| Current News2nd and final Call for Papers for the 2010 Colloquium Sep 7, 2010 CLOSED: The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities invites all doctoral level graduate students and senior scholars to submit proposals for papers to be given at this year’s Scholars’ Colloquium. The deadline for submission was AUGUST 31st, 2010. The Scholars’ Colloquium will be held on Friday, November 5th, 2010 and on Sunday, November 7th, 2010 in the Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens’ Park, Toronto, Canada. Proposals for Scholars’ Colloquium papers will be accepted from graduate students and senior scholars in the fields of Egyptology, Anthropology, Classics, Fine Arts, Archaeology, Nubian Studies and related fields on ANY topic connected with pharaonic, Roman or Coptic Egypt, but must represent an original contribution to the field. Papers may not exceed 20 minutes in length. Since a limited number of proposals will be accepted, papers will be vetted by committee. Interested scholars should send a title and brief abstract of their proposed paper to the Scholars’ Colloquium Coordinators at ssea@byu.edu. Please note that only proposals submitted in electronic format [i.e. via email] will be considered. Acceptances of papers will be issued in early September. Please note that scholars must cover their own costs to attend this event. Attendance at, and participation in The Scholars' Colloquium of the SSEA is free. However, the Colloquium is held in conjunction with their 36th Annual Symposium on Ancient Egypt, presented in association with the Royal Ontario Museum. A fee is required to attend the Symposium. This year's symposium takes place on Saturday, Nov 6th. This year's symposium topic is the reign of Amenhotep III. Papers submitted for the Scholars' Colloquium are not limited to the topic of the symposium, and no preference will be given to proposals based on topic. For further information on the symposium, email info@thessea.org First Toronto Lecture: September 10th Sep 7, 2010 The first event of the 2010-2011 Toronto Chapter Public Lecture Series is Tut's Final Journey: The decoration progamme in Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber, presented by Prof. R. J. Leprohon, University of Toronto on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Room 142, 5 Bancroft Ave, Toronto. For more information, visit our Events page Egypt's Sun King: Amenhotep III Sep 5, 2010 The SSEA's 37th Annual Symposium, held in association with the Royal Ontario Museum, will be held on November 6th, 2010. This year's symposium deals with the reign of Amenhotep III. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Betsy Bryan of Johns Hopkins, Prof. Eric Cline of George Washington University and Dr. Catharine Roehrig of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Other speakers will be confirmed in the next few weeks. To register, visit the ROM's program page, email programs@rom.on.ca or phone 416-586-5797. Rates are: $90 for general public $80 for ROM and SSEA members $40 for students. For more information on the Symposium, visit the main Symposium page The SSEA's In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada and the mystery of the flints Aug 24, 2010 An article on how The SSEA's In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada project solved the mystery of the flints appears in this month's Ancient Egypt magazine. Mark Trumpour of ISAEIC investigates why H.W. Seton-Karr's collection of flint implements is now in Canada.To find out more about "In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada", visit the project's page on this website. SSEA Toronto Chapter Ancient Egyptian New Year Dinner 2010 Aug 24, 2010 This article is a photo gallery. Click here to see the pictures. 2010 SSEA SCHOLARS' COLLOQUIUM CALL FOR PAPERS Mar 31, 2010 The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities invites all doctoral level graduate students and senior scholars to submit proposals for papers to be given at this year's Scholars' Colloquium. The absolute deadline for submission is AUGUST 31st, 2010. The Scholars' Colloquium will be held on Friday, November 5th, 2010 and on Sunday, November 7th, 2010 in the Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens' Park, Toronto, Canada. Proposals for Scholars' Colloquium papers will be accepted from graduate students and senior scholars in the fields of Egyptology, Anthropology, Classics, Fine Arts, Archaeology, Nubian Studies and related fields on ANY topic connected with pharaonic, Roman or Coptic Egypt, but must represent an original contribution to the field. Papers may not exceed 20 minutes in length. Since a limited number of proposals will be accepted, papers will be vetted by committee. Interested scholars should send a title and brief abstract of their proposed paper to the Scholars' Colloquium Coordinators at info@thessea.org. Updates on the SSEA's "In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada" project. Jan 17, 2010 Read updates on the SSEA's "In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada" project. The latest Project updates, as provided to the SSEA at the 2009 Annual General Meeting, can be seen by clicking here for the report from Mark Trumpour in English, or here for the report from Brigitte Ouellet in French. To find out more details about the Project, visit the project webpage on this site. |