Hi Anitia

A vitual conference is a good idea. I organised one for National Archaeology 
Week 2003 (Australia) with the National Trust (WA) web site hosting it. The 
conference is still on the NT page and they still get hits on even though 
archaeologists from all over the world are not waiting on a chat line 
anymore. It's about the only way historical archaeologists from Britian and 
America are going to attend a conference in WA.

Gaye
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From: "Anita Cohen-Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: rubber items on Archaeoseek Artifact ID Help group page


> Why are people not willing to join ArchaeoSeek? It is free, you do not 
> have
> to post anything (other than your name), and we don't bite.
>
> It is just another way of communicating online. You can post photos of
> artifacts in order to get help in identifying them (something you cannot 
> do
> on Histarch), talk with other archaeologists on the forums, form your own
> group, and many other aspects of coming together online.
>
> When I called it a "social network", I did not mean truly social, but as
> another way of coming together virtually. I am even thinking of doing a
> virtual conference there for those of us who cannot afford to go to the
> professional meetings.
>
>
> -- 
> Anita Cohen-Williams
> Listowner of HISTARCH, SUB-ARCH, SPANBORD
> Founder of ArchaeoSeek
> http://archaeoseek.ning.com
>