Rural History 2010 is the first international meeting of rural and agricultural historians. Over 200 papers on aspects of the agricultural and rural history of the last two millennia will be presented. There are strong contingents of historians from Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and other European countries and we also welcome colleagues from as far afield as India, China, Japan, and New Zealand.

The conference is open to all. The final programme and abstracts of each paper are now available. You can also find details of how to register for the conference and book on-site accommodation here. The last date for booking accommodation was 29 August. A late fee for new registrations now applies.

Some of you booked for the conference a long time ago. You may find it useful to check what you booked for by viewing your registration.

 

Joining Instructions

EURHO
Bringing in the corn

The Joining Instructions are here. This file includes information about on-site registration, how to get to the University of Sussex, Campus Accommodation, Arrival on Sunday, Conference Sessions, Presentation Equipment, and Refreshments and Meals. It also includes a University of Sussex Leaflet containing useful information, and a plan of the accommodation. To keep the file size small, this PDF file needs Adobe Acrobat 9 or later. If we've missed anything out, please ask the Rural History 2010 Conference Administrator. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Note that there is also some useful information on the University of Sussex web site, including information about setting up your laptop to use the Internet.

There was a small error in my email: the PDF document is 9 pages long. If you don't bring a car you don't need to print page 9. If you are not staying in campus accommodation, you don't need to print page 8.

If you are driving to the University of Sussex, you might find it useful to look at the Google map of the site entrance, particularly the street view. Drag the little yellow man to just above where it says 'Lewes Road' to see what the entrance looks like. Other delegates will also find the Google map interesting.

Please send nominations for the founding management committee of the European Rural History Organisation to Paul Brassley by Monday 6 September.

A paper outlining the projected European Rural History Organisation has been posted here. This is the outcome of the deliberations of a steering group established for the purpose. The paper will form the basis of a discussion at the conference where we hope that the paper will be adopted and the Society established.

Highlights

Rural History 2010 is pleased to announce that Professor Bruce Campbell of Queen's University, Belfast and Professor Jules Pretty of the University of Essex have both accepted our invitation to be plenary speakers at the conference. Professor Campbell will speak on 'Agriculture and national incomes in Europe, c.1300-1850', and Professor Pretty on 'Sustainability in agricultural and rural systems: recent history and future challenges'.

British
Agricultural
History
Society		   "Cows" detail from an illustration by Charles Tunnicliffe, reproduced by permission of the The Estate of C F Tunnicliffe.
.
       Aims >