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The UK Ancient Historians’ Annual Meeting (the ‘Norman Baynes’ meeting) will be held from May 17/18 in Stevenage, Herts.
(Spaces are limited; reserve yours now to avoid disappointment!)
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 £10.00 for Saturday (£30 including dinner) and £15 for Sunday. There will be a £10 registration charge. No advance payment is required.
Please let me have the earliest possible indications of interest
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firm booking (to me) MUST BE MADE by 9 a.m. on Thursday May 8th.
PROGRAMME
Saturday 17 May
3.00 to 4.30 p.m. Achieving interdisciplinarity: Classics boasts that it is the original interdisciplinary subject, but how do we actually achieve that – either for ourselves, or in our students? How does one balance specific skills training with a breadth of interdisciplinary vision?
4.30 pm Tea
5.00-6.30 pm Dr Mirko Canevaro (Edinburgh) ‘How to make (and change) laws in ancient Athens: a developmental perspective’.
7.30 pm Dinner
Sunday 18 May
9.30-11.00 am Dr. Koen Verboven (Ghent) ‘Merchant and shipper associations in the Roman world: the problem of formalization’.
11.00 am Coffee
11.30 -12.30 Information exchange/business meeting/discussion of sourcebooks
12.30 pm 3-course lunch
The meeting will be held at the Novotel Stevenage, Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2AX. This is a short taxi ride from the railway station (on the East Coast mainline), and readily accessible from junction 7 of the A1(M). For directions see:
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Robin Osborne
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