Day Conferences

The Executive Committee of BARS has reaffirmed its desire to establish a more consistent approach to its sponsorship of Day Conferences. Such conferences, in almost every case, are organised through the host institution, and BARS has assisted by advertising, advising on the format, and by giving early warnings of any likely clashes with other planned events in our files.

Part of the point of BARS is to act as a supportive system nationally, and its involvement in planning would partly be to help ensure that conferences are as evenly distributed across the region as possible in the course of any one year. BARS cannot underwrite day conferences, but it can make a financial contribution of up to £100 to help the organising department with costs.

Individuals or groups who would like to run a day conference are invited to contact Professor Philip Martin (pwmartin@dmu.ac.uk). There will be no maximum number, but in the event of possible overcrowding or clashes, BARS will assist by liaising between offerings distributed across the year, or across the regions, BARS will actively solicit proposals. Proposals are also invited for interdisciplinary conferences.

The following conference sponsored by BARS will take place at the University of Salford in December 2009: