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Invitation

Major International Conference

Steel Cities: Tradition, Transition and Transformation

Sheffield June 29th - 2nd July 2006

Despite dramatic changes over the years, Sheffield is still globally known as a Steel City. It is therefore fitting that it should be hosting the first major conference on the ways that steel has changed, and continues to shape, spaces and places, lives and livelihoods. The Steel Cities Conference - organised by Sheffield University in association with the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change of Sheffield Hallam University - will bring together an international audience of scholars, planners and practitioners to discuss and debate the ways in which steel, in its production and consumption, shapes the world. The conference will address key themes relating to the regeneration and re-vitalisation of steel communities and will provide an opportunity to discover ideas, approaches and best practice from around the world.

The conference will feature strong representation from key steel regions such as Pittsburgh, USA and the Ruhr region of Germany. Amongst our keynote speakers will be Professor Barbara Johnstone from Carnegie Mellon University, Professor Wolfgang Christ who has been at the forefront of creative uses of steel in the transformations of the steel regions of Germany, and the Right Honourable David Blunkett MP, who has represented an area of Sheffield significantly shaped by the steel industry. The Master Cutler, Mr Timothy Reed, is also attending the event.

The standard conference fee is £150 and students pay £120. This includes a full set of conference documentation, access to all conference sessions, all lunch and refreshment breaks and the conference dinner on Friday (30th June 2006).

We also offer the following daily rates:

            £60 standard fee

            £40 student fee

If you would like to take part in this event please visit www.shef.ac.uk/natcect/events/steelcities.

Or contact Prof Joan Beal at [log in to unmask] We do hope you can attend what promises to be a fascinating and informative event.

Yours faithfully

Professor Joan Beal

Professor Mike Robinson

(Conference Convenors)