Theophanes presents his book to the Virgin Hodegetria; Painted vellum manuscript. Felton Bequest 1960 710-2; with permission from the National Gallery of Victoria

11th Conference of the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies
Macquarie University, Sydney, 16-18 July, 1999

Orthodoxy and Unorthodoxies

Papers exploring tensions between cultivation of truths and dissension from conformity in any aspect of Byzantine Studies are sought for the eleventh conference of AABS. Topics including art history, literature, religion, history, modern scholarship, and other fields are welcome.

Registration and Accommodation: Details of registration and accommodation costs will appear in the next AABS Newsletter (November 1998) and will be posted on the Conference Web site:

On-campus accommodation with full board will be available at Dunmore Lang College. Bookings can be made through the conference organisers (approximately $70 per night, less for students and unwaged).
Hotel accommodation is available both near Macquarie University campus and closer to the city; a list of addresses and contact numbers will be available.

Expressions of Interest: Please send expressions of interest, indicating the proposed subject of the paper, to one of the following conference organisers (School of History, Philosophy and Politics, Macquarie University NSW 2109, Australia). Full abstracts will be sought at a later date.

Professor Sam Lieu (slieu@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au)
Associate Professor Alanna Nobbs (anobbs@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au)
Dr Andrew Gillett (agillett@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au)

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