ASOR Seeks Nominations for Vice President

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ASOR SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Officers Nominations Committee (Hanan Charaf, Chair) solicits nominations for Vice President of ASOR position for a three-year term January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022.

Expressions of interest or nominations for Vice President should be sent by no later than February 15, 2019. At this stage, nominations may be made simply by sending the person’s name and email address to Marta Ostovich in the ASOR office. Self-nominations are encouraged. The ASOR office will contact all nominees to make sure that the nominee is willing to have his or her name discussed by the Officers Nominations Committee. Questions about the Vice President position or about the selection process may be addressed to Hanan Charaf, chair of the Officers Nominations Committee.

The Vice President’s primary responsibilities will be to chair the Chairs Coordinating Council and serve on ASOR’s Executive Committee. The Vice President shall also perform such additional duties as the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee, the President, or the Board Chair may from time to time prescribe. In the event that both the President and Chair of the Board are unable to be present to discharge the duties of the President, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President until a new President can be elected. The Vice President agrees to attend three meetings each year at his/her own expense: the ASOR Board of Trustees meetings in Spring and November, and the Executive Committee retreat in January. Information on ASOR mission statement, bylaws, and strategic plan can be found on the ASOR website.

All ASOR Members in good standing are eligible for nomination to the Vice President position. The committee encourages you to consider submitting a self-nominating letter. The committee also encourages you to share names of people who you think would be a good fit.

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A Letter from Stephanie Budin, NEA Editor

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A LETTER FROM STEPHANIE BUDIN, NEA EDITOR

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Greetings, All!  Stephanie Budin writing.  As of January 1st I have taken over the editorship of Near Eastern Archaeology from Thomas Schneider.  Together with my tried and true assistant editor Julia Hsieh and the fabulous tech. support guys at University of Chicago Press (who, fortunately for me, have very, very good senses of humor), we shall continue to publish articles of interest and relevance in the field of, well, Near Eastern archaeology, as well as epigraphy, anthropology, and matters of cultural heritage and preservation.

Some format changes are in contemplation to keep NEA charging into the 21st century.  We shall continue to bring you varied and interesting general issues, while some truly spectacular Special Topics issues are already in the works (Stay Tuned!).  And in the spirit of providing for our readers, we shall soon be sending out an on-line survey to determine what you want most (and least) from NEA.  Please give us a hand and take the three minutes necessary to fill it out.

My hope for the future is that we get enough quality submissions to keep the journal flowing well and on time.  I’ll have more grandiose visions later; at the moment, I’m staying practical.  Thus I extend an invitation to all scholars to submit articles for future issues of NEA, with topics pertaining to the near eastern world from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan, as well as the regions around the Mediterranean populated by residents of the same (Punic to Persian, if you will), from the Paleolithic to the rise of Islam (at which point things become medieval, less ancient).  Articles may be submitted at https://www.editorialmanager.com/nea/default.aspx, with full instructions at https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/nea/instruct. I myself can be reached at nea-editor@asor.org.  Please drop a line if you have any questions or suggestions.[/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] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Fellowship Report: Robert John Szczotka

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MY FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

Robert John Szczotka, 2018 Member Supported Fellowship Recipient[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]I would like to thank ASOR and the donors that provided this fellowship for the invaluable experience that I was able to be apart of because of their support. My first dig experience taught me so much

Robert learning to use a 3D laser scanner.

about archaeology and the methods that are used in the field. During the dig season I also learned so much from all the staff and supervisor who were always willing to share then knowledge with the students. The support from ASOR was a big help in making it possible for me to go on this dig.

