- Date
- Aug17232024
- August
- 08
- Aug
- 17
- 17
- 2024
- Time
- 03:00PM
- Locale
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Venue
- University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
God & Science in Cambridge
20th Annual Insiders Briefing on Intelligent DesignIMPORTANT: As of Monday, February 5, the Insiders event has reached capacity. However, you can register to be added to a waitlist, which will be handled in the order received. Please follow the registration link at the right and use your promotion code to register you and your guest for the waitlist. Note that no payment is required to be placed on the waitlist. But you do need to reserve the appropriate number of tickets.
Charles Darwin. Watson and Crick. Stephen Hawking. C.S. Lewis. Some of the greatest figures of science and culture have called Cambridge, England their academic home. Join Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in August 2024 for an exclusive private tour and conference exploring the history and future of science, faith, and intelligent design.
Each morning, you will hear from renowned speakers about the history of faith and science and how discoveries in Cambridge have provided powerful evidence that nature is the result of intelligent design. Each afternoon, you will get to visit the world-class museums, colleges, and other historic sites of Cambridge. As a group, we will journey to the 941-year-old Ely Cathedral for Evensong and a concert, tour historic Cambridge by going “punting on the Cam,” experience a Shakespeare play in a college garden, and banquet in the magnificent neo-gothic hall of world-famous King’s College.
Our home base will be the elegant University Arms, “Cambridge’s leading luxury hotel since 1834.” The hotel combines classic Edwardian interiors with leather-padded writing desks, low ottomans, and tiered chandeliers in rooms full of natural light. Relax in the spa or over traditional afternoon tea. You won’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience!
FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: John Lennox, David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Burgess, Günter Bechly, and John West
When
Saturday, August 17, 2024 3:00 PM to Friday, August 23, 2024 8:00 AM
Where
University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Regent Street
Cambridge, England CB2 1AD
Contact
Kelley Unger
kunger@discovery.org
(206) 826-5548
Use this button to register for the waitlist (no payment required)
RegisterWhat You Need to Know
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Discovery Society members have exclusive access to register for the Insiders Briefing through February 29, 2024. The Donor Registration rate will be $1,100 per person, but discount codes will be provided based on donor level. If you do not have your code, please contact us.
After that date, the conference will be opened to a broader audience at the Early Bird rate. Donor discount codes will apply until May 17, 2024, provided the conference doesn’t reach capacity. There is a firm limit of 175 people due to transportation and meeting room limits.
After May 17, 2024 (provided the conference doesn’t reach capacity), conference admission will increase to $1,300. Discount codes will not apply.
This is an invitation-only event for members of the Discovery Society, and the $1,100 per person cost includes:
- Conference Materials
- Conference Sessions & Refreshments
- Traditional Sunday Dinner on August 18
- Transportation to Ely Cathedral on August 18, followed by casual supper at the hotel
- Punting on the Cam (either Monday or Tuesday)
- Casual suppers on August 19 and 20
- High Tea on Wednesday, August 21
- Shakespeare Festival and boxed dinner on Wednesday, August 21
- Closing Dinner at King’s College on Thursday, August 22
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
Prior to May 17, 2024, you may cancel your registration and receive a refund, less any transaction fees charged (ranging from $25 to $39 per person). After May 17, 2024, the following cancellation refund rates apply:
- May 18 to June 17, 2024 75% refund
- June 18 to July 17, 2024 50% refund
- July 19 to August 9, 2024 25% refund
- After August 9, 2024 No Refund
HOTEL
Attendees are responsible for booking a room at our conference hotel. We have reserved a block of rooms at University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection (Marriott). See Hotel Information section below for more details.
Please do not be alarmed if you see that there is only “one room left“ of each room type when you go to book your room. This is a glitch in the booking form, and the hotel is attempting to fix it. We have reserved 80 rooms total for participants.
