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 with.
An argument, with evidence, about fire brigade response times. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
A field report on what actually changed in granary pest control. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
A practical account of building legitimacy through education, patronage, and visible public service when formal authority belongs to someone else.
Three years of measurements on coin die wear. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
A postmortem on legionary field hospitals. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from ferry timetables. Expect specifics rather than principles.
What the records show about boundary dispute mediation. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to sewer inspection access. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
A working method for timber seasoning. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
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 redundant routes.
An argument, with evidence, about olive press throughput. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
A field report on what actually changed in letter courier routing. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
Three years of measurements on mosaic workshop scheduling. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
A postmortem on amphitheatre crowd flow. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from lighthouse keeping rotas. Expect specifics rather than principles.
What the records show about well drilling records. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
A tour of the classification rules, cross-references, and copying practices that let a large public archive remain useful across generations of librarians.
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to milestone placement. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
A working method for ration accounting. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
An argument, with evidence, about shipwreck salvage. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
A field report on what actually changed in contract arbitration. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
A hands-on planning exercise covering water, grain, communications, and political alliances when every normal route into the city may be cut off.
Three years of measurements on stone transport barges. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
A postmortem on aqueduct settling tanks. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.
Hard numbers, and some honest failures, from street lighting trials. Expect specifics rather than principles.
What the records show about market weights and measures. Every claim here is one you can check against the public record.
The cheapest reliable approach we have found to garrison supply forecasting. Includes the numbers, the sources, and the parts that did not work.
A working method for drainage in reclaimed marsh. Bring your own constraints and we will work through them.
An argument, with evidence, about public notice boards. Assumes you have done this before and are tired of the usual advice.
A field report on what actually changed in aqueduct maintenance. You should leave with a checklist you can use next week.
Three years of measurements on grain convoy scheduling. The method is boring on purpose; that is the point.
A postmortem on road survey tolerances. Aimed at people who have to make this decision with an incomplete budget.