For any attendees that are around the night before, there is a social venue booked for folks to meet up and start networking. This is in ‘The Salmon Rooms’ at the Lass O’Gowrie on Charles Street, Manchester – which is only a few hundred yards from the conference centre. They have free WiFi and will take food orders up until 8pm. See their site for map and directions. http://www.lassogowrie.co.uk