This summer I participated in the Petra Garden and Pool complex 2018 field season. The dig was next to the Great Temple in Petra, Jordan. The projects director was Dr. Leigh-Ann Bedal from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The goal of the project was to better understand the monumental pool and garden complex build by the Nabateans. It is believed that the pool and garden complex was a power symbol to show off the Nabatean’s wealth and skill at collecting water. During the field season we explored the main street of Petra and, as a group, we hiked up to the Ad Deir or “the Monastery”. During our stay we saw the many great sights of Petra such as the Siq, the Al-Khazneh or “the Treasury”, the stadium, the royal tombs, and the Byzantine church. Also, during our field season we visited the Neolithic village at Beidha and the site of “Little Petra” or Siq al-Barid, which is north of the main city of Petra.

I learned from this field season that archaeology is more than just digging. Archaeology uses the artifacts that are found to give you dates of features and of soil layers. Before the dig, Dr. Bedal knew that my interest was in Roman archaeology. She gave me the task of studding Van Meter’s Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins so during the field season I

A column drum found in trench 27.

could help with identifying the coins that were found on the site. Then when the field season came, I dug in the morning and afternoon. I also participated in pottery washing later in the afternoon. During the field season, I dug in trenches 28 and 27 which both were new trenches that had not be dug before. Another trench, trench 26, was a trench that had been dug before but was refilled by the flash floods that Petra suffers from. Also, trench 20 was apart of the Great Temple Complex that had not been excavated before. During the evenings it was my job to do a preliminary cleaning of the coins found on the site. The coins were put in a mixture of water softener and distilled water and allowed to soak for a few days. Then, the layer of corrosion was removed by scraping the surface of the coin with an X-acto knife. This process was repeated several times until the dirt and corrosion was removed from the coin; then, a fiber glass pen was used to polish the surface of the coin. The fiber glass would be used on the coin several times to polish the surface enough to see the design on the coin. The site produced both Roman and Nabatean coins with images of both Roman emperors and Nabatean Kings. The coins were then photographed and added to the projects database. The coins were also given a code that allowed them to be searched for within the database. We tried to identify the coins that had visible designs and features on them. One of the coins is believed to be a Nabatean coin from the rein of a late Nabatean king. Some of the coins were in rough shape and designs were almost nonexistent; others were too thin to be cleaned without damaging them. After the project, the coins will be given to ACOR in Amman so that they can be cleaned thoroughly by professionals. Towards the end of the field season, I helped Dr. Thad Wasklewicz scan the site with his 3D laser scanner. We scanned the whole site and the newly dug trenches and some older trenches. The scanning was important because it allowed the trench to be

Trip up to Ad Deir or The Monastery in Petra.

refilled with dirt to preserve them but also allows the archaeologists to study the trenches without having to dig out the trench again. The scans can also show details that are hard to see with the human eye. The program that the scans were added to allows all the scans to be added to a point cloud so the whole site can be viewed in a 3D model. The trenches can also be viewed separate from the rest of the site so they can be viewed in more detail.

Robert John Szczotka is currently a Junior at Penn State University Park where he is  majoring in History and Classics. He is also an Eagle scout of troop 93 in Pennsylvania.

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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Many organizations, including ASOR, are being targeted by companies that mine for contact information to use in phishing scams such as mailing lists, money transfer requests, and fake hotel reservations. Unfortunately, ASOR members have reported receiving e-mails from individuals representing fraudulent companies or organizations selling mailing lists or asking for money/gift cards with an ambiguous reference to ASOR. For example, we have seen messages that appear to be sent from “Andrew G. Vaughn” asking for money or Amazon gift cards, as well as individuals offering fake mailings lists for “Schools of Oriental Research Professionals Database.”

These individuals are not authorized by ASOR, the Annual Meeting hotel, or any of ASOR’s partners, to contact you on our behalf.  No one from ASOR will contact you to ask for credit card information or banking details to be sent by e-mail.  Always check the e-mail address of the sender – a message from ASOR will end in @asor.org (not gmail or another account).

When making hotel reservations for ASOR’s Annual Meeting, book directly in ASOR’s Room Block at the conference hotel via the link or telephone number listed on ASOR’s website. No one will call you from ASOR or the hotel asking you to make a hotel reservation.

