FEES

Full delegates: members £380, non-members £400.This covers accommodation and all mealsincluding the Conference Dinner from Thursdayevening to Sunday morning.Day delegates: members £120, non-members £130.This covers lunch and refreshments but not dinner.

Conference Dinner: £45 (for day delegates,suppliers, spouses and other guests). Please notethere will be no other catering for Conferencedelegates on campus that evening.

Full delegates may pay a deposit of £100 and thebalance in May if booking before January 31st. Alate booking fee of £20 will apply to bookings madeafter 15th June.

Non-members registering as full delegates or asday delegates for both days may join the SoBduring the Conference for a part-year subscriptionof £20 (UK membership) or £22.50 (overseas)which will entitle them to receive the directory,the journal and newsletters until January 2018.One-day delegates will pay £30 (UK) or £32.50(overseas). Please note that non-member delegatesare not automatically given SoB membership withtheir Conference application. To take advantageof these conference rates, applications must becompleted before the end of the Conference andpayment made by cash, card or cheque only.Application forms and more details will beavailable at the Society’s stall.

ACCOMMODATION

The residential blocks are on campus, a fewminutes' walk away from the Chancellor's Building.There will be a shuttle bus at peak times and untillate in the evening. All rooms are single, haveensuite bathrooms, tea- and coffee-makingfacilities, toiletries and towels and internet access. Mobility scooters and rooms with disabledfacilities are available. Please indicate on theapplication form if you would like one of these. Delegates may also arrange to stay at theUniversity for one or more nights before or afterthe Conference on a bed and breakfast basis at acost of £45.00 per night. Non-attending spouses,partners and friends may book bed and breakfastfor £45 per night, plus £10 for dinner. If you wouldlike to book extra nights please contact theConference Treasurer directly (details below).

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Keele University is situated in the centre of the UKwith excellent transport links.

By car: Keele campus is about twenty minutes’drive from the M6 motorway (junctions 15 or 16),and is well signed. Parking is free on campus (witha permit).

By rail: Stoke-on-Trent (five miles) and Crewe(twelve miles) are both served by main lines fromLondon, Birmingham and Manchester. There areregular bus services from the stations to thecampus. See www.nationalrail.co.ukTel. 03457 484950.Tel. from overseas +44 (0) 207 278 5240.

By coach: National Express coaches run toNewcastle-under-Lyme, and connect with a busservice to Keele. See www.nationalexpress.comTel. 08717 818181.

By air: Manchester airport is thirty-five miles fromKeele. Trains run frequently to ManchesterPiccadilly station, where there is a regular serviceto Stoke-on-Trent. National Express coaches rundirectly to Stoke-on-Trent (Hanley bus station).Birmingham, Liverpool and East Midlands airportsare also within reasonable distance.

FURTHER INFORMATION

www.societyofbookbinders.comwww.keele.ac.ukwww.visitstoke.co.uk

The Organiser reserves the right to make changesto the advertised programme if circumstancesrequire.

Conference Organiser: Angela Sutton30 Grundys Lane, Malvern Wells,Worcs, WR14 4HS, UK.Tel: +44 (0) 1684 575731Email: conf.organiser@societyofbookbinders.com

Conference Treasurer: Noel Carruthers,18 Rythe Road, Claygate,Surrey KT10 9DF, UK.Tel: +44 (0) 1372 468240Email: conf.treasurer@societyofbookbinders.com

Registered Charity No. 1032108Brochure © Society of Bookbinders 2016Images courtesy of Ingela Dierick,Christopher Harvey (College of Arms), Pamela SmithDesign: Edmund Sutton; Fonts: Constantia & Grenoble

Lectures &Demonstrations

3rd - 6th Augustat Keele University

Suppliers’ Fair

Exhibition of 2017Competition Entries

ST EDUCATIONAND TRAINING21

SPEAKERS

Kathy AbbottA 'Tomorrow's Past' ModernConservation Binding in LimpVellumwww.kathyabbott.biz

Ian AndrewsTreasure Bindings: the Use ofGold, Jewels and Ivory on EarlyMediaeval Gospel Books

Lara ArtemisIntroduction to the History ofMaterials and Techniques inParchment Conservation

Andrew BrownRevelation to Genesis: TheRealization and Creation of aDesign Bindingwww.artisanbind.com

Peter BowerAdventures with Books:Investigations into Book Historyusing Paper Analysis

Ingela Dierick (Belgium)Bradel - a Fine Case-Bindingwww.ingeladierick.com

Roger Green (Germany)Making a Drop-Back Box forPresentation, Storage andTransportwww.buchbinderei-green.de

THE SOCIETY OF BOOKBINDERS’ 21STEDUCATION AND TRAINING

CONFERENCE will run from theafternoon of Thursday 3rd to themorning of Sunday 6th August 2017 andreturns to Keele University inStaffordshire. Lectures, the suppliers'fair, the exhibition, the café and therestaurant are all in the Chancellor'sBuilding at the centre of the campuswith cash machines and shops nearby.The accommodation is a short walkaway and there will be a shuttle busbetween the halls of residence and theChancellor's Building. There is amplecar parking space on campus.

The Society’s ANNUAL GENERALMEETING will take place on theThursday evening before dinner.

The SUPPLIERS' FAIR will be open onthe Friday and Saturday, and is next tothe lecture halls, with mid-morningand afternoon refreshments servednearby. The major suppliers ofbookbinding and related crafts willattend, and there will be plenty of timefor shopping and browsing.

Planned optional activities onTHURSDAY AFTERNOON include:- a workshop on a pop-up book withPaul Johnson;- a talk and demonstration of adhesivesby Vicki Manners;- a demonstration of working withvellum by Thomas Schmitz;- tours of Keele Hall;- visits to the Keele University library.However, please note that these may besubject to change.

Christopher HarveyOld Manuscripts, Working Books,Changing Structures - Aspects ofBook Conservation at the Collegeof Arms, Londonwww.college-of-arms.gov.uk

Royston HawardForwarding – Looking throughboth Traditional & Modern Eyes

Paul JohnsonSculptural Carousel Pop-up Bookswww.bookart.co.uk

Tony MackCarry on Coating: a Glimpse into aBookcloth Factory in the 1970s

Renate Mesmer (USA)Traditional Mediaeval GirdleBinding

Consuela Metzger (USA)Towards a Better Understandingof Pre-Springback Laced andTacketed Stationers’ Structures

John MumfordThe Ornate and Diverse Bindingsof Islamic Manuscripts

Tine Noreille (Belgium)Perfect Measuring, Folding andCutting without a Pencilwww.tinenoreille.be

Pamela Smith (USA)Evolution of the Mysterious: theAdaptation of Historic PaperMarbling Techniques

The following BURSARIES are availableto help bookbinders who would benefitfrom attending the Conference but whofeel that the fees are beyond theirmeans. Applicants should apply for onebursary only. If the organisers feel thatan applicant is better suited to adifferent bursary they will transfer theapplication.1. The Gordon Hartley MemorialFund: a full bursary with a preferencefor a more mature person wishing tochange career to full-time bookbinding.2. A full Conference bursary for ayounger binder from the UK.3. A full Conference bursary for abinder from overseas (but not includingtravel expenses).4. Various regional bursaries: pleaseask the Chairman of your regionalbranch for information.5. Some external organisations areable to offer bursaries to help studentswith training. A number of people are alsoneeded as 'helpers' in the running of theConference and in return they will payonly half the normal fee.

The BOOKBINDING COMPETITIONentries will be on display in a room onthe upper floor. The Competitionwinners will be announced on theThursday evening after dinner. Formore details see the Competitionbrochure or visit the SoB website. Theclosing date for registration is 12th May2017 and entries must be received bythe organisers between 5th and 9thJune. Judging will take place on 17thand 18th June.