History of the UKPPG

Annual Conference

Year Number (Internatl.) Dates Venue Delegates* Sponsor or supporter
1976 1 September 23rd-24th Warwick University 24 (+19) Janssen
1976 1 September 23rd-24th Warwick University 24 (+19) Janssen
1977 2 Monday 26th -Thursday 29th September Leicester University 56(+15) Janssen
1978 3 Thursday 28th– Friday 29th September New College, Oxford 47(+19) Janssen
1979 4 Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th September York University 62(+23) Janssen
1980 5 Monday 22nd- Wednesday 24th September James Gracie Centre, Aston University, Birmingham 51(+19) Janssen
1981 6 Tuesday 29th September – Thursday October 1st Leeds University.
Chairman Keith Munns, APhO, Gloucester
Report in Br J Pharm Pract (Jan 1982).
48(+17) Sandoz
1982 7 Wednesday 29th September – Friday 1st October Nottingham University
Chairman Ken Free, APhO, Essex
51(+16) Sandoz (Dorsey)
1983 8 Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th September York University
Chairman Bob Timson, DPhO, Nottingham
62(+20) Sandoz (Dorsey)
1984 9 Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th September York University
Chairman Dr Shirley Ellis, RPhO, East Anglia
57(+19) Sandoz
1985 10 Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th September York University
Chairman Dr A Blowers, Chairman W Surrey & NE Hants HA. (Report by Peter Dawson in Br J Pharm Pract 1985;7(6):155-156)
57(+17) Sandoz
1986 11 Wednesday 1st – Friday 3rd October York University
Chairman Tom Clark, RPhO, Yorkshire
  None?
1987 12 Wednesday 30th September to Friday 2nd October York University   None?
1988 13 Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th September Derwent College, York University.
Chairman Ian Marshall
87 None?
1989 14 Wednesday 4th October to Friday 6th October York University
Chairman Mr A Bower, Yorkshire APhO
  Lilly
1990 15 Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th October York University
Chairmen Prof Peter Spencer and Dr Geoff Hall
  Lilly
1991 16 Wednesday 2nd to Friday 4th October York University
Chairman Adrian Shafford
  Lilly
1992 17 Wednesday 30th September to Friday 2nd October York University (report in Pharm J 1992, 510-511, 17th October)
Chairman Adrian Shafford
150 Lilly
1993 18 Wednesday 29th September to Friday 1st October York University
Charirman Prof Brian Veitch
  Lilly/Dista
1994 19 (1) Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th October York University
Chairmen Peter Noyce and John Merrils
  Lilly
1995 20 (2) Friday 6ndto Sunday 8th October Latimer House
Chairmen Prof Peter Redfern, Ann Lewis, Rosemarie Parr
  Lilly
1996 21 (3) Friday 4ndto Sunday 6th October Latimer House
Chairmen Peter Pratt, Larry Cohen, Helen Remington
  Lilly
1997 22 (4) Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October Latimer House   Lilly
1998 23 (5) Friday 2ndto Sunday 4th October Latimer House
(Report by Starkey, Pharm J 1998, 261, 908)
200 Lilly
1999 24 (6) Friday 8th to Sunday 10th October Latimer House
(copy of report in Pharm J 2000, 264, 103-4)
180 Lilly
2000 25 (7) Friday 6th to Sunday 8th October Wokefield House, Reading 160 (+15 day, +15 committee/ CMHP) Lilly, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Janssen-Cilag-Shire
2001 26 (8) Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October Wokefield House, Reading, (report in Pharm J 2001, 267, 658-59) 188 (+20 day, +15 committee/ CMHP) Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer
2002 27 (9) Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October Wokefield House, Reading (report by Ian Maidment in Pharm J 2002, 269, 757-58) 175 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/ CMHP) Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo
2003 28 (10) Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October Wokefield House, Reading 200 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/ CMHP) Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka
2004 29 (11) Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October Wokefield House, Reading, (report by Celia Feetam in Pharm J 2004, 273, 657) 180 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/ CMHP) Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka
2005 30 (12) Friday 7th to Sunday 9th  October Wokefield House, Reading 180 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/ CMHP) Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka
2006 31 (13) Friday 6th to Sunday 8th  October Wokefield House, Reading 180 (+25 day delegates + 14 committee/ CMHP) AstraZeneca, BMS Otsuka, Denfleet, Eli Lilly, Ivax Genthon, Janssen, Lundbeck, Shire and Sanofi Synthelabo
2007 32 (14) Friday 5th to Sunday 7th  October Wokefield House, Reading 190 (+?? day delegates + 14 committee/ CMHP) Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd/Otsuka Pharmaceutical (UK) Ltd, Janssen-Cilag Ltd, Merz Pharma UK Ltd, Servier Laboratories Ltd, Sanofi-Aventis Ltd, TEVA UK Ltd
2008 33 (15) Friday 10th to Sunday 12th  October Wokefield House, Reading 240 (+30 day delegates + 14 committee/ CMHP) Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd/Otsuka Pharmaceutical (UK) Ltd, Eisai Ltd/Pfizer Ltd, Eli Lilly & Co Ltd/Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, Merz Pharma UK Ltd, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, TEVA, Servier Laboratories Ltd

* plus speakers and organising committee

For photos of the conferences, click the year:

1976 ¦ 1977 ¦ 1978 ¦ 1979 ¦ 1980 ¦ 1981 ¦ 1982 ¦ 1983 ¦ 1984 ¦ 1985 ¦ 1986 ¦ 1987 ¦ 1988 ¦ 1989 ¦ 1990 ¦ 1991 ¦ 1992 ¦ 1993 ¦ 1994 ¦ 1995 ¦ 1996 ¦ 1997 ¦ 1998 ¦ 1999 ¦ 2000 ¦ 2001 ¦ 2002 ¦ 2003¦ 2004¦ 2005¦ 2006¦ 2007¦ 2008

Does anyone have any photos of 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989 or 1997? Or even better ones than these? I'd love to borrow and scan them if possible! Thanks, Stephen.