Vote Kenneth Aitchison EAA President
Kenneth Aitchison is standing for election to become President of the European Association of Archaeologists www.aitchis.one
Listen to me! Lobbying for archaeology
An article by Kenneth Aitchison, updating a paper given at the EAA 2018 conference in Barcelona, has been published as an ‘early view’ in Archäologische Informationen. Read the article here https://dguf.de/fileadmin/AI/ArchInf-EV_Aitchison.pdf
Transnational Mobility
Presentation by Kenneth Aitchison in Training Archaeologists for Transnational Mobility, European Association of Archaeologists 2018 Barcelona, 7th September 2018. Full PowerPoint ppsx presentation
Listen to Me! Lobbying for Archaeology
Paper presented by Kenneth Aitchison at EAA Barcelona 2018 in session s384, The Self-Organization of Archaeologists in Europe: Roles and Needs, Responsibilities and Legitimacy, Thursday 6th September 2018. Full paper PowerPoint, with text included as Notes Abstract Listen To Me! lobbying for archaeology Who are the archaeologists that think they have influence over politicians? Do other archaeologists agree that these are the most influential people, and that these are the most appropriate individuals to be the sector’s “influencers”? When it comes to archaeology, what do politicians think is important? (and remember – a politician thinking archaeology is ‘interesting’ is not the same as them thinking it is ‘important’). The answers…
Disco Community 2018
The European Association of Archaeologists‘ Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe Community will meet on 5th September 2018 from 0900 to 1000 at the University of Barcelona Faculty of History & Geography (UB) room UB 206. Agenda of the Meeting Review of why past application (ESRC) was unsuccessful What will be required for a new proposal (Leverhulme) Budget Timetable Preparation Any other ways forward Minutes of Last Year’s Meeting Presentation Accompanying the Meeting
Professional Associations working to Shared Professional Standards
The CIfA International Practice Special Interest Group, together with the EAA Committee on Professional Associations in Archaeology, will be organising a round table session at the EAA Annual Conference in Barcelona in September 2018. The EAA Committee on Professional Associations in Archaeology and the CIfA International Practice Special Interest Group want to promote high standards in archaeological work. We strongly believe that standards should not be bounded by national borders or organisations, but that they can be shared and applied internationally. In the last year, several professional associations have made symbolic moves towards closer cooperation, and this session will explore exactly what this means in terms of supporting high-quality work…
Mark Spanjer, EAA Executive Board candidate
Mark Spanjer, one of Landward Research Ltd’s Directors, is standing for election to the European Association of Archaeologists‘ Executive Board in 2017. Landward Research Ltd strongly endorses his candidacy! This is his inspiring election statement. The year was 2000 and I, Mark Spanjer, was at the European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting for the first time. I can still see Lisbon’s Centro Cultural de Belem in my mind’s eye. All was strange, new and wonderful but at the same time I felt a sort of homecoming. One thing had become clear to me: there is a European Archaeology! For many it is not yet very recognisable and it is an…
Videorecording at EAA Glasgow conference
Landward Research Ltd were delighted to provide videorecording services to the European Association of Archaeologists annual conference 2015 in Glasgow. EAA have now announced that: it is my pleasure to inform you that video recordings from selected sessions at the EAA conference in Glasgow 2015 are now available at http://e-a-a.org/Glasgow2015video.htm. The list of recorded sessions will be growing as the film material is processed and uploaded, so please check the site regularly. This pilot project has been executed for free by Landward Research Ltd. and based on your feedback the EAA Executive Board will consider developing this endeavour at the coming conferences. Recordings from selected sessions are available here. Landward Research Ltd…
Signing the Transparency Register
Kenneth Aitchison’s presentation on lobbying in the Political Strategies for the EAA? session at the European Association of Archaeologists‘ annual conference in Glasgow is now online. Lobbying is not a well understood phrase. It is often vaguely and loosely understood as an easy buzzword that will somehow magically allow you to make friends and influence people. But in terms of lobbying the European Union – and that can mean the Council of the European Union, the European Commission or the European Parliament – it is a very precisely defined concept, with only very specific individuals, working for very specific organisations, using predefined methodologies to present influential cases to in defined ways to…
Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe 2012-14 at EAA, Istanbul
