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URGENT - WAC3
S.T.Champion (S.T.Champion@SOTON.AC.UK)
Mon, 17 Oct 1994 16:00:13 +0100
Vanessa and the WAC team have asked me to post out to you this
urgent message about the Delhi conference. Apologies for
multiple postings, Sara
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* Sara Champion M.A., D. Phil * I have spread *
* Department of Archaeology * my dreams under *
* University of Southampton * your feet; *
* Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K. * Tread softly, *
* email: stc@soton.ac.uk * because you tread *
* Tel: 0703 592329/594533 * on my dreams. *
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> 12 October 1994
>
> * * * S T O P P R E S S * * *
>
>
> WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONGRESS - 3
>
> > From Dr Makkhan Lal, Academic Programme Coordinator and
> Treasurer:
>
> The WAC3 Academic Committee is pleased to announce that the
World
> Health Organization has declared that "there is no restriction
> for travellers visiting India". To all intents and purposes,
the
> recent outbreak of the plague has been fully contained.
>
> We are therefore determined to make the Congress a success on
the
> dates already announced - December 4-11 1994 in New Delhi. All
> academic meetings are to be held in the Taj Palace
> Intercontinental Hotel, (2 Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic
Enclave,
> New Delhi 110021; phone +91 11 301 0404; fax +91 11 301 1252).
> This is a 5-star deluxe hotel in which participants may book
to
> stay (through Dr Lal). The hotels in which block bookings
exist
> are: Group A - Taj Palace Intercontinental, Taj Mahal, Oberoi;
> Group B - Imperial, Park; Group C - Ambassador, Hans Plaza;
> Student - Ashok Yatri Niwas, YMCA International, Youth Hostel.
> These are all situated as near as possible to the Congress
> meeting venue and a regular shuttle service will be running for
> your convenience. Opening and closing ceremonies (4 and 11
> December) will take place in Vigyan Bhawan (Maulana Azad Road,
> New Delhi) near the National Museum and this is the place of
> Registration on 4 December.
>
> Because of the emergency nature of this latest announcement,
> there will be a WAC3 desk to meet all arrivals reaching New
Delhi
> on the 3 and 4 December. Participants will then be escorted
to
> the hotel of their preferred grade.
>
> The Academic Committee is aiming to maintain as much as
possible
> of the academic schedule as published in the Second
Announcement.
> The bulk of papers for themes are about to be circulated to
those
> who have indicated their interest in them: others will be
> available to participants on their arrival in New Delhi.
>
> All details of Post-Congress Tours may be arranged on your
> arrival at the WAC3 office at the Taj Palace Hotel but if you
> wish to finalise your Pre- or Post-Congress Tour booking
> before arrival please contact the travel agents through Makkhan
> Lal.
>
> Individual details of your accommodation booking will be sent
to
> you shortly but may be obtained from Makkhan Lal on phone/fax:
> India +91 571 401750 or else contact him via Vanessa Balloqui
on
> phone: UK +44 703 594725; fax: +44 1703 593868; email:
> V.H.Balloqui@southampton.ac.uk. If you have not yet done so,
you
> are urged to confirm your choice of grade of accommodation to
> either of the above by return as the high season starts soon.
>
> We look forward to welcoming you to New Delhi and WAC3.
>
> * * * S T O P P R E S S * * *
>
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