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CFP: Conference on Digital Engagement in Archaeology: Strategies & Evaluation Methods

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http://digipubarch.org/2012/05/29/call-for-papers-conference-on-digital-engagement-in-archaeology-strategies-evaluation-methods/
8th – 9th November at UCL Institute of Archaeology, London UK

Organisers:
Chiara Bonacchi (UCL Institute of Archaeology) & Daniel Pett (The British Museum)

Under the auspices of: the Archaeology and Communication Research Network (ACRN) and the Centre for Audio-Visual Study and Practice in Archaeology (CASPAR).

The organisers invite 2 types of papers:

a) Papers presenting frameworks for understanding, promoting and evaluating digital participation in archaeology by non-specialist audiences

b) Papers presenting tested strategies through which archaeologists working in different areas of the sector may engage non-specialist audiences.
Contributions of this type can be on:
– strategies for archaeological museums and sites
– strategies for university departments
– strategies for commercial archaeology

Papers of type b will be case-study based and present models of digital public engagement which have margins of repeatability and can be pointed out as exemplars. The models that are presented should be supported with evidence of their effectiveness for the institutions/researchers/archaeologists who apply them and for the public. Therefore, they should be grounded in audience research and include:
i) presentation of the context for using the model
ii) presentation of the case study through which the model has been tested (beneficial results obtained with what resources and in what conditions)
iii) limitations and repeatability.

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 31 JULY 2012

If you are interested, please email a title and a 200 words abstract to Chiara Bonacchi and Daniel Pett by 31 July 2012.

ATHENS: HERITAGE AND MODERNITY

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From January 5th to 15th, 2012

This 11 day visit of Athens focuses on the preservation and conservation issues facing the city. The program involves a series of lectures and visits lead by Athenian architects, historians, conservators and planners who have been grappling with the problem of preserving monuments and culture in the midst of a bustling modern city.

Subjects covered will include:

● History and evolution of the city

● Art and culture of the city over time

● Conservation of the major archaeological monuments

● The modern city and the archaeological areas

● Modern urban development and architecture

You can get further information on this program at http://sangeministudies.org under the Athens link. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2011.

This program is specialized and is intended for students or professionals engaged in History, Archaeology, Architecture Art History, Architecture, Urban Planning, Anthropology, Conservation and Historic Preservation. It is not intended for the general public. People with no background in these fields, or familiarity with Greek culture and history, are unsuitable applicants for this program.

If you know any students, scholars or others interested in this type of visit, please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our program on your organization’s website as an available educational resource.

We have a flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website at the following link: Athens flyer.

cfp: TAG 2011 Conference | Archaeological Research Facility

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Theoretical Archaeology Group TAG – USA 2011 University of California – Berkeley

Archaeology of and in the Contemporary World

Date: May 6-8, 2011
Archaeology of the contemporary world; contemporary theory in archaeology; archaeology and its contemporary social context; archaeology, popularly associated with a dusty past, is thoroughly embedded in the contemporary world.

TAG Berkeley invites participants to freely imagine ways in which archaeological theory, practice, politics, and publication articulate with “the contemporary”. Whether looking at how archaeology is represented in popular culture, how archaeologists are examining the events and processes taking place around us today, or how archaeological examination of even distant pasts is bound up in the perspectives of our present lives, archaeologists are not of another time: we are here and now, and our discipline speaks to that time and place.

Confirmed plenary speakers:
Rodney Harrison
Bonnie Clark

Deadline to submit session proposals: November 1

Conference venue: International House, University of California, Berkeley