FYI
From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hay
Sent: 08 January 2014 11:22
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Subject: Conference - Making Telecommunications in the First World War (Oxford 24 January 2014)
Dear Colleagues,
The AHRC funded 'Innovating in Combat: telecommunications and intellectual property in the First World War' project is hosting a one day conference in Oxford on Friday 24 June.
The First World War was one of the defining events of the twentieth century and telecommunications was a key strategic feature of the conflict. The war was the first multinational conflict to engage with electrical communications - telephone, telegraph, and wireless - as well as more traditional and well-established modes of communication such as visual signalling, despatch messengers, and carrier pigeons. This conference will explore the development of telecommunications during this time and how this was impacted by military demands and civilian innovations.
'Innovating in Combat' is a collaborative project between University of Leeds and the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford and is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Additional partner organisations include:
BT Archives, London
Imperial War Museum
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Archives, London
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Cornwall
Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Leeds
The conference programme and registration details can be found at
http://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/innovatingincombat/events/programme-making-telecommunications-first-world-war-university-club-oxford-friday-24-january-2014/
Information and Fees:
Cost: £37.50 (£30 concessions) This rate includes a two course lunch.
Where: The University Club, Oxford
When: Friday 24 January 2014, 10.00 - 17.30
Please forward to any interested colleagues and researchers, apologies for any cross-posting.
Best wishes
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