Opening address: what this forum is for Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Outer Peristyle
Governance Keynote Outer Peristyle
A short welcome from the programme chair: why these four tracks, what the committee looked for in a proposal, and what the two days are meant to leave the room…
Show more Scaling fire brigade response times beyond one city Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
An argument, with evidence, about fire brigade response times. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
Measuring granary pest control without guesswork Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
A field report on what actually changed in granary pest control. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
Building public trust without holding office Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Outer Peristyle
Governance Keynote Outer Peristyle
A practical account of building legitimacy through education, patronage, and visible public service when formal authority belongs to someone else.
The hidden cost of coin die wear Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
Three years of measurements on coin die wear. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
Rebuilding legionary field hospitals after a failure Monday, September 28, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A postmortem on legionary field hospitals. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Who actually owns ferry timetables Monday, September 28, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from ferry timetables. Expect specifics rather than principles.
Automating the tedious parts of boundary dispute mediation Monday, September 28, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
What the records show about boundary dispute mediation. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
When sewer inspection access meets a shrinking budget Monday, September 28, 2026 · 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to sewer inspection access. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
Teaching timber seasoning to people who just arrived Monday, September 28, 2026 · 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A working method for timber seasoning. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
Keeping an aqueduct running for a million people Monday, September 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Basilica Gallery
Infrastructure Talk historical case study Basilica Gallery
The design and maintenance choices that keep a gravity-fed water network reliable as a city grows, from gradients and settling tanks to inspection access and re…
Show more The case against how we do olive press throughput Monday, September 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
An argument, with evidence, about olive press throughput. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
Lessons from ten years of letter courier routing Monday, September 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
A field report on what actually changed in letter courier routing. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
What we got wrong about mosaic workshop scheduling Monday, September 28, 2026 · 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
Three years of measurements on mosaic workshop scheduling. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
A practical guide to amphitheatre crowd flow Monday, September 28, 2026 · 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A postmortem on amphitheatre crowd flow. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Scaling lighthouse keeping rotas beyond one city Monday, September 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from lighthouse keeping rotas. Expect specifics rather than principles.
Measuring well drilling records without guesswork Monday, September 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
What the records show about well drilling records. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
An archive that outlives its builders Monday, September 28, 2026 · 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Basilica Gallery
Knowledge & Communication Talk Basilica Gallery
A tour of the classification rules, cross-references, and copying practices that let a large public archive remain useful across generations of librarians.
The hidden cost of milestone placement Monday, September 28, 2026 · 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to milestone placement. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
Rebuilding ration accounting after a failure Monday, September 28, 2026 · 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A working method for ration accounting. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
Who actually owns shipwreck salvage Monday, September 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
An argument, with evidence, about shipwreck salvage. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
Automating the tedious parts of contract arbitration Monday, September 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
A field report on what actually changed in contract arbitration. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
Planning a city that can survive a siege Monday, September 28, 2026 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Villa Workshop
Logistics & Operations Workshop needs A/V check Villa Workshop
A hands-on planning exercise covering water, grain, communications, and political alliances when every normal route into the city may be cut off.
When stone transport barges meets a shrinking budget Monday, September 28, 2026 · 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
Three years of measurements on stone transport barges. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
Teaching aqueduct settling tanks to people who just arrived Monday, September 28, 2026 · 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A postmortem on aqueduct settling tanks. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
The case against how we do street lighting trials Monday, September 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from street lighting trials. Expect specifics rather than principles.
Lessons from ten years of market weights and measures Monday, September 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
What the records show about market weights and measures. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
What we got wrong about garrison supply forecasting Monday, September 28, 2026 · 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to garrison supply forecasting. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
A practical guide to drainage in reclaimed marsh Monday, September 28, 2026 · 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A working method for drainage in reclaimed marsh. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
Scaling public notice boards beyond one city Monday, September 28, 2026 · 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
An argument, with evidence, about public notice boards. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
The hidden cost of aqueduct maintenance Monday, September 28, 2026 · 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
A field report on what actually changed in aqueduct maintenance. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
Rebuilding grain convoy scheduling after a failure Monday, September 28, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
Three years of measurements on grain convoy scheduling. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
Who actually owns road survey tolerances Monday, September 28, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A postmortem on road survey tolerances. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Automating the tedious parts of harbour dredging Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from harbour dredging. Expect specifics rather than principles.
When census data quality meets a shrinking budget Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
What the records show about census data quality. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
Teaching court calendar backlogs to people who just arrived Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to court calendar backlogs. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
The case against how we do apprenticeship pipelines Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A working method for apprenticeship pipelines. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
Capturing every word without slowing the room Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Outer Peristyle
Knowledge & Communication Talk first-time speaker Outer Peristyle
How a shorthand system can preserve fast-moving debate accurately, remain readable to other scribes, and become a durable record after the meeting ends.
Lessons from ten years of concrete curing in winter Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
An argument, with evidence, about concrete curing in winter. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
What we got wrong about provincial tax appeals Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Atrium Studio
Infrastructure Talk Atrium Studio
A field report on what actually changed in provincial tax appeals. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
A practical guide to archive indexing Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Garden Room
Governance Talk East Garden Room
Three years of measurements on archive indexing. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
Scaling signal relay latency beyond one city Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Atrium Studio
Knowledge & Communication Talk Atrium Studio
A postmortem on signal relay latency. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Measuring bridge load testing without guesswork Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM East Garden Room
Logistics & Operations Talk East Garden Room
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from bridge load testing. Expect specifics rather than principles.