When: Weekend of 24th/25th November
Where: Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, near Warwick, CV8 2LD
Cost:£189 for two days, including Saturday night accommodation and dinner
The Society of Ancients Conference 2018 will take place over the weekend of 24th/25th November, at the same venue as the 2016 and 2017 Conferences, the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Those who attended in the last two years will know that we like everyone to get involved! We also need volunteers to run a session. Sessions can either be a presentation to the Conference on a subject, which with a subsequent discussion will last around an hour, or else can be running games, rules workshops, or anything else you may choose to come up with! Please send your ideas to Richard Lockwood at soaconference@soa.org.uk
The cost for the weekend has been held at the same price as 2017, and is £189. This includes the two full days at the Conference, buffet lunch both days, the Conference Dinner on the Saturday evening, bed and breakfast Saturday night, and teas and coffees, biscuits and cakes etc throughout the days.
Single day attendance (without the B&B and Saturday Dinner), including the lunch, is available for around £45 per day (also held at last year's cost).
For those arriving on the Friday evening we have negotiated a Conference bed and breakfast rate, which should also be booked in advance though us. This also remains held at last year's cost, at £105.
Because the Society is required to pay the venue in advance for the Conference we will require full payment four weeks before the Conference. However, in order to reserve your place we will initially be taking deposits, either by the Society website PayPal route or by cheques made out to the Society of Ancients and sent to the Treasurer. These deposits are non-returnable unless we are able to find someone else to attend in your place. The deposit cost is £45 (as it was last year).
Please watch this Forum and/or the Society website in the next month for further details of how to book.
Who's offering a return airfare? C'mon...
Due to venue no longer being available, I have had to change the date. Still awaiting full confirmation, but likely to be the weekend 6th/7th October.
Quote from: Justin Swanton on February 28, 2018, 05:11:29 PM
Who's offering a return airfare? C'mon...
The traditional approach to obtaining travel from your part of the world to other parts seems to be sponsorship.
- Combine attendance at the Conference with a book-signing tour?
- Wear a SAL T-shirt the whole weekend?
Quote from: NickHarbud on March 02, 2018, 04:15:58 AM
Quote from: Justin Swanton on February 28, 2018, 05:11:29 PM
Who's offering a return airfare? C'mon...
The traditional approach to obtaining travel from your part of the world to other parts seems to be sponsorship.
- Combine attendance at the Conference with a book-signing tour?
- Wear a SAL T-shirt the whole weekend?
- Come in traditional native dress?
(https://i.imgur.com/b33nk36.jpg)
You win some, Zulu some . . . ;)
Chris
Quote from: Chris on March 02, 2018, 12:08:43 PM
You win some, Zulu some . . . ;)
Chris
"Zulu?" Philistine, that's Tswana!
I mean, really...
You might want to max out on the furry bits. It's currently so cold the sea is freezing in several places around the Sceptered Isle and as for the monkeys.... :(
You never know I might make it this year ::)
Quote from: NickHarbud on March 02, 2018, 02:45:43 PM
You might want to max out on the furry bits. It's currently so cold the sea is freezing in several places around the Sceptered Isle and as for the monkeys.... :(
... they are brazening it out, naturally. ;)
Some one needs to update the details on the Home page please.
Looks like I have a pass for that weekend 8)
Sorry, 6th and 7th weekend is not looking possible. I am speaking to the venue for alternative dates.
When: Weekend of 24th/25th November
Where: Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, near Warwick, CV8 2LD
Cost:£189 for two days, including Saturday night accommodation and dinner
The Society of Ancients Conference 2018 will take place over the weekend of 24th/25th November, at the same venue as the 2016 and 2017 Conferences, the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Those who attended in the last two years will know that we like everyone to get involved! We also need volunteers to run a session. Sessions can either be a presentation to the Conference on a subject, which with a subsequent discussion will last around an hour, or else can be running games, rules workshops, or anything else you may choose to come up with! Please send your ideas to Richard Lockwood at soaconference@soa.org.uk
The cost for the weekend has been held at the same price as 2017, and is £189. This includes the two full days at the Conference, buffet lunch both days, the Conference Dinner on the Saturday evening, bed and breakfast Saturday night, and teas and coffees, biscuits and cakes etc throughout the days.
Single day attendance (without the B&B and Saturday Dinner), including the lunch, is available for around £45 per day (also held at last year's cost).
For those arriving on the Friday evening we have negotiated a Conference bed and breakfast rate, which should also be booked in advance though us. This also remains held at last year's cost, at £105.
Because the Society is required to pay the venue in advance for the Conference we will require full payment four weeks before the Conference. However, in order to reserve your place we will initially be taking deposits, either by the Society website PayPal route or by cheques made out to the Society of Ancients and sent to the Treasurer. These deposits are non-returnable unless we are able to find someone else to attend in your place. The deposit cost is £45 (as it was last year).
Please watch this Forum and/or the Society website in the next month for further details of how to book.
Is there a rough agenda for each of the two days yet?
If Kenilworth is somewhere between Barcelona and Boston, I might drop in.
Quote from: Dangun on September 21, 2018, 04:43:40 AM
If Kenilworth is somewhere between Barcelona and Boston, I might drop in.
The town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenilworth), along with its historic (AD 1266) castle, is south-west of Coventry and north of Warwick. It is about 90 miles from London, and train fares can be surprisingly inexpensive if travelling outside commuter times. (An idea of train and plane fares here (https://www.goeuro.co.uk/travel/kenilworth/london); November will probably be similar.)
Thank you Patrick.
Is the agenda still WIP?
I expect our indefatigable but seriously busy Richard Lockwood will be able to answer that point soon.
Quote from: Dangun on September 21, 2018, 04:43:40 AM
If Kenilworth is somewhere between Barcelona and Boston, I might drop in.
I think Kenilworth would not be far off a line from Barcelona to Lincolnshire, unless you meant another Boston?
Quote from: Erpingham on September 22, 2018, 12:47:31 PM
I think Kenilworth would not be far off a line from Barcelona to Lincolnshire, unless you meant another Boston?
I actually meant Boston, Massachusetts. But if the agenda looks OK and I can wangle a day out of the schedule, I would like to stop by.
What time are we all getting there and starting on the Saturday?
I don't think Richard's put out a program yet for this year, but last year we were timetabled to start at 9:00 on Saturday.
So now we have the programme out what is everyone excited about taking part in?
I hope some of you may join me to play or discuss my Trimsos rules. There will be a battle set up, but involvement will be informal. Play through the whole game, play a move or two, or just pop over for a chat regarding the rules - or just to talk about wargaming in general!
An introduction to the rules is attached.
No background paper for the Hydaspes game, but it won't hurt if you've read the articles in Slingshot that were published for the battleday all those years ago. Unlike Keith's game, this is a six plaer and you really need to commit for all of it.
Quote from: Trebian on November 23, 2018, 02:16:47 PM
No background paper for the Hydaspes game, but it won't hurt if you've read the articles in Slingshot that were published for the battleday all those years ago. Unlike Keith's game, this is a six plaer and you really need to commit for all of it.
Indeed you could look at http://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=1611.0 and perhaps http://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=1220.0 as well as the aforesaid articles, or instead of if you're away from your dead-tree archives.