More information on phishing scams is available on the Federal Trade Commission’s website. A list of companies known for mailing list and hotel scams can be found below. We will do everything we can to address this situation and we appreciate your cooperation. Please let us know if you receive a fraudulent e-mail or phone call.

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Contact Expos Lead
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E-List Appenders
Event Attendees
Events 323
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Expo and Show Contacts
Expo Conferences Leads
Expo Lead Contact
Event Prospex
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Trimax Leads
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Any Emails coming from executivedirector990@gmail.com or similar gmail accounts.

Company names known for hotel scams:

A&C Marketing
Advanced Travel Systems
Allied Acquisition Services
Book My Rooms
Booking.com
Condos at OCC
CCBB-Housing
CBS International
CBS (Corporate Booking Services) International
CH Planners
Convention Hotel Management
Convention Hotel Services
Convention Housing
Convention Housing Authority
Convention Housing Services/Convention Expo Travel
Conventioneers LLC
ECTC Group/Executive Convention Travel
Elite Corporate Planners
ETB – Exhibition Travel Bureau
Event Connections
Event Egg
Events Plus, Inc.
Event Travel Planners
Execu-Link Corp.
Executive Events
Exhibition Housing Services
Exhibition Housing Management/EHM Travel
Exhibition Speed Services
Exhibitors Hotel Reservations Services
Exhibitor Housing Services
Expo Housing
Expo Housing Services/EHS
GE Group Travel
Global Corporate Consultants (GCC Inc.)
Global Corporate Events, Inc.
Global Events Group
Global Expo Travel LLC
Global Housing Company
Global Housing Management/GHM Travel
Global Housing Services Corporation
Global Travel Partners
Global Travel Planner
Golden Events
Group TIRA/TIRA Convention Management
HDMC Group
HICORD
Hotel Angels, LLC
IEA Event Planning
International Events, Inc./IEP Group
Itravel, Inc.
JTR Holdings Inc.
Kiana Lawyer PH (caller named Tom from 443 area code)
Le Company, LLC
National Travel Accommodations/NTA
National Travel Associates (NTA)
NSCN Services
NTA Rooms
Progress Expo
Pro Housing LLC
Room Connections/Rooms Connect, Limited
Res Prohousing
Show Coordinators
Skyline Housing (affiliated with CCRA)
Six Point Travel
Stay Right Travel, LLC
Tarzango LLC
Tira Convention Travel Management/Group Tira Trade Show Housing
Trade Show Reservations, LLC
Trade Show Planners, LLC
TradeShow Housing
Travelingo Inc
Travel Maker
XM Corp./XM Corporation
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A Home for ASOR—January 2019, Update

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A Home for ASOR—January 2019, Update

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When ASOR was established in 1900, our office was one large room in a Jerusalem hotel. During the past 118 years, we have dramatically expanded our scholarly capacity and public outreach—both abroad and in North America. By 1925, we built a permanent home in Jerusalem. Yet in North America, we moved frequently, from one host institution to another. Now, it is time for ASOR to establish an independent headquarters to serve our broadened constituencies. Our goal is to raise $1.5 million to purchase an enduring home for ASOR in the Washington, D.C. area—a location that is of greatest strategic benefit to our mission.

Please join us in this historic undertaking—and help us honor ASOR’s distinguished past and its commitment to serving students, scholars, and the public for generations to come—by making a gift or pledge.

Why Washington. D.C.? A home for ASOR in the Washington, D.C. area will facilitate our engagement with federal agencies and Washington-area higher-education associations that foster the scholarship of our 2000 dues-paying members and 72 member institutions. This home will enhance our communication with government partners, Washington-based international organizations, and foreign embassies that support our members’ and our cultural heritage teams’ overseas research. This home will strengthen ASOR’s interactions with colleagues in other learned societies that are Washington-based and will provide ASOR with a national and international platform from which to launch improved outreach programs that will increase public understanding of the Near East and wider Mediterranean.

