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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear colleagues,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For those of you with an interest in East Asian
archaeology and early history, please note the following announcement:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards,</span></font></p>
<div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>B. Seyock</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>On
behalf of the Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA) it is a great pleasure
to invite colleagues from across the world to join our Fourth SEAA World Wide
Conference in </span></font><span lang=EN-US>Beijing</span><span lang=EN-US>,
PR China, 2008. The conference will be held at the </span><span lang=EN-US>Institute</span><span
lang=EN-US> of </span><span lang=EN-US>Archaeology</span><span lang=EN-US>, </span><span
lang=EN-US>Chinese</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US>Academy</span><span
lang=EN-US> of Social Sciences (IACASS) in </span><span lang=EN-US>Beijing</span><span
lang=EN-US> from 2nd to 5th June. </span></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>An
ample program is being planned comprising varied aspects of East Asian archaeology.
You will also have the opportunity to join a post conference tour to important
archaeological sites in </span></font><span lang=EN-US>North China</span><span
lang=EN-US> or </span><span lang=EN-US>Inner Mongolia</span><span lang=EN-US>.</span></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Registration
forms and supplementary information are hosted by SEAA-web (<a
href="http://www.seaa-web.org/">http://www.seaa-web.org</a>) at this stage of
conference preparation. An additional conference homepage may be installed
later. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
note the deadline for paper/panel proposal is </span></font><span
lang=EN-US>July 31, 2007</span></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>And,
welcome to Beijing 2008!</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'><img border=0 width=20 height=1 src="cid:image001.gif@01C797AB.28351E00"></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:
bold'>Call for Papers for the<br>
Fourth Worldwide Conference of the<br>
Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA)<br>
2-5 June 2008, </span></font></b><b><font size=4><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Beijing</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'>, </span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'>China</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Venue</span></font></b><span
lang=EN-US>:</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences (IACASS) <br>
No.27 Wangfujing Street, Beijing, P.R China<br>
Participants and accompanying families will be housed at the Visiting
Scholars’ House of CASS (just beside IACASS).</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Total costs: </span></font></b></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Registration fee - $ 60 US</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Accommodation and food - $200 US (for a two-bed
room from June 2 to June 5, breakfast, lunch and welcome dinner of June 3,
breakfast and lunch of June 4, breakfast and farewell lunch of June 5) </span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In addition, </span></font><span lang=EN-US>SEAA
members</span><span lang=EN-US>hip dues for 2008-2012 will be collected
at the time of registration (An increase of the Regular Member’s
dues to $25 US per annum from current $10 is being proposed).</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Deadline for panel and paper
proposal: </span></font></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'>July
31, 2007</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'>:</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please sent the paper and panel titles, with 100-word
abstracts, to the Organizing Committee, in care of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. LI Xinwei <a href="mailto:lixinwei67@yahoo.com.cn">lixinwei67@yahoo.com.cn</a>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>with a copy to </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Prof. PAK Yangjin <a href="mailto:yjpak@cnu.ac.kr">yjpak@cnu.ac.kr</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Letters of acceptance will be sent in early September
2007.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Post Conference Tour</span></font></b><span
lang=EN-US>:</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Two tours of 3 days each, leaving </span></font><span
lang=EN-US>Beijing</span><span lang=EN-US> on June 5 or 6, returning there on
June 8 or 9 are being planned, with the tentative itineraries as follows:</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'>Henan</span></b><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'> Tour:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><br>
</span><span lang=EN-US>Anyang</span><span lang=EN-US>, </span><span
lang=EN-US>Zhengzhou</span><span lang=EN-US> and </span><span lang=EN-US>Luoyang</span><span
lang=EN-US>, all in </span><span lang=EN-US>Henan</span><span lang=EN-US>
province. The tour will visit famous sites, including Yinxu, Erlitou and Yanshi,
and museums within or near these sites. As June is field season in </span><span
lang=EN-US>North China</span><span lang=EN-US>, we are expecting to see
excavations at these sites.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'>Liaoning</span></b><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'> and </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-weight:bold'>Inner Mongolia</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-weight:bold'> Tour:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><br>
</span><span lang=EN-US>Liaoning</span><span lang=EN-US> and Chifeng in </span><span
lang=EN-US>Inner Mongolia</span><span lang=EN-US>. The tour will visit Niuheliang
and other sites in Chifeng.<br>
Estimated cost: $360 US for one tour, including transportation, accommodation
and food.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>There is no deadline for conference registrations
without paper proposal, but we may not be able to accommodate you at the
Visiting Scholars’ House of CASS if your registration reaches us after </span></font><span lang=EN-US>April 30, 2008</span><span lang=EN-US>.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please respond to the </span></font><span lang=EN-US>Organizing
Committee (Dr. LI Xinwei <a href="mailto:lixinwei67@yahoo.com.cn">lixinwei67@yahoo.com.cn</a>,
Prof. PAK Yangjin <a href="mailto:yjpak@cnu.ac.kr">yjpak@cnu.ac.kr</a>) for
further information.</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt'>---------------------------------------------------</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dr. Barbara Seyock (PhD)<br>
</span></font><i><span style='font-style:italic'><font size=1 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Europe</span></font></span></i><i><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-style:italic'> Representative <br>
of the Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA)<br>
</span></font></i><i><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>SEAA-web Editor <br>
<br>
</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Muenchen)<br>
Department of Asian Studies<br>
</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Institute</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chinese</span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
Studies<br>
<br>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regerstr. 26<br>
D-45529 </span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hattingen</span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Germany</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
Tel. x-49-2324/85016<br>
seyock@gmx.net<br>
<br>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA-web)<br>
<a href="http://www.seaa-web.org/">http://www.seaa-web.org</a></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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