Conferences
Conferences
The IfA Annual Conference has become established as the premier archaeological conference in the UK, attracting over 400 participants. With its combination of keynote addresses,wide-ranging sessions, workshops, displays, poster sessions and other events, it is a vital forum for discussing topical professional issues, as well as providing updates on current research.
2010 Annual Conference, Southport
14 - 16 April 2010
In response to positive feedback from the conference questionnaires completed by delegates, our 2010 conference will again be held at a purpose built conference venue, the Southport Theatre & Convention Centre.
Sessions
Sessions at the 2010 conference will include
Palaeolithic/Mesolithic coastal and marine archaeology; new discoveries and techniques - Martin Bell, University of Reading
Fairgrounds for debate: celebrating the heritage of amusement parks - Jason Wood, Heritage Consultancy Services
In situ preservation of the underwater cultural heritage - methods and approaches: a
dialogue between policy and practice - Paola Palma, IfA Maritime Affairs Group
Celebrating innovation (round table discussion) - Andrea Bradley, IfA
Through a glass lens darkly: archaeology, the media and an image crisis in the making? - Kathryn Whittington, IfA and Dan Hull, CBA
Generation next: Community archaeology and the future - Suzie Thomas and Dan Hull, CBA
Making the most of planning guidance: PPS implementation - Peter Hinton, IfA and Adrian Olivier, English Heritage
Making learning work - training and professional development in YOUR organisation - Andrea Bradley and Kate Geary, IfA
Heritage crime - Pete Wilson, English Heritage
The Archaeology of Love - David Jennings, Oxford Archaeology
Commercial archaeological practice in the UK: the viewpoint from the Construction Industry - Andrew Townsend, Bristol and Region Archaeological Service and David Lock, LDA Design Consulting LLP
Where's IT going? The latest computing developments in archaeology - the IMSIG BarCamp - IfA Information Management Special Interest Group Please see their session wiki for more information.
Mortuary archaeology and popular culture - Dr Howard Williams; University of Chester
A list with most session abstracts can be downloaded here and a timetable can be downloaded here. The provisional programme is now available to download. To book your place please go to the Conference Booking page.
