[Aztlan] FW: Registration OPEN :2010 Maya Meetings

[Paola Bueché]

2010 Maya Meeting: Early Iconography and Script
March 16-19, 2010
Casa Herrera
Antigua, Guatemala

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. PLEASE GO TO THE NEWLY DESIGNED MAYA MEETINGS
WEBPAGE
www.utmaya.org

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The Maya Meetings bring scholars and interested individuals together once a
year to study and explore the richness of ancient Maya art, archaeology and
writing. Since their inception in 1977, the Maya Meetings have featured
lectures, forums, research workshops, many geared to the study and learning
of ancient Maya hieroglyphs. The entire event is designed to foster an open
and experimental atmosphere promoting collaboration between professionals,
students and all interested people from all over the globe, including the
significant involvement of modern Maya.

In 2010 we begin a whole new chapter of the Maya Meetings by taking them to
Antigua, Guatemala. Beyond that the conference will alternate each year
between Austin and Antigua. In this way we can foster more communication and
interaction with scholars, students and enthusiasts in the Maya world.
The 2010 Maya Meetings will take place at UT-Austin¹s new academic and
conference center for Mesoamerican studies, the Casa Herrera
<http://www.utmesoamerica.org/casa> , a beautifully restored 17th-century
mansion located near the center of Antigua, Guatemala¹s colonial capital.
The Casa Herrera is a new research, conference and teaching facility
operated by the Department of Art and Art History  at the University of
Texas at Austin in collaboration with the Fundación Pantaleón.


The 2010 Maya Meetings will offer a combination of learning workshops and
academic lectures. Three workshops focusing on hieroglyphs and iconography
will run for four days from March 16 through 19, accompanied by two
courtyard lectures during each evening. The topic of the 2010 Maya Meetings
will focus on new developments in the study of early Maya iconography and
writing, focusing on the sites of Kaminaljuyu, Takalik Abaj, Izapa, San
Bartolo and others.


Beginner Hieroglyphs Workshop
The objective of this workshop is to provide an intensive introduction to
the study of Maya hieroglyphs. Participants learn the basics of deciphering
Maya Hieroglyphs, working together in exercises that introduce grammar, date
structures, syntax, and structural analysis. Enrollment is limited to 24
participants. No prior experience required to attend the workshop.
Workshop leader: UT Ph.D candidate Daniel Law
Language: English

NEW! Taller para Principiante de Jeroglíficos Mayas dictado en español
El objetivo de este taller es proporcionar una introducción intensiva al
estudio de los jeroglíficos mayas. Los participantes aprenden los
fundamentos de desciframiento de los jeroglíficos mayas, trabajando con
ejercicios que introducen la gramática, estructura, sintaxis, y análisis
estructural. La inscripción se limita a 30 participantes. No se requiere
experiencia previa para participar en el taller.
Lider: Dr. Oswaldo Chinchilla
Idioma: español

Advance Hieroglyphs Workshop
The objective of this workshop is to provide an intensive advance level
instruction on the study of Maya hieroglyphs. Participants immerse in
cutting-edge exchanges among leading scholars about hieroglyphic writing.
Enrollment is limited to 24 participants. Previous experience with
hieroglyph writing is required.
Workshop leaders: Dr. David Stuart and Dr. David Mora Marin
Language: English and Spanish
 
Early Maya Iconography Workshop:
This workshop will focus on an in depth examination of the early Maya art
and iconography, with a special focus on the San Bartolo Murals. San Bartolo
is an archaeological site  located in the Department of Petén  in northern
Guatemala, northeast of Tikal. The San Bartolo murals, dating to ca. 100BC,
detail aspects of Maya creation mythology.
Workshop leader: Dr. Karl Taube
Language: English
 
Evening Lectures
Following the workshops, participants will enjoy the evening lectures in the
courtyard of Casa Herrera.  There will be two evening lectures per day and
each of them will be focusing in different topics within the major theme of
the 2010 Conference.
Confirmed speakers: Dr. Hector Escobedo , Dr. Federico Fahsen, Dr. Julia
Guernsey, Dr. Heather Hurst, Dr. Alfonso Lacadena, Dr. Miguel Orrego Corzo,
Dr. Crista Scheiber de Lavarreda.
Language: English and Spanish

For more information about the speakers, registration prices and
accommodations options, please visit our newly designed webpage
www.utmaya.org 


I look forward to seeing you in Antigua.


Paola Bueché
Senior Program Coordinator
Mesoamerica Center
ART 3.316
1 University Station D1300
Austin, TX 78712-0337

Office Phone: (512) 471-6292
website: http://www.utmesoamerica.org/casa/
 

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