The Society holds colloquia in the autumn ('The Autumn Colloquium') and in the spring ('The Spring Meeting') on epigraphic themes. The BES Autumn Colloquium is organised by the Society's Secretary and is typically held in London, the Society's 'founding city': in addition to longer papers and presentations, the colloquium provides an opportunity for members to present their own epigraphic research to an informed and friendly audience in the form of short epigraphic reports and posters. The BES Spring Meeting is held in diverse places and institutions, typically organised by members of the Society, in agreement with the Society, on a specific theme chosen by the organisers: BES Spring Meetings have been held in such exciting cities and places as Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester in the UK, as well as Dresden, Vienna, and Rome in mainland Europe.
Below (the 20th century reincarnation of the Res Gestae) is a list of previous BES colloquia.
Below (the 20th century reincarnation of the Res Gestae) is a list of previous BES colloquia.
16.xi.1996: Inaugural Meeting, ICS, London.26.iv.1997: Spring Meeting, St. John's College, Oxford: The Epigraphy of Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor.
15.xi.1997: I AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Greek and Latin Epigraphy and their Neighbours in Time and Space.
25-6.iv.1998: Spring Meeting, Liverpool: Divine Epigraphy.
14.xi.1998: II AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Numismatic Epigraphy: Coins in Inscriptions and Inscriptions on Coins.
24.iv.1999: Spring Meeting, Cardiff: Inscriptions and Buildings.
13.ix.1999: III AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Inscriptions and Literature.
6.v.2000: Spring Meeting: Durham: Epigraphic Varia.
11.xi.2000: IV AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: The Epigraphy of War Memorials.
14.v.2001: Spring Meeting, RHUL, London (= RHUL Conference): Inscriptions and Language from the Tigris to the Indus.
10.xi.2001: V AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Some Problems in Late Antique Epigraphy.
17-18.v.2002: Spring Meeting, ICS, London: Documenting the Roman Army.
9.xi.2002: VI AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Epigraphic Varia.
27-28.iii.2003: Spring Meeting, St. Hilda's College, Oxford: Old and New Worlds in Greek Onomastics.
15.xi.2003: VII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, UCL, London: The Non-Latin Epigraphy of Italy.
8.v.2004: Spring Meeting, Manchester: Language, Power and Politics.
27.xi.2004: VIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, UCL, London: Dedications in Inscriptions of the Graeco-Roman World.
4-6.iv.2005: Spring Meeting, UCL, London (= 6th F.E.R.C.AN. Workshop): Continuity & Innovation in Religion in the Roman West.
19.xi.2005: IX AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Classics Centre, Oxford: Making Inscriptions.
25.iii.2006: Spring Meeting, ICS, London: Displaying Inscriptions.
11.xi.2006: X AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Classics Centre, Oxford: An Introduction to Late Antique and Byzantine Epigraphy.
5.v.2007: Spring Meeting, Edinburgh: Making Ends Meet: Epigraphic Manifestations at the Borders of Empire.
17.xi.2007: XI AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Warwick: The Afterlife of Inscriptions.
3.v.2008: Spring Meeting, Durham: Religion and Politics in Greek and Roman Epigraphy in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.
22.xi.2008: XII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, KCL: Inscribed Laws.
2.v.2009: Spring Meeting, Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Epigraphic Varia.
21.xi. 2009: XIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Foreign Epigraphy.
24.iv.2010: Spring Meeting, Trinity College, Dublin: (In)Formal Epigraphy.
20.xi.2010: XIV AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Darwin College, Cambridge: Inscriptions and Construction.
7.v.2011: Spring Meeting, Manchester: New Discoveries in Greek Epigraphy.
19.xi.2011: XV AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action I.
29-30.x.2012: Spring Meeting, Warwick: Inventive Inscriptions: The Organisation of Epigraphic Knowledge in the 19th Century'.
17.xi.2012: XVI AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action II.
4.x.2013: Spring Meeting, Vienna: Epigraphy and Religion
16.xi.2013: XVII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action III.
24.v.2014: Spring Meeting, Edinburgh: Ancient Citizenship beyond the Assembly.
15.xi.2014: XVIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action IV.
9.v.2015: Spring Meeting, Dresden: The BES Spring Meeting 2015.
14.xi.2015: XVIIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action V.
28.v.2016: Spring Meeting, Durham: Metric Epigraphy.
12.xi.2016: XX AGM and Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action VI.
6.v.2017: Spring Meeting, Cambridge: Language and Epigraphy.
11.xi.2017: XXI AGM and Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action VII.
5.v.2018: Spring Meeting, Rome: The BES Spring Meeting 2018.
10.xi.2018: XXII AGM and Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action VIII.
18.v.2019: Spring Meeting, Newcastle: Epigraphy and Frontiers.
16.xi.2019: XXIII AGM and Autumn Colloquium. ICS London: Epigraphy in Action IX.
[The Spring Meeting 2020 (Durham, 25.iv. 2020) was cancelled because of the Coronavirus-pandemic.]
14.xi.2020: XXIV AGM and Autumn Colloquium: An Epigraphic Gazetteer.
30.iv.2021: Epigraphic Conversation I: 'An epigraphy of slavery?'
11.v.2021: Epigraphic Conversation II: 'Regional epigraphic cultures across the ancient wider Mediterranean I'
28.v.2021: Epigraphic Conversation III: 'Why were inscriptions reused or reinscribed?'
