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Military Studies Conference

The Seventh Military Studies Conference is planned for February 3 - 4th, 2012

Each February since 2006 the Humanities Research Group has collaborated with colleagues from The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies,Wilfrid Laurier University and The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment to present conferences for those interested in military studies. This year collaborators also include the HMCS Hunter, the Windsor Regiment, and 21 Windsor Service Battalion. Registration is by phone, email, or at the door; see information below.

Please note:

Conference 2012 Overview:

7th Windsor Military Studies Conference
Major F.A. Tilston VC Armoury, 4007 Sandwich Street, Windsor, ON

Friday, February 3, 2012
5:15-7:00 pm Registration
7:00-8:30pm

Keynote Address: Prof. Terry Copp, Wilfrid Laurier University
"The War of 1812: Creating Memory"

Saturday, February 4, 2012
8:30- 9:00 am Registration
9:00-9:05 am Opening remarks
9:05-10:30 am

Matt Baker, Wilfrid Laurier University
"Chatham and the First World War"
  Steve Connor, Nipissing University
"Windsor Goes to War, 1939"
 10:30-11:00 am Coffee
 11:00-12:30 pm

Matt Symes, Wilfrid Laurier University
"War Art as Visual Documents"

Roger Sarty, Wilfrid Laurier University
"The Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic"
 12:30- 1:15 pm Lunch (featuring performances by Windsor Regiment Band and the Essex & Kent Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums)
1:15 - 2:45 pm

The War of 1812 in the Old Northwest

James Conway, Site Manager and Historian, Historic Fort Wayne, Detroit.
"A Hidden History: The Story of Springwells in the War of 1812"

Sandy Antal, Independent Scholar
"Tecumseh and the War of 1812"
  Closing Remarks by the conference organizers


The conference will also feature various book vendors and displays of military artifacts. 

Conference Cost: $20 (including lunch), $10 for students with valid id

Please pre-register to facilitate food planning:
hrgmail@uwindsor.ca, or (519) 253-3000 ext.3508.
Registration at the door is also possible.

The 7th Windsor Military Studies Conference is sponsored by:
HRG University of Windsor
Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment
Windsor Regiment
HMCS Hunter
21 Windsor Service Battalion

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