Competition Judo is the theme for this year’s Congress with the BJA's competitive pathway being the thread which will run through the programme of keynote presentations and workshops. There will be also be workshops, presentations and updates on many of the BJA's programmes and activities.

We have put together what we consider will be an interesting, stimulating and thought provoking programme which will cater for the expected broad range of delegates who will attend. Not to be missed is the Congress Dinner which is available as an option. This is great opportunity to network and to meet and discuss items of common interest with other like-minded members.

This year we have changed the dates and venue for both the Congress and Annual General Meeting. The new venue is the will be held at the Leicester Marriot Hotel, Smith Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SW on the 16th and 17th October 2010.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on the afternoon of Sunday 17th October 2010 commencing at 1.45pm with registration from 1.00pm. The meeting agenda and relevant documentation will be circulated to member clubs at the appropriate time.

Click on the links below to download further information:

2010 Technical Congress Programme

2010 Technical Congress Information and Booking Form

The 2009 AGM Minutes are available here.

The 2009 Annual Technical Congress was judged by those who attended to have been the best so far (see reports in January 2010 edition of Matside). The feedback was very positive and there was some excellent suggestions on how the programme could be further improved. Our goal is one of continuous improvement and we aim to make this year's Congress even better.

We are also aware of the cost involved in attending the Congress, even though each delegate is partially subsidised by the BJA, it can be a barrier for some. I’m therefore pleased to inform you, that this year the BJA have been able to maintain their subsidy to keep the cost to delegates as low as possible.

The following options are available and can be booked online at www.onlineentries.co.uk/BJA

Option 1: Technical Congress & Official Congress Dinner - £80.00

This option includes attendance at Congress, lunch and refreshments on both days and attendance at the Congress Dinner which will be held at the Congress venue.

Option 2: Technical Congress - £60.00

This option includes attendance at Congress, lunch and refreshments on both days.

There is a strict limit on the number of places available for the Congress and these will be allocated to the first 200 applications received. If you don’t want to miss out, don’t wait until the closing date; get your application in the post today.

Special rates of £78.00 per night single and £88.00 per night double occupancy have been negotiated at the Leicester Marriot Hotel for Congress delegates. To access these preferential rates, please contact the hotel direct on 0800 221222 and quote JUDO. A special web page has been set up which will allow to you book on-line: http://cwp.marriott.com/emalm/britishjudoassociation

Leicester has many hotels, the details of which can be easily found on the internet. Please note that delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation.

The Annual Technical Congress is a British Judo Association Licensed Technical Event suitable for Revalidation for Instructors, Coaches, Examiners, Referees and Officials.