15.vi.2021: Epigraphic Conversation IV: 'Regional epigraphic cultures across the ancient wider Mediterranean II'
20.xi.2021: XXV AGM and Autumn Colloquium: 'BES Abroad'
14.v.2022: Spring Meeting, Oxford: 'Meeting in honour of the late Jim Adams'
19.xi.2022: XXVI AGM and Autumn Colloquium: 'Remembering Joyce Reynolds'
15.xi.1997: I AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Greek and Latin Epigraphy and their Neighbours in Time and Space.
25-6.iv.1998: Spring Meeting, Liverpool: Divine Epigraphy.
14.xi.1998: II AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Numismatic Epigraphy: Coins in Inscriptions and Inscriptions on Coins.
24.iv.1999: Spring Meeting, Cardiff: Inscriptions and Buildings.
13.ix.1999: III AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Inscriptions and Literature.
6.v.2000: Spring Meeting: Durham: Epigraphic Varia.
11.xi.2000: IV AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: The Epigraphy of War Memorials.
14.v.2001: Spring Meeting, RHUL, London (= RHUL Conference): Inscriptions and Language from the Tigris to the Indus.
10.xi.2001: V AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Some Problems in Late Antique Epigraphy.
17-18.v.2002: Spring Meeting, ICS, London: Documenting the Roman Army.
9.xi.2002: VI AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS, London: Epigraphic Varia.
27-28.iii.2003: Spring Meeting, St. Hilda's College, Oxford: Old and New Worlds in Greek Onomastics.
15.xi.2003: VII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, UCL, London: The Non-Latin Epigraphy of Italy.
8.v.2004: Spring Meeting, Manchester: Language, Power and Politics.
27.xi.2004: VIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, UCL, London: Dedications in Inscriptions of the Graeco-Roman World.
4-6.iv.2005: Spring Meeting, UCL, London (= 6th F.E.R.C.AN. Workshop): Continuity & Innovation in Religion in the Roman West.
19.xi.2005: IX AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Classics Centre, Oxford: Making Inscriptions.
25.iii.2006: Spring Meeting, ICS, London: Displaying Inscriptions.
11.xi.2006: X AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Classics Centre, Oxford: An Introduction to Late Antique and Byzantine Epigraphy.
5.v.2007: Spring Meeting, Edinburgh: Making Ends Meet: Epigraphic Manifestations at the Borders of Empire.
17.xi.2007: XI AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Warwick: The Afterlife of Inscriptions.
3.v.2008: Spring Meeting, Durham: Religion and Politics in Greek and Roman Epigraphy in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.
22.xi.2008: XII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, KCL: Inscribed Laws.
2.v.2009: Spring Meeting, Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Epigraphic Varia.
21.xi. 2009: XIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Foreign Epigraphy.
24.iv.2010: Spring Meeting, Trinity College, Dublin: (In)Formal Epigraphy.
20.xi.2010: XIV AGM & Autumn Colloquium, Darwin College, Cambridge: Inscriptions and Construction.
7.v.2011: Spring Meeting, Manchester: New Discoveries in Greek Epigraphy.
19.xi.2011: XV AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action I.
29-30.x.2012: Spring Meeting, Warwick: Inventive Inscriptions: The Organisation of Epigraphic Knowledge in the 19th Century'.
17.xi.2012: XVI AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action II.
4.x.2013: Spring Meeting, Vienna: Epigraphy and Religion
16.xi.2013: XVII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action III.
24.v.2014: Spring Meeting, Edinburgh: Ancient Citizenship beyond the Assembly.
15.xi.2014: XVIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action IV.
9.v.2015: Spring Meeting, Dresden: The BES Spring Meeting 2015.
14.xi.2015: XVIIII AGM & Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action V.
28.v.2016: Spring Meeting, Durham: Metric Epigraphy.
12.xi.2016: XX AGM and Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action VI.
6.v.2017: Spring Meeting, Cambridge: Language and Epigraphy.
11.xi.2017: XXI AGM and Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action VII.
5.v.2018: Spring Meeting, Rome: The BES Spring Meeting 2018.
10.xi.2018: XXII AGM and Autumn Colloquium, ICS London: Epigraphy in Action VIII.
18.v.2019: Spring Meeting, Newcastle: Epigraphy and Frontiers.
16.xi.2019: XXIII AGM and Autumn Colloquium. ICS London: Epigraphy in Action IX.
[The Spring Meeting 2020 (Durham, 25.iv. 2020) was cancelled because of the Coronavirus-pandemic.]
14.xi.2020: XXIV AGM and Autumn Colloquium: An Epigraphic Gazetteer.
30.iv.2021: Epigraphic Conversation I: 'An epigraphy of slavery?'
11.v.2021: Epigraphic Conversation II: 'Regional epigraphic cultures across the ancient wider Mediterranean I'
28.v.2021: Epigraphic Conversation III: 'Why were inscriptions reused or reinscribed?'
15.vi.2021: Epigraphic Conversation IV: 'Regional epigraphic cultures across the ancient wider Mediterranean II'
20.xi.2021: XXV AGM and Autumn Colloquium: 'BES Abroad'
14.v.2022: Spring Meeting, Oxford: 'Meeting in honour of the late Jim Adams'
19.xi.2022: XXVI AGM and Autumn Colloquium: 'Remembering Joyce Reynolds'