On 15 December 2010 abstracts are due for poster presentations and research papers for the international conference Why Does the Past Matter? Changing Visions, Media, and Rationales in the 21st Century, to be held on 4‐7 May 2011 by The University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Heritage and Society. Further information and submission forms are available at http://www.whydoesthepastmatter.org/.
On 2 October 2010 the Seconde journée de l’activité scientifique belge dans le monde grec: Robert Laffineur in honorem was held at the Université de Liège. Further information is available at http://www2.ulg.ac.be/archgrec/RL.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:
P. P. Betancourt, “New Evidence for the Beginning of the Minoan Period”
C. Doumas, “Akrotiri à Thera (Santorini) et l’Âge du Bronze égéen”
A. Vlachopoulos, “Les peintures murales d’Akrotiri et leur integration dans le tissu urbain”
J. Driessen and I. Schoep, “Fouilles à Sissi (Crète) 2007-2010”
The program of the Minoan Seminar has been announced for Autumn 2010. Unless otherwise stated, all seminars begin at 6:30 pm at the Archaeological Society, 22 Panepistimiou, Athens; those planning to attend should inform the
8 October 2010: P. Betancourt, “Evidence from the Hagios Charalambos Cave for Lasithi’s Economic and Political Relations with Other Parts of Crete “
19 November 2010: S. Privitera, “Living and Storing in the LM III ‘Villaggio’ at Hagia Triada: a second-order centre into a ville capitale in the western Mesara"
On 15 November 2010 abstracts (300 to 500 words) are due for papers or posters at CAA2011. The 39th Annual International Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archeology (CAA): “Revive the Past”, to be held on 12-16 April 2011 in Beijing. Further information on the conference and the registration process is available at http://www.caa2011.org. In addition to the General Papers section, the following topical sections are seeking contributions:
Illuminating Virtual Reconstructions: Physical Accuracy and Archaeological Interpretation
Semantic Technologies in Archaeology
Conceptual Modeling for Archaeology
Digital Spaces for Archaeology
Toward Best Practices for Building and Using Digital Models of Cultural Heritage Sites
Collective Geophysics for Archaeology: Moving Forward
Digging with Words: E-text and E-archaeology
Connecting the Dots: Critical Approaches in Archaeological Network Analysis
Spatial Prediction of Archaeological Sites and Paleoenvironments
On 1 November 2010 applications are due for fellowships ($5000 plus $250 for research expenses on the island) during 2011-2012 at the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in Nicosia, Cyprus for scholars who already have a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences, whose research engages the culture, history, archaeology, or geography of Cyprus, and who would derive significant benefit from a month’s research time on the island. On 1 February 2011 applications are due for the Anita Cecil O’Donovan Fellowship and the Danielle Parks Memorial Fellowship ($1000 each) during 2011-2012 at CAARI for graduate students of any nationality, conducting research relevant to Cypriot archaeology. On-line applications and further information are available at http://www.caari.org/ or from Boston University, 656 Beacon Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02215.