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THE SCOTTISH RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

SRS Summer Meeting 2001

Oban

Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd June 2001

Organiser: Dr John K Galloway

Department of Radiology
Lorn & Islands District General Hospital
Glengallan Road
Oban
Argyll PA34 4HH
Tel 01631 567 500
Fax 01631 567 134

Please respond by 14th May to John at the above address, indicating whether you will be attending the dinner (£15), bringing a partner to dinner (£15), and/or attending the meeting (£10 incl. lunch). Please make cheques for the total amount payable to "SRS Summer Meeting".

Friday Evening, 1st June

Reception and Dinner at The Wide Mouthed Frog restaurant,
Dunstaffnage Marina, Oban, for members and partners.
7.00 for 7.30 pm.
Cost £15 per capita.

Saturday Morning, 2nd June

Scientific Meeting
Argyll College
Dunstaffnage
9.00 am - 12.45 pm.
Cost £10 per capita, including buffet lunch.

Programme

RCR CME Credits applied for.

Saturday Afternoon, 2nd June

Social Programme

Things to do include:

• View Lorn & Islands Hospital. New CT Teleradiology Suite. 5.30-6.30pm, Friday 1st June.

• Visit Dunstaffnage Castle at the SRS venue.

• Boat trips and fishing trips from the North pier and Esplanade. See the seals and wildlife around nearby Islands.

• Oban Distillery. Guided tour available, Saturday 3.00 - 4.00pm.

• GOLF.
  Glencruitten 18 hole course. Scenic but hilly. Not for the weak hearted £16.
  Balvicar 9 hole course. On Seil Island 14 miles S of Oban. New, flat course with magnificent views over the bay. £6 per day.

• GARDENS
  Ardmaddy. Past Kilninver on road to Seil Island and Easdale.
  An Cala, Ellenabeich, Seil Island.
  Arduaine. 20 miles S of Oban. £2.50. Guide available.

• The Sealife Centre, Barcaldine. 10 miles N of Oban. Great for children and adults.

• Barcaldine Castle. 8 miles N of Oban. Secret passages, Haunted by the Blue lady. Teas & Mrs. Campbell's homebaked cakes.

• Visit Ellenabeich on Seil Island. A quaint little village with magnificent views to Mull, Garvellachs and Scarba. Visit The Heritage Centre, The history of the Slate Islands then a short 5min. ferry trip to the unique Easdale Island and the award winning Folk Museum.

• Sea.fari Adventures, also at Easdale. High-speed safe RIB craft take you to close encounters with unique sealife.

• Boat trip to Mull, steam train to Torosay Castle, tour

• Do your own thing in and around Oban

Accommodation

For an overnight stay, accommodation should be booked early.
Families are welcome.
Oban Tourist Information Office:
01631 563122 (Tel)
01631 564273 (Fax)

Other sources of accommodation info

• Scottish Tourist Board Accommodation Database - just enter Oban; or try Scottish Heartlands, from which the database can be accessed.

• Oban & Lorne Tourist Association

• Oban Hotels & Guest Houses

Travel

How to get there by car:

Use this scaleable map of the Wide Mouthed Frog. It will even work out detailed directions for you, though I make no promises about accuracy.

Use this scaleable map of Argyll College.

(Maps courtesy of Mapquest)

• From Glasgow
  A82 North to Tyndrum, A85 West to Connel, Dunbeg/Dunstaffnage, Oban
• From Edinburgh
  M9 to Stirling, A84 Lochearnhead, A85 West as above
• From Aberdeen
  A90 South to Perth, A85 West as above
• From Inverness/Fort William
  A82 South to Ballachulish, A828 to Connel, Dunbeg/Dunstaffnage, Oban

Or…

• Oban railway station is in the middle of Oban itself, approximately 3 miles from Dunstaffnage.
• You could also sail/motor cruise to Dunstaffnage Bay where marina berthing is available at the heart of the S.R.S. venue.
• For those with private light aircraft, Connel Airport is only 3 miles from Dunstaffnage.
• For those with interplanetary space cruisers, you'll just have to make your own arrangements.