As the convention starts off quite early on the 1st, I thought it would be a good idea to be there one day beforehand (thus on the August 31). Also the flight would then be much cheaper: €108,- instead of €241,- (I know the difference between the two just does not make any sense at all!). Since accommodation at the campus of the University of Birmingham is only provided during the days of the conference, I had to book myself a hotel for one night. I did a bit of research and eventually decided on a single room in the Holliday Inn City Centre hotel. The room was really quite pricy, but it was apparently one of the cheaper and more decent hotels in the city center. I had very little choice but to book a hotel in the city centre as this would be the easiest way to get to the campus the next day. I did look at B&B’s but apparently none of them which are located in the city or could easily be reached through public transport. But it is still cheaper than travelling on the day of the conference itself haha!