1 June 2000 Society formed as platform to organise AP celebratory conference
Julian Allason is founding Chairman and Keith Marshall Founding Secretary
AP email discussion list [APLIST] subscribers are given honorary Society membership until early 2001
December 2000

Publication of the Society's first quarterly Newsletter

23 April 2001

First conference at Eton College
John Powell appointed the Society's Patron and Hugh Massingberd appointed President

15 September 2001 Members attend the first AGM at The George, Nunney and afterwards the dedication of the memorial plaque to Powell in Chantry Church
7 & 8 April 2003 Second conference at Balliol College, Oxford
Society granted charity status
3 November 2005 – 5 February 2006

Seeing Secret Harmonies: Powell Centenary Exhibition at the Wallace Collection

2 & 3 December 2005 Powell Centenary Conference at the Wallace Collection
21 December 2005 Anthony Powell's 100th Birthday celebration at the College of Arms
October 2006 Following Hugh Massingberd's decision (in 2005) to stand down as Society President (due to ill health), Simon Russell Beale (who played Widmerpool in the CH4 televisation of Dance) is elected President
8 September 2007 One day conference in Bath, followed by a visit to The Chantry
17 November 2007

First Anthony Powell Lecture given by Tariq Ali

10 – 12 September 2009 Conference at Georgetown University, Washington DC
1 June 2010 Celebration of Society's 10th birthday
November 2010

Dance Music, the Society's first major publication (other than conference proceedings)

2 – 4 September 2011

Conference at Naval & Military Club, London

October 2011

Simon Russell Beale stands down as Society President; Lord Gowrie is elected

27 – 29 September 2013 Conference at Eton College
10 & 11 October 2014 Conference at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice
8 – 10 April 2016

Conference at King's Manor, University of York

October 2017 Publication of AP on Wine
Publication of War Dance
August 2018 Publication of Poetic Dance
31 August – 2 September 2018 Conference at Merton College, Oxford
31 October 2018

Keith Marshall stands down as Hon. Secretary after 18 years in post.

 

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