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The second GWEAA conference will take place on 9 November 2013 at TheNational Archives, Kew, London (same place as last year).At the request of many, we will have a conference research day on Friday8 November for those who wish to access archival material whilst inLondon (details below). On the Friday evening, there will be anopportunity for everyone to meet at The Coach &#38; Horses between BerkeleySq. &#38; Bond St. (max 5 mins walk from Bond St / Oxford Circus &#38; GreenPark tube / bus stops).Given the centrality of the East Africa campaign to the Great War inAfrica more generally, there will, pending interest, be a second strandof talks dealing with the Great War in other African theatres.As there is no pre-determined theme for the day, topics relating to anyaspect of the campaigns in Africa are welcomed.If you would like to present a paper or talk on 9 November, please senda short overview to Anne at thesamsonsed[@]gmail.comPapers and talks will be published following the conference event.In order to cover the costs for 9 November, there will be a charge of£60 for participants and attendees. This includes lunch and refreshmentsduring the day. There will be an additional small charge for the eventon Friday evening 8 November for those wishing to attend. This will beadvised in due course, as will details on how to book your place at theconference.Research DayIf you would like to participate in the research day on 8 November,please let me know which of the archives (The National Archives orImperial War Museum) you plan to visit. This will enable me to let youhave the necessary information to access the collections (the twoarchives have different booking and entry requirements). There will besomeone from the GWEAA at each venue to welcome members and to arrange acommon place for those wishing to meet over lunch that day.More information on the Research Day and the Conference will be postedon http://gweaa.com, but please do get in touch in the meantime toexpress your interest etc.Anne SamsonCo-ordinator, GWEAA