UPCOMING MEETINGS

 National Preservation Conference
National Trust for Historic Preservation
October 21-25, 2008
Tulsa, OK
Proposals for education sessions are sought that explore critical issues which challenge communities across the country and present cutting-edge historic preservation strategies and models. A broad range of proposals that include cultural and geographic diversity are being sought.
 

"How do the media represent archaeology, what is at stake?"
Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Thursday 5th November 2009

This Conference organised by Kinéon asbl and Archaeology in Contemporary Europe (ACE)will provide the opportunity to establish a progress report on how the media represent the archaeologist and archaeology. The analysis of the written and audio-visual press (radio, cinema, documentary) and of literature (novels, cartoons, etc) will help us understand how the archaeologist is perceived by our society, in the media itself or by the public that receives these messages. Submit proposals of 200 words by January 31, 2009. Presentation: 30 minutes; Languages: French and English. Send to Serge Lemaitre at bs.lemaitre@mrah.be or info@kineon.be

REPORTS ON PAST CONFERENCES

Archaeology Roadshow! Science Fair meets Archaeology Day
More than 1500 people attended the Public Session held during the 2006 Society for Historical Archaeology annual conference in January in Sacramento, California. The event took place on January 14th at the Sacramento Convention Center. Two rooms of activities were offered. The first room featured high tech media (“Step into the Next Dimension”) hosted by Archaeocommons and UC Berkeley. The second room (an “Archaeology Roadshow”) presented 32 booths and displays in a 60 x 60 foot space that at times barely contained the very large crowd. Hands on activities, reprised posters sessions, material culture displays, videos, teacher resource materials, and costumed personnel entertained and educated the many visitors who ranged in age from from 5 to 77 and included, among others, scouts, retired couples, educators, government workers, lawyers, architects, and stay at home moms. For the benefit of future Public Session organizers, Mary Praezellis and Adrian Praetzellis, the coordinators of this event, have created web pages detailing pre-event strategies employed by their team. They have also posted a slideshow, the event flier, and the schedule of activities.

Updated 05/16/2008