Getting WAC-7 Online by Asher Rooney

Adelaide

A$17,330

of $15,000 targetyrs ago

Successful on 6th Jan 2013 at 12:00AM.

Bonus Reward: Gift of Knowledge for the Holiday Season
You can make it possible for someone who cannot attend WAC-7 to join the conversation virtually through WAC-7 online. A gift of:

$10 allows someone from a low income country to join the conference through WAC-7 online.
$25 covers the costs of a student from America, Europe or anywhere in the world to attend virtually.

What is WAC-7?
WAC-7 is the Seventh World Archaeological Congress, which will be held at the Dead Sea in Jordan, 13th-18th January, 2013. WAC Congresses are held every four years, like the Olympics. They are THE most important event in the field of archaeology. WAC-7 will bring together over 1,000 archaeologists from 70 countries to share their knowledge and expertise through lectures, seminars, workshops and more. The Patrons of WAC Congresses include Prince Charles, Nelson Mandela and Harriet Mayor Fulbright. For WAC-7, the Patron is King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein of Jordan.

Global economic inequalities are appalling. For example, people in countries like Japan, Australia or the United States earn 10 TIMES more than people doing the same job in countries such as Poland, Vanuatu or Botswana. WAC is committed to making sure that people from all countries can participate in WAC-7. It is providing funding for around 300 people to attend the Congress. These are voices that are rarely heard at other archaeological conferences—and never in the numbers that are present at WAC Congresses. The discussions at WAC-7 will be unique.

What is this project about? WAC-7 sounds great, but what do YOU plan to do?
Not everyone can attend WAC-7 in person, so we are trying to get WAC-7 online. WAC has generously offered us the opportunity to film all the events at WAC-7 and to give us free reign in pestering the rock-stars of the archaeological world—with your questions, as incentives to whip up the funding for this project. We have also been given unlimited access to the Congress, if we have the people power and equipment. Subject to the permission of individual presenters (some of the material is sure to be politically sensitive), we can record EVERYTHING and make it available to EVERYONE. We will be able to use the footage to make the conference available to people all around the world through the internet.

Who are 'We'?
We are the Flinders University Archaeological Society (ArchSoc), working in collaboration with the World Archaeological Congress (WAC).

Why do you need my help?
We need your help to make WAC-7 available online. Donations through 'Pozible' can take this project from a dream to a reality.

How much do you need to make this happen?
We need $15,000. This will cover the costs of a dedicated platform, server hosting, equipment hire and a Jordanian crew to film WAC-7, assisted by Pozible volunteers. If we reach the threshold, there will be a small contribution towards getting the WAC-7 Pozible team to WAC-7.

What happens when you reach the funding threshold?
It will be possible for individuals to obtain live access to WAC-7 on line for a maximum of $50 for individuals, or $100 for organisations. The respective rates for students, Indigenous people and people from low-income countries will be $25 for individuals and $50 for institutions.

Why don't you just ask people to take footage on their phones and upload it to YouTube?
This is a good point, and we have considered this. We decided that we could not be certain that it would happen if we did it this way. We want to be sure that we are able to deliver the product that we are promising, so we are using a professional company to provide the basic platform. Moreover, we'd like to be able to make some of this material available for teaching, and need the best quality production for this. We hope that this new site will help us to create a community of archeologists to continue their conversations within a consolidated location after the event.

Who qualifies for sponsored online access to WAC-7?
Sponsored access will be allocated to students, Indigenous people and people from low-income countries. We are using WAC’s categories for low and high-income countries. These are based on OECD rates, taking into account the Global Financial Crisis.

Low-income Countries: All countries not listed below, as well as Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.

High-income Countries: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, USA and the majority of Western Europe.

What kind of questions can I ask?
We expect that questions will be about archaeology or professional careers in archaeology. Questions should be sensible and not personally intrusive.

Who are giving the rewards? What kind of archaeologists are they?
The rewards come from people from all over the world. Click on their names to find out who they are and what they do. We thank: Ian Hodder, Rasmi Shoocongdej, Vincent Copley, K. Kris Hirst, Gustavo Politis, Lilia Lucia Lizama Aranda, Claire Smith, Dorothy Lippert, Sean Ulm, Ines Domingo Sanz, Arek Marciniak, Katsu Okamura, Sven Ouzman, Mitch Allen, Eduardo Neves, Lynn Meskell, Joan Gero, Willem Willems, Bev Butler, Cristobal Gnecco, Heather Burke, Lynley Wallis, Cornelius Holtorf, Stephen Loring, Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk), Martin Wobst, Chris Craig, Bayo Folorunso.

