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| July 8, 2021 |
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| Membership Info |
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| FY21 Development Successes and Honor Rolls |
Our members are amazing. During Fiscal Year 2021, 509 separate donors made contributions above their membership dues. We met the Diversity Challenge, surpassed our Annual Fund goal, supported 400+ Membership and Annual Meeting scholarships, established three new endowments, and bolstered a few other endowments. Check out the FY21 Honor Roll of Donors and the Lifetime Honor Roll of Donors. Click here to read more . . .
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Call for 2021 Honors and Awards Nominations
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ASOR Honors and Awards Committee is seeking nominations for Book and Service Awards to be awarded at the 2021 Annual Meeting. An overview of awards can be found, below. Please note that the deadline for Service Award nominations is September 10 and Book Award nominations are due September 17. Read more . . .
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| Save the Date: Next FOA Webinars |
The dates and speakers are set for the next Friends of ASOR webinars, which will kick off the 2021-2022 season! Mark your calendars for Ted Lewis on August 29 and Yosef Garfinkel on September 19. If you were not able to attend live or register, links to the recordings of all webinars from last season are available for purchase in our online store. The bundle package for all nine recordings is only $50.00. Read more . . .
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| Shepard Grant Report: Roundhouse Repairs, Cyprus |
ASOR awarded Dr. Lindy Crewe (CAARI) a Shepard Urgent Action Grant for stabilization and repairs to the Chalcolithic roundhouse reconstruction of the famous “Pithos House,” part of the visitor center at Kissonerga-Mosphilia on Cyprus. Heavy rains severely damaged the roundhouse reconstruction and repairs were necessary to make the structure ready for visitors to the site. Shepard Grants are designed for emergency and rapid response activities on archaeological sites in the greater Mediterranean. Read more . . .
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| Libyan Update from the VAM: Cultural Heritage Partnerships in Libya |
Will Raynolds' paper from the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting provides an overview of ASOR's Cultural Heritage Initiatives in Libya since 2017. It also highlights the efforts and commitment of ASOR's Libyan partners to continue cultural heritage preservation and educational projects during the pandemic. ASOR's work in Libya has been made possible with support from the Libya External Office, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation and the Whiting Foundation. Click here to view the paper.
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| ASOR Rooms are Filling Fast at the Hilton Chicago |
Rooms in ASOR’s discounted block at the Hilton Chicago are filling fast. Don’t miss your chance to stay at this iconic downtown hotel, overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan. It is steps away from great restaurants, shopping, and entertainment, and just a short walk to Chicago’s Museum Campus and Millennium Park. For more information about the hotel and to make your reservation online, click here.
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| 2021 Call for Posters: Deadline is August 1 |
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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| AM21 Student Travel Support Available: Deadline is August 20 |
This year ASOR is pleased to be offering two types of financial support for students who would like to travel to the 2021 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Student Travel Grants provide funding for students from ASOR's Institutional Member schools. Made possible by a generous gift from The Foundation for Biblical Archaeology, TFBA Scholarships offer travel assistance in exchange for service at the Annual Meeting. The deadline for both is August 20, 2021. Read more . . .
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| Position Open: Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto |
The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a three-year, contractually limited term appointment in Near Eastern Archaeology. This appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, and the anticipated start date is September 1, 2021. Read more . . .
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