No 6216
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Vol cxli No 20
pp. 569–584
The Society’s Annual Spring Conference on the theme From Camolodunum to Durobrivae: aspects of Roman life in the eastern region will be held on Saturday, 19 March, between 10 a.m. (registration from 9.30) and 5 p.m. in Room LG18 of the Law Faculty Building, West Road. The programme will be as follows:
Where have all the people gone? A puzzle from middle and late Iron Age Essex, by Paul Sealey
Invasion and beyond, by Geoffrey Dannell
Boudica – from rebellion to defeat: a chronology, by Grahame Appleby
12.30 to 2 p.m. Lunch
Camolodunum Roman town, by Phillip Crummy
Caistor Roman town, by Will Bowden
Size did not matter: Durobrivae, a small town but a big settlement, by Stephen Upex
Places for non-members are £12, and £10 for members of the CAS and of its Affiliated Societies. Morning coffee and afternoon tea are included. A sandwich lunch is also available for £6.50 and must be booked in advance. To book, email before 16 March (conferences@camantsoc.org) or download an application form from http://www.camantsoc.org/downloads/conf11spr/pdf. Enquiries may be made to John Stanford, Conference Registrar, on 0776 4606682.
Come and enjoy an evening of Verdi, Nielsen, and Tchaikovsky, conducted and performed by the University’s most talented musicians, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, 3 March, in West Road Concert Hall.
The programme is Verdi’s Overture La Forza del Destino, Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto op. 57, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, featuring Joseph Shiner on clarinet and James Henshaw and Christopher Stark as conductors. Tickets are £12 (£8 and £5 for concessions), available on the door or at http://www.cuso.org.uk.