SIXTH WORLD
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONGRESS (WAC-6), DUBLIN, JUNE 29-JULY 4 2008
www.ucd.ie/wac-6
The WAC-6 Organising Committee
warmly invites you to join us in Dublin this summer for what promises to be an
exciting Congress! The
main venue for the academic programme is the campus of University College
Dublin and the social events and tours will take in some of Ireland?s
fantastic historic venues and outstanding archaeological monuments and
landscapes. There is a wide-ranging programme of cutting-edge themes and
sessions to which participants can contribute, and whose organisers alone represent over 50
different nations around the world. Themes will cover diverse issues including: the archaeology of art,
identity, indigenous communities, the human body, migration, landscapes,
islands, wetlands, heritage tourism, museums, the politics of archaeology, and
the ethics of archaeological practice, for example working with communities
and in areas impacted by war, infrastructural developments and changing
ecosystems.
Please see the WAC-6 WEBSITE
www.ucd.ie/wac-6 for the following
information:
CALL FOR PAPERS AND
POSTERS - due 22nd
February (see Submit Proposals page)
Paper and poster proposals can be submitted using the
electronic forms on our website. Papers can be submitted for particular
Sessions or Themes, and posters will also be linked to each of the broad
Themes of the Programme. Abstracts for Themes and Sessions are listed in full
on the website.
REGISTRATION - NOW
OPEN! (see Register Tab at
www.ucd.ie/wac-6)
Register before 26th MARCH to take advantage of the early
fee! Fees are detailed on the Registration Fee page. We would strongly encourage participants
who are not already members of the World Archaeological Congress (WAC) to
consider joining, as the WAC-6 registration fee is significantly lower for WAC
members. You can join WAC online at http://worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/join.php.
WAC-6 TRAVEL SUPPORT
GRANTS ? due 8th
February
In line
with WAC?s aim to make its meetings as globally representative as possible we
are delighted to offer support in the form of free registration and
accommodation, and travel support to participants from economically
disadvantaged countries and indigenous communities. Please see the travel
support application form on the Grants page of the WAC-6
website.
TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, SOCIAL
PROGRAMME
Participants are invited to experience
Ireland?s rich archaeological heritage during the
mid-Congress (2 July) tours, with 5 varied tour options to choose from. There
is also a selection of post-Congress archaeological (5-7 July)
tours. The academic
programme will be enriched by exhibitions, multimedia installations and video
art, experimental archaeology demonstrations, performances, and a major art
exhibition, Ábhar agus Meon / Materials and Mentalities. Furthermore,
Ireland?s rich cultural and social life will undoubtedly be a major highlight
for many! The formal
events of the social programme will be held in some of Dublin?s spectacular
historic venues, and there will be time to experience the ?real Irish Pub? in
its true cultural context!
For enquiries about the academic
programme please email wac6programme@ucd.ie, or for poster
queries, wac6posters@ucd.ie. For queries about registration, accommodation, and Irish
visa requirements please contact wac6@ucd.ie
We look forward to seeing you in
Dublin!
Gabriel
Cooney, Academic Secretary, on behalf of the WAC-6 Organising
Committee
www.ucd.ie/wac-6
We would greatly appreciate it
if you could forward this email to your colleagues and
students.
