Forwarded message from Claire Smith <[log in to unmask]>:
Dear all,
The WAC Executive wishes to advise that plans to hold WAC-6 in Jamaica
have changed. At the time of writing, there is insufficient financial
support to adequately support participants from Indigenous groups and
economically disadvantaged countries. Since the full participation of
these groups is essential to the decision-making processes that are
integral to WAC Congresses, we have decided to postpone WAC-6. The
necessary support is within reach and we have several suitable venues
under consideration.
The WAC meeting at Jamaica will now be held as an Inter-Congress. It will
take place at the scheduled time, in May, 2007. The Executive would like
to offer sincere gratitude to the Archaeological Society of Jamaica, and
especially Dorrick Gray, Ainsley Henriques, Leslie-Gail Atkinson, Audene
Brooks and Evelyn Thompson. Their efforts on behalf of WAC and on behalf
of the archaeologists of Jamaica have been tremendous.
The Executive will announce the new date and venue of WAC-6 within the
next two months. We anticipate a WAC-6 date of mid-2008 at the latest. In
the meantime, we all look forward to a very successful Inter-Congress in
Jamaica, in May, 2007.
all the best,
Claire
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Claire Smith
President, World Archaeological Congress
Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide,
SA. 5001. Australia
Ph: 61 (0)8 8201 2336 Fax: 61 (0)8 8201 2784
<http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org>
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5th December, 2006 <http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/conferences/>
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