Programme - ISA2016

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
The preliminary programme is now available.
The programme consists of oral presentations, poster contributions and invited lectures by distinguished scientists, under the following sessions:

REMOTE SENSING, GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTION AND FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHAEO-CHRONOMETRY
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS AND BIOMATERIALS -BIOARCHAEOLOGY
STONE, PLASTER AND PIGMENTS
CERAMICS, GLAZES, GLASS AND VITREOUS MATERIALS
METALS AND METALLURGICAL CERAMICS

-Special Theme Session-1: ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE MONITORING FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE - (more)
- Special Theme Session-2: THE BEGINNING OF THE BRONZE AGE IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN - (more)
- Panel Discussion: MAKING HISTORY MATTER: THE ROLE OF ARCHAEOMETRY IN ANTHROPOCENE STUDIES - (more)

Oral presentations:
The length of oral presentations is 15 minutes, plus 5 minutes for discussion.
Invited oral presentations have a duration of 25 minutes, plus 5 minutes for discussion.
The standard format of visual presentations is Power Point.

Posters:
Posters must be A0 in size and portrait in orientation (90 cm in width and 120 cm in height).
Printed posters must be handed to the registration desk and will be mounted by ISA2016 Secretariat.
The presenting authors must be available during the poster sessions to present/answer questions on their posters.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
During the Symposium a variety of social activities will be offered to the conferees on early evenings.

Sunday, May 15: Welcome Reception on the campus of the University of the Peloponnese.
Monday, May 16: Open air Live Music Event
Tuesday, May 17: Ceremony of the 3rd Costa Navarino International Archaeometry Award
Wednesday, May 18: Ancient Messene archaeological site, guided tour
Thursday, May 19: quided tour to the Archaeological Museum of Messenia (Kalamata)
Friday, May 20: Gala Dinner at the pool bar of the Horizon Blu Resort (optional, 40 €)
Saturday, May 21: Two optional post-conference excursions

- Nestor Palace archaeological site - Chora Museum - Pylos/Niokastro Achaeological and Marine Archaeology Museum guided tour and free time (optional, 50 € ) - (more)
- Taygetos mountain hiking and cultural experience (optional, 50 €) - (more)

CALENDAR
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: AUGUST 15 – DECEMBER 31 2015

APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS/GRANTS: AUGUST 15 – DECEMBER 31 2015

APPLICATIONS FOR HOSTING NEXT ISA (2018) AUGUST 15 – DECEMBER 31 2015

EARLY REGISTRATION: AUGUST 15, 2015 – FEBRUARY 15, 2016 (normal 170€, student 90€)

LATE REGISTRATION: FEBRUARY 16 – MAY 15, 2016 (normal 200€, student 100€)

PROCEEDINGS: Science and Technology of Archaeological Research (STAR), an open access journal by Taylor & Francis

NEW DEADLINE MAY 8, 2017