The ASOR Board of Trustees has identified Alexandria, VA—a hub of non-profits with easy access to downtown Washington—as a location where we can find an office building within our price range.

How Can You Help? Between February and November 2018, we raised $750,000 in gifts and pledges to support the purchase of our new home, and generous end-of-the year (2018) donations have now brought that total up to $929,600. With the help of loyal friends and members like you, we know we can keep this momentum going and raise our total goal of $1.5 million over the next four years — or even sooner! Naming opportunities exist at the following levels:

  • Naming of building = $1,000,000
  • Naming of conference room or floor = $300,000 – $500,000
  • Naming of an individual office (sizes vary) = $100,000 – $200,000
  • Name recognition on smaller office spaces = $25,000 – $99,999
  • Name on plaque recognizing major donors = $10,000 or more
  • Name on a plaque recognizing all donors at “brick” level or higher = $250 or more

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STEINMETZ FELLOWSHIPS FOR ACTIVE/RESERVE MILITARY OR VETERANS

Established in 2019 through an annual gift from Charles Steinmetz, these fellowships support the participation of U.S. military personnel or veterans in archaeological excavations. One fellowship for $2,000 will be awarded in 2019.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2019

Application Form

Eligibility

Applicants must be U.S. active or reserve military or veterans. Membership in ASOR is not required to apply, but the successful applicant will be asked to join ASOR at the Associate Membership level (only $40) or higher.

Preference will be given to individuals that have not received support through the ASOR excavation fellowship program or other funding sources for the summer of 2019. Additional preference will also be given to applicants who would not usually receive funding (for airfare, lodging or a stipend) from the excavation. Preference is also given to applicants who have not received ASOR funding for excavations in the past three years.

Applications must include the contact information for the director of the excavation project.

Upon completion of the field season, a report of 250-350 words and three appropriate photos (500 dpi resolution or higher) on site must be submitted to the ASOR office by August 15, 2019. Reports and photos should be sent via email with “ASOR Veteran Fellowship report” in the subject line. More information will be available after the recipients have been notified.

Fellowship recipients will be required to sign a waiver indicating that ASOR is not responsible for any injuries they might sustain during their time at the excavation in which they participate. They will also be required to sign a release of rights to ASOR for the inclusion of their report and photographs in one of ASOR’s 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] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Fellowship Report: Evan McDuff

THE THINGS I LEARNED AT DOR: ONE LOCUS CLOSES AND ANOTHER LOCUS OPENS

Evan McDuff, 2018 Eric and Carol Meyers Excavation Fellowship Recipient


Here I am sampling phytoliths from one of the many phytolith layers uncovered below Monument B. Photo credit to Erin Brantmayer

This past summer, I had the opportunity to participate in an archeological excavation at Dor, Israel thanks to funding from ASOR and the generous Eric and Carol Meyers Excavation Fellowship. Tel Dor is situated on the Israeli coast halfway between Haifa and Caesarea. Unlike the sandy shores to the south, the area of Dor is characterized by rocky outcrops, which form some of Israel’s finest natural harbors. These harbors played a large role in the maritime trade of the Levant throughout the ages and had a large impact on human activity and culture at the site.

During this summer’s excavation we focused on the area designated as D1, located at the summit of the southern-most outcrop of the site. The main interest in D1 was a Hellenistic monumental complex dominated by two side-by-side temples. The two temples, designated Monument A to the south and Monument B to the north, were thought to be contemporary to each other. It appears, however, based on construction techniques that Monument B is slightly younger then Monument A. Both monument A and B were partially excavated in 2005 and 2006. Thus, our goals this season were to excavate around and within these temples in order to fully understand their chronological relationship to each other and the surrounding complexes of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.


With my task of recording elevations I became proficient in the use of both the total station and the dumpy level. Photo credit to Kathryn Elizabeth Spillman Joseph.

