***ANNOUNCING THE FIFTH FIELDS OF CONFLICT CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT ARCHAEOLOGY* ** To be held in Ghent, Belgium (details of venue & accommodation tbc) From Friday 17th to Monday 20th October 2008 OUTLINE PROGRAMME Friday 17th October AM: arrivals and registration PM: sessions Evening: reception Saturday 18th October AM & PM: sessions Evening: conference dinner Sunday 19th October AM: visit to Oudenaarde battlefield and exhibition PM: sessions Monday 20th October onwards visits to other sites of conflict Sessions will cover the archaeology of conflict from all periods and all parts of the globe: we particularly welcome contributions that cover prehistoric and early historic periods and areas beyond North America and Western Europe. We intend the costs of the reception, the Oudenaarde excursion and the dinner to be included in registration. Accommodation and post-conference trips are to be charged separately. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION Details of registration etc. will be posted shortly. Please send titles and abstracts of c. 200 words for papers of 20 minutes duration to Dr John Carman at the address below by 29th February 2008. ORGANISERS: (academic programme) Dr John Carman, Bloody Meadows Project, Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, Arts Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK Email: j.carman@bham. ac.uk (registration and accommodation) Ms Eva Roels, Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Interpretation, Abdijstraat 13-15 B-9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
The venue has now been announced- Hotel Monasterium PoortAckerere Oude Houtlei 9000 Gent Tel: +32 092692210 info@monasterium.be
