Jack the Ripper Conference 2012 in York

[cats meat man]

I can recommend a pint of Wonky Donkey in the Three Leeged Mare. It's not far from The Guy Fawkes Inn, where the guy himself was born. If cocktails are your thing, there's The Evil Eye, on Stonegate, once a favourite haunt of Inspector Abberline ( Johhny Depp anyway). York is teeming with history and is full of fine pubs, most of them with a ghostly tale or a cellar that Dick Turpin used to hide in.

[Monty]

Some people have nooooooo trust.

Monty

[The Good Michael]

Ally,

Pimm's is a refreshing alcoholic beverage (for sissies) that is often mixed with fruit and gingerale and other things to make a Pimm's punch. It isn't very strong and when I bartended at weddings, I had to make tons of the stuff. It's a wimpy thing really.

Mike

[Steve S]

While it is a bummer that neither Don nor Stewart are speaking any longer, the line up still has some interesting guests so I will staunch my disappointment with a Pimms (still not entirely sure what that is, but I've been assured it's good [or possibly this is a "setting up the yank" thang]).

I believe it's a VERY alcoholic fruit punch thing......I shall be examining the York beer.........

[Ally]

Just to clarify, our list of speakers for the conference is as follows:

Full details can be found over on the speakers section of www.ripperconference.com.

All the best
Andrew

While it is a bummer that neither Don nor Stewart are speaking any longer, the line up still has some interesting guests so I will staunch my disappointment with a Pimms (still not entirely sure what that is, but I've been assured it's good [or possibly this is a "setting up the yank" thang]).

[Scott Nelson]

Why didn't you invite Maggie Thatcher?

[Andrew Firth]

The final list of our speakers for the 2012 Jack the Ripper Conference

Just to clarify, our list of speakers for the conference is as follows:

Laura Richards
Martin Fido
Neil R. Storey
Trevor Marriott
John Bennett
Robert Anderson
Rob House
Lindsay Siviter
Trevor Bond

Full details can be found over on the speakers section of www.ripperconference.com.

All the best
Andrew

[Hatchett]

Hi Ally,

It would be good to meet you there ... at long last.

Best wishes.


David.

[Ally]

Question to organizers regarding conference line up:

On the poster that lists the line up of speakers here on this thread, it says Stewart Evans will be speaking. However, on the official line up page on the conference website, Stewart is not mentioned, however Martin Fido is on there, and he's not on the poster on this thread.

Is there an official "official" line up of speakers?

[johns]

I always have bother with PayPal... stopped using it a while ago...

I may attend myself depending on my house move situation.

[Ally]

Thank you kindly sir! And not a coded whiff of displeasure! I am checking finances currently, we've spent a lot of the travel budget this year and we still have a Vegas trip this July but I should firm it up by this week and either be registering or not. To the dismay of conference organizers everywhere, alas. I have to wait til Stephen gets back from asia anyway, Pay Pal hates me and all my credit cards are locked out of it because I kept screwing up the registration process and they wanted me to send my blood and DNA to prove I was me. So I have to use one of his cards or accounts.

It would be great seeing a few people again though (and some for the first time).

[The Grave Maurice]

The Queen of Mean might well be attending the York conference?

Oh, that would be great, Ally, and I look forward to seeing you again. Please wear your tiara.

[Admin]

At first I thought to do a clever little paragraph, with the first letter spelling out "Do it again and you are banned". But then I figured, why waste the effort.

Do it again and you are banned.

That goes for everyone who has ever done it, or thinks they can get away with it in the future.

[Andrew Firth]

Triple post.

Kat Bradshaw...ever thought of writing a travel brouchure. Enthusiastic.

Jennifer, in my humble "unbanned" unbitter opinion, my god I love your poetry. Keep it up guuuurl x

I have to say that the work Jen has done so far is amazing. Some beautiful evocative writing which I now have the difficult task of illustrating. I could be wrong, but I don't believe there has been a collection of Ripper themed poetry published before, so it's nice to be involved in such a project.

We will have a limited collection of hand numbered copies for sale at the conference, but the book will always be available to order online for those unable to attend. A link for this will be announced nearer the time.

All the best
Andrew

[AmmanValleyJack]

Triple post.

Kat Bradshaw...ever thought of writing a travel brouchure. Enthusiastic.

Jennifer, in my humble "unbanned" unbitter opinion, my god I love your poetry. Keep it up guuuurl x