Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting 2024
2024 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Society for Neo-Latin Studies (SNLS). In order to celebrate this milestone, the Annual General Meeting Day will be held in Cambridge, as this is where the Society was founded; and it will have a slightly different structure.
All events will take place at Trinity College Cambridge (Cambridge CB2 1TQ) on Friday, 15 November 2024. The programme will start with a tour of the Wren Library (12 noon; meet at Wren Library), followed by a ‘roundtable’ discussion, which replaces the standard Annual Lecture (2.00 pm, Old Combination Room), and the 2024 AGM (4.00 pm, Old Combination Room).
Anyone who would like to attend the library tour, the ‘roundtable’ discussion and / or the AGM should register by 11 November 2024, so that Trinity College can be informed about expected numbers. Please register here.
Between the library tour and ‘roundtable’ discussion there will be the chance to have lunch in town (on a self-paying basis), and there will be a tea break in Trinity College between the ‘roundtable’ discussion and the AGM, so that there is also the opportunity for members attending to catch up informally with each other.
See the full programme here.
Annual General Meeting 2023
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 17 November 2023
The 2023 AGM (3.00 pm) and Annual Lecture (5.00 pm) will take place in Swedenborg House in London (20–21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH) on Friday, 17 November 2023.
Anyone who would like to attend the AGM and / or the Annual Lecture should register by 13 November 2023 here.
The fact that this year the AGM and the Annual Lecture will once more be in person means that there will again be the chance to get together informally afterwards over dinner at a local restaurant (on a self-paying basis). Anyone who would like to stay for dinner should note this on the AGM registration form (and indicate their menu choices in the comments section) also by 13 November 2023, as the restaurant would like to know numbers in advance and has asked for pre-ordering for a group of this size (Spaghetti House: https://www.spaghettihouse.co.uk/menu/).
In advance of the AGM there will be the chance to join the event ‘Rhyme, But No Reason? Latin and English Fun in the Early Modern Period’, organized in the context of this year’s Being Human’ Festival, in Senate House Library (details here: https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/rhyme-no-reason-latin-and-english-fun-early-modern-period).
See the full programme of the 2023 AGM here
Annual General Meeting 2022
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Thursday, 17 November 2022
The 2022 Annual Lecture and AGM will take place on Thursday, 17 November 2022, at Scottish House in London, in connection with a conference to celebrate 400 years since the death of John Barclay (author of the Argenis), organized under the auspices of SNLS and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies in Innsbruck (full programme available here.) The Annual Lecture will be delivered by Stefan Tilg on ‘Barclay and the roman-à-clef: his relation to the tradition and his impact’ (4.00-5.15 pm). The Lecture will be followed by the AGM (5.30-6.30 pm). See the column on the right for the full programme.
Anyone who would like to attend the AGM, should register by 14 November 2022 here. Anyone who would like to attend the Annual Lecture (or other sessions of the conference) should email one of the conference organizers, Florian Schaffenrath, at Florian.Schaffenrath@neolatin.lgb.ac.at by the same date.
The fact that this year the Annual Lecture and the AGM return to an in-person setting means that there will again be the chance to get together informally afterwards over dinner at a local restaurant (on a self-paying basis). Anyone who would like to stay for dinner should indicate this on the AGM registration form, so that there is an indication of numbers for the purposes of booking space in a restaurant.
Annual General Meeting 2021
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 19 November 2021
online via Zoom
The 2021 AGM (3pm) and Annual Lecture (5pm) will take place on Friday, 19 November 2021, online via Zoom.
Anyone who would like to attend, should register by 16 November 2020 at https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/news/agm/registration2021. Then you will be sent the necessary Zoom links shortly before the meeting (one for the AGM, only open to members, and one for the Annual Lecture, open to a wider audience).
The online setting, unfortunately, means that the Annual Lecture will not be followed by dinner at a local restaurant, as usual; but the Zoom session will remain open after the Lecture for a little while, to give people the chance to chat to each other informally.
The Annual Lecture will be given by Jan Bloemendal and will be titled "Erasmus as a Theologian and a Paraphraser: A Comparison of the Paraphrase on Luke and the Paraphrase on John"
Abstract: As is known, the Gospels of Luke and John are quite different. Luke is more narrative, John more theological; each one has a different understanding of Jesus, that is: the Healer among his people and the Invincible Son of God. These differing concepts prompt us to ask ourselves if and how the overall difference between the two gospels is reflected in Erasmus's paraphrases of them. Erasmus considered his Paraphrases his most important work, so, if we also take into account the Annotations on these two gospels, answers to this question may help us to have a more refined understanding of Erasmus as a theologian and a Christian.
See the full programme here.
Annual General Meeting 2020
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 20 November 2020
online via Zoom
The 2020 AGM (3 pm) and Annual Lecture (5 pm) will take place on Friday, 20 November 2020, online via Zoom.
Anyone who would like to attend, should register by 16 November 2020 at https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/news/agm/registration2020. Then you will be sent the necessary Zoom links shortly before the meeting (one for the AGM, only open to members, and one for the Annual Lecture, open to a wider audience).
The online setting, unfortunately, means that the Annual Lecture will not be followed by dinner at a local restaurant, as usual; but the Zoom session will remain open after the Lecture for a little while, to give people the chance to chat to each other informally.
