Gallipoli Conference, 100 places now booked!

100 places already booked, so if you would like to join us for the Gallipoli event of the year, book your place soon ... The inaugural Gallipoli Association Conference will be held on Saturday 11 August 2012 at the Lords Knights Suite, Tally Ho Conference & Banqueting Centre in Birmingham, UK. All are welcome to come and join Colonel Michael Hickey, Stephen Chambers, Peter Hart, Dr Chris Pugsley and many more this August!

Focusing entirely on the Gallipoli campaign, the conference is featuring an impressive programme of guest speakers, a Question-and-Answer panel of Gallipoli experts, plus displays, books and merchandise.

The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to meet fellow members and to increase your knowledge of the Gallipoli campaign. The conference registration fee of £25 includes all events, together with lunch and morning and afternoon tea. An optional three-course evening meal is available for an extra £25. Demand is likely to be heavy so early booking is advised. For further information contact Simon Kleinig, Public Relations Officer, whose address and contact details are on the booking form below.The conference will begin at 10am on Saturday and will finish at 5pm, with morning and afternoon tea and a buffet lunch. There will be ample opportunity to chat with your friends and to browse around the numerous stands and displays.

You will find a registration form on the websites events page. Print it and complete it NOW, then post off with your cheque (before you forget!) to:

Simon Kleinig, Public Relations Officer, Gallipoli Association, Flat 2, 39 Craven Hill Gardens, London W2 3EA.

For further enquiries email: skleinig@gallipoli-association.org

GUEST SPEAKERS

Our speakers for the Conference will be:

Peter Hart — The French at Gallipoli
Stephen Chambers — Gallipoli through a camera’s lens
Michael Hickey — The Men of Gallipoli
Dr Chris Pugsley — The Gallipoli Campaign: valid gamble or forlorn hope?

More news on the speakers and other activities for the day will be published in due course.

A booking form is enclosed within the latest issue if The Gallipolian, or can be downloaded from here 2012 Conference Booking Form.