We're Turning 40 in 2016!!!

There are seventeen foreign archaeological schools and institutes that are recognized by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture which can conduct archaeological fieldwork and related research in Greece. The Canadian Institute in Greece is proud to be a member of this important international community of researchers and scholars. In 1976 the then Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens (CAIA) was granted official foreign school status by the Ministry. Our first fieldwork project at Khostia in western Boeotia started in 1980 under the direction of Professor John Fossey at McGill University. In 1981 we opened the doors of CAIA in Athens at Odos Gennadiou 2a with Hector Williams as the Director.  And the rest as they say is, archaeology……………….!!!

To mark the auspicious occasion of the 40^th anniversary of our official recognition as a foreign archaeological institute we are organizing a two-day Colloquium in Athens for June 10^th and 11^th, 2016. Entitled, “From Maple to Olive: A Colloquium to Celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of the Canadian Institute in Greece”, the Colloquium will highlight the many important contributions that our twenty Institute fieldwork projects have made in advancing our knowledge of Greek archaeology and historical studies throughout Greece, ranging from the Paleolithic period to Early Modern Greece.

We have announced a “Call for Papers” for submitting paper proposals for inclusion on the Program. The deadline for the submission of the paper title and the abstract is September 30^th.The papers given at the Colloquium will be published in the Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece series.

Areas of primary interest for the papers:

1. Topics and studies relating to the archaeological fieldwork conducted under the aegis of the Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens / Canadian Institute in Greece with permits from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture;
2. Research achievements resulting from study permits conducted under the aegis of the Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens / Canadian Institute in Greece and issued by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture;

Other potential areas of interest for the papers include:

1. Topics and studies relating to Greek archaeology and architecture, sculpture, epigraphy, Aegean basin ceramics, numismatics, physical anthropology, ecofactual studies, scientific analyses, Byzantine studies and Post-Byzantine studies by scholars based at Canadian universities as well as by Canadian researchers with positions at universities outside of Canada.
2. Studies relating to the life and professional work of Canadian archaeologists, classicists and/or early travelers who were pioneers in Canada in the study of Greek culture in its broadest sense;
3. Studies relating to the founding and to the early years of the Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens.
   

   We are honored to announce that a generous donation from Thracean Gold will cover the cost of the Colloquium. Last month Mr. Eduardo Moura of Eldorado Gold Corporation of Vancouver, BC and President of their Greek operations presented the Institute with the donation. Canadian Ambassador Robert Peck facilitated this positive interaction.  We will be seeking charitable donations for the expenses related to the publication of the papers.

   Our 40^th anniversary Colloquium next June will be a significant occasion in the Institute’s ongoing development.  We are seeking as a broad spectrum of papers as possible to showcase the amazing breadth and depth of the research that has been conducted under the aegis of the Institute over only four decades. The work of Canadian scholars pursuing research in Greece will also be celebrated. 

   So now is the time for potential paper presenters to start crafting their proposals. Who will be the first to submit? Who will be the last???

   Cordially,
   David Rupp
   Director