ASHA Conference Brisbane 2010

 

The 2010 Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Conference will be held over three days from Thursday 30 September to Saturday 2 October 2010 in Brisbane, Queensland at the Mercure Hotel, situated on North Quay in Brisbane's CBD.

 

A welcome reception will be held on the evening of Wednesday 29 September on the decks of the historic Diamantina at the Queensland Maritime Museum, and the conference dinner will be held on Saturday night 2 October at the Marque Hotel, Brisbane. A post-conference tour is being planned for Sunday 3 October.

 

Brisbane in spring is a perfect time to visit. The venues are all centrally located around the Brisbane River, with easy access to a range of accommodation options and opportunities to visit the Queensland Museum, Gallery of Modern Art, and South Bank Parklands. We look forward to seeing you in sunny Queensland!

 

 

Call for Sessions

Proposals for themed sessions are invited for the upcoming ASHA Conference. Sessions are invited on current issues and research in Australian and New Zealand archaeology, as well as sessions of interest and relevance to Australian and New Zealand archaeologists more generally. This may include overseas work being undertaken by archaeologists based in Australasia.

 

It is proposed that sessions will comprise a number of 15-20 minutes papers depending on the volume of proposals received.

 

If you wish to propose a session for the conference, please submit the following information:

 

*	a session abstract of 150-200 words
*	the name and topic of two prospective papers for the proposed session
*	name, affiliation, contact email and phone number of all session organisers

 

The above details should be emailed to Geraldine Mate at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or may be posted to ASHA Conference Committee, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072.

 

Following review of the session proposals, a call for papers will be issued.

 

All session proposals must be submitted before 1 April 2010.

 

Further details on the conference including online registration will soon be available on the website hosted by the University of Queensland - http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/ <http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/>