The Web Site <http://www.ICHAJ.org> is now available for "Crossing Jordan,"
The 10th International Conference on the History & Archaeology of Jordan,
taking place 23-27 May 2007 in Washington, D.C.
The conference will occupy five days and consist of several opening
speeches by Jordanian and American dignitaries, a plenary lecture on
opening day by an esteemed scholar working in Jordan focusing on the
conference theme of "Crossing Jordan," 17 major sessions of papers (with
time slots for 135 presentations), evening receptions, a gala banquet under
Jordanian royal patronage, and a half-day bus tour in Washington, D.C.
The participants have already been selected and abstracts and program
information will be posted on the web site as it develops during the coming
weeks. In addition to the conference theme of "Crossing Jordan,"
participants will consider the conservation and presentation of sites and
monuments as well as present site reports and update conference attendees
on excavation progress over the years since the 2004 conference in Petra.
The host institutions are the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR)
in Amman and the Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan. A new volume on American contributions to the history and
archaeology of Jordan (being edited by Thomas E. Levy, P.M. Michele Daviau,
Randall W. Younker, and May Shaer) will appear at the conference.
The conference will take place at the Elliott School of International
Affairs at the George Washington University.
Message from the Conference Organizers: Barbara A. Porter, ACOR Director
<[log in to unmask]> and Douglas R. Clark, La Sierra University <[log in to unmask]>
Donald R. Keller
The American Center of Oriental Research
656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02215 USA
Tel: 617-353-6571, Fax: 617-353-6575
Email: [log in to unmask], Web: www.bu.edu/acor
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