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| November 17, 2015 |
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| Membership Info |
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Member Type: No membership
Expiration Date: N/A
Member ID: None
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| 2015 ASOR Annual Meeting App is Here! |
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We’ve been talking about it for so long and now it’s finally here! The mobile app we created for #ASOR15 is now live. Download it for free to your iPhone, iPad, or Android. Once installed, you'll have access to some features like: the full event schedule, detailed information about speakers and sessions, and more. Read more... |
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| 2016 New Member-Organized Session Proposals and New Workshop Session Proposals |
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ASOR members are invited to propose new sessions and workshops for the 2016 Annual Meeting to be held in San Antonio, November 16-19, 2016. ASOR members may propose Member-Organized Sessions around a specific theme, or Workshop Sessions that minimize formal presentation in favor of open discussion. Deadline for session and workshop proposals is December 15, 2015. Read more... |
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| Works Available for Review for BASOR |
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We have prepared a list of books submitted to BASOR for review. Scholars (including junior scholars) are invited to contact the BASOR Editorial Board regarding a volume of interest to them for review. For the list of books and instructions, click here. |
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| Agenda for ASOR Members' Meeting |
You've all had the opportunity to vote so, if you're going to be at the Annual Meeting, attend the Members' Meeting to find out which candidates have been selected for Individual and Institutional Trustees. Please see below for this year's agenda:
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call (Secretary Lynn Swartz Dodd; written by circulation)
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Welcome (Board Chair, B. W. Ruffner)
5. Memorial Moments (Susan Ackerman)
6. Financial Report Summary (Richard Coffman)
7. Update on the Work of the Membership and Outreach Committee (Randall Younker)
8. Nominations Committee Report and Election Results (Lawrence Geraty)
9. Honors and Awards (Laura Mazow)
10. Other Business
11. Adjournment |
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| ACOR Newsletter is Now Available Online |
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The ACOR Newsletter, including the current 2015 Summer issue, can now be found on the ACOR website. ACOR's first newsletter was issued in November, 1989 by Dr. Bert de Vries, who served as Director of ACOR between 1988-1991. The goal of the newsletter remains to keep friends and alumni informed of major developments and events at the institute. ACOR's newsletter is published twice a year. View available newsletters... |
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| Third Batch of Articles from BASOR 374 Available Online |
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The third batch of articles from the December issue of BASOR (Vol. 374) are available online to view ahead of the print publication. If you have online access to our journals through your membership, click here to view the latest works by Ran Zadok, Lior Regev, Itzhaq Shai, and more. If you would like to upgrade your membership to receive online access (for an additional $40) email asormemb@bu.edu. |
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| CAARI Fellowships for Academic Year 2016-2017 |
The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in Nicosia, Cyprus offers an active fellowship program for both pre- and post-doctoral research. Fellowship opportunities include CAARI-sponsored fellowships as well as several fellowships sponsored by others, such as Fulbright research fellowships and CAORC multi-country fellowships. Read more...
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| Two Harris Grants of $5,000 Each Available for ASOR-Affiliated Excavation Projects |
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The Harris Endowment provides grants to worthy field projects that are ASOR-affiliated, particularly to newer and smaller projects, to help them get started; and to discrete components of larger projects that can be completed with an award. The Harris Endowment may also be used to provide support for off-season research, analysis, and publications. For 2016, ASOR plans to award two grants of $5,000 each. The awards will be made to the PI's of two ASOR-affliated projects. The application deadline is December 15, 2015 (please note the deadline is earlier than last year). We hope to announce the successful applications by January 15, 2016. Read more... |
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| Second Annual William Dever Fellowship Available for $7,000 |
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The William G. Dever Archaeological Fellowship for Biblical Scholars was established in 2015 by an anonymous donor. This prestigious fellowship enters its second year in 2016, and the amount will be increased to $7,000. This two–month travel-study award will be made available in the summer of 2016 to a qualified American non-tenured faculty member in the field of biblical studies who wants to acquire elementary, first-hand experience in field archaeology and research in Israel. The application deadline is December 15, 2015. Read more... |
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