The conference will be at the Tally Ho Conference Centre, Pershore Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham on 20th March 2010. The cost of the day will be £25 per person (including lunch, tea and coffee, not including evening meal which is £20 extra) - if you want to come, please can you send me a cheque for £25 payable to the Great War Forum Ltd - click on the Donations link in my signature for the address. Alternatively use Paypal to pay the deposit - again the details are in the Donations link.

There are three Travelodges (www.travelodge.co.uk) within a mile or so of the Conference Centre - in addition, the conference centre has concessions with the Holiday Inn in central Brimingham (0870 400 8135) - quote "exclusive rates".

Five esteemed forum members have kindly agreed to speak - Bryn Hammond, Charles Fair, Charles Messenger, Peter Hart and Martin Brown.

The plan for the day is -

10.00 - 10.30 : arriving
10.30 - 11.30 : Bryn Hammond : Cambrai 1917 - The Myth of the First Great Tank Battle
11.45 - 12.45 : Charles Fair : The Changing Character of the London Territorial Force 14-18: The case of the 19th (Co. of London) Battalion, The London Regt (St. Pancras)
12.45 - 14.00 : lunch
14.00 - 15.00 : Peter Hart : Aces Falling - The War Above the Trenches 1918
15.15 - 16.15 : Charles Messenger : The BEF of 1918
16.30 - 17.30 : Martin Brown : Violets, Kangaroos and Bustards: The Plugstreet Project
17.30 - 19.00 - mingling
19.00 onwards - dinner

There will be the opportunity for forum members to bring along their books to sell, or set up displays. Please let me know if you are interested in this.

Thanks

Alan