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SNSBI Spring Conference 16-18 April 2027

The SNSBI 2027 spring conference will be held at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (6 Queens Square, Bath BA1 2HN).

Please book here.

Call for papers
Proposals are invited for twenty-minute papers on any aspect of name-studies in Britain and Ireland. Please send abstracts (of no more than 200 words) to the conference organisers at bath2027@snsbi.org.uk by 18 December 2026. Informal enquiries are also welcomed.

Conference programme
On Friday afternoon you may make your way to the Institution to register your arrival and meet informally with the other delegates. Dinner is at 1800.

The conference formally starts after dinner on Friday evening with a lecture on Names in the west of England by Richard Coates, Professor Emeritus of Onomastics, University of the West of England. There will be a full programme of papers on Saturday and Sunday, with an optional coach excursion on Sunday afternoon. The conference will close after the evening session on Sunday.

Conference fees (includes lunch but not dinner or accommodation)
SNSBI and other onomastic societies/Non-members
Full conference Friday night to Sunday evening (excluding the coach trip) £55/£70
Day delegate day Friday 27th March £5/£10
Day delegate day Saturday 28th March £35/£45
Day delegate day Sunday 29th March £25/£30
Coach Trip Sunday £20

Delegates will need to book their own accommodation and pay for evening meals. Evening meals will be taken together at a local pub or restaurant (details will be provided nearer the time).

Recommended hotels
1. Travelodge Bath Waterside (15 mins walk, or bus 20)
2. Travelodge Bath City Centre ( 5 mins walk but no breakfast option)
3. Travelodge Bath Central (5 mins walk but no breakfast option)
4. Double Tree by Hilton

Travel to the conference
Bath has direct trains to many places, including London, Reading, Bristol, Oxford, south Wales, and the south coast.

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