The Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East

ASTENE

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Aims and Structure
The Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East, established in 1997, encourages and promotes education and learning with particular reference to the history of travel and travellers in Egypt and the Near East. It brings together anyone interested in the subject, whether a professional academic or not, across a wide spectrum of nations and subject areas.

In order to promote its aims, the Association holds conferences, seminars, exhibitions, lectures, and visits; it publishes papers, books, and a newsletter, and maintains a website; it initiates and encourages research. In these ways the Association acts as a focus for the collection of materials, information and contacts related to its field of interest.

Membership is open to all, regardless of nationality, and the Association is keen to foster an international co-operative network. There are two types of membership, depending on residence/ status. Both categories receive the Bulletin of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East: Notes and Queries. Members are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Annual Subscriptions
Members A: individuals from the EU, USA and Canada: £20/$30/€30 per annum
Members B: individuals from elsewhere, all students (please provide proof of status): £12/$20/€20 per annum
Family Membership with one copy of the Bulletin but two names on our lists: £25/$35/€35 per annum (£15/$25/€25 students)
Libraries wishing to receive the Bulletin of the Association: £12/$20/€20 per annum
All payments except cash must be made in sterling.
Subscriptions (which include two full issues of the Bulletin and two interim ones) are due at the beginning of each calendar year. The subscription can be paid for up to three years at a time; in such instances any increase in subscription will take effect only at the end of that period. We hope that UK tax payers will be willing to sign a gift aid donation form.

Please return completed form to:
ASTENE Treasurer, 5 Kenmare Mansions, Gondar Gardens, London NW6 1ET – UK
(fax: +44 (0)20 7435 4911; email: asteneuk@aol.com).

Conferences
The Association holds a full conference once every two years and a day conference combined with the Annual General Meeting in alternate years. The conferences provide an excellent forum for the exchange of research ideas and information. Subject groups may arrange, in consultation with the conference organiser, their own sessions within the conference period.

Newsletter
[ISSN 1461-4316]
The Bulletin of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East: Notes and Queries, published four times a year, aims to keep members informed of research interests and queries in the field of travel in Egypt and the Near East. Members are encouraged to submit information and material for the Bulletin relating to on-going research and interests, conferences, newly published and forthcoming books and articles, exhibitions, information on field trips etc. There is also a focus on useful subject-related biographies and bibliographies. A membership list with relevant research interests and publications notes is issued from time to time. Any relevant information and short articles should be sent to the Bulletin editor:

Mrs Deborah Manley, 57 Plantation Rd, Oxford OX2 6JE – UK
(Fax: +44 (0)1865 310 284)
or to the ASTENE Administrative Office, 26 Millington Road, Cambridge CB3 9HP – UK (email: asteneuk@aol.com).

Further information on all our activities can be found on our website: www.astene.org.uk