TRANSPORTATION
FLIGHTS FROM THE US: The recommended arrival airport is London Heathrow (LHR), which is approximately 70 miles (112 kilometers) from Cambridge. We suggest that you arrive on August 17, 2024 and depart on August 23, 2024.
FLIGHTS FROM EUROPE: If you are flying from within Europe, the closest airport is London Stansted, which is approximately 42 miles (68 kilometers) from Cambridge. But many international flights may go to London Heathrow.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION: We recommend that you use hired cars or shuttles, trains, or other public transportation to get from the airport to Cambridge. We do not recommend that you rent a car unless you are comfortable driving in the UK and need a vehicle to get elsewhere before/after the conference. We have arranged transportation to the Ely Cathedral and all other events are within a .5 to 1 mile walk of our hotel. There is no parking at our hotel but there is parking within walking distance.
If you are looking for suggestions about transportation between London Heathrow (or other regional airports) and the hotel, we would recommend looking into the platform Omio, which lets you compare bus and train options: omio.com.
If you’re flying into Heathrow, you could also look at their website (heathrow.com) to find links to transportation options. According to their website, they recommend these three methods:
- Taxi or minicab (heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/by-taxi-or-mini-cab), which looks like it would cost about £220.88 each way
- Train or tube (heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/by-rail-or-train)
- Bus or coach (www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/by-coach-or-bus)
Hotel Information
University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection (Marriott)
University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Regent Street
Cambridge, England CB2 1AD
Attendees are responsible for booking a room at our conference hotel. We have reserved a block of rooms at University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection (Marriott).
Please do not be alarmed if you see that there is only “one room left“ of each room type when you go to book your room. This is a glitch in the booking form, and the hotel is attempting to fix it. We have reserved 80 rooms total for participants.
University Arms offers 192 rooms and suites, with views over Parker’s Piece, historic Regent Street, and the hotel’s inner courtyard. Conveniently located in the Cambridge City Center district, this hotel is located 984 feet from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. All the rooms are fitted with a flat-screen TV and have a private bathroom. Some rooms have a balcony. The daily breakfast (included) offers continental, buffet, or à la carte options. Guests are welcome to take advantage of a fitness room. Staff at the 24-hour front desk can provide advice on what to do in the area. Cambridge Corn Exchange is 1640 feet from University Arms, Autograph Collection, while St Catharine’s College is a 6-minute walk away. The nearest airport is London Stansted Airport, 27 mi from the property, but direct flights from the US typically land at London Heathrow.
ROOM RATES: Room rates are £229 for Cosy single occupancy and £241 for Cosy double occupancy, and £265 for Superior double occupancy. The room rate includes VAT (Value Added Tax) and daily breakfast in the Parker Tavern.
Additional rates apply if you choose a Superior room type, or if you request a cot for a third person (£15 for the breakfast and £50 for the cot, per night). Note that arrangements for a third person can only be made once you have booked the room at the double-occupancy rate. Once you’ve booked your room you contact the hotel to add the third person.
To guarantee this price and room availability, you must book your room by May 17, 2024. After that date, we will release our room block and cannot guarantee a reservation under our room block. You may still be able to book a room by paying in advance for a non-cancellable, non-refundable room directly from the hotel.
We recommend that you plan on arriving in Cambridge on August 17, 2024. Our hotel room rate only applies to nights booked between August 17 and August 22 (check out August 23). If you want to stay longer, book your room for the period from 8/17/2024 to 8/23/2024, then call/email the hotel to request an extension of your stay. We cannot guarantee room pricing outside of our room block days.
ROOM CANCELLATION: Rooms are cancellable up to 7 days prior to the event (August 10, 2024). After that date, you may be subject to a charge of one night’s stay, charged to the card on file with the hotel.
USE OF MARRIOTT BONVOY POINTS: If you utilize Marriott Bonvoy points or other rewards points to book your room outside of our room block, please notify us so that we can ask that your reservation be counted toward fulfillment of our room block.
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