Tag Archives: Conference

In the midst of everything, I gave a conference paper

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Robert J S Briggs

Before starting this post I checked back quickly on what I’d written in my previous one on New Year’s Day. Turns out full-of-hope-for-2021 Rob indicated that it was well within the realms of possibility to find the time “in the … Continue reading →

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Pannage and the Disco: Reflections on Leeds International Medieval Congress 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Robert J S Briggs

It’s little over a week since I returned from Leeds and this year’s International Medieval Congress. Previously when I’ve been to big conferences I’ve prevaricated about writing up my experiences and observations as, well, it requires quite a lot of time … Continue reading →

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Kalamazoo and other stories

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Robert J S Briggs

After a mad March, April was a quiet (or unmemorable?) month, which was probably for the best as I had to prepare myself for another 12-day trip to North America, built around the 50th edition of the International Congress of Medieval … Continue reading →

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London to Norwich express

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Robert J S Briggs

I’ve come to realise there are essentially two types of blog post. The first is the sort that is true to the name, whereby the author(s) log(s) on the web what they have been/are/will be doing. The second exists out … Continue reading →

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Conference seasoned

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

A fortnight ago, as previously advertised, I spoke to the Surrey Archaeological Society’s Medieval Studies Forum, my final medieval event of 2014 (‘cept for my graduation ceremony). It was a great way to wrap up the year. If I’m honest, I wasn’t holding out much … Continue reading →

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Playing away at Onomastics.co.uk

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

The past month has been bonkers busy, or, to use the slicker corporate jargon that now disfigures my professional writing and speech after two months of working for a leading tech company, my bandwidth has been maxed out all too frequently. So, if you were wondering why posts … Continue reading →

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Beowulf in California

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Here’s a big bit of news I’ve been sitting on for a while because, well, I didn’t know if I’d be able to afford to make it happen. But I can! So, without further ado, I’m pretty darned chuffed to … Continue reading →

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Contacts and Networks: University of Nottingham Institute for Medieval Research Postgraduate Conference 2014

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been working alongside a number of postgraduate research students within the University of Nottingham’s Institute for Medieval Research planning its annual Postgraduate Conference. I think I’m right in saying the conference is in its fifth year, and this time … Continue reading →

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