The 10th International Conference on Military Geosciences: Rebellions and Military Reactions
Dates: 17 – 21 June 2013
Venue: Aviemore, Scotland
Today’s mark the anniversary of The Battle of Culloden, which took place on 16 April 1746. Fittingly, Dr Tony Pollard, an expert on this historically important battle, will be delivering a very special talk about this at the conference. Pollard will accompany three other guest speakers.
Guest speakers
Professor Peter Doyle
Geologist and military historian and Visiting Professor in Geosciences, University College London
Dr Tony Pollard
Battlefield archaeologist and Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, Glasgow University
Dr Marko Bulmer
Has vast experience in pure and applied fields of geology, remote sensing, emergency management, Geographic Information System (GIS), plus instrument design, undergraduate and graduate teaching.
Bryden Ritchie
Former army officer, arms expert and Senior Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier University
The bi-annual conference brings together geologists, geographers, military personnel and historians from across the world to examine the lessons of the past and their application to the future. The outcome of these conferences is a greater understanding of how and why warfare is waged, and what is likely to happen in the future context.
At this year's conference speakers will examine the influence of some important campaigns from the past: the Roman art of war; lessons of the American Civil War (in the anniversary year of both Vicksburg and Gettysburg, both fought in 1863); a detailed consideration of both the Boer War and the Great War, examining all aspects from supply issues to the changing face of the battlefield (considering siege tactics, alpine warfare and chemical weapons amongst them); and, significantly, an in-depth study of future wars, from a consideration of flash points, such as water wars, through to the changing face of the modern technological battlefield, with remote weapons and the likelihood of urban battlefields.
If you haven’t already done so, you can book online today. If you’ve already booked, please forward this email on to your contacts and colleagues who may be interested in attending this five-day conference.
Price: £519.20 inc VAT per delegate
There will be a special rate for delegate partners wishing to attend the conference field trips only; this will be listed on the website in the coming days. For further details, please email [log in to unmask]
Visit www.ntu.ac.uk/icmg to view the programme, book your delegate place(s) and accommodation.
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