October 26, 2011

October 26-28, 2011

Location: Marriott Grosvenor Square, London, UK

Churchill’s ‘Special Relationship’: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

The 28th International Churchill Conference Conference will be held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London.

UPDATE: A second Optional Tour to Chartwell has been added on Sunday, 30 October. Please visit the registraion page for more information.

The Churchill Centre UK invites you to join us for two internationally important events….

A Dinner to Present the First Annual ‘Churchillian of the Year’ Award

Wednesday 26 October 2011

London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel

Join the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, for the presentation of this award to a worthy recipient. Name to be announced. Proceeds will support the educational and public programmes of The Churchill Centre (UK). Tickets are offered to Churchill Centre members and their guests at the special 20% discount rate of $650, but places are strictly limited. See below for a further discount if attendance at this event is combined with the International Conference.

The 28th International Conference of The Churchill Centre Churchill’s ‘Special Relationship’: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Thursday 27 October – Saturday 29 October 2011

London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel

Join leading British public figures, including former Leader of the Conservative Party, Lord Howard; former Foreign Secretary, Lord Hurd; and Sir Robert Worcester; as well as leading academics: Sir Martin Gilbert, Sir Max Hastings, Lord Hennessy, Dr Piers Brendon, Professor John Charmley, Professor Peter Clarke, Professor David Reynolds, Dr Irwin Stelzer and Dr Richard Toye; and a special oral history session by Lady Williams, former personal secretary to Sir Winston; and Hugh Lunghi, former interpreter to the British Chiefs of Staff Mission in Moscow who translated for Churchill and others in the ‘Big Three’ meetings at Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam.

All named speakers are provisionally confirmed, though the programme may change.

Follow this link for the full conference programme

In conjunction with the conference, Old Country Tours are conducting a Churchill inspired tour: The Road to Victory Part II, Cherbourg to Brussels on 17-26 October 2011, taking place just prior to the conference. Download the full tour programme here. You will find the tour reservation form here. Tickets can also be purchased online along with the conference registration here.

In the UK, contact:

Bridget Warrington
Bridget.warrington@chu.cam.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)1223 336135
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 336135

In the USA, Contact:

Dan Myers
dmyers@winstonchurchill.org
Tel: +1 (630) 512-9341