AIA Conservation and Heritage Management Award

The Conservation and Heritage Management Committee of the
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) invites nominations for
the 2002 AIA Conservation and Heritage Management Award,to be
presented at the AIA's Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, January 2002.
This award is made in recognition of an individual's or
institution's exceptional achievement in any of the following areas:

     1. Archaeological conservation (the conservation of an
        artifact, monument, or site)

     2. Archaeological conservation science (an advance in the
        deterioration analysis or treatment of archaeological
        materials)

     3. Archaeological heritage management (the overall management
        of a site or group of sites including their preservation and
        interpretation to the public)

     4. Education/public awareness of archaeological conservation
        through teaching, lecturing, an exhibition or a publication)

The award is open to any international individuals, institutions or
organizations, public or private, which merit recognition for their
contributions  to the preservation of our archaeological heritage.
Eligibility is not restricted to members of the AIA or U.S.
citizens.

Please send names, a cv or institutional profile and several letters
of support detailing the nominee's contribution to archaeological
conservation to:

    Catherine Sease
    Chair, Conservation and Heritage Management Committee
    AIA Peabody Museum of Natural History
    PO Box 208118
    New Haven, CT 06520

Deadline: 1 August 2001

Previous recipients of the AIA Conservation and Heritage Management
Award are the Department of Conservation and Materials Science,
Institute of Archaeology, University of London (1998), Lawrence
Majewski (1999), and the Museum of London (2001)

Catherine Sease
Senior Conservator
Peabody Museum of Natureal History
P.O Box 201118
New Haven, CT 06520
203-432-3965
Fax: 203-432-9816


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