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On 19-23 May 2015 the conference Contacts, Migrations and Climate Change: Conference in Honour of Prof. Dr. Jan Bouzek will be held in Prague. Further information is available at http://ukar.ff.cuni.cz/en/Contacts_Migrations_and_Climate_Change_2015_Prague. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

P. P. Betancourt and J. D. Muhly, "New Evidence for the Trade Routes for Metals Imported into Crete during the Early Minoan Period"

F. Blakolmer, "A 'Special Procession' in Minoan Seal Images: Observations on Ritual Dress in Minoan Crete"

J. Czebreszuk, "Amber in Minoan and Mycenaean: A Comparative Approach"

On 29-30 May 2015 an international conference entitled Communities, Landscapes and Interaction in Neolithic Greece will held in Rethymno, Crete. Further information is available at http://igean.ims.forth.gr/conference/. The program will be:

G. G. Hourmouziadis, "Αρχαιολογία άνεφ διδασκάλου"

K. Kotsakis, "Narratives of space and contemporary archaeological theory"

N. Efstratiou, "Social interaction in the farming communities of Neolithic Greece"

5ο Αρχαιολογικό Έργο Θεσσαλίας και Στερεάς Ελλάδας

On 26 February – 1 March 2015 the 5ο Αρχαιολογικό Έργο Θεσσαλίας και Στερεάς Ελλάδας, 2012-2014: από τους προϊστορικούς στους νεότερους χρόνους was held at the University of Thessaly in Pelion. Further information is available at http://extras.ha.uth.gr/aethse5/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers included:

Μ. Κοσμά, "Το Πρωτοελλαδικό νεκροταφείο στη θέση Γκισούρι στα Νέα Στύρα Εύβοιας"

T. Krapf, "Η Ύστερη Εποχή του Χαλκού στην Εύβοια: νεότερη συμβολή από τις ανασκαφές της Ελβετικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής"

Ό. Κυριαζή, Γ. Κίτσου, Θ. Μπιλής, and Ι. Φάππας, "Ορχομενός Μινύειος: Μεταμορφώσεις και εξέλιξη ενός αστικού κέντρου στη βόρεια Βοιωτία"

On 27-28 February 2015 a workshop entitled Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future: the Potential of Digital Archaeology was held at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. Further information is available at http://uwm.edu/mobilizing-the-past/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

S. Ross, "Creating Interoperable Digital Datasets: the Federated Archaeological Information Management Systems (FAIMS) Project"

J. Gordon, K. Koo, M. K. Toumazou, D. B. Counts, and E. Walcek Averett, "Technology and Teaching at the Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus"