2017 Conference
‘Work and Leisure’
Connacht Hotel, Galway City
23rd and 24th June 2017
Keynote Address by Don Ritchie
‘Oral Historians at Work (and Play)’
Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate and author of Doing Oral History
For full details of the Keynote Address and information
about Don Ritchie, please click here.
The Oral History Network of Ireland (OHNI) is pleased to announce its 2017 conference on the theme of ‘Work & Leisure’. This two day conference will take place in the Connacht Hotel, Dublin Road, Galway on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th June.
This year’s theme focuses on the role of work and leisure. Our objective is to bring together individual oral history collectors, local community groups, curators, archivists, academics and policy practitioners to encourage lively discussion across the broad spectrum of oral history. See details below to find out how you can participate!
Our conference programme is now available to download – Programme_Oral Histories of Work & Leisure. The conference Registration Form can be found below.
Panel Presentations:
Conference contributions are welcome in a range of formats. For full details of our Call for Papers and how to submit a proposal to us, please click here.
Workshops:
This year we invite attendees to participate in our three discussion-based workshops. Please note that Workshops A and B will run concurrently on Friday morning, so please select which one you would like to attend. Workshop C will be held on Saturday morning. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
a. Interviewing Basics – Presenter: Sinead Power-Quinn
b. Oral histories of work as a lens on society: where and how to look? – Presenter: Ida Milne
c. The Rewards and Perils of Creating an Oral History Archive – Presenters: Don and Anne Ritchie
Spaces for these workshops are limited, and so reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis.
Fee Waiver Scholarships
This year we will offer two fee waiver scholarship places for our conference. You can apply for one of the places by downloading the form here – Scholarship application form. Completed forms and any applicant queries should be directed to info@oralhistorynetworkireland.ie. The deadline for applications is 5 May.
Hotel Accommodation
The Connacht Hotel are reserving a limited number of rooms for conference delegates at a special conference rate. For full details, please click here. The location of the hotel and a map can be found on their website.
Registration:
Please use the registration form below to register for the conference.
Note that our registration will now close fully on the 16th June. Pricing for the conference is as follows:
Registration Rates:
Full Member – €70
Non-Member – €100
Full Member reduced – €55
Non-Member reduced €70
Cancellation Policy:
Cancelled registrations notified before 26th May 2017 will be fully refunded. Cancelled registrations notified before 9th June 2017 will receive a 50% refund. Thereafter no refunds will be available. Thank you.