Thanks and questions
Finally, thank you for taking the time to look through this project, and we hope we have managed to convince you that it is worthy of your support :) If you have any more questions, you can check out the official WAC-7 homepage, or find the World Archaeological Congress, WAC-7 or the Flinders University Archaeological Society on Facebook or Twitter. If you like, you can download the official WAC-7 poster.

Flinders University Archaeological Society
Website: flindersarchsoc.com
Twitter: @FlindersArchSoc

WAC-7
Website: wac7.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org
Twitter: @WAC7Jordan

1. Thank you postcard (virtual). 2. Inclusion in World Archaeological Congress mailing list. 3. You'll be listed on our "Supported By" page. 4. Virtual tour of Congress venue. 5. Ian Hodder will name your pet.

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 6. Virtual access to five sessions of your choice. 7. Access to WAC-7 daily diary. 8. Photos of landmarks and Congress tours available to download. 9. Rasmi Shoocongdej will visit a Buddhist shrine in Thailand in your name. 10. Your face will be included on a downloadable poster of “WAC-7’s Unsung Heroes”. 11. The WAC-7 Pozible Team will go to the bar and toast you.

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 12. Behind the scenes access, including students preparing for the International Ethics Debate. 13. You will be providing one person with sponsored access to WAC-7 online. 14. Indigenous Elder Vincent Copley will sit at his evening campfire in a remote and windswept part of the Australian desert and think of you. 15. Your own personalised copy of the DVD of Congress proceedings.

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 16. Online Congress registration (access to all public presentations). 17. A famous archaeologist will send you a personal birthday greeting. 18. K. Kris Hirst will follow you on twitter for a year. 19. You will be providing a total of two people with sponsored access to WAC-7 online. 20. Gustavo Politis will speak your name to Indian people in the rainforests of Colombia.

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 21. Your own personal report on the Congress. 22. Your question is put to a participant expert of your choice. 23. You will be providing a total of three people with sponsored access to WAC-7 online. 24. Lilia Lucia Lizama Aranda will climb Chichen Itza in Mexico and take a photo of the view for you.

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 25. Personal invitation to the launch of the "Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology", at the Society for American Archaeology conference in Hawaii in April, 2013. 26. You will be providing a total of five people with access to WAC-7 online. 27. WAC President Claire Smith will give a talk at your institution. Airfare and unending supply of chocolate not included. 28. Public acknowledgement in the Opening Session of WAC-7.

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Previous Reward Tier Plus: 29. We will film a 10-minute interview with the Congress participant of your choice. 30. Your question will be asked at a WAC-7 session and streamed world-wide. 31. Cornelius Holtorf will send you either a copy of the conference comic “Places, People, Stories” or his favourite archaeological science-fiction novel. 32. You will be providing seven people with access to WAC-7 online. 33. Dr Space Junk (aka Dr Alice Gorman) will name a piece of space junk after you.

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 34. Choose a book from Left Coast Press. 35. Eduardo Neves, Lynn Meskell, Joan Gero, Willem Willems, Bev Butler or Cristobal Gnecco will lunch with you at a major archaeological conference, or in one of the following vicinities: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Palo Alto or Washington DC, USA; Leiden, Netherlands; London, UK; Popayán, Colombia. 36. You will be providing ten people with access to WAC-7 online. 37. Four years free access to WAC journal, "Archaeologies".

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Previous Reward Tiers Plus: 38. Heather Burke or Lynley Wallis, Editors of "Australian Archaeology", will provide constructive feedback on your draft paper. 39. Free on-line access to the "Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology". 40. You will be providing 15 people with access to WAC-7 online. 41. Stephen Loring from the Smithsonian's Arctic Studies Center will, while conducting research in Labrador, convey your best wishes to black bears or polar bears and send you a picture.

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Previous Reward Tier Plus: 42. Martin Wobst will take you on a sightseeing tour at WAC-8 (bids from Kyoto, Japan; Melbourne, Australia; Calgary, Canada; Hyderabad, India). 43. WAC VP Bayo Folurunso will plant a tree in your honour in Nigeria and send you a photo. 44. You will be providing 20 people with access to WAC-7 online. 45. Chris Craig will name a character in his next book after you (his next novel is a murder mystery). 46. Free registration at WAC-8. Minimum value $520.

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