| Conference Centre Reservations. Good morning. |
| Hi. I'm interested in the computing conference next month. |
| Future Directions in Computing? |
| Yes, that's right. |
| Could I ask you a few questions about it? |
| Of course. |
| OK. |
| I know the conference is for three days |
| but actually I want to attend on the Friday and Saturday only. |
| Will that work out to be any cheaper? |
| Let me have a look. |
| Well, you could register for the two days separately, |
| but that wouldn't actually save you very much |
| as it still costs £35 for each day. |
| In fact, if you could register for the three days, |
| you also get an invitation to a free dinner on the Saturday night, |
| so that's probably the better option. |
| Right, I'll do that. |
| How much will the fees be in that case? |
| It's £75. |
| All right. |
| I'd like to register for the full three days. |
| Now, can I pay that by credit card? |
| I'm afraid not. |
| You'll have to send a cheque to us, |
| or you can pay at the conference office. |
| Fine. |
| So it's probably easiest if I pay by cheque. |
| Now then, what else do I need to arrange? |
| Right. How about accommodation? |
| I guess that's not included in the price? |
| No, I'm sorry, it's not, |
| but we do have a few rooms available for delegates at the conference centre if you'd like. |
| Those are very cheap but if you're interested you'll need to book soon, |
| because there's always a heavy demand for them. |
| They are only £15 per night, |
| but they are very basic and you'd have to get your own breakfast, |
| because they don't provide you with that. |
| But it's very convenient, |
| because it's in the same building as the conference rooms. |
| Uhuh. |
| Or there's a very reasonable guest house which is £25 per night. |
| And I think that includes your breakfast. |
| Is it close to the conference centre? |
| It would be about a ten-minute walk away from here. |
| I see. |
| That sounds quite reasonable. |
| The details are all in our conference pack, which I'll send you. |
| Great, thanks. |
| That'll be very useful. |
| Oh, and can you also send me an application form? |
| Of course. |
| I'll get that in the post to you straight away. |
| Is there anything else? |
| Yes, actually. |
| Can you tell me where exactly the conference centre is? |
| Well, it's on South Park Road and it's right at the end of the road next to the library. |
| It's a ten-minute taxi ride from the station |
| and will cost you £5. |
| Otherwise, you can take the bus which runs every half an hour from the station, |
| that's the 21A, |
| and it brings you straight to the conference centre. |
| Right, got that. |