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Seminar for Arabian Studies 22-24 July 2010 (British Museum, London, U.K.)

Dear Colleagues,

This is a reminder that the final submission date for abstracts for this year’s Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference is the 15th of February 2010.

If you wish to offer a paper for consideration by the Steering Committee, please send a 200-word abstract to arrive either before or on the 15th of February 2010 to seminar.arab@durham.ac.uk or write to the Seminar for Arabian Studies, c/o The British Museum, Middle East Department, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, England. Abstracts submitted after the deadline may be accepted, rejected or suggested as a poster contribution at the discretion of the organizers. The abstract must include:

1) the name(s) and full contact details (affiliation(s)) of the contributor(s)

2) the title of the proposed paper

3) set out what the paper intends to cover

4) the approach it will take

5) indicate the significance of the topic

Presentations are 20 minutes in length followed by 5 minutes of questions

Due to the limited time available for the programme, and the increasing number of abstracts we receive there is no guarantee that all papers will be accepted. As in previous years we can normally only accept one paper from any given project.

All abstracts received by the February deadline will be considered by the Steering Committee and will be selected on the basis of quality, originality, and importance of the topic.

Details of the Seminar will be posted on our website soon (www.arabianseminar.org.uk) and further information will be sent out in April, once the provisional programme has been organized.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Ardle MacMahon (Secretary, Seminar for Arabian Studies)

The 2010 Seminar for Arabian Studies will be held at the British Museum in London from 22-24 July 2010. The Steering Committee is delighted to acknowledge the continued support and generosity of the MBI Al Jaber Foundation and the British Museum.

Visit the new Index of the Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. This now covers all volumes 1-39 (1971-2009). Special thanks go to Dr David Milson at Archaeopress for his assistance. The index is available online in html format, or can be accessed as a pdf download (216 Kb)

Download Fonts ("Semitic Times New with the recommended Greek font", kindly provided by Dr David Milson of Archaeopress for the Seminar for Arabian Studies.
Download Guidelines for Editors (pdf - 848 Kb)
Download Instructions for Authors (pdf - 822 Kb)

The 2009 Seminar for Arabian Studies was held at the British Museum in London from Thursday 23rd - Saturday 25th July 2009.
For more information follow one of these links: Final Programme - Abstracts
The proggramme is also available as a downloadable Final Programme and Abstracts in Acrobat pdf format (565 Kb).
Added downloadable Poster Abstracts in Acrobat pdf format (524 Kb).

Don't forget to also visit the photographic gallery with pictures taken during the 2009 Seminar for Arabian Studies.

If you know of anyone who would like to be added to the Seminar mailing list please ask them to email seminar.arab@durham.ac.uk and we will be happy to oblige.

Yours sincerely,

The Steering & Editorial Committee

Dr Robert Carter (Chair), Dr Ardle Mac Mahon (Secretary), Andrew Thompson (Treasurer), Janet Starkey (PSAS Editor-in-Chief), Prof. Khaleel Al-Muaikel, Prof. Alessandra Avanzini, Dr Mark Beech, Dr Nadia Durrani, Dr Ricardo Eichmann, Prof. Clive Holes, Dr Robert G. Hoyland, Dr Derek Kennet, Michael C.A. Macdonald, Dr Venetia Porter, Prof Dan Potts, Prof. Christian Robin, Dr St. John Simpson, Prof. Janet Watson & Dr Lloyd Weeks

We look forward to seeing you all in London in 2010 !

For more information about the Seminar for Arabian Studies please email: seminar.arab@durham.ac.uk

*NEW ISSUE OF PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHED*

Click here to find out more about the newest issue of the Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies - Vol 39 (2009).

All volumes 1 (1971) to 39 (2009) are now in print again and can be ordered from ArchaeoPress. For an order form click here (pdf - 351 Kb).

Visit also the Index of Volumes 1-39 of the Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies

Read the new Instructions for Authors (pdf - 822 Kb) for those submitting papers to the Proceedings of the Seminar.

The Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies is edited by an Editorial Board formed from members of the Steering and Editorial Committee of the Seminar, under Janet Starkey, the Editor-in-chief. All correspondence concerning PSAS should now be addressed to her, via

Janet Starkey, Durham University, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Elvet Riverside, New Elvet, Durham DH1 3JT, U.K. - email: j.c.m.starkey@durham.ac.uk

Visit the Freddie Beeston tribute pages.
This is an online version of the exhibition prepared for the 2005 Seminar for Arabian Studies.