AIA PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION

The AIA continues its annual tradition of bringing together
professional and avocational archaeologists from around the world to
learn about latest developments from the field.  The Annual Meeting
Preliminary Program & Registration materials are complete and
available on the AIA website! You can access the link below on the
AIA website to get important details
about the upcoming AIA 104th Annual Meeting, being held in San
Francisco, California on January 2-5, 2004.

http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10096

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM & ONLINE REGISTRATION: Preliminary Program &
Online Registration are now available!  Register Early! You can now
register for the Annual Meeting online at the AIA website. Please be
sure to register on or before November 14th in order to be eligible
for the discounted rates.  Advance Registrations must be received-not
postmarked before December 19, 2003.  You may also log in after
registering to verify your registration status.

You may also download the Preliminary Program PDF, which includes
everything you need to know about this year's Annual Meeting!
Important details about the academic sessions, special events,
lectures, and receptions, as well as the many exciting tours being
offered around San Francisco during the meeting. A listing of session
titles, presenters, and titles of papers is also available online. We
are scheduled to post abstracts online in mid November. The print
edition of Abstracts will be available at the Annual Meeting.

SESSION CHAIRS:   Session chair contact information has been emailed
to those participants in which an appropriate chair has been
assigned.  There are a few remaining sessions in need of confirmed
Session Chairs, and information will be emailed to the participants
as it becomes available.  Please don't forget to forward a copy of
your paper to your session chair by December 15, 2003.

HOTEL & TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS!  Special hotel and travel discounts are
available and you can make your hotel arrangements online via a
special, customized weblink at www.archaeological.org.  Hotel
reservations are open, and discount rates are now in effect! You can
register online or download a reservation form to fax directly to the
San Francisco Hilton. Of course, you can also make reservations by
phone (415-771-1400 or 1-800-445-8667). Be sure to mention the group
code AIP to get the discount rate. The deadline to make your
reservation is December 3, 2003.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT:  A separate email will be sent to non-members
who have not yet joined the AIA.  The deadline was September 30, 2003
and we are presently conducting a review, so please contact the AIA
membership department if you have not already done so.  In order to
be eligible to present at the Annual Meeting, you will need to renew
your membership or join the AIA prior to the meeting.  You may renew
or join via the website at www.archaeological.org or by contacting
the Membership Department at 617-353-8706 or <hevans@aia.bu.edu>.

SPECIAL AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT: Based on the AIA's audio visual policy
which does not provide funds to support LCD digital projection
equipment, there have been some requests for the costs associated
with renting such equipment for your presentation at the Annual
Meeting.  We are currently evaluating the volume of requests and
relative costs. The discounted rental cost will be dependent on the
size of the room/screen size, and volume discounts that will be
ultimately negotiated with the AV providers.  I will be in touch with
those who have indicated an interest in LCD equipment to discuss the
expense, and we will continue to work hard to provide the lowest
possible cost.

Thank you for your participation in the AIA Annual Meeting.  Please
do not hesitate to contact me at 617-353-8704 or jmoen@aia.bu.edu
with any further questions or comments!  I look forward to seeing you
all in San Francisco, California!

Many apologies for any cross-posting.

Jennifer M. Moen
Conference & Meetings Manager
Archaeological Institute of America
656 Beacon Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA  02215
Direct: 617-353-8704
Phone: 617-353-9361
Fax: 617-353-6550
Email: jmoen@aia.bu.edu
Dept. Email: meetings@aia.bu.edu
Website: www.archaeological.org

Assistant: Jenni Henecke
Email: mtgasst@aia.bu.edu

SAVE THE DATES! Future AIA Annual Meetings:
105th AIA Annual Meeting
January 2 - 5, 2004 - San Francisco, California

106th AIA Annual Meeting
January 6-9, 2005 - Boston, Massachusetts

Visit the AIA website at www.archaeological.org for more information
in August 2003.