In my time at Dor, sandwiched between Monument A and Monument B, I came to learn many things both academic and personal. I learned practical skills needed for Hellenistic and Roman archaeology like the basics of pottery identification. I learned silly but useful facts, like how giving features names, like Ramona, Mortimer, and Genie, makes talking about stratigraphy much easier and far funnier. Silly things aside, I learned that during an excavation, adaptability is the key to success. Previous to the start of the Dor season I was poised, with my experience in zooarchaeology and archaeobotany, to act as the site’s Registrar of Organic Materials, though this position would never fully come to fruition. Early in the season it became apparent, with an utter lack of botanicals and an only slight scattering of animal bones, the position would be unnecessary. I remained on staff and took on the responsibilities of an Assistant Area Supervisor. Though I was disappointed that I would not be working in my area of specialization, my new position awarded me certain opportunities that I would otherwise have been without.


The sun sets on Tel Dor on the second to last day of excavation. Photo credit to Erin Brantmayer.

The crux of this tale is that people are going to give you jobs or tasks you do not necessarily want, especially on a dig. It behooves you to take these opportunities in stride and learn what you can. In my case, as a student aspiring to pursue academic archaeology it benefited me greatly to gain experience in managing excavation personnel and teaching students the practical and theoretical idiosyncrasies related to archaeological investigation. The Dor 2018 excavation season thoroughly exercised and developed these managerial skill sets, as much of my time was spent working with and managing students and volunteers. Likewise, I was responsible for teaching my charges proper excavation techniques, informing them about site history and stratigraphy, and answering their questions. In many ways I became a better teacher and a better excavator because of my experience at Dor.

Aside from my managerial tasks, I was assigned dominion over taking and keeping track of the daily elevations including all locus openings and closings. It doesn’t sound hard, but with the amount of architecture that we had, loci were opening and closing faster then one could say ‘I have found another wall.’ In tandem with being in charge of elevations it was my duty to assist in the creation of the daily and final top plans and to input elevations into these. This task was far outside my area of expertise and comfort zone, as it required a keen understanding of stratigraphy, phasing, and Photoshop, all of which I lacked. Eventually though, I came to grasp these concepts and in all learned a substantial amount about the practical execution of archaeology.

My summer at Dor was far from the way I imagined it would be, and honestly this is not a bad thing. Though I did not expect to be an Assistant Area Supervisor, the experience helped me developed a skill set I did not even know I needed or wanted to develop. I gained valuable experience in running an excavation and honed my skills as an excavator, archaeologist, and teacher. I learned if you roll with the punches and learn what you can from an experience you will, likely, come out better for it. All in all, the food was good, the archaeology was fascinating, and the people were beyond amazing. In the end I learned so much and I had an experience I am not soon going to forget.

For more information about the excavation at Tel Dor, please see the excavation’s website.

 

Evan McDuff is currently a master’s student in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at Brandeis University. His research focuses on studying ancient Mediterranean food ways through the study of zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, literature, and art. His master’s thesis centers on the use of phytoliths in the study of Roman culinary spices and and the Roman-Indian trade of pepper.

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A Home for ASOR

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When ASOR was established in 1900, our office was one large room in a Jerusalem hotel. During the past 118 years, we have dramatically expanded our scholarly capacity and public outreach—both abroad and in North America. By 1925, we built a permanent home in Jerusalem. Yet in North America, we moved frequently, from one host institution to another. Now, it is time for ASOR to establish an independent headquarters to serve our broadened constituencies. Our goal is to raise $1.5 million to purchase an enduring home for ASOR in the Washington, D.C. area—a location that is of greatest strategic benefit to our mission.

Please join us in this historic undertaking—and help us honor ASOR’s distinguished past and its commitment to serving students, scholars, and the public for generations to come—by making a gift or pledge.

