ASOR Welcomes Inda Omerefendic

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Jared Koller

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ASOR WELCOMES INDA OMEREFENDIC

Interim Publications and Fulfillment Manager

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This September, Inda Omerefendic joined the full-time staff of ASOR as the Interim Publications and Fulfillment Manager. Inda will be stepping in for Kevin Cooney, who is moving on to a Membership Coordinator position at WERS, a local radio station in Boston, after working at ASOR for seven years. Inda will become the primary office contact for support of ASOR’s publications, membership and subscription services, and fulfillment needs. Her e-mail address is publications@asor.org and she can be reached by phone at (617) 358-4376.

Inda recently graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Environmental Analysis and Policy and has worked at ASOR as a student since 2010. Her mother is Selma Omerefendic, ASOR’s Financial Administrator, and she has grown up with ASOR as a part of her life. Inda has enjoyed traveling with her family since she was young, recently visiting Egypt and Jordan, some of her favorite sites being Petra in Jordan and the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. While visiting Petra, she was fortunate enough to visit Brown University’s excavation site (see photo).

Inda has enjoyed living close to Boston her whole life and traveling every summer to visit her family in Bosnia. She is excited about taking on more responsibility at ASOR in this new position and working closely with the digital media specialist to increase outreach to those interested in archaeology and historical discovery.

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Building A Foundation for ASOR Campaign

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Jared Koller

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The Foundational Campaign was officially launched with a unanimous vote by the ASOR board at the 2011 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The goal of the campaign was to raise $1.3 million over three years (ending June 30, 2014) so that 1) we could build the foundation for a stronger and more secure ASOR and 2) we could transform ASOR with new scholarships and a few crucial initiatives. Now that we are entering the final nine months of the campaign, we have set our sights on meeting the $1.3 million goal by June 30, 2014. As of October 1, 2013, we have received $900,000 in gifts and pledges, so we are well on the way to achieving our goal. Any gifts made to ASOR for the annual fund, scholarships, or any other program or area will count towards our comprehensive campaign goal. These gifts will also help us qualify for a $475,000 legacy challenge gift, so your support is more important than ever before.

A Vision for ASOR in the 21st Century

ASOR affirms its historic mission and the priorities that have guided it as an organization since its inception in 1900. Central to these priorities is ASOR’s identity as a learned society with a constituency sharing an interest in and deep commitment to the study and public understanding of the cultures and history of the Near East. These core values continue to unite ASOR. As the preeminent professional association dedicated to the study of the cultures and history of the Near and Middle East, ASOR seeks to build on this legacy. We need to secure a financial foundation that will ensure the achievement of out long-term vision. Today ASOR has 1,550 individual members, 90 institutional members, and 71 affiliated archaeological projects. We are a widely-respected advocate for the protection and preservation of the region’s unique cultural heritage. This campaign—brief in extent but vital in mission—will fundamentally transform ASOR’s ability to serve students, teachers, scholars, and the public at large in the 21st century. At the same time, and of lasting importance, our campaign will ensure the advancement of ASOR’s mission in perpetuity.

This campaign will also render ASOR a model for change and renewal within other fields of academic study in the humanities and social sciences. In the Academy, the need for revitalizing education in the humanities is clear, and of critical concern today. A new generation of scholars is rising within ASOR with interests that reach beyond the traditional fields of Biblical Studies, Languages and History into a broad interdisciplinary range that includes Anthropology, Ethnography, Geography, Museum Studies, and Environmental, Life and Physical Sciences. With its core commitment to creating and expanding research and educational opportunities within this dynamic intellectual environment, ASOR is well-positioned to play a role in higher education that is both timely and of real consequence. We must ensure the preservation of ASOR’s global role far into the future. We ask that you help make this a successful campaign.

Building a Foundation for ASOR

Funding is needed to support ASOR’s vital vision. As a charitable organization, ASOR’s membership and subscription revenues account for only 38% of the annual budget. ASOR depends on the financial generosity of its membership. We have a critical need not only to sustain and grow our current programs, but also to endow them in perpetuity. The campaign will seek to address three interconnected resource challenges:

Program Endowment (Goal $550,000). We seek to grow the ASOR endowment ($450,000 at the beginning of the campaign) to $1 million, which will enable ASOR to better underwrite its operations and thereby ensure more robust and vibrant support for its programs into the future.
Research and Training (Goal $200,000). We seek to secure endowment support for field research in order to underwrite the expenses for researchers in ASOR-related field projects, and to provide subventions to research projects for their infrastructure needs. ASOR seeks $100,000 for affiliated project field support, and $100,000 for student field research and travel fellowships.
Online Digital Media Resources (Goal $250,000). We seek to secure the funding required to complete the construction of an online Near Eastern Digital portal, and to establish the ASOR Archives as a research destination with the capacity to provide broad, sustainable public access.