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CFP: ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: FROM PREHISTORY TO
LATE ANTIQUITY

Supported by
Institute of Pathology, Bogenhausen Academic Hospital, Munich
Institute of Ancient History and Culture, University of Salzburg

The University of Birmingham
Medical School

16 - 19 June 2004

This international conference aims to bring together, for the first time
a gathering of classicists, ancient historians, medical historians,
medical practitioners, archaeologists and biological anthropologists to
explore our understanding of the body in ancient medicine and
philosophy. The conference will look at all aspects of anatomy and
anatomical knowledge from prehistory to late antiquity, with special
reference to the Classical World (and its predecessors), Europe, Egypt,
the Near East, the Indian Sub-Continent and China.

The multi-disciplinary programme will include papers (or posters) on the
following general themes:

       Anatomy and disease
       Anatomy and the philosophy of the body
       Anatomy and medical practice
       Anatomy and gender
       Anatomy and medical education
       Anatomy in ancient art
       Anatomy and Sport

The conference will be held in the University’s Conference Park, located
nearby the main campus and the Medical School. It will be accompanied by
a social programme, reflecting the multi-ethnic culture of Birmingham,
together with a conference dinner. The languages of the conference will
be English, French and German.

The Society for Ancient Medicine (SAM) is dedicated to fostering
scholarly work on all areas of ancient medicine, including its impact on
later traditions. It regularly holds a panel at the APA/AIA Annual
Meeting in the USA and SAM members contribute to the Ancient Medicine
Newsletter/Bulletin de Médecine Ancienne, with its on-line bibliography
at http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/amn. This is the first of a series of
SAM meetings in Europe. If you wish to become a member, details of how
to join SAM can be obtained by ticking the box on the Preliminary
Registration Form or by contacting the President, Lesley Dean-Jones, by
e-mail
(ldjones@mail.utexas.edu).
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The University of Birmingham
Centre for the History of Medicine
Director: Robert Arnott
The Medical School
University of Birmingham
Birmingham  B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 121-414 6804
Fax: +44 (0) 121-414 4036
Email: R.G.Arnott@bham.ac.uk

The Society for Ancient Medicine
President: Lesley Dean-Jones
Department of Classics, WAS 123
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
United States of America
Fax: +1 (512) 471 4111
Email: ldjones@mail.utexas.edu

Please complete this form and return it to: History-Med@bham.ac.uk by 1
NOVEMBER 2003 at the latest.

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM

I am interested in participating in the above event and wish to receive
further information.

Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Institution (if any)…………………………………………………………………….....

Address………………………………………………………………………………….

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Email……………………………………………………………………………………

I wish to present a paper with the following (provisional) title:

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………
(If you just wish to attend, please leave this section blank)

______  I am not a member of SAM, please send me details of how to join.

On completion of this Preliminary Registration Form you will be sent a
copy of the SECOND CIRCULAR, which must be returned by 1 JANUARY 2004.
The completion of this Preliminary Registration Form does not commit you
to attend.

Data Protection Act 1998: The University of Birmingham and SAM will keep
this information you have supplied in compliance with the Data
Protection Act 1998. It will not be passed onto third parties and will
only be used for the organisation of this conference.

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CFP: Ancient theories on the physical and cognitive development of the
fetus

At the Boston meeting of the American Philological Association, January
2005, the Society for Ancient Medicine will sponsor a panel session
featuring recent research on ideas about the development of the fetus in
all periods of antiquity.  We are interested in papers treating both the
physical and cognitive growth of the fetus as well as any directives on
how to care for a pregnant woman or on methods of abortion that indicate
beliefs about its development.

If apropos, modern analysis and critical examination of ancient methods
are welcome. Please send a summary of your paper (between 500-750 words)
to arrive by 1 February 2004 and address it to: Professor Lesley
Dean-Jones, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Dept. of Classics, 1 University
Station C3400, Austin, Texas 78712.  For conference information, go to
<http://www.apaclassics.org/> (though details are not yet online).  For
more information on the Society for Ancient Medicine, go to
<http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/amn/debut.htm>

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