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SCOTLAND for the 37th International Congress
The 37th International Conference of the History of Pharmacy, People and Places, will be held
in Edinburgh from 22 to 25 June 2005. All the meetings will be held at the University of Edinburgh, George Square. It will be formally opened at 11 am on Wednesday 23rd by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh and representatives of pharmacy and history research.
This conference, hosted by the British Society for the History of Pharmacy, coincides with the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In addition
to presentations on the history of pharmacy in Scotland and England there will be a lecture on the history
of the Royal College. There will also be opportunities to visit the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons and the 500-year exhibition.
Applications are welcome from non- members of the Society and anyone interested in pharmacy history.
For further information please visit our website www.bshp.org/congress/ or contact Geoff Miller on
08 9386 6078
or email: gcmiller@iinet.net.au
The abstract submission deadline is 31st March 2005.
Look up www.aboutscotland.com/ argyll/lerags.html or email for more information to Bella and
Charlie Miller: stay@leragshouse.com
Time is running out ...
The Organising Committee invites submissions of abstracts for poster and oral presentation. Abstracts should be submitted in Word format as an email to Stuart.Anderson@lshtmac.uk
(the ISP is LSHTMAC.UK in lower case), or on diskette with a printout to: Dr Stuart Anderson,
19 Den Close,
Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6RP UK.
Post-conference escape
If you are thinking of touring Scotland in springtime and early summer, the West Coast is the ideal destination.
For accommodation that is eclectic, independent and a touch of city
chic on the beautiful west coast, Lerags is a stylish old building with a contemporary country-house feel.
Have a look at the website, and you will be enchanted.
We need your contributions to
Pharmacy History Australia!
Can you help with stories and photos if possible of Australian historic pharmacies, family dynasties or just plain achievements of pharmacists who have given to higher service in their communities or the profession?
Think about this please and phone or email the editor if you have an idea or a question, or just send your offering in the old fashioned way.
Geoff Miller 09 9386 6078 or gcmiller@iinet.net.au
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