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Forwarded message from James Symonds <[log in to unmask]>: CHAT 2007 UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November 2007 Theme: Faith, Hope, and Charity: Finding Belief, Desire, and Benevolence in Archaeologies of the Recent and Contemporary Past The full programme for the 5th annual meeting of the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory conference group (CHAT 2007) in Sheffield has now been approved by the CHAT Standing Committee, and has been finalised. Details will be posted on Sheffield's CHAT 2007 website next week, and updates will appear there in the coming months: http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/chat-2007/index.html We received an unprecedented level of interest in the call for papers for CHAT 2007, and the accepted papers represent a vibrant cross-section of current research in historical and contemporary archaeology, addressing the conference in a range of contrasting ways. The conference comprises five sessions: 'Death and Commemoration', 'Urban Topographies', 'Artifacts of Faith', 'Contested Landscapes and Regeneration' and 'Confinement and Resistance'. As always at CHAT meetings, all sessions will be plenary. The Keynote Paper will be given by Professor Henry Glassie (Indiana University). In the mean time, the full programme, abstracts and registration form are also posted as pdf documents on the CHAT list file store: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/CONTEMP-HIST-ARCH/ The form should be completed by all those planning to attend (including speakers) to register for the conference. It should be sent along with payment of the £40 conference fee to: Mrs Noami Nathan, Research Administrator Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, Northgate House West Street, Sheffield, S1 4ET, United Kingdom, Telephone: (+) 44 (0) 114 222 2924 Fax: (+) 44 (0) 114 272 2563 email: [log in to unmask] As places at the conference are strictly limited, we strongly advise early registration. Please direct all enquiries about CHAT 2007 to James Symonds: [log in to unmask] We look forward to seeing you in Sheffield in November! James Symonds -- Dr James Symonds Executive Director Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield University of Sheffield email: [log in to unmask] -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- For CHAT meetings see: http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/events/chat.html --------------------------