Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) VIII will take place at the University of Wales Swansea between Thursday 19th - Saturday 21st April 2007.  The organising committee of CRE VIII would like to announce that the deadline for the submission of abstracts has been extended to the 31st January 2007.   We are inviting papers from students involved in graduate research on ancient Egypt and Nubia ranging from the Predynastic to the Coptic Periods.  Contributions are also invited from anyone who is involved in research associated with Egyptology, from any background or training.  In addition to papers, we also welcome contributions in the form of poster presentations.

You should submit your abstracts in Word format by email to creviii@... or by post at the following address:
Ken Griffin
58 Rhyddings Park Road
Brynmill
Swansea
SA2 0AF

Abstracts, clearly marked for consideration as papers or posters, should not exceed 200 in length and should include the name of your academic institution and current academic status ( e.g. MA, second year Ph.D).  The duration of the paper should not exceed 20 minutes.

Further information regarding the conference, including details of accommodation, can be found at the following website: http://www.currentresearchegypt.fsworld.co.uk/index.htm

Best Wishes
Ken Griffin and the team at Swansea