The organisers of the conference to celebrate 50 years since the launch of the ship, had hoped to exceed the delegates expectations and we could not have been more delighted with the feedback we received from delegates and our speakers.  Information and discussions on the event can be found on the forum topic board and you can see photos that delegates have added in the Gallery Album.

It has been a busy couple of weeks but we are delighted with our planning for the conference and the media response to the Press Releases we put out. At this time tomorrow delegates will be seated in the hall eagerly anticipating the start of this exciting QE2 50 Year Conference.

With the countdown now down to just 9 days, media interest in the sell-out conference continues to grow.  Seatrade Cruise News ran a nice piece on it, and others are to follow.

Journalist and Media contact information and press releases are available here.

In the run up to the conference, The QE2 Story was contacted by a Mirror Online journalist who was putting together a story on QE2’s 50th anniversary, and our conference.  We helped the journalist with press releases, imagery and connecting her with the people interviewed for the article.

The QE2 Story’s Motto is “Keeping The Legend Alive” and we believe that by helping make this article possible, we did exactly that.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/qe2-scrapped-cruise-liner-marks-11039817

We also have a discussion topic on our forum about the article – https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,7806.0.html

It is exciting to think that it is just over three weeks until the conference in Clydebank on 22 September.  The event committee had a very productive meeting at Clydebank Town Hall on Friday and would like to thank the West Dunbartonshire Council staff  for their support.

Please contact the event committee at events@theqe2story.com if you would like your name added to the waiting list for tickets, should there be any cancellation.

It is exciting to think that it is only forty days until the conference.  The event committee started the planning process, two years ago and are now working on the finer details to ensure we have a successful conference.  The delegate pack has been designed and we are currently working on the contents before we start work on the name badges.

Looking forward to meeting the delegates on 22 September.

Today saw the latest committee meeting being held at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow.  Gavin, Lynda and John met to discuss progress with planning the conference.  The committee, who are all unpaid volunteers, have been hard at work behind the scenes for many months to ensure everything goes to plan on the day.  At the time of writing, there’s only 68 days left until the conference!

July Committee Meeting

There are still tickets available for Saturday 23 September boat trip down the River Clyde to Clydebank with the option to also go up the Titan Crane.  You can can see more information and purchase tickets from the Saturday Event page.

With only 5 tickets remaining for sale, it’s the final countdown to a sell out conference.  If you have not purchased your ticket , don’t delay go to the conference ticket page and buy now.

There are only 10 tickets left for the conference in Clydebank on 22 September.  Purchase your ticket to ensure your place at this conference to celebrate QE2’s 50 years.