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Join us in Frankfurt for the Frankfurt Book Fair on your way to Edinburgh!
Package Options:
14 October 2009 – One day ticket to the Frankfurt Book Fair to include a guided tour and discussion at 11:00 am for our group. Remainder of the day free to enjoy the Book Fair.
Or
13 October 2009 – In addition to the above, this package will consist of two nights’ accommodations at the Ibis Frankfurt Airport Hotel to include breakfast and taxes.
For more information please see the Conference website.
The Conference Dinner will be held in The Drawing Room in Abden House. The venue is conveniently located at 1 Marchhall Crescent in Pollock Halls at The University of Edinburgh. Abden House is a grand Scottish baronial-style mansion. It offers magnificent views over beautiful gardens. Surrounded by mature trees, with views to Arthur’s Seat, these gardens feel as if they’re in the heart of the countryside, rather than in the middle of a capital city.
For more information please see the Conference website.
How about trying something that’s a wee bit different!! An entertaining way to find out about Edinburgh’s history & Traditions, experiencing the two sides of Edinburgh, the Cultural and the Darker, joining the gang of one of Edinburgh notorious criminals. Tales of the witches, hangings, Burke & Hare the infamous serial killers. Also visiting Edinburgh’s elegant Georgian ‘new town’ creating a unique blend of ancient and modern architecture, to get a sense of Edinburgh moving into a more modern enlightened and industrial era.
For more information please see the Conference website.
Accommodation for the 2009 Book Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.
Alistair McCleery, Ediburgh Napier University, Ediburgh
www.Book-Conference.com
Alistair McCleery 
Professor Alistair McCleery, Professor of Literature and Culture at Ediburgh Napier University, is Director of the Scottish Centre for the Book. The Centre was established in 1995 and acts as a focus for research and knowledge transfer in publishing, the material book and print culture. Professor McCleery and his team undertake a range of commissioned research on the social and economic aspects of the publishing industry and on the creative industries in general.
Professor McCleery has published much work on the history of the Scottish book trade as well as on its contemporary prospects. He was jointly responsible for the 2004 Scottish Arts Council report on The Strategic Future of Scottish Publishing. Professor McCleery is the author of some 70 refereed articles and book chapters. Past publications include The Book (2001), the first CD on book history, and The War Poets at Craiglockhart, a website devoted to Owen, Sassoon and their meeting at Craiglockhart Hospital. More…