Another date for your diary in 2014 The Construction History Society First National Congress 11th - 12th April 2014 Call for Abstracts - Deadline 15 August 2013 The Construction History Society is delighted to announce its first national congress to be held on Friday and Saturday the 11th and 12th April 2014 in Queens’ College, Cambridge. This will include paper sessions over two days, keynote speakers, and a dinner for those interested on the Friday night in the college hall. Accommodation will be available in college for those that want to stay overnight. Call for Abstracts We are calling for abstracts for papers on all aspects of construction history (both technical and non-technical aspects of subject are welcome). Among technical issues covered are the history of construction materials and components, buildings, infrastructure, building form, construction processes and plant. Non-technical aspects of construction history include funding, organisations, company history, labour, education and historical sources. The conference will not include papers about the refurbishment of existing buildings or engineering structures. Abstracts should be 200-300 words and include the title of proposed paper, name of author and contact details with university affiliation (if any). Abstracts should give an indication of where the paper sits within current literature on the subject and how the paper makes a contribution to the subject. All abstracts should be submitted to [email protected] Abstracts will be peer-reviewed and the successful applicants will be asked to submit their final papers by 1 December. All those submitting must be prepared to attend the conference and present their papers in person. This is a condition of inclusion in the proceedings. Submission of papers The final papers will be 8 pages in length in the proceedings including notes, references and legends, with a maximum of 8 figures. All accepted papers will be published in the peer-reviewed proceedings. The current intention is to have the proceedings published in time for the conference itself. Any queries please contact Dr James Campbell ([email protected]) Future meetings Monday 30th September: Andrew Smith on The New River, 400 years and still flowing Monday 21st October: TBA
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