During the last week of June I attended the IMEHA (International Maritime Economic History Association) Conference in Greenwich, London. The venue - the old Naval College in Greenwich right next door to the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Observatory – was absolutely fantastic. It happened to be the biggest international conference of maritime history – ever! More than 300 delegates and more than 200 lectures!!
Obviously, I couldn’t attend all the lectures, but even then, it was great just being there and absorbing the whole atmosphere. I had the chance to meet lots of colleagues, whom I had previously only heard of or read. I enjoyed the true international perspective of the conference and gained some insights to put the history of the Danish Navy in perspective.
A marvelous venue! The Old Naval College in Greenwich, home to the Maritime Institute of Greenwich University.
I was very inspired by a couple of the lectures that were particularly relevant to my research. During the next days I shall try to reflect on them on this blog.
I should have blogged about this conference a month ago – but I became absorbed with holiday and family when I got home. There is a time and place for everything…
