US Military to Speak At WAC Conference in Dublin

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Friday June 20, 2008 21:19 by Maggie, Global Women's Strike Ireland at globalwomenstrike dot net 087 7838688

Archaeology Conference hosts US military

The sixth conference of the World Archaeological Congress to be held in Dublin is hosting US military speakers and a session co-organised by the US military

This is to let people know that the US military is co-organising a session and speaking at the World Archaeological Congress in Dublin on this date. The discussant for the session is Colonel Matthew Bogdanos who fronted the US military's pr team when the world's media focused on the looting of the Bagdhad museum.

The session is on Tuesday 1st July from 11-1pm and details can be found on the WAC 6 website. Go to:

http://www.ucd.ie/wac-6/

Choose 'Programme' from the menu on the left, among the themes click on 'Independent Sessions' and then click on the session title 'Planning for Consideration of Archaeological Heritage During Military Conflict'.

Some of the US military speakers are also participating in another session on the same day from 8.30-10am. To see details, follow the same path as above and under Independent Sessions click on session title 'Working with the Military, Not Evil Just Necessary'.