Why Washington. D.C.? A home for ASOR in the Washington, D.C. area will facilitate our engagement with federal agencies and Washington-area higher-education associations that foster the scholarship of our 2000 dues-paying members and 72 member institutions. This home will enhance our communication with government partners, Washington-based international organizations, and foreign embassies that support our members’ and our cultural heritage teams’ overseas research. This home will strengthen ASOR’s interactions with colleagues in other learned societies that are Washington-based and will provide ASOR with a national and international platform from which to launch improved outreach programs that will increase public understanding of the Near East and wider Mediterranean.

The ASOR Board of Trustees has identified Alexandria, VA—a hub of non-profits with easy access to downtown Washington—as a location where we can find an office building within our price range.

How Can You Help? Between February and November 2018, we raised $750,000 in gifts and pledges to support the purchase of our new home, and generous end-of-the year (2018) donations have now brought that total up to $910,000. With the help of loyal friends and members like you, we know we can keep this momentum going and raise our total goal of $1.5 million over the next four years — or even sooner! Naming opportunities exist at the following levels:

  • Naming of building = $1,000,000
  • Naming of conference room or floor = $300,000 – $500,000
  • Naming of an individual office (sizes vary) = $100,000 – $200,000
  • Name recognition on smaller office spaces = $25,000 – $99,999
  • Name on plaque recognizing major donors = $10,000 or more
  • Name on a plaque recognizing all donors at “brick” level or higher = $250 or more

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ASOR Annual Meeting Future Site Survey

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ASOR ANNUAL MEETING FUTURE SITE SURVEY

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As many ASOR members know, the 2007 ASOR decision to continue to hold our annual meeting just prior to the SBL meeting and in the same city needs a fresh look. Although our meetings have been successful, the combined SBL-AAR meeting has grown and swallowed up prime hotel space, and we have been pushed increasingly to and beyond the outskirts of the meeting cities. In order for the Board to make an informed decision regarding this at their April 2019 meeting, ASOR Member input is need NOW.

We now face uncertainty about when and where the ASOR Annual Meeting will be held in the future. The Ad Hoc Committee on the Annual Meeting was formed to provide a recommendation to the Board. It must be understood that the Board is empowered to make this decision – and intends to do so at its Spring 2019 meeting. Thus, it is now time to provide the input necessary to create a decision that is in the best interests of the membership. It is YOUR meeting we need YOUR input…. Again.

The Ad Hoc Committee (Gary Arbino, Chair: garyarbino@gs.edu ) has sought input from individual members (via a 2016 ASOR Member Survey, a November 2018 Forum and Straw Poll -results below, and personal email comments) and continues to solicit feedback from a variety of constituencies (including, exhibitors and booksellers, Overseas Center Directors, those with insights from other learned societies’ meetings, ASOR leadership, and foreign attendees). The seven-person Committee has members from a diversity of opinions on the issue and ranges from Early Career Scholars to Senior Professors. Committee members are Arbino, Kent Bramlett, Bill Caraher, Sidnie Crawford, Erin Darby, Karen Rubinson, and Eric Welch.

We want to make sure that EVERY member has a chance to be heard on the issue. To that end in the coming weeks we will be posting a second Membership Survey. We encourage ALL ASOR members to read and respond to this survey. The only way we get a broad picture of membership needs and desires is to hear from members.

Thank you in advance for your thoughtful participation.

 

Earlier Results:

In 2016 a survey of the entire ASOR membership was sent out; we received about 240 responses (about 12% of the membership; 2/3 of respondents regularly attend the Annual Meeting and about ½ of respondents had been members of ASOR 10 years or less). The results showed that 25% of respondents said they prefer to meet with SBL, while 33% preferred to not meet with SBL (42% were in the middle). Other questions were asked regarding the dates and days of the meeting and whether ASOR should try and meet with another learned society. For most, a change in the November date (59%) or days of the week (71%) would make NO difference to their attendance. Most respondents were ambivalent about ASOR meeting conjointly, but of those giving a preference for the second organization, 71% chose AIA.

