EGYPTIAN
ARCHAEOLOGY
Membership Matters London Office staff. David Butcher, who had been Financial Administrator at the Society’s London Office since September 1998, left at the end of 2004. At the Society’s office Christmas party on 17 December the current Treasurer, Michael Pike, thanked David for his hard work on behalf of the Society, and a presentation was made to him by the former Treasurer, Peter Parker, who also paid tribute to David’s good husbandry of the Society’s finances. David’s successor as Administrator is Tracey Gagetta, who in addition to being a qualified accountant is also a graduate in Anthropology/Sociology of the Memor ial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Tracey can be contacted directly at: (telephone) +44 (0)20 7242 2268, (e-mail) tracey.gagetta@ees.ac.uk
Peter Parker making the presentation to David Butcher at the office party
Tracey Gagetta with Andrew Bednarski (see EA 24, p.44) in the London Office
EES membership subscriptions for the 2005-2006 year are due on 1 April 2005 and renewal forms will be mailed in March. For the first time members who wish to will be able to pay subscriptions by credit/debit card, and full details of how to do this will be sent in the mailing. Members who are UK taxpayers are reminded that the value of their subscription to the Society can be augmented if they are willing to make a declaration of ‘Gift Aid’. Further information and ‘Gift Aid’ forms can be obtained from Tracey (contact details above).
The Society’s website (www.ees.ac.uk) has been augmented recently and is now being regularly updated; readers are urged to log on frequently to keep up-to-date with activities and reports. The ‘Qasr Ibrim’ page of the Excavation section now has a finelyillustrated summary of recent work while the Library pages now house ‘guides’ (lists of periodicals held, shelfmark lists, bibliographic/research tools, etc) to help members make the most of online access to the catalogue and their visits in person to the Library at Doughty Mews.
Acknowledgements All archaeological fieldwork and research in Egypt is carried out by permission of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities. Contributors to Egyptian Archaeology gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the SCA Secretary General, Directors General and local Officials and Inspectors.
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