The campaign goal is to raise $1 million in new funds over three years (completed by June 30, 2014) targeting specific resource needs in each of these critical areas, while continuing to meet our $100,000 annual fund budget commitment. Our total goal is thus $1.3 million. A concurrent campaign goal will be to increase membership in the Legacy Circle (those have made a planned gift to ASOR) from 10 to 50. Meeting our total campaign goal of $1.3 million will secure a foundation for future growth and accomplishment as ASOR continues its strong legacy into the 21st Century. The dramatic increase in planned gifts will transform how ASOR can carry out its mission in perpetuity.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tweets by ASOResearch [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Annual Meeting Reminders

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Jared Koller

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TEN THINGS TO DO IN BALTIMORE

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]While you’re in town for the 2014 ASOR Annual Meeting, be sure to take some time to relax and explore Baltimore. Here are ten things to see around the city:

1. The Walters Art Museum was first opened to the public in 1934. It now houses a collection of over 35,000 objects from all around the world including Greek sculpture and Art Deco jewelry. General admission to the Walters Art Museum is free and Constellation Nights are held every Thursday. Be sure to check out the “Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum” exhibit.

2. The Inner Harbor in Baltimore has been a major US seaport since the 1700s. Today it is a center of activity with stores, restaurants, museums, and more all within walking distance. From here you can also take narrated boat tours of the city.

3. While in the Inner Harbor you can take some time to see the over 16,000 animals at the National Aquarium. The aquarium is home to everything from sharks to jellyfish. It also features daily 4-D immersion films where you can experience a new view of the animals.

4. Take a walk on the wild side by visting the elephants at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. They offer numerous animal experiences like feeding a giraffe or grooming a goat. As the third oldest zoo in America, it houses nearly 200 species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.

5. Visit the largest holdings of works by Henri Matisse in the world at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The museum was founded in 1914 and now has 90,000 works of art in its collections. Aside from the indoor exhibits, there are also two gardens displaying 20th century scultpture. Be sure to see the Antioch Mosaics exhibit.

6. In the 1920s, John W. Sherwood began planting tulips as a hobby. Today, 80,000 tulip bulbs are planted annually on the over six acres of Sherwood Gardens. Come enjoy the garden from any direction, as it isn’t enclosed by any gates or fences.

7. Although the Baltimore Orioles won’t be playing, you can still visit their stadium at the Camden Yards. You can take a tour of this historic stadium to see the dugout, control room, and much more! It is also located nearby the M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens, 2013 Super Bowl Champions.

8. See a piece of American history by visiting the Fort McHenry National Monument. It was at this star-shaped fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the Star-Bangled Banner during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814.

9. Learn something new by exploring the three levels of exhibits at the Maryland Science Center. You can see over a dozen full-size dinosaurs displayed, view the night sky in the planetarium, or watch films in the IMAX theater.

10. See a great view of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and skyline from Federal Hill Park. The park is part of a historic district of Baltimore since it was used as a lookout spot during both the War of 1812 and the Civil War. You should come prepared for walking since the options to get to the top are stairs or rolling hills.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tweets by ASOResearch [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Webinar Announcement

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Jared Koller

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The American Schools of Oriental Research, the world’s premier society for Near Eastern archaeology announces the launch of an exciting new quarterly webinar series.

ASOR has created a new, free membership category for archaeology enthusiasts—Friends of ASOR. As a Friend of ASOR, you will have access to some exclusive benefits:

You will receive the monthly e-newsletter, The Ancient Near East Today, for FREE
You will have access to the Friends of ASOR Resources Pages
You can participate in ASOR’s new quarterly webinar program—”The Archaeology of the Holy Lands” (all webinars will be co-moderated by Profs. Carol and Eric Meyers from Duke University and will feature internationally reknowned panelists)
- Option 1: Sign up for all 5 webinars for $99.95 and save 33%. Become a Friend of ASOR for FREE.
- Option 2: Sign up for the Jan. 12th webinar on Jerusalem for $29.95. Become a Friend of ASOR for FREE.
- Option 3: Become a Friend of ASOR for FREE.

Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 2:00PM EDT: Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon
Jerusalem was the capital of a large monarchic state, as described in

the Hebrew Bible, in the tenth century BCE, right? Actually, not everyone accepts this. Experts interpret the archaeological data in conflicting ways. This webinar will explore the controversies swirling around the role of Jerusalem at the beginning of the monarchic era. It will consider the relationship of archaeological discoveries to the biblical narratives about the most famous biblical kings, David and Solomon. It will also take into account the nature of the Jebusite/Canaanite city that preceded Israelite rule. Each of the panelists will prepare and narrate an eight minute presentation and will participate in a concluding discussion involving questions from the audience. The moderators will introduce the subjects and participants and will guide the concluding discussion.

The panel of experts for this program include:

Jane Cahill West, City of David Archaeological Project
Jacob Wright, Emory University
Ronny Reich, Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa

Watch a preview for this webinar on ASORtv.

March 2014: Hellenism: How it Changed the Biblical World
This webinar will explore the profound impact – on architecture and artifacts, literature, and religion – of the introduction of Greek language and culture to the East Mediterranean beginning in the late fourth century BCE.

Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2:00pm: Israelite Origins: Who Were the Israelites and When Did they Arrive in the Holy Land?
This webinar will examine the different theories of ancient Israel’s beginning as a people by comparing archaeological remains from the Late Bronze II/Iron I period and the narratives of conquest and settlement in the books of Joshua and Judges.

Sunday, July 13th, 2014 at 2:00pm: Qumran: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Do They Matter for Understanding Jesus?
This webinar will consider how the huge number of scrolls and scroll fragments discovered at Qumran provide invaluable information about early Judaism and Christianity, and the Jewish followers of Jesus.

Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 2:00pm: Jerusalem: From Herod to Mohammed
This webinar will look at the latest discoveries in Jerusalem as they pertain to early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The discussion will involve consideration of the political aspects of the recovery of archaeological materials from these periods.

Join in the discussion! Here’s how:

Option 1: Sign Up for All 5 Webinars (Best Deal—Save 33%)

You will become a Friend of ASOR and receive The Ancient Near East Today e-newsletter for FREE
You will be registered for the complete 2014 webinar series (which includes four, one-hour programs) and receive the January webinar for FREE. That’s five webinars for only $99.95!
- SAVE: This is more than a 33% discount from the single program price.
- PLUS: This option includes a free registration for first-time attendees to ASOR’s November 2014 conference in San Diego, CA – a $175 value!
- PLUS-PLUS: The first 100 people to sign up for this option will receive a $25 credit on any purchase from CARTA Jerusalem.
- GUARANTEE: If you are not satisfied after the first webinar, we will refund the unused portion of this package!

Option 2: Sign up for the January Webinar on Jerusalem for $29.95

You will become a Friend of ASOR and receive The Ancient Near East Today e-newsletter for FREE
For $29.95, you will be registered for the Webinar “Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon” to be held on January 12, 2014.

Option 3: Become a Friend of ASOR for FREE

You will receive the monthly e-newsletter, The Ancient Near East Today, for FREE.
You will have access to the Friends of ASOR Resource Pages for FREE.
You will be notified by email about upcoming webinars and other events as they are offered.

Don’t miss out … sign up today!

“I’m very excited about this new opportunity for the public at large to learn about the exciting developments and discoveries made by ASOR archaeologists in Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, and other Near Eastern countries.” –Dr. Tim Harrison, President of ASOR

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ASOR Welcomes LeeAnn Barnes Gordon

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Jared Koller

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ASOR WELCOMES LEEANN BARNES GORDON

ASOR Manager of Programs and Events

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LeeAnn Barnes Gordon will begin her appointment at ASOR Manager of Programs and Events on September 16, 2013. LeeAnn replaces Kelley Herlihy who served as ASOR Director of Meetings and Events for five years, and who left ASOR in July. LeeAnn will be the primary office contact for support of the ASOR Annual Meeting and the Program Committee. Her e-mail address will be meetings@asor.org, and her office phone will be 617-353-6576. While LeeAnn is new to the ASOR staff, she is not new to ASOR. She actively participates in archaeology in Cyprus, is an ASOR member, and serves as a session chair at the ASOR Annual Meeting.

LeeAnn trained as an art conservator with a specialization in archaeological objects. She has worked for institutions and field projects of various sizes and types. Her most recent positions include the Sherman Fairchild Fellow in Objects Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Conservator for the Athienou Archaeological Project in Cyprus. She currently co-chairs a session on Conservation and Site Preservation at the ASOR Annual Meeting.

LeeAnn received her B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology from the University of Minnesota. Prior to graduate school, she worked as an archaeological technician for several cultural resource management firms and participated in excavations in the eastern Mediterranean. She earned her M.S. in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and held graduate internships at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan, the Agora Excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and at Doris Duke’s historic home, Shangri La, in Honolulu.

