21st Annual Conference of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
BABAO provides a forum for discussion and intellectual exchange for professionals and students in all areas of biological anthropology.
Dates: Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September 2019
Location: Natural History Museum, London
Registration: Registration is open now, and you may find the link in the section below.
Organising Committee for BABAO 2019:
- Dr Heather Bonney
- Prof Ian Barnes
- Dr Silvia Bello
- Dr Selina Brace
- Linzi Harvey
- Dr Louise Humphrey
- Dr Rachel Ives
- Dr Karen Swan
- Jennifer White
All registrants agree to abide by a Code of Conduct upon registration. The Code of Conduct may be found here: https://babao.org.uk/assets/Uploads/BABAO-2019-Annual-Meeting-Code-of-Conduct.pdf
Programme
Friday 13th September
Afternoon: Registration, Introduction and Welcome, Scientific Sessions
Evening: Welcome Drinks, Eastside Bar, Imperial College
Saturday 14th September
Morning: Scientific sessions
Lunch, Poster session and AGM
Afternoon: Scientific Sessions
Evening: Conference Dinner & Quiz, Rembrandt Hotel
Sunday 15th September
Morning: Scientific sessions
Award of Student Prizes and Close
(Please note that posters will be put up on Saturday morning and remain on display in the foyer/refreshments area until the end of the conference)
Conference Dinner: The conference dinner and quiz will be at the Rembrandt Hotel, Cromwell Road, on Saturday 14th September at 7pm. Please inform us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking by e-mailing anthropology@nhm.ac.uk.
Welcome Drinks: There will be an informal gathering at Eastside Bar (Imperial College Student’s Union) on the Friday evening from 6pm. This is just a few minutes’ walk from the Museum: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/food-and-drink/catering-outlets/eastside-restaurant-and-bar/
Registration
BABAO 2019 has now SOLD OUT. We are operating a waiting list; if you wish for your name to be added, please e-mail anthropology@nhm.ac.uk.
Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis. However, priority will be given to those with accepted abstracts.
Please note that we will not be offering on-site registration so to avoid disappointment, please do not turn up if you have not registered.
All registrants agree to abide by a Code of Conduct upon registration. The Code of Conduct may be found here: https://babao.org.uk/assets/Uploads/BABAO-2019-Annual-Meeting-Code-of-Conduct.pdf
Accommodation
Accommodation may be booked at Prince Gardens and Beit Hall, both just a couple of minutes’ walk from the Museum.
Bookings may be made online (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/visit/summer-accommodation/), on the telephone (02075949507) or via e-mail (vacenquiries@imperial.ac.uk).
Location and transport
The Natural History Museum is located in South Kensington, London. The meeting will be held in the Flett Theatre. Conference attendees should use the Flett Theatre entrance on Exhibition Road. The nearest tube station is South Kensington. Please note that it is not step free. Gloucester Road station is approximate 7 minutes’ walk and is step-free.
Further information and a map are available here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit.html
Accessibility
Gloucester Road station is approximately 7 minutes’ walk from the Museum and has step-free exit from the Piccadilly Line. There is a step-free exit, and interchange between the District/Circle and Piccadilly lines at Earl’s Court. There is an accessible bus stop at Harrington Road. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or queries on the registration form or via anthropology@nhm.ac.uk
Student Prizes
The Jane Moore Prize and the Bill White Prize will be awarded to the best student podium and poster presentations, respectively. Students wishing to be considered for the prizes must be BABAO student members and have paid their subscription by the abstract submission deadline of June 10th.
After your abstract has been confirmed as accepted by the Conference Organising Committee, to be considered for a student prize you must submit a .pdf of your Powerpoint slides or poster presentation via e-mail to: anthropology@nhm.ac.uk by 10 September 2019.
Multi-authored abstracts are acceptable, but the student must be the lead researcher and first author.
A panel of competition judges will review all .pdf entries during the meeting and the winners of the competition will be announced at the close of the meeting.
There will be four cash prizes (winner and runner-up in each category). We will delete all .pdfs immediately after the conference.
Bursaries
BABAO offers 10 bursaries from our organisation’s funds that will cover the full cost of conference fees for members experiencing difficult financial circumstances. The 10 bursaries are available to BABAO members presenting their research in either a poster or podium presentation.
Five of the bursaries are available to student members, unwaged members, members working in the commercial sector or members working for a museum that does not provide any funds for conference attendance.
The other five bursaries have been ring-fenced for unwaged members, members working in the commercial sector or members working for a museum that does not provide any funds for conference attendance. All information associated will your application will be stored anonymously for the purposes of financial reporting for a maximum of 7 years.
The deadline for this year’s conference bursaries has now passed. However, these bursaries are annually given, so future members can consider applying in future years.