The Annual International Conference 2008

Conference Schedule and Booking Form now AVAILABLE

The Joseph Conrad Society’s 2008 Annual International Conference, its 34th, will be held at Bishop Grosseteste University College in Lincoln from 2-5 July 2008. (Note: The conference will run from mid-day Wednesday through Saturday morning, and not the usual Thursday through Saturday.)

The booking form is posted here (in two formats) for registration and for booking meals as well as accommodation in College: Conference Booking Form 2008 (MS Word) and Conference Booking Form 2008 (pdf).

The full conference schedule is posted here (in two formats): 2008 Conference Schedule (MS Word) and 2008 Conference Schedule (pdf.)

Those not staying in College must make their own arrangements for accommodation. It is advised that these be made well in advance of the commencement of the Conference.

Tour: An optional tour of Lincoln Cathedral and the Tennyson Research Centre is planned for the morning of Friday, 4 July between 9.00-12.45. Charges for this excursion will be announced in due course. Those wishing to take advantage of being in town for lunch should not book the Friday lunch in College.

Travel: For travel to Lincoln from within and from outside of the United Kingdom, access Conference Travel. Scholars presenting papers and not receiving support from an institution may wish to see the Prize and Study Grant page.

The conference site is less than two miles from the town centre and is served by public transportation and a university shuttle bus. Various websites deal with transportation and in-town accommodation. Click here for a useful beginning to exploring Lincoln and its surroundings.

Contact: Conference participants may wish to contact each other, share news, and plan social and other commitments prior to the conference on the interactive exchange Colleague Connect (Conference code: annconf34).

The Annual International Conference 2007

The Joseph Conrad Society’s 2007 Annual International Conference, its 33rd, was held at POSK in Hammersmith and at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich on 5-7 July.

Special sessions on Conrad's letters and on the writing of an opera based on "Heart of Darkness" were held. The Philip J. Conrad Memorial lecture was delivered by J. H. Stape, who spoke on Conrad biography.

The conference programme is posted here in two formats: 2007 Conference Schedule (MS Word) and as a pdf. file (Acrobat Reader required) 2007 Conference Schedule

Click here for Conference Photographs Click on the Image of Greenwich Observatory to open the Album. Click on thumbnails for larger version of the individual photography (slightly blurry opening resolution resolves to normal quality resolution after a few seconds). Photographs courtesy of and © Véronique Pauly. Dowload Pic Lens for enhanced 3-D viewing.

The Annual International Conference 2006

The Joseph Conrad Society’s 2006 Annual International Conference, its 32nd, was held at The Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK) at 238-246 King Street in Hammersmith, London, on 6-8 July.

There were two special sessions on The Secret Agent in anticipation of the centenary of the novel's publication in 2007, and papers on several topics, biographical and critical.

The conference programme is posted here in two formats: 2006 Conference Schedule (MS Word) and as a pdf. file (Acrobat Reader required) 2006 Conference Schedule.