Agenda
All-Projects Meeting – Archaeology
March 5-7, 2008
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Day 1 |
March 5 |
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Arrival of participants |
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6:00 pm |
Reception, followed by dinner (DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel, Empire Room) |
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Day 2 |
March 6 |
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8:15 – 9:00 |
Coffee (Empire Room) |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
Welcome and introductions (Chrysler Room) Overview of Mellon’s grant program in archaeology Outline of expected outcomes |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Presentation on the "Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents," followed by questions and discussion |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Presentation on the "Bibliographic Database for East Asian Archaeology," followed by questions and discussion |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Presentation on "Inscriptifact," followed by questions and discussion |
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12:00 – 1:30 |
Lunch |
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1:30 – 2:30 |
Presentation on the 'Real-time Computer Model of the City Center of Ancient Rome," followed by questions and discussion |
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2:30 – 3:30 |
Presentation on the "Organization and Deployment of Information Resources at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens," followed by questions and discussion |
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3:30 – 4:00 |
Break |
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4:00 – 5:00 |
Presentation on the "Giza Archives Project," followed by questions and discussion |
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5:00 – 5:30 |
General Discussion |
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5:30 |
Adjourn (participants dine on their own) |
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Day 3 |
March 7 |
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8:00 – 8:30 |
Coffee (Empire Room) |
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8:30 – 9:30 |
Presentation on the "Chaco Canyon" project, followed by questions and discussion |
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9:30 – 10:30 |
Presentation on the "Digital Archive of Colonial Slavery," followed by questions and discussion |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Presentation on the "archaeometrics.org" project, followed by questions and discussion |
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12:00 – 1:00 |
General discussion concentration on these and other issues: Are there gaps in these projects that need to be filled? What other projects would be of value; projects that would complement or complete projects already under way? How can the existing projects proceed more effectively? What collaborations wojuld be necessary or useful? What would be appropriate next steps? |
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1:00 |
Adjourn (with lunch to follow for those who can stay) |