Annual General Meeting 2019
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 15 November 2019
in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George’s Church Bloomsbury
The AGM 2019 and the Annual Lecture 2019 will take place on the afternoon of Friday 15 November 2019 in the Upper Vestry Hall of St George’s Church Bloomsbury (6–7 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HR). The Annual Lecture will be given by our member David McOmish (on ‘Reconstructing the Library of a Neo-Latinist: Adam King’s Scientific and Classical Books’). From 12pm to 2pm, before the AGM, there will be a book display and drop-in discussion, organised by some of the committee members, at UCL Special Collections as part of the Being Human Festival (UCL, South Junction Reading Room, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT). Registration is now open.
If you would like to attend some or all of the day's events, please register here:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/news/agm/registration2019
Full programme and details of the Annual Lecture can be found on the side tab.
Annual General Meeting 2018
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 23 November 2018
at Westminster School
The AGM 2018 and the Annual Lecture 2018 will take place on the afternoon of Friday 23 November 2018 at Westminster School, London (Little Dean’s Yard, London SW1P 3PF), thanks to the support of the Head of Classics and the Archivist there. The Annual Lecture will be given by our member Sarah Knight (on ‘Surge, age surge: the Latin writing of London students’). We will also have the chance to look at some relevant material from the collections there. Registration is now open.
If you would like to attend the AGM and / or the Annual Lecture, please register here:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/news/agm/registration2018
Full programme and details of the Annual Lecture can be found on the side tab.
Annual General Meeting 2017
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 17 November 2017
in the
Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London
(21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT)
at
2:45pm, followed by the Annual Lecture at 5pm.
The 2017 AGM will take place in the Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, in a nod to the anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 1616, but taking this as a prompt to look at Neo-Latin plays of the same period in the Annual Lecture.
We are pleased that this year once again we are able to welcome all who would like to attend the AGM and / or Annual Lecture without having to ask for a donation towards the cost of the venue. This year’s venue, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, does, however, entail some limitations upon catering. So, on this occasion we are unable to offer a complimentary tea or drinks reception in situ; instead we encourage all who attend to make use of the Globe Theatre’s two cafés before and after the AGM (they close at 6.00 pm). Anyone who wishes to do so is very welcome to join committee members and the speakers for dinner at a local restaurant (on a self-paying basis) after the Annual Lecture (see programme).
If you would like to attend the AGM and / or the Annual Lecture, please register here:
https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/news/agm/registration2017
Annual General Meeting 2016
This year's Annual General Meeting
will take place on
Friday, 18 November 2016
in the
Museum of London, Clore Learning Centre
(Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN)
at
3pm, followed by the Annual Lecture at 5pm.
The 2016 AGM will take place at the Museum of London, to celebrate the anniversary of the Fire of London in 1666. Members will have the chance to visit the Museum’s exhibition ‘Fire! Fire!’Link opens in a new window before the AGM, and the Annual Lecture will address this topic
5.00–6.30 pm Annual Lecture and Q&A
Dr Victoria Moul (King’s College London): ‘Latin Poetry and the Fire of London’
This lecture will look at the Latin poetic response to the events of 1666, including the Fire of London, and will place these poems in the context of British Latin poetry of the period, as well as offering an overview of the relationship between Latin and English poetry in the literary culture of the mid-late 17th century.
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We are pleased that this year we are able to welcome all who would like to attend to the AGM and / or Annual Lecture without having to ask for a donation towards the cost of the venue. This year’s venue, the Museum of London, does, however, entail some limitations upon catering. So, on this occasion we are unable to offer a formal tea or drinks reception in situ; instead we encourage all who attend to make use of the museum’s two cafes before and after the AGM (they close at 5.30 pm). Anyone who wishes to do so is very welcome to join committee members and the speaker for dinner at a local restaurant after the Annual Lecture (see below).
Please note that the Museum closes at 6pm, and there will be no entry to the building after 5.30pm. There will, however, be a Host, to make sure that we all get out okay!
If you would like to attend the AGM and / or the Annual Lecture, please register hereLink opens in a new window, so that we have an idea of numbers.
You can find the full programme and the Agenda and Minutes (restricted) here.
Annual General Meeting 2015
The Annual General Meeting this year will take place
at the
Inns of Court on 27 November 2015, 3 p.m.
(Sherrard Room, 3rd floor of the Ashley Building)
The Annual Lecture will be given by Hugh Adlington (Birmingham), entitled
John Donne’s Latin Books: 'Per Rachel ho seruito & non per Lea'
which will include a look at some material in the Middle Temple Library (4.30-6.30pm).
This lecture explores the kinds of Latin books owned by poet and preacher John Donne (1572-1631) and the uses he made of them in his writing. The Italian motto that Donne inscribed in his books – from Petrarch, derived from Genesis 29: 25 – is thought to refer to the medieval symbolism whereby Rachel represented the contemplative life and Leah the active. But how tenable is this distinction when considering Donne’s diverse use of his Latin books across the full range of his activities, as satirist, love poet, lawyer, polemicist, diplomat, churchman and judge at law? And what can the surviving physical, literary and biographical evidence tell us about the influence of Donne’s study of Latin books on his thought and writing?
To accompany the lecture, the Middle Temple Library has kindly agreed to display a selection of Latin books from Donne’s collection.
The winner of the SNLS Early/Career Essay prize will also be announced at the meeting.
The meeting will be preceded by a special lunchtime session of the Neo-Latin reading group, organised by Victoria Moul.
Meeting AgendaLink opens in a new window (Restricted)
Information on the venue:
The Sherrard Room is located on the 3rd floor of the Ashley Building, Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y 9BTLink opens in a new window.
The closest station is Temple, with Blackfriars, Chancery Lane, Holborn and Charing Cross nearby.
There is a lift for those with limited mobility.
Please register for the event hereLink opens in a new window. The deadline for registration is 21 November, 2015.