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PAVASTA
Friends of Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
(PFAP)
&
World Association of International Studies
(WAIS)
cordially invite you for an informative evening
to hear the story of the Persepolis
Fortification Archive
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here to see high resolution
PFAP '09
Sunday, October 11th,
2009
16:00 - 21:00
Four Seasons Hotel
Silicon Valley at
East Palo Alto
CA, USA
Tickets*
| Couple |
$75 |
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Single |
$50 |
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Academia |
$30 |
| Student |
$15 |
*Non-profit Organizational Friends Rate: $30
Cocktail Attire
Limited Seating
Please email
PFAP-09@pavasta.com for availability and further details
All proceeds will benefit
Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Planning is underway to create and post an educational video on YouTube,
Google Video, etc., suitable for K-12 level audience. Therefore we
graciously limit the attendance of PFAP '09 Event to 18+ age group.
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Reverse of a previously unedited Persepolis Fortification tablet,
showing the conclusion of an Elamite administrative record in
cuneiform script, impression of a cylinder seal, and a one-word
Aramaic note in ink. Photo courtesy of the Oriental Institute of
the University of Chicago |
Speakers
Matthew W. Stolper
Head of Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Nema Milaninia
President of the Iranian American Bar
Association
Glenn Schwartz
Professor of Archeology
Johns Hopkins University
Representative of Archaeological Institute of America
Followed by:
Roundtable Discussion
Moderated by:
Richard Saller
Dean of Humanities and Sciences
Stanford University
Partial List of Roundtable Participants:
Touraj Daryaee
Professor of the history of
Iran and the Persianate World
University
of
California,
Irvine
Renée Dreyfus
Curator in Charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor Museum
Babak Hoghooghi
Executive Director
Public Affairs
Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
Fredun Hojabri
Former Academic
Vice-President of Sharif (Aryamehr)
University
of
Technology
Gita Kashani
Board Member
National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
Ali Mousavi
Assistant Curator of Ancient Iranian & Near Eastern Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Member of
Academic Committee of Farhang Foundation
Martin Schwartz
Professor of Iranian
Studies
University
of
California,
Berkeley
Pre-Event
Talk
3:30 - 4:00 Arrival & Registration
4:00 - 5:00 Matthew Stolper: Cracking the Code: using language
to unlock ancient history
PFAP '09 Event
5:00 - 5:30 Arrival & Registration
5:30 - 5:45 Welcome & Overview
5:45 - 6:15 Matthew Stolper: Persepolis Fortification Archive
Project: Preserving the Legacy of the Achaemenid Persians
6:15 - 6:45 Nema Milaninia: Overview of Legal Issues and
Latest Legislative Developments
6:45 - 7:00 Glenn Schwartz: Legal Threats to Cultural
Exchange: An Archaeologist's Perspective
7:00 - 7:30 Break
7:30 - 8:45 Roundtable Discussion moderated by Richard Saller
8:45 - 9:00 Concluding Remarks
Download the PFAP '09 Program Brochure [PDF]
Related
lecture...
Matthew W. Stolper
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
16:00 - 18:00
Department of Near Eastern Studies
250 Barrows Hall
University of California, Berkeley
nes@berkeley.edu
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