Location: The Essex House Hotel, New York, NY
The International Churchill Society is pleased to announce that the Thirty-fourth International Churchill Conference will be held in the historic Essex House Hotel in New York City on 10-12 October 2017.
Registration is now open. Early-bird tickets are available for a limited time. Follow this link to register today.
Download the full conference program here.
Conference Highlights
Tuesday, October 10
- Greenwood Cemetery tour, location of the Jerome family crypt
- Michael Korda, “Alone: Britain, Churchill and Dunkirk” speaking at Chartwell Booksellers
- Opening Reception followed by Preview screening of the new Churchill film Darkest Hour (Blenheim ticket holders only) starring Gary Oldman
Wednesday, October 11
- Opening remarks by ICS Executive Director Michael F. Bishop
- David Owen, “Cabinet’s Finest Hour”
- David Lough, “Churchill and the Art of the Deal”
- Tim Riley, “The Fulton Report”
- Lewis E. Lehrman, “Churchill, Roosevelt & Company”
- Thomas E. Ricks, “Churchill & Orwell”
- Churchill granddaughter Celia Sandys in conversation with one of her grandfather’s former secretaries, Lady (Jane) Williams
- Reception & Black Tie Dinner with Lord Dobbs as keynote speaker
Thursday, October 12
- Paul Bew and John Bew, “Churchill and Attlee”
- Kevin Ruane, “Churchill the Nuclear Statesman” with an introduction by Churchill granddaughter Edwina Sandys
- Andrew Roberts, “Churchill’s Sense of Living History”
Hotel reservations at the Essex House Hotel at special rates are available here.
Here is a list of nearby alternative four and five-star hotels:
- 1 Hotel Central Park, +1 212-703-2001
- Le Parker Meridien, +1 212-245-5000
- Park Lane Hotel New York, +1 212-371-4000
- The Blakely New York, +1 212-245-1800
- The Quin, +1 212-245-7846
- Viceroy New York, +1 212-830-8000
- WestHouse Hotel New York, +1 212-707-4888
Follow this link for a Google Map of all hotels in the area.
For more information on the Thirty-fourth International Churchill Conference, please contact Michael F. Bishop, Executive Director, at mbishop@winstonchurchill.org or +1 202-994-4744.
