*Globalization, immigration, transformation: Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Conference, 9th - 12th January 2013, Leicester, UK

 Registration now open!*


 Registration is now open for the Society for Historical Archaeology's next annual conference, at the University of Leicester, UK, between 9th and 12th January 2013. The conference theme is 'globalization, immigration, transformation', and further information, including how to register, can be found on the conference webpage:

 http://www.sha.org/meetings/annual_meetings.cfm

 You can also register for the conference’s many special events, round table luncheons, workshops, tours and receptions, as well as the Conference Banquet and Awards Ceremony.
 The conference program can be viewed here: https://www.conftool.com/sha2013/sessions.php

 Leicester is a multicultural city that has been transformed since the middle of the 20th century through its interaction with global networks, particularly immigration from South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean—a pattern of immigration that reflects the once-global nature of the former British Empire.

 These issues of globalization, immigration, and the transformations brought about by those processes are central to historical and post-medieval archaeology, whether they entail the global spread of European capitalism alongside the expansion of European colonialism, the willing or forced migration of millions of individuals from their original continents to new homelands, and the local, regional, and national transformations (both within Europe and across the world) brought about by all of these processes. All of these themes, and more, will be explored during the conference.

 The conference registration fees are as follows:
 Member of the SHA or Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA): $180
 Non-members: $280
 Student member of SHA or SPMA: $85
 Student non-member: $140
 Guest (includes entry to free events, but not paper sessions): $50
 The first 50 members of the SPMA to register are also invited to join SHA for a special rate of $20.

 You can find out more about joining SHA here: http://www.sha.org/members/why_be_a_member.cfm
 And on joining SPMA here: http://www.spma.org.uk/membership.php

 All the information you need to arrange your travel and accommodation is located on the conference webpage http://www.sha.org/meetings/annual_meetings.cfm along with details of how your organization can support the conference by sponsoring elements of the conference program and exhibiting projects, products and services in the conference bookroom. 

 The SHA and the local conference organising committee here in Leicester are making full use of social media in the run up to, and during, the conference in January 2013.
 As well as the conference website, you will be able to follow the latest news on the SHA blog: http://www.sha.org/blog 
 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SHA_org (#SHA2013)
 and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SocietyforHistoricalArchaeology especially the conference event page: http://facebook.com/events/317346474993090 

 If you have any questions regarding the conference or the registration process, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing [log in to unmask]

 We look forward to meeting you all for an exciting, stimulating conference in Leicester in January 2013!

 The SHA2013 Conference Committee


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 Emma Dwyer
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