The RCSI School of Medicine Conferring Ceremony will take place on Thursday, 6 June 2024 in the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).

Schedule

Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Time		Event	Location
10:00-14:00		Gown collection with Phelan Conan (for pre-ordered gowns; full details below)	Outside Desmond Auditorium, Level -1, RCSI, 26 York Street
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Time		Event	Location
18:45		School of Medicine Conferring Dinner  Dress code: Black tie	Dublin Royal Convention Centre (DRCC) Douglas Hyde Suite, Le Pole Square, 1 Ship Street Great, Dublin, D08 E6PD  See here for directions
Thursday, 6 June 2024
Time		Event: School of Medicine Conferring Ceremony	Location: Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6 See here for directions
11:30		Registration with SARA Phelan Conan gown collection (for those who did not pre-collect on 29 May) Lafayette Photography Studios	The Forum, CCD
13:45		Graduands take their seats in the conferring hall	Auditorium, Level 3, CCD
14:30		School of Medicine Conferring Ceremony	Auditorium, Level 3, CCD
16:30 (approx)		Ceremony ends    Conferring reception begins	Level 3 and the Forum
17:30		Gown returns with Phelan Conan	The Forum, CCD

Academic dress

All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited. Robes may be pre-booked online at phelanconan.com. The pre-paid hire fee is €45 or pay on the day hire fee is €50.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process online, Phelan Conan Ltd staff are no longer able to take bookings over the phone. This has been created to protect your online payments and if you don’t already have a 3D secure password you can activate it by following the simple instructions during the booking process. If you experience any further problems with 3D secure process, please contact your bank.

Robes can be collected on Wednesday, 29 May between 10am-14.00 at RCSI, Level -1, outside the Desmond Auditorium, 26 York Street. If you are unable to pre-collect you may collect your robe on arrival to the CCD on Thursday, 6 June from 11.30am in the Forum, Convention Centre Dublin. 

Please note the following:

• Cash will not be accepted.
• All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.

Photography

Lafayette Photographers will be located on site throughout the School of Medicine Conferrings to take professional individual and family portraits. Please visit their website to pre-book. Pre-booking is highly recommended for your photography session.

Order of proceedings

Graduands are invited to register three hours prior to their Conferring Ceremony. Please note if you collect your gown on the 29 May, arriving two hours prior to the conferring will be sufficient for registration. 

At registration, graduands will be provided with a seat number, which signifies the order in which they will be called to the stage. 

Graduands and guests are asked to take their seats no later than 30 minutes prior to the ceremony commences. Each graduand will be assigned three guest tickets. 

Live stream

A live stream of the conferring ceremony will be available for friends and family to watch around the world. 

Queries

For queries, please contact conferrings@rcsi.ie.

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