ARCE TO BE FEATURED ON PBS
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We are just back from filming a documentary about ARCE's conservation work in Egypt for PBS! Over four days of whirlwind filming in Cairo, Luxor, and Sohag produced several hours of film that will be condensed into a 30 minute piece that will air across the U.S. in early 2015. Day 1, a clear day in Cairo, set the stage for a great experience.  A heartfelt thanks goes to our generous underwriters and The Visionaries crew! See photos taken during filming>> |
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Over 320 attendees made the 2014 Annual Meeting a great success with over 120 talks given and the first ever Student Poster Session. See videos of several talks >> |
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NEW HANDBOOK FOR ARABIC SPEAKING TOUR GUIDES: A FIRST FOR HISTORIC CAIRO
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Maps of Conserved Monuments Developed for Students, Teachers, Guides, and Independent Travelers
 | Informative Arabic and English maps and floor plans for Historic Cairo monuments are available online
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"The most exciting thing about working on this project is enabling more people to understand these sites in Historic Cairo. Most of these monuments are in better condition than they have been for centuries and all are among the most important medieval monuments in the country. Egyptians can take pride in the amount of restoration work that has been done by the Ministry of Antiquities, ARCE and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture."
According to Dr. Jere L. Bacharach, coordinator of the project's signage component, the leaflets and floor plans in Arabic provide an important entré for Arabic speakers that has not been available until now, even to Egyptian tour guides. For independent travelers, the leaflets are on the web and available to print.Learn more about the Walking Tour for Historic Cairo >>
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THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT: A TRAVELER'S HANDBOOK
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Second Edition Presents Conservation Works That "Slow the Sands of Time"
 | | Conservation efforts during the past decade are making headway in countering destructive geological processes, sites author |
ARCE member, educator and author, as well as self-proclaimed populizer, Dr. Bonnie Sampsell, recently completed a new chapter for the upcoming second edition of her book entitled, The Geology of Egypt: A Traveler's Handbook.
In March 2013, the American University in Cairo Press approached Sampsell prior to reprinting the book and issuing an e-book version, offering her a chance to update the text. Sampsell added a new chapter addressing conservation efforts, particularly in Luxor, that "slow the sands of time" and "counter destructive [geological] processes". Find out why the author decided to add a new chapter on conservation in Luxor >>
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WE'RE LISTENING: ARCE PILOTS STUDENT-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES AT ANNUAL MEETING
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A Trio of Events Provides Networking Opportunities
 | | Pearce Paul Creasman, University of Arizona, gets to the heart of the matter with students during networking lunch |
The months leading up to the Annual Meeting are demanding. In the midst of logistics undertaken by ARCE staff in San Antonio and Cairo, Committee chairs and chapter members scattered across North America prepare their agendas for the "business" that takes place in the days prior to the paper and panel presentations.
While members absorb the latest research presented by well-known and up-and-coming young scholars, the ARCE staff take the pulse of the membership based on dozens of conversations over the four-day event, along with more formal feedback, and make recommendations that will improve the organization and enhance the Annual Meeting. Better addressing the needs of ARCE student members has been a primary focus over the past few years.
Find out what the students were up to at the recent meeting in Portland >>
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