At the most recent Annual Meeting a forum was held on the matter and a Straw Poll was taken. Many helpful comments were made. The Straw Poll consisted of 4 main options (1: Stay with SBL however possible; 2: Spilt from SBL in terms of cities but not dates; 3: Spilt entirely from SBL cities, possibly meeting at other dates; 4: Alternate between meeting in SBL city and meeting elsewhere), with sub-options in each. Respondents (about 120; roughly 9% of attendees) were asked to rank their choices.

First rank votes fell out as follows: #1 – 45; #2 – 9; #3 – 44; #4 – 20. This illustrates the split of opinions held by ASOR members. Details of the rankings provide additional insights.

Of those who wanted to stay with SBL (both city and date AKA first option), the second most popular option was alternating years and meeting “close enough” to SBL. Generally, those who ranked the first option (stay with SBL) the highest also ranked the third option (total split) the lowest. The stay with SBL option received both the most first place rankings as well as the most fourth place rankings.

Of those who ranked the second option highest (Split from SBL in terms of city but not dates), the first option (stay with SBL) was ranked the lowest. These people also wanted to split to a different city, but generally had no preference whether that city was near or far to SBL city.

Those who rated the third option (full split) the highest tended to vote the first option (stay with SBL) the lowest. Even though they ranked staying with SBL low, they would prefer earlier days of the week if ASOR stayed with SBL. They were also interested in meeting with another group/society and had a number of comments.

Those who rated the alternating year option the highest were all over the place in terms of what their second choice would be and/or which option they considered the worst.

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Meet Felice Herman, ASOR’s New Membership Manager

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MEET FELICE HERMAN, ASOR’S NEW MEMBERSHIP MANAGER

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Felice Herman began working for ASOR in December 2018 as Membership & Friends of ASOR Manager. She is the first staff member to be hired at ASOR’s new home in Alexandria, VA. Felice spent the last four years as the Assistant Director of Development at Tudor Place Historic House & Garden in Georgetown, D.C. As a native to the area, she enjoys sharing her knowledge of the historical Chesapeake tidewater region and introducing her colleagues to local cuisine and connections. Her duties as Manager of Membership & Friends of ASOR include the growth of both the membership and Friends of ASOR programs, handling membership processing and fulfillment, donor relations, planning and support for the Annual Meeting, and website maintenance.

Born in Maryland, Felice has spent the majority of her life in the Mid-Atlantic and traveling abroad. She completed her B.A. with honors in the Anthropology & Archaeology at Washington & Lee University, VA in 2011. Her undergraduate thesis (“Life and the Ruins: Exploring New Archeological Interpretations of Megalithic Monuments as Places of Life and Death in the British and Irish Neolithic Age”) tested a hypothesis about the cultural interplay of archaeological materials, astronomical orientation, and movement through the landscape on four major British and Irish prehistoric sites. Felice earned the M.A. degree in archaeology from University College Dublin, Ireland in 2014, where she continued her studies on how prehistoric megalithic sites and the landscape interacted. Her masters thesis was titled, “Approaching the Irish Sea from the East & West: Constructing Megalithic Monuments and Performative Landscapes in Neolithic Ireland and Scotland.”

Felice’s fieldwork experience includes a graduate student field school using ground-penetrating radar at the Neolithic site of the Céide Fields in Mayo, Ireland, an undergraduate student field school at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Virginia, and participation in the first major excavation of the Gabii Project in Gabii, Italy in 2009. In Gabii, she was a part of the team that discovered an intact Roman cistern and the remnants of a bath that once had painted murals on its walls.

Felice has worked in non-profits for six years in addition to her archaeological education and fieldwork. She brings administrative, financial, event management, and fundraising experience to ASOR’s new home in Alexandria. Felice looks forward to developing ASOR’s membership options and benefits while sharing her passion for archaeology with members, donors, and beyond.[/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] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]