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

Dear Colleagues,

This is a reminder that this year's Seminar for Arabian Studies takes place at the British Museum in London from 22-24 July 2010.

Click here (pdf, 220 Kb) to download the final programme, or Read the abstracts here.

Please download and submit the following registration forms:

Speaker Form (Microsoft Word - 59Kb) - please return to seminar.arab@durham.ac.uk by 30 April 2010.

Poster Form (Microsoft Word - 55Kb) - please return to seminar.arab@durham.ac.uk by 30 June 2010.
Please take note of the Poster Guidelines (Microsoft Word - 50Kb)

Registration/Accommodation Form (Microsoft Word - 114Kb) - please return to seminar.arab@durham.ac.uk by 30 June 2010.

For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance of the British Museum. The following are reasonably priced. Please contact them to check for the latest prices.

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.