The 3rd North American Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy
“Inscriptions and the Epigraphic Habit”
January 5-7, 2020
Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
Call for papers:
The third North American Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy will be held January 5-7, 2020, in Washington, D.C., under the aegis of the American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (ASGLE), and with support from Georgetown University.
The congress will be held immediately following the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies in Washington DC (January 2-5, 2020), and will include thematic panels on a variety of topics, poster sessions, two keynote lectures, a reception, and a conference dinner.
We invite papers that present epigraphy related to the ancient world from the archaic period through late antiquity. The theme is broadly designed to encompass discussions of texts and monuments as well as the people involved and the social environment behind the creation or display of inscriptions.
Posters:
Abstracts for posters will be due on October 15, 2019. Please submit abstracts to NACGLE2020@gmail.com.
Poster Abstract Submissions should contain the following (adapted from the AIA):
- Submitter contact information
- An abstract summarizing the content of the proposed presentation. The abstract must not exceed 400 words and should the present tense rather than the future tense. (e.g., “I present an analysis of three sealed deposits,” rather than, “I will present an analysis of three sealed deposits.”). The abstract should clearly describe the subject of the paper and include the following elements (when appropriate)
- The research problem addressed
- Significance of the research (topic, methodology, or outcomes)
- Goals of the study
- Sources of evidence / data used in the study
- Research / analytical methods
- Conclusions of the study: please note that abstracts that do not include conclusions or outcomes of the research will not be accepted
- References: Although abstracts should not include extensive citations, some brief references may be included when needed.
- Please feel free to use the poster template, modified from the CIEGL 2017 Template: NACGLE2020_Poster_template
Location:
The conference will be held on campus at the Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20057. Please make reservations by December 5 to secure the discounted conference rate, using the code 249919.
Washington DC is itself a particularly epigraphically-rich city, with public, inscribed monuments ranging from the Vietnam Wall to the Lincoln Memorial, as well as the Library of Congress. The city is served by three airports: Washington Dulles (IAD, the major international airport), Washington Reagan National (DCA, a smaller airport on the metro line), and Baltimore-Washington (BWI, a bit further away, but sometimes has less expensive flights).
