I was President of the Liverpool Mathematical Society for a year, and maintain a connection. I only knew Conway when I was at Cambridge, 1983 to 1987, and at the time didn't know of his connection with Liverpool.

I think this would have been in 1982. I was at school, he was visiting his parents and did a talk at Liverpool University.

Noted. I didn't come to the UK until September 1983, so this was before my time.