The PocketGPSWorld.com team invite you to Basingstoke

Following on from the great success of the last GPS event at the Celtic Manor in Wales, PocketGPSWorld.com are now busily organising the biggest and most exciting meet for GPS enthusiasts and the industry at large - and thanks to the sponsors that collectively make up the cream of our industry ITS FREE!

We received some great feedback from the last event both from our users and the GPS companies. We have taken the many requests and suggestions onboard.

This time the PocketGPSWorld.com GPS Event will be taking place in Basingstoke, Hampshire, home of the Automobile Association. Why have we chosen Basingstoke? Alongside some of the major players in satellite navigation industry, the AA have generously offered to be a premium sponsor of the event.

Our Premium Sponsors:
TomTom
AA
Garmin
Destinator Europe

Mapping Sponsor:
Tele Atlas

Supporting Sponsors:

GlobalSat, Geosat, Memory-Map, Holux, Navman, Drive Smart

We will also have a number of other Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Retailers exhibiting.

We are expecting an excellent international turnout of GPS Industry experts. The global sat nav industry has shown huge enthusiasm for the event and will be welcoming representatives from all over the World - we've just heard that a delegation from the Far East may be flying in and one from the US has just confirmed!

With excellent links for all modes of transport we feel it is an ideal location. Accordingly, we have selected the Apollo Hotel as the venue and have secured the Hampshire Suite and adjoining rooms for our sole use.

Centre stage will be the PocketGPSWorld.com car, a motorbike and a pushbike forming our exhibit. This will show how the GPS equipment is used in our own vehicles and the lengths we go to in bringing these reviews to our users. We will also be having a workshop area where you can bring your own equipment and we will upload points of interest (POIs) or help with configuration issues.

The venue can accommodate well over 500 GPS enthusiasts throughout the day. We anticipate having a complete range of knowledge levels from absolute beginners to advanced GPS users.

In the run up to Christmas, and for the first time ever, we are encouraging sales to visitors during the event. This was one of the main requests we received from the feedback from our last event in Wales.

The PocketGPSWorld.com Event is a “Face-to-Face” forum allowing you to touch and feel the equipment as well as chatting to industry specialists.

When is it?
Saturday 26th November from 10.00-2.00

Where is it?
The Apollo Hotel Basingstoke

Location: Aldermaston Roundabout, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NU UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 1256 796700
Website: http://www.apollohotels.com

The luxury 4 star Apollo Hotel is ideally positioned, close to the busy town centre of Basingstoke and its many business parks, being only 4 miles form the M3 it is accessed directly from the Ring Road. The Hotel consists of 125 bedrooms including luxury suites and executive rooms which combine with a large Conference Centre and Health Club to make the Apollo one of the best equipped hotels in Basingstoke.

People from all over the World are welcome and there's a prize for the one who travels the furthest! We expect to see ALL you Brits on the day as it's easily accessible for huge amounts of you - the PocketGPSWorld.com Forum Moderators will be VERY disappointed if you don't make the effort (so no excuses!) :o))

Travel Time and Distance:

From Birmingham: 129 mi (about 2 hours 53 mins)
From Bristol: 97.9 mi (about 2 hours 8 mins)
From Cambridge: 118 mi (about 2 hours 34 mins)
From Cardiff: 131 mi (about 2 hours 50 mins)
From Gloucester: 92.2 mi (about 2 hours 9 mins)
From London: 52.4 mi (about 1 hour 20 mins)
From Oxford: 44.9 mi (about 1 hour 23 mins)
From Southampton: 32.5 mi (about 53 mins)

How do I get there?

By road, via M3 - Exit junction 6, follow ringroad north sign-posted Newbury/Aldermaston. Take ringroad exit for Aldermaston (A340). At roundabout take 5th exit into Popley Way, entrance to hotel immediately first left.

By road, via M4 - Exit M4 junction 11, follow A33 sign-posted Basingstoke. Once you enter Basingstoke, follow signs for ringroad. At ringroad roundabout junction, follow signs for Newbury and take 1st exit off ringroad sign-posted Aldermaston (A340). At roundabout take 5th exit into Popley Way, entrance to hotel immediately first left.

By rail - 45 minutes from Waterloo Station.

By air - Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are approximately 60 minutes drive away.

Legoland www.legoland.co.uk and Marwell Zoo www.marwell.org.uk are less than 30 minutes drive from the hotel for those who will be bringing their families for the weekend.

What do I do now?

Please let us know as soon as possible if you will be attending alone or the number of people in your group - we would love to see as many as you as possible, but please don't forget that spaces are limited - 1st come, 1st served.

To reserve your places please email gpsevent@pocketgpsworld.com, include your name, userid (if you have one), email address and the number of people who wish to attend. If you are in the GPS Industry please let us know what company you work for, even if you are not attending in an official capacity. We will let you know if your reservation has been successful within the next 72 hours.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Basingstoke!

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