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| April 20, 2021 |
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| Membership Info |
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Member Type: Staff Membership
Expiration Date: 8/27/21
Member ID: 9736440
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| 2021 Call for Posters |
ASOR’s 2021 Poster Session will be held as part of both the in-person (Chicago, Nov. 17-20) and virtual (Online, Dec. 9-12) components of the Annual Meeting. Participants can submit proposals to one component or the same proposal to both. August 1 is the deadline to submit in-person and virtual poster proposals. There are separate forms for each component – submit both if you want to present the same poster in-person and online. The Poster Session is an important part of the academic program for students and junior members to share their research. Learn more about the 2021 Poster Session and how to submit a proposal here.
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| Mesopotamian Fellowship: Applications Due April 30 |
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2021 Plenary Speaker Announced: Dr. Morag Kersel
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Prof. Morag Kersel will kick-off ASOR’s 2021 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 17th at the Hilton Chicago with the plenary address, “Living with Legacies: ASOR Archaeo-activism and a Future for 21st Century Archaeology.” Dr. Kersel (DePaul University) is a longtime member of ASOR with excavation and survey experience in Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Turkey. Read more . . .
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| Libyan Update from the VAM: The Role of Departments of Archaeology |
We have recently highlighted a number of papers that ASOR's Libyan colleagues presented at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting. The next featured presentation, by Mrs. Mofeda Mohammed Kreidigh of Sabratha University, discusses the role of university archaeology departments in protecting cultural heritage. The paper showcases teaching strategies both within and outside of the classroom, and details the current activities of university archaeology departments. ASOR's Libyan colleagues participated in the Virtual Annual Meeting thanks to support from the U.S. Embassy Libya External Office (LEO). Click here to view the paper.
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| Shepard Grants Program One-Year Anniversary |
April 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of the Shepard Urgent Grants Program. Made possible by a generous donor, these grants are intended to provided emergency funds to carry out critical stabilization, excavation, or documentation projects. In 2020, ASOR awarded two Shepard Grants: one to support stabilization of the Tabira Gate at Ashur, Iraq, and one for refurbishment of a reconstructed Chalcolithic roundhouse at Kissonerga-Mosphilia, Cyprus. Read more about the first year of the Shepard Grants Program.
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| March Fellowship Madness 2021 Success |
Thanks to 63 ASOR members, March Fellowship Madness 2021 was a success. We didn’t reach our goal of $20,000, but we made tremendous progress ($14,000) towards earning the $150,000 challenge gift. Every dollar of the $14,000 contributed during March will be matched with two dollars. We thus raised a total of $42,000 in March towards endowing BIPOC fellowships in perpetuity. Read more . . .
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| Black Scholars Matter Initiative: Scholarship Opportunity |
ASOR is excited to share that we are partnering with Humans Against Poor Scholarship (HAPS) on a grant opportunity for undergraduate Black students contemplating further study of the ancient Near East. Winners of the BSM grant who attend ASOR’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, November 17-20, will receive one year’s conference registration and a two-year student membership, as well as $1,000 toward conference expenses. In addition, successful applicants are paired with a mentor during the conference. Learn more about how to apply and ways to support HAPS and ASOR’s diversity challenge campaign here.
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