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From: "Andrew Sellon" <>
Subject: Fw: Portuguese Maritime History Conference
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:19:54 +0100

On the off chance that there is a learned member of this list who may be
interested I pass on notice of the above conference from another list I
belong to.

The rounding of The Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese and their subsequent
travels to India opened up communications between the sub-continent and
Europe.

Yours Aye Andrew Sellon East Anglia


Subject: Portuguese Maritime History Conference


> Dear Listers, please pass on to all you think might be interested
>
> FIRST NOTIFICATION [October 2004]
> Second CPNS Maritime Archaeology/History Conference
>
> Following the major success of our first conference held during August
> 2004 the Centre for Portuguese Nautical Studies (CPNS) is proud to
> announce the second CPNS Maritime Archaeology Conference organized in
> co-operation with the Dias Museum,to be held in Mossel Bay, Southern
> Cape Province, South Africa, during March 2006.
>
> We invite all interested parties to indicate their interest, to attend
> and/or to present a paper at this major international event. Experts
> from across the world will join us in discussions on various aspects
> relating to Portuguese Maritime History during the Carreira da India
> period.
>
> Overall Theme: Portuguese Maritime history during the Carreira da India
> period.
>
> Friday to Sunday: 3 Days with parallel sessions
>
> Session 1: Trade ceramics and other trade goods
> Session 2: Portuguese maritime expansion, trade routes, ports of call,
> historical background
> Session 3: The Portuguese ship. A tour of the Dias Caravel and Dias
> Museum
> Session 4: Maritime Archaeology: Local and international
> projects,museums,
> archives, legislation, the discipline of Maritime
> Archaeology,
> shipwreck and survivor sites, artefact preservation
> Session 5: Naval artillery, fortifications, tactics, maps and
> navigation
> Session 6: Various hands-on workshops:ie use of Navigational
> instruments
>
> Persons interested in presenting topics at the conference are asked to
> contact us a.s.a.p. and provide us with a suggested topic/s. You will be
> under no obligation to attend or speak but we need some input to start
> planning the program. You are welcome to suggest any topic relevant to
> Portuguese Maritime History during the period and also to suggest
> additional workshops you would be interested in attending or presenting.
>
>
> We would like to give everybody the opportunity to visit our wonderful
> country and at the same time partake in a world class, one of a kind
> conference. Post-conference proceedings will be published in scientific
> format. Plan now to bring along your family as well. Mossel Bay is in
> one of the prime tourist areas ("Garden Route") and various pre- or
> post- conference outings will be suggested. This part of the country is
> tourist friendly and safe. For US $ 50 per day a car could be rented and
> the area explored.
>
> Send us an e-mail confirming your interest in attending as speaker
> and/or delegate and we will add you to the conference mailing list for
> updates.
>
> We will provide information on the August 2004 conference and additional
> information on the planned 2006 conference on our website as from
> November 2005. www.cpnssa.org
>
> Contact Information:
> Paul Brandt
> Director: CPNS
> Tel: +27 82 9402423
> Fax: +27 12 3192436
> e-mail:
>

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