:

W1: Additional chairs needed

Table 3 lists the rooms to be used for masterclass sessions taking place on Thursday 12 July from 14.50-17.30.

**Table 3: Rooms to be used for masterclass sessions on Thursday 12 July**
No.	Room	Capacity	Nos. booked	Link	Facilitator	Session	Note
1	SLB/101	20	20	[Link]	Claire Gibbons	[B1: Your Digital Activities Need a Governance Framework, Yesterday]
2	SLB/002	20	15	[Link]	Jennifer Hamrick, University of St Andrews	[B2: Digital Training Masterclass]
3	SLB/003	20	20	[Link]	Paul Boag	[B3: How to Overcome Resistance to Build a User-centric Site]	M1
4	SLB/005	20	20	[Link]	Rob Ryder-Richardson, University of St Dundee	[B5: Customer Journey Mapping]
5	SLB/006	20	20	[Link]	Karl Orsborn, Wunder	[B7: Forever User-Centred, The GDS Way]	M2
6	SLB/004	20	20	[Link]	Adrian Binzaru, Gecko Engage and Megan McFarlane, University of Aberdeen	[B8: Maximising User Experience With Limited Resource]
7	SLB/102	20	7	[Link]	Russell Sneezum and Dan Sitner, Siteimprove	[B9: Overcoming SEO Challenges to Optimise Your Website]

Notes:

M1: Will use own Apple Mac
M2: Will need flipcharts and pens, amongst other materials

Table 4 lists additional rooms in the Spring Lane Building to be used at the event.