GENERAL INFORMATION

Walls of the Ruler

Fortifications, Police Beats, and Military Checkpoints
in Ancient Egypt

University of Wales Swansea International Conference: May 22-25, 2006
 Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, and the
Centre for Egyptology and Mediterranean Archaeology (CEMA)
in collaboration with the Callaghan Centre for Conflict Studies
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Few modern states could hope to police their borders as effectively as did many of the governments that occupied the Nile Valley from the Old Kingdom through the Roman Period.  Due to formidable cataracts to the south, deserts to the east and west, and inimical coastal terrain to the north, vulnerable points of entry to Egypt were few in number and relatively defensible against invading armies, migrants, smugglers, fugitives and other undesirables.  This conference seeks to bring together Egyptologists, Classicists and specialists in the ancient Near East in an effort to explore the geopolitical evolution of Egypt's border defences and efforts at internal policing.  While Egypt's topography remained largely static, its governments and those of nearby polities did not.  It is precisely this interplay between landscape, militaristic priorities, cultures and economy that will occupy the attentions of the scholars participating in this conference at the University of Wales Swansea, May 22-25, 2006.
 

-- Please register early, space may be limited --

  
LOCATION: Faraday Building:
Lecture Theatre A		 University of Wales Swansea Swansea, UK
DATES: May 22, 2006 Monday 6 - 10 pm
  May 23 to 24, 2006 Tuesday & Wednesday 9 am  - 5 pm
  May 25, 2006 Thursday 9 am - 1:30 pm
 

Spaces available at buffet lunches & banquet with 24+ hours notice

 


CONFERENCE WEBSITE		 Information updated periodically.


CONTACTS:

   

 
Dr. Greg Mumford Main coordinator G.D.Mumford@swansea.ac.uk
Dr. David Gill Coordinator D.W.J.Gill@swansea.ac.uk
Dr. Ellen Morris Coordinator efm2110@columbia.edu

REGISTRATION FEES:		    
Special rate for same/one day registration
An official receipt/acknowledgement of the payment of registration fees will be sent by e-mail, mail/post, or furnished upon registration at the conference. The conference website will be updated as more information becomes available.

The early registration fees (below) include the Monday evening keynote address by M. Bietak (6-7 pm Monday May 22), a reception and special viewing of the Egypt Centre collections (7-9 pm Monday May 22), and the Tuesday through Thursday papers by other speakers. This also includes morning and afternoon refreshment breaks (tea, coffee, juices, water, and biscuits) on Tuesday through Thursday.

Please note: the Tuesday evening  hot buffet banquet and the buffet luncheons on Tuesday and Wednesday are optional, and require additional payment (see below).  All buffets include vegetarian options. It is highly recommended that delegates register for the buffet luncheons as there are no other lunch facilities available in the vicinity of the conference.


1. EARLY REGISTRATION (payment received before/by April 30/May 1)

For people registering and making payment in advance for the conference, a discounted rate will be applied for any cheques received before or by April 30/May 1.
a. Non-student fee: £65 Includes lectures, reception, and refreshments only
  £20 Tues. & Wed. lunches (no alternative facilities available)
  £20 Tuesday evening hot buffet banquet
b. Student fee £40 Includes lectures, reception, and refreshments only
  £20 Tues. & Wed. lunches (no alternative facilities available)
  £20 Tuesday evening hot buffet banquet

(mail photocopy of student ID card/status; show student ID in-person)

 

2. LATE REGISTRATION (payment received on/after May 2)
Please note, the banquet, lunches,  and refreshments must be pre-arranged. We strongly urge all delegates to register (including payment) at least one week prior to the conference to allow sufficient food and refreshments for all delegates. Space may be limited (please register early).
a. Non-student fee: £80 Includes lectures, reception, and refreshments only)
  £20 Tues. & Wed. lunches (no alternative facilities available)
  £20 Tuesday evening hot buffet banquet
b. Student fee £55  Includes lectures, reception, and refreshments only
  £20 Tues. & Wed. lunches (no alternative facilities available)
  £20 Tuesday evening hot buffet banquet

(mail photocopy of student ID card/status; show student ID in-person)
3. SAME DAY / ONE DAY REGISTRATION
          (payment received on May 22 / 23 / 24 / 25)
Special rate for same/one day registration
For people registering on the same day as the conference, we cannot guarantee space or lunch. Registration will take place in the lobby outside the lecture hall in the Faraday Lecture Theatre A (formerly the Esso room). This is located to the right of the main entry to the Faraday Building, which is opposite the Egypt Centre. Registration staff will be stationed at a table in the lobby of the Faraday Building on Monday (4 - 7 pm), Tuesday (9 am–12:30 pm and 2-5 pm), Wednesday (9 am–12:30 pm and 2-5 pm), and Thursday (9 am–1 pm).
a. Monday Non-student fee £8 includes reception
  Student fee £5 with student ID - includes reception
b. Tuesday Non-student fee £25 excludes lunch & evening buffet)
  Student fee £15 with student ID - excludes lunch & evening buffet
c. Wednesday Non-student fee £25 excludes lunch
  Student fee £15 with student ID - excludes lunch
d. Thursday Non-student fee £10    
  Student fee £5 with student ID


Go to REGISTRATION FORM

PAYMENT:
We can accept payment only by certified cheque, money order, or bank draft (or cash in-person), for which we will send an acknowledgement of receipt of payment by e-mail, post, or in-person on the day of the conference. Cheques may be mailed to the conference coordinator, Gregory Mumford, at the following address:
Dr. Gregory Mumford
Re: Walls of the Ruler conference, UWS
 Rm.121, Keir Hardie Building
Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park, Swansea
SA2 8PP
United Kingdom

IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION:
bulletPlease make cheques / money orders / bank drafts payable to
The University of Wales Swansea
bulletPlease include amounts for lunches and banquet if required. Note: this payment must be received one week prior to the start of the conference.
bulletPlease indicate your name(s) and the event in the information portion of the cheque
     e.g., John Smith: UWS-Classics May 22-25 conference
     e.g., John Smith & Jean Brady: UWS-Classics May 22-25 conference
bulletPlease include the registration information form with your cheque / money order / bank draft / (cash).
bulletPlease note: In the event of a cancellation prior to May 1, 2006, the registration fee will be refunded less an administration charged levied by U.W.S. (amount to be determined). For any cancellations received after May 1, 2006, we cannot guarantee a full refund (amount to be determined).

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS FOR VISITORS:
Please refer to the TRAVEL INFORMATION section on this website. See conference maps for event locations.

VISITOR ACCOMMODATION:		    
For hotels near the conference at U.W. Swansea, see  

 http://www.google.co.uk/local?hl=en&lr=&q=hotels&near=Swansea&sa=X&oi=localr
Cost-saving recommendations:

Bed & breakfast hotels average £30 or more per night.

 
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Special thanks to the British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences and a School of Humanities Research Support Fund (from the University of Wales Swansea) for grants towards this conference. Further thanks to the Egypt Centre (Curator Carolyn Graves-Brown) and staff for assistance and support.