Autumn Conferring – 11th November 2022
The Autumn Conferring 2022 will take place on Friday 11th November 2022 and will be held in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
IADT 2021/22 Graduands were issued their invitation email to register for the Conferring Event on Friday 21st October via email to the personal email address provided to IADT.
If you believe you are due to receive an invite and haven’t, please check your junk mail folder. Please contact us at conferring@iadt.ie if you did not receive the invite.
All graduands are asked to register for the event, even if they are not attending. Pre-registration allows us to manage the capacity of the space for those attending, or to know how you want your parchment delivered/collected for those who aren’t attending.
Please ensure you register (even if you are not attending),
by noon on Friday 28 October. The link to register is available from the email invitation.
If you have any queries regarding the Conferring Ceremony, please email conferring@iadt.ie.
The schedule of Conferring Ceremonies on the day is as follows:
- Friday 11 November 10:00am – Faculty of Enterprise + Humanities
- Department of Entrepreneurship
- Department of Humanities + Arts Management
- Friday 11 November 1:00pm – Faculty of Film, Art + Creative Technologies
- Department of Technology + Psychology
- Friday 11 November 4:00pm – Faculty of Film, Art + Creative Technologies
- Department of Design + Visual Arts
- Department of Film + Media
Graduands should arrive at the RDS at least 1.5 hours before the start of the ceremony (in order to have enough time to sign in, get their robes, take photos etc.) Each Conferring Ceremony will take take approximately 1.5 hours. There will be refreshments available after the ceremony for graduates and their guests.
Email invitations include lots more useful information about the day.
Information from Phelan Conan Ltd about Gown Hire
All graduands must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited before Midnight Tuesday 8th November. Robes may be pre-booked on line at www.phelanconan.com. The pre hire fee is €37 or pay on the day is €40.
Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process on https://www.phelanconan.com 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 from the RDS, Dublin 4 at the below times,
- Friday 11th November from 8am for 10am ceremony
- Friday 11th November from 10.30am for 1pm ceremony
- Friday 11th November from 1.30pm for 4pm ceremony
Cash will not be accepted. All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.