HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION The WACSC Writing Competition was first organised during the 6th World Archaeological Congress in Dublin, Ireland in 2008. Initially, prizes were awarded for the Best Paper and Best Poster with a runner-up for each category. After that, a paper competition has been held regularly. During the […]
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Organizers – WAC Student Committee Gonzalo Linares (St. Hugh’s College (University of Oxford), United Kingdom), gonzlinares@gmail.com Hannah Quaintance (University at Buffalo (SUNY), United States), hlquaint@buffalo.edu Marian Bailey (Flinders University, Australia), marianbailey95@gmail.com Session Abstract: A commitment to ethical principles has been embedded in WAC from its beginning, and attention to these […]
Call for Student Participants in WAC-9 Ethics Debate
Organizers – WAC Student Committee Erin Hogg, Simon Fraser University, Canada, hoggea@gmail.com José Ant. Mármol Martínez, Complutense University Madrid, Spain, tic78josemarmol@hotmail.com Yajaira Núñez Cortés, University at Albany-SUNY, Costa Rica, ynunez-cortes@albany.edu Session Abstract: The research methods, products, and outcomes of students are often less visible than their more established counterparts. Straddling […]
WAC-9 Call for Papers – “Archaeology from the Next Generation: ...
The purpose of this survey is to allow students to communicate to their representatives on the WAC Student Committee (WACSC) their experiences at WAC-8 and give feedback on what they would like to see us work toward for WAC-9 and beyond. It is intended that this survey will help WACSC […]
WAC Student Committee Survey on WAC-8 Student Experiences
These notes are based on the WACSC organised Forum on Careers in International Heritage held at the 8th World Archaeological Congress in Kyoto, Japan. The intention of this forum was to provide professional development advice for archaeology students interested in pursuing careers in international heritage organisations. Our notes from the […]
Notes on Careers in International Heritage
Dear all, This is an update on the WACSC Forum on Careers in International Heritage (T07-G) that we have organised for WAC-8 in Kyoto. The timetable for WAC-8 has recently been posted online (available here), and our forum is scheduled to be held on the 30th August in the afternoon […]
Update on WACSC Careers Forum at WAC-8
Dear all, We would like to invite applications for participating in the 8th World Archaeological Congress’ Ethics Debate in Kyoto, Japan. This competition is a conference tradition where participants come together to debate on cutting-edge ethical issues in archaeology and heritage management. The Ethics Debate is scheduled to take place […]
Call for Student Participants in WAC-8 Ethics Debate
In preparation for WAC-8, we put out the call for advice about living as an international student in Kyoto. Dr. Maureece (Reecie) Levin, an archaeobotany post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University, generously offered tips from her own experiences studying there. Here’s what she said: Accommodation There are lots of hotels for business travelers […]