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The UK Ancient Historians’ Annual Meeting (the ‘Norman Baynes’ meeting) will be held from May 12/13 in Stevenage, Herts. Featuring:
Ø Research projects and how to design them
Ø Tony Spawforth on Greece, the Augustan cultural revolution, and its wider significance
Ø Lisa Kallet on Thucydides on explaining the inexplicableBookings must be made by 9 a.m. on Thursday May 3rd. Full details below
The ‘Baynes meeting’ is the annual opportunity for all UK ancient historians, whatever their specialism, and whether in post or retired, to meet for both formal and informal discussion. Early-career ancient historians have particularly appreciated the chance to get to know other members of the profession and to exchange ideas, and are particularly encouraged to attend.
The event is open both to those with university posts and to others at post-doctoral level. As well as an opportunity to hear and discuss two papers, the meeting provides an excellent opportunity to learn about research projects, forthcoming publications and publishing initiatives, and to discuss other developments and concerns in teaching and research.
The cost (Dinner, bed and breakfast, lunch) will be £96.25. The cost for non-residents (i.e. only Saturday or only Sunday) will be £30.00. There will be a £5 registration charge. No advance payment is required.
Please let me have the earliest possible indications of interest (to ro225 AT cam.ac.uk); firm booking (to me) MUST BE MADE by 9 a.m. on Thursday May 3rd.
PROGRAMME Saturday 12 May 3.00 to 4.30 p.m. Research Projects: how to design one, get a research grant, and carry it out Research funding is getting ever tighter, but the array of research funding schemes ever larger and more complex. A team of scholars who have been successful in getting large research grants – including Greg Woolf, Catherine Steel, Neville Morley and Robin Osborne – will talk about their projects and the lessons they have learnt about what goes wrong and how to get it right, from design to signing off.
4.30 pm Tea 5.00-6.30 pm Professor Tony Spawforth ‘Greece, the Augustan cultural revolution, and its wider significance’.
7.30 pm Dinner
Sunday 13 May 9.30-11.00 am Dr. Lisa Kallet ‘The Historian’s Dilemma: Thucydides on Explaining the Inexplicable’ 11.00 am Coffee 11.30 -12.30 Information exchange/business meeting 12.30 pm 3-course lunch
The meeting will be held (NB new location) at the Novotel Stevenage, Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2AX. This is not far from the railway station (on the East Coast mainline), and readily accessible from junction 7 of the A1(M). For directions see: http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-0992-novotel-stevenage/location.shtml
Robin Osborne
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