LeeAnn loves living in Boston for its vibrant academic community, abundance of cultural events, and fresh seafood. She enjoys cooking, running, crafting, listening to too much NPR, and spending time with family.

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Kaitlynn Anderson, Digital Media Specialist

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Jared Koller

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KAITLYNN ANDERSON

Digital Media Specialist

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Kaitlynn recently joined the ASOR staff as our Digital Media Specialist. Learn more about the staff member behind the ASOR blog, Facebook page, and Twitter.

Hello all!
My name is Kaitlynn Anderson and I’m the new Digital Media Specialist here at ASOR. I’m very excited about starting at this position and getting to meet a lot of you at the annual meeting in Baltimore this November.

A little about me: I grew up in a large family with five sisters and two brothers. Growing up, I was an active member with 4-H and the Tri-State Young Marines. I always had a passion for storytelling and video. When I was a senior in high school, I won first place in the video category at a state-level competition. From that point, I knew I wanted to work with video later in my life.

I graduated from West Virginia University in 2011 with a Bachelors of Science in Broadcast Journalism. During college, I worked on the news staff at the radio station U-92 “The Moose”, and became the youngest student to host the talk show “Feedback.” I took every chance I could to create new videos, from cultural videos during my time abroad to working as the official videographer for WVU NEWS during my senior year.

I spent a lot of time during and after college working with nonprofits and community service driven organizations. I joined the coed community service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, and held several offices while an active member. I often volunteered my services as a videographer and created several multi-media campaigns (and a few fun videos) for the organization. I later became an advisor of the WVU chapter.

My summers were spent working as a 4-H Extension Camp Instructor, where I taught classes on digital media and broadcasting. It’s always fun getting the kids involved. One summer, I was approached by a biology PhD graduate student who wanted to start a Science on Tap program. Their goal was to bring science to the community over pizza and beer. I volunteered my time to film the event each month and put it online for those who could not attend.

After graduation, I worked for the West Virginia Uncovered Project through AmeriCorps. At WV Uncovered, I worked to create relationships between the newspapers and schools in partner areas by initiating digital media training for educators in local schools. I also helped the WVU Communications program create an organ donor commercial with a few of their students.

Now that I’m with ASOR, I hope to bring my passion for video here too. I believe we can use digital media to increase communication – not just between the ASOR staff and all of our members, but between our organization and the public. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our new YouTube channel, ASORtv. Oh, and follow us on twitter @AmerSchOrietRes and like us on Facebook. I look forward to seeing you all at the Annual Meeting!

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“An Afternoon at the Museum – The Dead Sea Scrolls”

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jared Koller

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AN AFTERNOON AT THE MUSEUM – THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Westborough, MA and American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Invite you to attend a presentation by Dr. Eric M. Meyers, Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Judaic Studies at Duke University

Dr. Meyers is one of the leading authorities on Old Testament Writings, Jewish History and Archaeology. He has helped produce, narrated or consulted on several documentaries for the National Geographic, BBC/Discovery and PBS Networks.
Presentation will be followed by a round trip bus ride to the Museum Of Science in Boston to view the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit.

Date:    September 21, 2013 (Saturday)
Time:    2:00 PM
Where: Presentation will take place at
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
183 W. Main Street
Westborough, MA
Cost:   $50.00 per person – includes 2- hour presentation, roundtrip bus (school bus) ride and admission to Museum of Science. Time will be allowed to purchase food at the Museum.

Proceeds help fund ASOR scholarship programs and arts programs at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Seating will be limited to 150 people.
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ASORtv on YouTube

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jared Koller

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Now on YouTube, the American Schools of Oriental Research presents ASORtv.

A resource of Friends of ASOR, ASORtv, will host a wide array of archaeological videos. Videos will range from interviews with fellowship recipients, to previews of lectures, to the ASORtv original series “Ask An Archaeologist”.

The fellowship and grant recipient interviews chronicle the experiences of recipients at their dig sites abroad. ASOR offers several grants and fellowships support for excavations and for participation in the ASOR Annual Meeting. Through our affiliated overseas research centers (ACOR, AIAR, and CAARI), financial support is provided for research in Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Jordan.

Our lecture previews will offer clips from presentations you might have missed. In October, Friends of ASOR will begin a quarterly webinar series. Lecture videos will also include video from ASOR sponsored events and presentations from the ASOR Annual Meeting.

Presented by Friends of ASOR, “Ask an Archaeologist” will be a weekly YouTube show in which viewers will submit questions, either through email, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube videos of their own, and the ASORtv team will have them answered by archaeologists. Our goal for “Ask an Archaeologist” is to provide access to high-quality, entertaining information about archaeology from practicing archaeologists.

