Dear colleagues,
In response to the call from the International Association of Egyptologists for bids to host the next International Congress of Egyptologists, the IAE has received bids from five organizing authorities:
Florence, Italy — August 23-30, 2015
(Egyptian Museum Florence)
Florence Bid.pdf
Melbourne, Australia — July 7-12, 2015
(Monash University, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Macquarie University et al.)
files.melbournecb.com.au/bids/Egyptology2015_Melbourne.pdf
Trieste, Italy — June 21-28, 2015
(RAFVG; Kore University of Enna)
Trieste Bid.pdf
Turin, Italy — August 29-Sept. 5, 2016
(Egyptian Museum Turin)
Turin_Bid_2.pdf
Warsaw, Poland — Sept. 19-26, 2016
(Warsaw University)
Warsaw Bid.pdf
After login to the IAE page (“My IAE Account”) a link will allow current IAE members to vote for one of the five choices until July 15th. Only professional and student members are entitled to vote. The votes will be tallied automatically, and the winner will be announced on the IAE website after July 31, 2014.
James P. Allen
President of the IAE