CALL. 01.06.2015: The Aerial Archaeology Research Group (AARG) 2015 Annual Conference - Santiago de
FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 01/06/2015
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 09-10-11/09/2015
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Auditorio Abanca (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Incipit-Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) ; Aerial Archaeology Research Group
CALL:
The call for papers is already open. The Programme will consist of three sessions with invited papers plus three more open call sessions. Papers (20 minutes) and posters (A0) are invited on the themes of:
Visual / textual communication
Mis-interpretations and disappointments
Lost arts & lost practices / new arts & new practices
Bedtime stories through aerial photography (narratives based on completed research)
Hidden landscapes
Measuring change in the landscape
Send your proposals to Rachel Opitz. The deadline for submissions is 1st June.
STUDENT/YOUNG RESEARCHERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AARG 2015. These scholarships are intended to support bona fide students and young researchers who are interested in aerial archaeology and wish to attend the conference. There is no application form. Please provide the following information in an emailed headed with “Student/Young Researcher Scholarship”: Your interests in archaeology and aerial archaeology; place of study; the name and contact details of a supervisor or employer (email) who can provide a reference; why you would benefit from attending the conference; and an estimate of travel costs to attend. Furthermore, you should also be willing to provide a poster, or for exceptional work provide an abstract for a paper (20 mins) under one of the conference session themes listed above. Applications should be addressed to Rachel Opitz at aargchair@gmail.com. In addition, there will be a competition for the best Student/Young researcher poster or paper, judged by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The prize will be a free 2016 conference package (registration fee, dinner and field trip). All entries for the competition must apply for the Student/Young Researchers Scholarships to be eligible. The closing date for applications is the 1st June 2015.