26 Oct 2005

Australasian Archaeometry Conference, Dec 2005
Centre for Archaeological Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "Update and registration for Australasian Archaeometry Conference Details of the program for the 2005 Australasian Archaeometry Conference are now appearing on the conference website: [see the URL below] Paper abstracts for several sessions are available and others will soon follow. Note that several sessions still have space for spoken papers and the poster session is actively seeking papers.
Also, there is support available for up to 10 (ten) students from outside Canberra to attend and give papers at the session. See the link at the bottom of the conference homepage: [see the URL below] Subsidies for 10 (ten) student places for the Australasian Archaeometry Conference are available on a competitive basis. The conference is being held at the Australian National University Canberra from Dec 12th to 15th [2005] and to encourage contributions from students based outside the ACT (including New Zealand) two forms of subsidy are available for students presenting papers:
1) Travel bursaries sponsored by ARC Network for Earth Systems Science for students presenting at the workshop Constructing Fire Histories: Students traveling from outside Canberra and presenting an oral paper or poster at the meeting will receive a travel bursary of ($ yet to be confirmed) from the ARC Network for Earth Systems Science (ARC ESS) to contribute towards travel and accommodation costs. Those who accept the bursary will be required to write a brief 2 page report on their research and the workshop for the ARC ESS newsletter. A maximum of 7 bursaries are available. Contact Dr Simon Haberle for details (simon.haberle--at--anu.edu.au )
2) $500 bursary for conference attendance for students outside New South Wales and the ACT provided by the Department of Archaeology and Natural History, ANU. This includes registration and conference meal plus $350 towards travel and accommodation. Note that this award applies to SPOKEN PAPERS ONLY and money will be reimbursed AT THE CONFERENCE on production of travel/accommodation receipts. Contact Dr Andrew Fairbairn for details (andrew.fairbairn--at--anu.edu.au)
In addition there are CONFERENCE PRIZES of $200 for best student poster and presentation. Note that delegates should register BEFORE OCT 31st to take advantage of the early-bird registration. Rates increase substantially after that date. [...]
On-line conference registration: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/anh/conference/. [...] - asf."
URL http://car.anu.edu.au/Archaeometry/archaeometry_conference.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.
Link reported by: Andrew S. Fairbairn (andrew.fairbairn--at--anu.edu.au)
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