New Researchers in Maritime History Conference

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1 BRITISH COMMISSION FOR MARITIME HISTORY New Researchers in Maritime History Conference Riverside Museum & Tall Ship, Glasgow 9-10 March 2012 To register please visit I BRITISH COMMISSION FOR MARITIME HISTORY Maritime Information Association Society for Nautical Research Centre for Business History in Scotland

2 BRITISH COMMISSION FOR MARITIME HISTORY New Researchers in Maritime History Conference Glasgow, 9-10 March 2012 Programme Friday 9th March, The Tall Ship, Glasgow Registration Keynote Lecture Prof Tony Slaven Full Circle: Five Hundred Years of British Shipbuilding, Reception and buffet Saturday 10th March, Riverside Museum, Glasgow 9.00 Registration Session One Introduction Martin Bellamy AnnaSara Hammar, Umeå University, Sweden The Care of an Officer and Trust of a Crew Lilia Campana, Texas A&M University Between Tradition and Innovation: The last Venetian galleys. Gerolamo Maria Balbi's galleys of new design (1744) Sara El Gaddari, University of Hull Britain's Diplomatic Relations with North Africa: a Study of consular activity in Tripoli,

3 Tea/Coffee Session Two Adrian Leonard, University of Cambridge Origins of Primacy: Early institutional developments in British maritime insurance Neil Hawke Investment and Entrepreneurship in the 19th century Cornish Maritime Trade Steven Gray, University of Warwick Imperial Coaling: Steam-power, the Royal Navy and British imperial coaling stations circa Lunch Session Three MA Prize Essay William Hasty, University of Glasgow Piracy, the Admiralty Court, and the Changing Geographies of Jurisdiction in the Early Eighteenth Century Lorna Campbell, University of Strathclyde & Heather Noel-Smith George Cadogan: a Career in Courts Martial Tea/Coffee Session Four Thomasin Summerford, Royal College of Art/Victoria and Albert Museum Meddling With Medicine: The specialisation of sea surgeons' chests in the early modern period Jennifer Daley, King's College London Depiction of British Royal Navy Sailor Uniform in Painting and Portraiture through the Victorian Era Hannah Roberts, King's College London The Lives of Wrens: the Women's Royal Naval Service in the Second World War 16:30 Closing Remarks

4 Getting to Riverside Museum Train & Underground The nearest station for main-line and underground trains is Partick. It is then around a 10 minute walk to Riverside Museum. Car Riverside Museum is just off the Clydeside Expressway - M8, junction 19. There is a limited Pay & Display car park at the museum - 1 for 3 hours. Delegates should remember to feed the meter! The car park has 12 spaces reserved for blue badge holders and these spaces are free of charge with no time restrictions. Bus Please note that the 100 bus service does not operate early enough for delegates to get to the museum on time. For further details visit Accommodation The nearest hotels are at least a minute walk, train or taxi journey from the museum. Budget Medium Luxury For further options visit

5 BRITISH COMMISSION FOR MARITIME HISTORY New Researchers in Maritime History Conference Glasgow, 9-10 March 2012 REGISTRATION FORM PLEASE REGISTER BY 1 March 2012 Title: First Name: Surname: Institutional Affiliation (if any) Address: Postcode: Telephone: Special dietary requirements: Please complete this form and send, enclosing a cheque for 25 made out to Glasgow Life, to: Sandra Gibbs Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 200 Woodhead Road Glasgow G53 7NN