Various Speakers

Date: 26 May 2010Time: 1:30 PM

Finishes: 26 May 2010Time: 5:00 PM

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre

Type of Event: Conference

A Half-Day Conference to be held in London on 26 May 2010

To launch a 12-month period of activity leading to the May 2011 Camel Conference @ SOAS there will be a one-day mini-conference at the School of Oriental and African Studies examining, documenting and celebrating camel cultures from around the world.

Speakers:

• John Hare [Wild Camel Protection Foundation]: The Wild Bactrian Camel: A critically endangered species;
• Stefan Sperl [SOAS]: Images of the Camel in Arabic Poetry
• Sally Wren [ZSL]: London Zoo's 'Edge' Project
• Adel Aulaqi [SOAS]: Remembering Camels
• Ed Emery [SOAS]: A Documentation of World Camel Cultures: Country situation reports

Chair: William Gervase Clarence-Smith [SOAS], Professor of the Economic History of Asia and Africa

Admission: Free and open to members of the public.

Registration: If you wish to attend, please send an e-mail to camelconference@soas.ac.uk

Website: www.soas.ac.uk/camelconference

Organiser: Ed Emery

Contact email: camelconference@soas.ac.uk