SAFE News & Updates
October 2006 
 And The Winners Are...
 Newsletter Volume 1 Number 2
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Curious about our Beacon Award Winners? Read on to find out more about the authors we'll be recognizing at our Awards Gala on November 16. Don't forget to buy tickets to this special evening.

 Board meeting
 
The next SAFE board meeting takes place November 18. If future SAFE endeavors interest you, please join us to discuss the organization's policies and projects.

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 Two-for-one memberships
 
SAFE button Purchase tickets to the Awards Gala on November 16 and qualify for two SAFE memberships for the price of one. It's a perfect time to reward yourself with a fascinating evening out, while introducing a spouse, friend or family member to SAFE.

To make a reservation for the Gala... 

 Peter Watson
 
Peter Watson The Medici Conspiracy 2006
Author and investigative journalist Peter Watson reveals the art market's darker side and the intricate network behind the plunder of ancient Italian sites. An expert witness in the trial of Marion True and Robert Hecht, Mr. Watson has insider's access to the world he describes.

Reserve a ticket to Mr. Watson's lecture... 

 Matthew Bogdanos
 
Matthew Bogdanos Thieves of Baghdad 2005
Colonel Bogdanos turns his remarkable combination of military experience and classical expertise to the problem of looting in Iraq. Leader of the team responsible for recovering Iraqi antiquities stolen from the national museum at the beginning of the war, he paints a refreshingly "non-academic" picture of the plundering of the cradle of civilization.

More about Thieves of Baghdad... 

 Roger Atwood
 
Roger Atwood Stealing History 2004
An intrepid journalist and award-winning author, Roger Atwood uses one case in Peru to highlight the causes and effects of the illicit antiquities trade. Following a set of pre-Columbian artifacts from grave digger to smuggler to FBI agent, Mr. Atwood provides a suspenseful but informative overview of the debate over ownership of the past.

More about Stealing History... 

 Meanwhile, in Vienna
 
Sam Paley Professor Sam Paley will introduce SAFE in a presentation in Vienna on October 18. The conference, composed mainly of UNESCO and Austrian Army members, is called "Cultural Heritage und New Technologies." We're honored by the attention of such an influential group.

Read about the conference... 

 Heritage in danger
 
Iraqi's cultural heritage devastated by continued upheaval

Vandals damage the Rabat Catacombs in Malta

Hindu artifacts stolen from Indian temples

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