ARCE's 61st Annual Meeting will take place in Oakland, California at the Oakland Marriott City Center April 23-25, 2010. This meeting is co-hosted by the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology; Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley; and the American Research Center in Egypt/Northern California Chapter. 

Each of the three days is broken out into concurrent speaker sessions, during which scholars and expedition leaders present their research findings, or discuss the latest developments in their projects. Session paper schedule >>

Social opportunities also abound at the Annual Meeting, highlighted by an always festive Members' Reception Saturday evening.  2010 Conference Schedule and Affiliated Meetings >>

Tradition has it that every ten years on the decade, ARCE holds its Annual Meeting in Berkeley, California. Since our last Annual Meeting there in 2000, ARCE’s ever-expanding Annual Meetings have outgrown the hotel capacity in Berkeley. For the 2010 Meeting, we are remaining in the Bay Area, by way of Oakland.

Online registration is closed. However, onsite registration is available.

Hotel

Hotel rates for attendees are $139 for single and double rooms. Reservations must be made by March 23rd to secure this special rate. This link already includes the discount code for ARCE’s 2010 Annual Meeting. Reservations can also be made by calling 1-800-228-9290. Identify yourself as coming to the Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt using the group code: arcarca. Oakland Marriott City Center Online Reservations >>

For additional information on the hotel, airports, and directions, download Advance Hotel Information >>

Museum Reception Friday April 23rd

We are pleased to announce that the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley will co-host a reception for the Annual Meeting attendees on Friday evening, April 23rd. Attendees will be able to view the exhibition, The Conservator’s Art: Preserving Egypt’s Past, made possible, in part, by an ARCE Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) grant. The exhibition spotlights the critical role conservators play in the preservation of cultural heritage using the Hearst Museum’s collection of Egyptian objects, the basis of which was formed by Phoebe Hearst and George Reisner. The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Egyptologist and Berkeley Professor Cathleen ‘Candy’ Keller.

Thanks to the efforts of the Northern California chapter, a delicious reception spread is being donated by Al-Masri, a generous Egyptian restaurant; refreshing locally-brewed beverages are being donated by Anchor Brewing Company; and entertainment is being donated by the Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance. All three businesses are located in the San Francisco bay area. Additionally, chapter members have given a generous financial donation to help support this much anticipated event. A heartfelt thanks goes to the Northern California Chapter of ARCE!

Northern California Road Trip

For those attendess coming in early, the local chapter is offering a trip to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose. Download more details >>

Chapter Council Fundraiser

A 1st Place Award of $500 and a 2nd Place Award of $250 will be presented to the winners of the Best Student Paper Award sponsored by ARCE's Chapters. Winners will be announced at the ARCE Members' Reception Saturday evening. To raise these prizes, ARCE’s Chapter Council is hosting a lunch-time film fundraiser featuring Nubia 64 on Saturday, April 24th from 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Download the details >>

Complimentary Admission to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will provide complimentary admission to the Annual Meeting attendees during the 2010 conference. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco include the de Young (available free on Sunday, April 25) and the Legion of Honor (available free Friday, April 23 through Sunday, April 25) museums. Attendees are invited to present their ARCE 2010 conference badge to the cashiers at either museum. The special exhibition, VERY Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine will be on view at the Legion of Honor. A lecture will be offered by curator Renee Dreyfus on Sunday, April 25th at 2 p.m. in the Florence Gould Theater. Dr. Dreyfus will conduct a gallery walk-through after the lecture. For more information on the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco please visit www.famsf.org.
More about VERY Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine >>

Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline	January 8, 2010
Notification of Accepted / Rejected Abstracts	February 12, 2010
Presenters to Update ARCE Membership	February 26, 2010
Presenters Register for Annual Meeting Deadline	February 26, 2010
Hotel Reservation Deadline	March 29, 2010
Annual Meeting Pre-Registration Deadline	April 9, 2010
Meeting Dates	April 23 - 25, 2010