28th International Symposium
London
3rd - 6th October 2010
Britain
- Power & Influence
in
the 17th & 18th Centuries
Our 28th International Symposium is taking place in London and we hope you will want to join us. To plan and arrange your trip to London these web pages cover the symposium programme, the hotels, the pre-symposium tours and registration.
Days 1 and 3 will be held at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, which is walking distance from the two hotels where we have reserved a quota of rooms, namely The Novotel, St Pancras and The Ibis, St Pancras. Day 2 will be held in Greenwich at the National Maritime Museum.
The preliminary programme is shown below. You may opt to attend the whole Symposium or you may opt for a selection of the events, which have been priced accordingly.
| Sunday 3rd October |
Opening Reception and Exhibition at the Novotel, St Pancras |
£25 per person |
|
Monday 4th October |
| Lectures and Lunch at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre |
£100 per person |
| Lectures, Lunch and afternoon visits |
£120 per person |
|
Tuesday 5th October |
| Lectures and Lunch
at the National Maritime Museum |
£100 per person |
| Lectures, Lunch and afternoon visit |
£120 per person |
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| Lectures and Lunch
at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre |
£100 per person |
| Lectures, Lunch and afternoon visit |
£120 per person |
| Gala Dinner (including drinks and exhibition)
at the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers |
£100 per person |
| Full Symposium |
£480 per person |
Preliminary
Symposium Programme
| Sun 3rd Oct |
Novotel, St Pancras
|
| Afternoon |
Registration & Exhibition at the Novotel, St Pancras |
| Early evening |
Welcome Reception |
|
| Mon 4th Oct |
Wellcome Conference Centre |
| 09.00 |
Welcome & Introduction |
| |
The commercial power and influence of London map and chart
makers
- Economics and cartography
Mary Pedley, author/editor, William Clements Library,
University of Michigan, USA
The ostentation of estate owners
- Mapping estates to demonstrate power and influence
Sarah Bendall,
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
The importance of military mapping
-Military mapping of Scotland, emerging standards in military surveying and cartography
Carolyn Anderson,
University of Edinburgh/National Library of Scotland
The King's geographical collections
-What George III acquired, why and how
Peter Barber,
British Library |
| 12.30 |
Lunch |
| |
Afternoon Visits, to include:
Metropolital Archives (archives of the City of London)
British Library Riblatt Gallery
Visit to a
London Exhibition |
| 18.00 |
Bond Street Map Evening (until 19.30) then free |
|
| Tues 5th Oct |
National Maritime Museum |
| 08.30 |
Coach to Greenwich |
| 09.45 |
Welcome |
| |
The impact and importance of English globes
- Their symbolism and influence
Sylvia Sumira, Independent specialist globe conservator
Martitime Power and Influence
- Early charting, the forerunner to English maritime expansion - The Thames School, Thornton charts as a precursor to the English Pilot
Dick Pflederer, Independent scholar
Charting to hold back the tide of history
- Atlantic Neptune and the American War of Independence
Gillian
Hutchinson, National Maritime Museum
European Spheres of Influence in the Pacific
- Dutch commerce, English seapower, French pride
Robert Clancy, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
As space is limited at the Maritime Museum lecture theatre
(130 people), it may be necessary to restrict attendance at the talks
to participants only, with an alternative programme for some accompanying
persons. This will be determined after receipt of registration forms,
and participants will be advised beforehand. |
| 13.00 |
Lunch |
Afternoon |
Afternoon Visits in Greenwich
- NMM Map Viewing
- The Royal Observatory
- The Queen's House
- The Painted Hall
Participants and accompanying persons will be divided
into groups to visit three of these four places.
The last part of the walk to The Royal Observatory is up a short but relatively
steep slope. Please advise if this presents a problem. |
| |
Return by river on the Thames Clipper |
| Evening |
Free |
|
| Wed 6th Oct |
Wellcome Conference Centre |
| Morning |
Prelude to Empire
- Overview: the government perspective; Trade, plantations and military maps
Rose Mitchell, The National
Archives
The East India Company
- Its rise to power from Charles II onwards
Andrew Cook, British Library
The achievements of Vancouver
- English charting in NW America
John Robson, Independent
scholar and author
City Livery Companies
- Original "trade union" power; 17th century guilds
Yasha Beresiner, IMCoS Co-founder |
| |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
Afternoon Visits
The National Archives, Kew
Kew Palace
A restriction on numbers at the National Archives (90)
means that accompanying persons will visit Kew Palace
|
| Evening |
Gala Dinner at the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers |
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| Thurs 7th Oct |
Depart |
The Wellcome Collection Conference Centre is at 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. This is walking distance from the two hotels
where we have reserved a quota of rooms, namely The Novotel, St Pancras and The Ibis, St Pancras. Should you chose to stay elsewhere
in London, the nearest underground stations to the Conference Centre are Euston
Square on the Circle Line, Metropolitan Line and Hammersmith &
City Line, and Euston on the Victoria Line and Northern Line
(Charing Cross Branch).
The National Maritime Museum is in Greenwich.
Coach transport will be provided for the outward journey from the Novotel, and
river bus transport will be provided for the return journey to Charing Cross
pier (close to Embankment underground station on the Northern Line).
Our event managers, CL Events & Venues, have moved and their new contact details are Telephone +44 (0) 20 8543 5106 and fax +44 (0) 8543 0040. Victoria Jenkins remains our Event Manager and can be reached at victoria@cl-eventsandvenues.com . I am sure that she will help you in due course with any queries you have. If Victoria is unable to help, she will redirect your query to Jenny Harvey for advice.
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