Check out a few of our videos:

“ASOR Fellowships: Excitement on a Dig”

“ASOR Fellowships: How Fellowships Help Students”

Tel Hazor Iron I and Iron IIa Slide Show

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Publications Committee Seeks Editor for BASOR

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Jared Koller

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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE SEEKS EDITOR FOR THE BULLETIN OF ASOR

Review of Applications to Begin on September 16, 2013

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR), a publication of the American Schools for Oriental Research (ASOR), is seeking an editor for a renewable three-year term beginning July 1, 2014, for six semi-annual issues. BASOR is a peer-reviewed, illustrated publication including technical articles covering the entire Near East and eastern Mediterranean world from the Palaeolithic period through Islamic times. The principal subject areas of the journal include art and archaeology, history, anthropology, bioarchaeology and archaeozoology, archaeometry, geography, philology and epigraphy, and literature. BASOR is published on paper and in the JSTOR Current Scholarship Program.

The duties of this stipended position include the following: maintenance of an editorial office for the journal; solicitation and acquisition of manuscripts suitable for publication; implementation of a peer review process for the evaluation of manuscripts; collaboration with the copyeditor, ASOR publications director, and other staff at the ASOR office; chairing an editorial board; actively promoting the journal online; and editing and proofreading each issue. The duties also include timely publication of journal issues and providing quarterly reports to the Chair of the ASOR Publications Committee. The Editor of BASOR will have editorial control over the journal, within the parameters of the editorial mission established for BASOR by ASOR. The successful candidate should anticipate managing a transition to an online article submission and review process and have a strategy for increasing the presence of BASOR online. Ideally, the Editor should have knowledge of the production and distribution processes common to print and electronic journals. The Editor of BASOR currently receives a stipend as well as reimbursement for travel expenses to ASOR’s Annual Meeting. These funds also could be reallocated to provide release time at the successful candidate’s home institution. ASOR will negotiate details regarding administrative support and other basic infrastructure in collaboration with the successful candidate.

The search committee requests proposals from applicants outlining a vision for of the journal, which includes the candidate’s ideas on the following: 1) increasing the journal’s online presence; 2) promoting the journal outside ASOR; and 3) transitioning to an online article submission and review process. Applications from a single editor, coeditors, or an editorial team will be considered and accepted until the position is filled. All applications received by September 16, 2013 are guaranteed to receive full consideration, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The candidate’s application package should consist of the aforementioned vision statement and a current CV. These materials, and any other inquiries, should be submitted via e-mail to Charles Jones, Chair of the ASOR Committee on Publications.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tweets by ASOResearch [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Photo Gallery From ASOR Gala Honoring P. E. MacAllister

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jared Koller

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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]P.E. MacAllister served as ASOR Board Chair for 19 years and has been on the ASOR Board for more than 37 years. Almost 100 friends and family gathered at the Skyline Club in Indianapolis on April 20, 2013 to thank him for his leadership to ASOR as he transitions to Chairman Emeritus of the ASOR Board. The event also marked the public announcement of the establishment of the P.E. MacAllister Endowed Scholarship Fund for Archaeological Volunteers. The following is a photo gallery of images from the evening (all images are courtesy of Dimensions Photography who volunteered their services for the gala event.)

P. E. MacAllister addresses those assembled at the gala event:

Governor Pence addresses the P. E., the MacAllister Family, and the rest of the audience:

The MacAllister Family:

ASOR Trustees Jim Strange and Stevan Dana visit during the reception:

ASOR Vice President Sharon Herbert, ASOR President Elect Susan Ackerman, and Archives Committee Co-Chair Rachel Hallote (From left to right) enjoy conversation during the meal:

Chris MacAllister and a colleague visit during the reception:

P.E. MacAllister with Debbie and Sheldon Fox:

CAARI President Ray Ewing (left) visits with Meredith Dornemann (center) and Past ASOR Executive Director Rudy Dornemann (right):

The Skyline Club provides an elegant venue with an amazing view:

Everything is ready for the guests:

Past ASOR President Eric Meyers toasts P. E. and summarizes his history with ASOR:

Past ASOR President Joe Seger reads a poem honoring P.E.:

P. E. MacAllister with Board Chair Elect B. W. Ruffner:

ASOR President Tim Harrison addresses the audience:

P. E. MacAllister with ASOR Executive Director Andy Vaughn:

The panoramic view from the Skyline Club:

Tabula Honorarium of Donors to the MacAllister Endowment

News Summary of the MacAllister Gala Event

Remarks by Eric M. Meyers made at the MacAllister Gala Event

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