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About the SSEA

With chapters in three Canadian cities -- Toronto, Montreal and Calgary -- and an American subsidiary, the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities is a Toronto-based non-profit organization founded to stimulate interest in Egyptology, to assist those interested, professional and non-professional alike, with research and training in the field, and to sponsor and promote archaeological expeditions to Egypt. The SSEA has also offered travel grants and scholarships to students who wish to do research in Egypt.

Public Lectures

To promote public interest in Egyptology, the Society instituted a Public Lecture series consisting of four lecture events per year year and a separate series of at least four Mini-Lectures a year for members in the Toronto area. Admission to these is free. From time to time, the SSEA will also co-sponsor events with the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies which are free to members of either society.

Lectures are also held in Calgary for the Calgary Chapter and in Montreal for the Montreal Chapter. The Montreal Chapter also sponsors courses in hieroglyphs and art for the public.

Annual Symposium

Each fall, the SSEA co-sponsors a public symposium with another institution, and holds a Scholars' Colloquium in Toronto. Admission to the Scholar's Colloquium is free; SSEA members receive a discount on the Symposium price. These events are organized by the current executive and officers of the Society.

Publications

The SSEA publishes the results of excavations in its newsletters, journal and, in the case of SSEA sponsored digs, other publications such as monographs.

Scholarship

The SSEA (USA) offers an annual scholarship in the memory of Margaret (Missy) Eldredge.

SSEA (National) Trustees and Staff

The list of Trustees for the 2007-2008 year are:

Lyn Green, President
Kei Yamamoto, Vice President
Arlette Londes, Treasurer
Nicole Brisson, Montreal Chapter representative
Alwyn Burridge
John Gee, JSSEA Editor-in-Chief
Rexine Hummel
Sally Katary
Steven Larkman, Calgary Chapter representative
Brigitte Ouellet
Jean Revez, JSSEA Assistant Editor
Peter Robinson
Peter Sheldrick
Vince Vladimir M Tobin
Mark Trumpour
Mary Ann Wegner

Our Secretary is Deirdre Keleher.

Publications Committee
John Gee, JSSEA Editor-in-Chief
Jean Revez, JSSEA Assistant Editor
JSSEA Editorial Board: Vince M. Tobin, Peter Sheldrick, Sally Katary, Brigitte Ouellet
Jennette Boehmer, SSEA Newsletter Editor
Rexine Hummel, SSEA Newsletter columnist/contributor
Peter Robinson, webmaster

Colloquium Committee
Lyn Green and John Gee, Colloquium Coordinators

Symposium Committee
Gayle Gibson, symposium coordinator
Lyn Green
Mark Trumpour
Peter Robinson

Fundraising Committee
Kei Yamamoto, Head
Lyn Green
Alwyn Burridge
Deirdre Keleher

"In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada" Project
Mark Trumpour
Brigitte Ouellet
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