On 15 December 2014 new member-organized session proposals and new workshop proposals are due for the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meetings (ASOR 2015), to be held in Atlanta, GA from 18-21 November 2015. From 5 January to 15 February 2015 individual paper submissions will be open; from 5 January to 1 August poster submissions will be open. Further information, including rules for participation, format of and procedure for submitting abstracts, and all necessary forms are available at http://www.asor.org.
TAG-US 2015
On 31 January 2015 paper abstracts are due for the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG-US) 2015: Movement, to be held on 22-24 May 2015 at the New York University. Further information is available at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Theoretical-Archaeology-Group-USA/114634891930947, or contact Dr. Pam Crabtree at
Symposium on Knappable Materials
On 28 February 2015 abstracts (300-400 words) are due for the 10th International Symposium on Knappable Materials: 'On the Rocks', to be held on 8-10 September 2015 at the University of Barcelona. Proposals are also welcome for themed sessions, round table discussions or workshops, which may be specific to methodology, regional research, or any other theme. The symposium will focus on two major themes: The chaîne opératoire of knapped stone artefacts, and auxilliary sciences related to lithics (in particular microcrystaline quartz). Further information is available at http://www.ub.edu/cherts-symp2015/.
25th CIPA International Symposium 2015
On 28 February 2015 full peer-reviewed papers (6 pages maximum) or extended abstracts (500-1000 words) are due for the 25th CIPA International Symposium 2015, to be held on 31 August – 5 September 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Further information is available at http://www.cipa2015.org/. The themes of the symposium will be:
Data Acquisition and Recording Techniques
Laser scanning and 3D imaging
Mobile Mapping Applications
Photogrammetric recording with 3D cameras
Platform, data-based and application
GIS tools and applications
Web-based application
Portals and Digital Libraries
Digital processing and modeling
Post processing
Digital 3D modeling
Modeling methods for architecture and archaeology
Application
Reproduction Techniques and Rapid Prototyping
Applications of BIM-HBIM
Disaster prevention and monitoring
Special session and Case studies
Technologies aimed at Preventive maintenance and monitoring of sites
Cultural heritage conservation on globalization and localization
Multi-cooperation for cultural heritage conservation
Cross border for cultural heritage conservation
Integration, conservation on tangible and intangible cultural heritage
Education and Training
Teaching and learning
Communication