ASCS: The Australasian Society for Classical Studies

The ASCS 45th Annual Meeting and Conference was hosted at Australian Catholic University’s St Patrick’s campus in Melbourne from Monday 12 February – Thursday 15 February 2024.

Conference Website

AGM Documents

Agenda 2024

AMPHORAE XVII Postgraduate Conference (2023)

AMPHORAE XVII was held at the University of Auckland from 4-8 September 2023 in hybrid format. The Auckland postgraduate cohort was delighted to host participants from nearly all Australasian universities, as well as some who now study at institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union.

ASCS 44 (2023)

ASCS 44 was hosted in person at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch from 31 January – 3 February 2023.

Conference website

AGM documents:
Notice of meeting
AGM agenda

AMPHORAE XVI, 2022

AMPHORAE XVI will be hosted at the University of Queensland from 28 June to 1 July 2022.

Conference website

ASCS 43 (2022)

ASCS’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Conference was hosted by The University of Tasmania from February 8–11, 2022. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, the conference had to be online only.

Conference website

AMPHORAE XV Postgraduate Conference (2021)

AMPHORAE XV, hosted by the University of Otago, was held online from 23–25 September 2020.

ASCS 42 (2021)

Due to COVID-19, ASCS 42 was held online, from 8–12 February 2021. The conference organisers were Bob Cowan, Elizabeth Minchin, David Rafferty, and Kathryn Welch.

Conference website

AMPHORAE XIV Postgraduate Conference (2020)

AMPHORAE XIV was held online, via Zoom, from 23–25 September 2020.

Conference website and programme

ASCS 41 (2020)

The Australasian Society for Classical Studies (ASCS) 41st Annual Meeting and Conference was held at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 28-31 January 2020. The conference convenor was Dr Daniel Osland, with abundant support from his colleagues at Otago.

Conference website
Registration

Call for papers and guidelines
Abstract coversheet
Special panel coversheet
Guidelines for archaeological reports
Guidelines for special panels
Conference travel subsidy application form

AGM Documents:

Notice of meeting
Nomination form

ASCS 40 (2019)

ASCS 40 2019 was held at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia, from 4-7 February 2019. The conference convenors were Drs Bronwyn Hopwood (bhopwood@une.edu.au), Clemens Koehn, and Graeme Bourke.

Conference website
Conference booklet

Keynote lecture by Prof. Teresa Morgan (YouTube)

Call for papers and guidelines
Abstract coversheet
Special panel coversheet
Guidelines for archaeological reports
Guidelines for special panels
Postgraduate travel subsidy application form
PD for teachers - further information

AGM Documents

Agenda 2019 AGM
Agenda 2019 Executive Meeting

ASCS 39 (2018)

ASCS 39 2018 was held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, from 30 January to 2 February 2018. The conference conveners were Dr Amelia Brown (a.brown9@uq.edu.au) and Assoc. Prof. Tom Stevenson (t.stevenson@uq.edu.au).

Conference website
Conference programme
Abstracts booklet
Presentation by Prof. Marguerite Johnson (Newcastle) on ‘Classicists and the Media’

Call for papers and guidelines for abstracts
Abstract coversheet
Special panel coversheet
Guidelines for archaeological reports
Guidelines for special panels
Postgraduate travel subsidy application form
OPTIMA entry form

AGM Documents:

Notice of meeting
Nomination form 2018
Agenda 2018 AGM
Minutes 2017 AGM

ASCS 38 (2017)

ASCS 38 2017 was held at Victoria University of Wellington from 31 January to 3 February 2017. The conference convener was Dr Diana Burton (Diana.Burton@vuw.ac.nz).

Conference website
Conference programme
Call for papers

AGM Documents:

Notice of meeting
Agenda 2017 AGM
Minutes 2016 AGM
Special resolutions 2017
Nomination Form 2017

ASCS 37 (2016)

ASCS 37 was held at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, from Tuesday 2 February to Friday 5 February 2016. The conference convener was Dr K.O. Chong-Gossard (koc@unimelb.edu.au).

Conference website
Final Programme
Abstracts
Photo gallery

ASCS 36 (2015)

ASCS 36 was held at the University of Adelaide from 28-30 January 2015, convened by Professor Han Baltussen and Dr Jacqueline Clarke.

Conference website
Conference programme

ASCS 35 (2014)

ASCS 35 was held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, from 28-30 January 2014, convened by Dr Gina Salapata. The keynote speaker was Professor Stephen Hodkinson (University of Nottingham).

Conference website
Conference programme
ASCS 35 Photo Gallery
Video clips from Greek dancing workshop

ASCS 34 (2013)

ASCS 34 was held from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th January 2013 at Sydney Grammar School. The joint-convenors were Assoc. Prof. Ken Sheedy and Dr Blanche Menadier from Macquarie University.

ASCS 34 Photo Gallery
Conference programme

ASCS 33 (2012)

ASCS 33 was held in Melbourne 5-9 February 2012 at the Hellenic Museum, hosted by the Classical Studies Program at Monash University. The convenor was Dr Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides and the keynote speaker was Professor David Konstan from Brown University. For more information, please visit the conference website.

Conference programme
ASCS 33 Online Proceedings
ASCS 33 Photo Gallery

ASCS 32 (2011)

ASCS 32, held at the University of Auckland, was a great success. There were about 160+ who attended and there were 140+ papers. It was a happy and academically successful occasion. The organisation, thanks to the efforts of the Convenors, Anne Mackay and Jeremy Armstrong, ran very smoothly; they were ably assisted by an enthusiastic, jolly and helpful band of local students. The facilities of the Owen G. Glenn Building were excellent, and there were tasty morning teas and lunches. The keynote speaker, Professor Christopher Smith, the current Director of the British School at Rome, accompanied by his wife, Susan, were a delight to have around during the conference. Christopher gave generously of his time, attending and contributing to many sessions, in addition to giving a well-attended public lecture on the development of the British School and a paper of his own.

Conference programme
Abstracts
ASCS 32 Selected Proceedings
ASCS 32 Photo Gallery

Some of these photographs were taken by Brian Donovan, photographer from the University of Auckland (nos 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 18, 19, 28, 33 and 35), and most of the others by the Honorary ASCS Secretary, Bruce Marshall, with one or two from other ASCS members.

ASCS 31 (2010)

ASCS 31 was held on the beautiful campus of the University of Western Australia in Perth from 2nd to 5th February 2010 at the excellent facilities of the UWA Club. The Convenor was Lara O’Sullivan, and the keynote speaker was Professor Kurt Raaflaub from Brown University. Around 95 members attended, and there were some 70 papers delivered.

Conference programme
ASCS 31 Photo Gallery

The Proceedings of the Conference, containing 29 of the papers delivered, were edited, after a refereeing process, and produced in electronic format by Dr Neil O’Sullivan. They are available online:

ASCS 31 (2010) Proceedings

Locations of earlier ASCS conferences (from 2003)

2009 University of Sydney, Sydney
2008 University of Canterbury, Christchurch
2007 University of Newcastle, Newcastle
2006 University of Tasmania, Hobart
2005 University of Otago, Dunedin (first ASCS in New Zealand)
2004 La Trobe University, Bendigo
2003 Macquarie University, Sydney

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