Seventh Annual University of Tennessee Undergraduate Classics Research Conference

On 24 February 2018 the Seventh Annual University of Tennessee Undergraduate Classics Research Conference was held by the Department of Classics at the University of Tennessee. Further information is available at http://classics.utk.edu/ugcc.php. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:
E. Brower, "Representation of Human Musculature in the Bronze Age Aegean"
M. Ellis, "Reconstructing the Middle Bronze Age Boat from Mitrou, Greece"

Egypt and her Neighbours

On 4 March 2018 a symposium entitled Egypt and her Neighbours: The Eastern Mediterranean in the 2nd Millennium BC was held by the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (SSEA), Toronto Chapter. Further information is available at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/egypt-her-neighbours-the-eastern-mediterranean-in-the-2nd-millennium-bc-tickets-42788612893?aff=website. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:
B. A. Judas, "It's Complicated: The Interconnections Between New Kingdom Egypt and the Bronze Age Aegean"
S. C. Murray, "Palaces, Craftsmen, Entrepreneurs, and Merchants: Individual and Institutional Players in Aegean Long-Distance Exchange"