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Dead Reckoning. Passchendaele 1917Conference - &#160;&#160; &#160;Ypres - 15-16-17 November 2007An international conference, organised by Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke, and In Flanders Fields Museum Ypres.ProgrammeThursday 15 November 2007Chair: Prod. Dr. Luc De Vos (Koninklijke Militaire School - KU Leuven, B)09-09.30 Inscription - Registration&#160;09.30- 12.45 Morning SessionPRELUDE: Preparations, Proposals and Plans&#160;Prof. Robin Prior (University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy, AUS) &#160;The 3rd Battle of Ypres : overview&#160;Prof. Hew Strachan (University of Oxford, UK)The political and military Preparations for the 3rd Battle of Ypres&#160;PD Dr. Christoph Jahr (Humboldt Universit&#228;t, Berlin, D)The German Army during the 3rd Battle of Ypres&#160;Prof. Gary Sheffield (University of Birmingham, UK)The British Army in 1917&#160;12.45-14.00 Lunch&#160;14.00-17.00 Afternoon sessionInstruments: Development, Dispositions and Deployment&#160;Franky Bostyn (Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke, B)The German Defence Positions in Flanders 1917&#160;Rob Thompson (University of Birmingham, UK)The God of War and the Vale of The Passion: British Artillery during the Third Ypres Campaign, 1917&#160;David Fletcher (Bovington Tank Museum, UK)The Tanks in Flanders &#8211; 1917&#160;Simon Jones (University of Birmingham, UK)Yperite: Gas Warfare in 1917&#160;17.30-19.30 Evening Programme:Visit to the exhibitions &#8220;The Road to Passchendaele&#8221; (Zonnebeke) and &#8220;A Descent into Hell: New Zealanders in Passchendaele&#8221; (Passendale), with drink in the Old Cheese Factory, Passendale&#160;&#160;Friday 16 November 2007Chair: Prof.dr. Koen Koch (Universiteit Leiden, NL)&#160;9.30- 12.30 Morning sessionENSEMBLE: Nations at Arms&#160;Prof. Glyn Harper (Massey University- Centre for Defense Studies, NZ)From Masterpiece to Massacre:&#160; The Anzacs at Passchendaele October 1917&#160;Bill Rawling (Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, CAN)The Canadians at Passchendaele&#160;Capt. Micha&#235;l Bourlet (Ecoles militaires de Saint-Cyr Co&#235;tquidan, F)The French 1st Army in the 3rd Battle of Ypres&#160;Dominiek Dendooven (In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper, B)&#8220;Seldom was I more distressed by bad weather&#8221;: The Third Battle of Ypres as it was lived by a Region and its Inhabitants&#160;12.30-14.00 lunch&#160;14.00-17.00 Afternoon sessionDIRECTION: Discourse and Debate &#8211; enduring Controversies associated with Command, Choices and Control during the Battle of Passchendaele&#160;Prof. David Stevenson (London School of Economics, UK)Prof. John Bourne (University of Birmingham, UK)Prof. &#160;Robin PriorProf. Hew Strachana.o.&#160;&#160;Evening Programme20.00 Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate20.30 Conference Dinner&#160;Saturday 17 November 2007&#160;Chair: Prof.dr. Annette Becker (Universit&#233; de Paris X, Nanterre, F)&#160;9.30-12.30 Morning sessionRECESSIONAL: Remembrance, reflection and the Battle of Passchendaele&#160;Prof. dr. Gerhard Hirschfeld (Universit&#228;t Stuttgart, D)German soldiers and their &#8220;Third Battle for Flanders&#8221;&#160;Prof. Paul Gough (The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)'An epic of mud' - Passchendaele and the Arts&#160;&#160;Dr. St&#233;phanie Claisse (Universit&#233; Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, B)What became of the Dead of 1917?&#160;Prof. Jay Winter (Yale University, USA)Passchendaele in History&#160;12.30-14.00 lunch&#160;14.00 - 17.00 AfternoonA Tour of the BattlefieldsDrink at the Cloth Hall, Ypres&#160;Conference Language: English&#160;&#160;Attendance Fee&#160;&#8364; 20 per day - &#8364;60 for 3 daysFriends of the In Flanders Fields Museum: &#8364; 15 per day - &#8364; 45 for 3 daysConference dinner &#8364; 50&#160;InformationFor any additional information on the conference or requesting a subscription form please contact Mr. Dominiek Dendooven, In Flanders Fields Museum, Janseniusstraat 9, B-8900 Ieper, Phone +32 (0)57 239 450, fax +32 (0)57 239 459, stedelijke.musea@ieper.be&#160;Hotel reservation &#38; Tourist informationFor hotel reservations and tourist information please contact Mrs. Petra Delvaux or Ypres Tourist Board, Grote Markt 34, B-8900 Ieper, Phone +32 (0)57 239 220, fax 0032 (0)57 239 275, toerisme@ieper.be, www.ieper.be&#160;&#160;www.inflandersfields.bewww.passchendaele.be