International Council for Archaeozoology - Meeting Announcement and
Call for Papers
The International Council for Archaeozoology and
the University of Victoria Department of Anthropology would like to invite
you to attend the 8th International Congress at the University of Victoria,
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on August 23-29, 1998.
The Organizing Committee of the Eighth International
Congress of the International Council for Archaeozoology invites proposals
for sessions and workshops, and abstracts for papers and posters to be
delivered as part of the conference programme. Sessions already proposed
are shown below. Authors should indicate which session is desired, if possible,
but the final decision on categorization is reserved to the Organising
Committee as part of its acceptance decision.
Proposed Sessions
1. Dogs: Origins, regional variation and breed development in dogs.
Chair: Susan Crockford; 2. High Resolution Faunas at the Pleistocene/Holocene
Boundary. Chair: Jon Driver; 3. Reassessing Evidence for Mousterian Hunting
Patterns. Chair: Ariane Burke; 4. Introductions and Extinctions on Oceanic
Islands: Evidence, Issues and Theory. Chair: Atholl Anderson;
5. Archaeozoology of Oceanic Marine Taxa: The State of the Art; 6.
Oceanic Midden Analysis: Problems, Methods and Results; 7. Patterns of
Faunal Exploitation in Pacific Prehistory: From Observation to Explanation.
Queries and session proposals may be directed to:
Rebecca Wigen rjwigen@uvvm.uvic.ca or Quentin Mackie qxm@uvic.ca
Format
The abstract should be 300 500 words long in English,
the conference language. Use 12 point Times Roman plain throughout. Use
standard 21x29.7 cm paper with 4 cm top and bottom margins and 3 cm side
margins, or use 8.5x11 inch paper with 1.5 inch top and bottom margins
and 1.25 inch side margins. Center the title in bold capital letters as
the first item, followed by a vertical space and then the names(s) of the
author(s). Type the affiliation address (typed as it should appear on a
mailing envelope) immediately below each authorķs name. After skipping
two lines, the body of the abstract should be typed with single spacing
and no indentation for paragraphs. After the body of the abstract leave
four (4) lines. Add information about conference theme most suited to your
presentation and whether you are willing to chair a session.
Method of Submission
Abstracts will be accepted in a variety of formats,
although electronic mail is preferred.
1. Electronic Mail: File format must be MS Word 7.0 for IBM PC
or MAC, or WP 5.1. Please send to ICAZ98@uvcs.uvic.ca
as an un encoded or BinHex attachment, or as ASCII text in the message
body.
2. Regular mail: on 3.5 inch disk DOS or MAC, plus a hard copy
sent to ICAZ98, Conference Management, Division of Continuing Studies,
University of Victoria, University Centre 2nd. Floor, Room A277, Box 3030,
Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 3N6. 3. Fax: Abstracts can be faxed to 1-250-721-8774.
Schedule and Deadlines
Submission of Sessions and Workshop Proposals: September
15, 1997; Submission of Abstracts: January 30, 1998; Long Papers deadline:
August 23, 1998 (submitted at Conference)
Communications
The Organizing Committee will correspond with the
contact author only.
General Information
Details and 1998 housing rates will be included
in the Preliminary Program. You will receive a copy in April 1998. Information
about excursions and workshops will be included.
Accommodation
University of Victoria Housing 1997 Rates: Single:
$38.00 CDN (includes breakfast and tax); Twin: $50.00 CDN (includes breakfast
and tax). Single and Twin rates for rooms include breakfast, linen, soap
and towel. Map available at: http://Kafka.uvic.ca/prelatio/.www/map/map/html
Conference Fees
Full Fee: $275.00 plus taxes; Student Fee: $175.00
plus taxes.
Victoria Information
For site information contact: Tourism Victoria 812
Wharf Street Victoria, B.C. Canada, V8W 1T3 Fax: 250-382-6539 Toll free
(North America): (800) 663-3883 Victoria Telephone: 250-953-2033 Web site:
http://travel.bc.ca
About the Associate Editor
David Landon is an Associate Professor in the Department
of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University. He is a zooarchaeologist
with particular interests in taphonomy, butchery, and seasonality. Recent
publications include ģInterpreting Urban Food Supply and Distribution Systems
from Faunal Assemblages: An Example from Colonial Massachusetts,ī International
Journal of Osteoarchaeology 7: 51-64 (1997).