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Scottish Place-Name
Society
Comann
Ainmean-Aite na h-Alba
Day conference
– Saturday 7th November 2009
Glasgow University, Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre
Programme:
9.45:
Registration
10.00: Welcome and introduction
10.15: Pete Drummond: Gaelic Place-names between
Campsies and Clyde
11.00: Coffee
11.30: Richard Cox: Sanda
12.05: Jake King: Lost Aber-names
12.40: Guto Rhys: Towards a Phonology of Pictish
1.15: Lunch, and digitised book launch
2.15: Eileen
Brooke-Freeman: Memories, meids, maps
– the Shetland Place-Name Project
3.00: Paradox
of Medieval Scotland research project
3:30: Short reports
4.15: Tea and departure
The cost for the day will be £18, inclusive of conference,
tea /
coffee on arrival and departure, and buffet lunch. Full-time students
£10.
The venue is the Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre, and is close to
Hillhead station on the Glasgow Underground (easily accessed from Queen
Street station and the Buchanan Street bus station, as well as from
Partick rail station). On emerging from Hillhead station, turn left,
proceed down Byres Road, crossing over at the junction of University
Avenue to continue for one further block, turn up University Place on
the left, and take first turn right down a lane. Or check the map at
http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_1887_en.pdf
- it is venue B9 there.
If you would like to attend please complete the form below and send
with a cheque for £18 (or £10) per person payable
to SPNS,
to Pete Drummond, 8 Academy Place, Coatbridge ML5 3AX by October 31st
(although late bookings can usually be accepted).
In view of possible postal disruption, it would be helpful if you also
send me an email to confirm your attendance, at peter.drummond@btinternet.com
. For late bookings after 1st Nov., phone Pete Drummond on 0776968
0293. (Acknowledgements will not be
sent.)
Please find enclosed my cheque for £ __ for __ places at the
Nov 7th Glasgow SPNS conference.
Name (please print) ___________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________
Phone number _________________ Email ________________________
Do you want to join the meal afterwards? Yes / No
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