2011 DIRECTOR S REPORT

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1 2011 DIRECTOR S REPORT The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens ογικό Iνστιτουτό Αθηνών Το Αυστραλιανό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο Αθηνών

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3 PART ONE-ORGANISATION A. PATRON-IN-CHIEF AND PATRONS The Patron-in-Chief of the Institute is the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC. The Patron of the Institute is the Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, CMG, QC, DCL (dec. 8 Dec, 2011) B. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL I EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS (a) Representatives of the University of Sydney Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC, CVO, Chancellor President of the Institute and Chair of the Council Mr Alan Cameron, AO, Deputy Chancellor Deputy President of the Institute and Deputy Chair of the Council Dr Michael Spence, Vice Chancellor and Principal Professor Duncan Ivison, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Professor Margaret C. Miller, Arthur and Renée George Professor of Classical Archaeology Professor Peter Wilson, William Ritchie Professor of Classics (b) The Director of the Institute Emeritus Professor Alexander Cambitoglou, AO, FSA, FAHA, Member of the Athens Academy, Commander of the Order of the Phoenix 1

4 (c) Representatives of the Institutional Members Dr Graeme Miles University of Tasmania Dr Amelia Brown University of Queensland Professor John Melville Jones University of Western Australia Professor Greg Horsely University of New England Dr Rosaline Kearsley Macquarie University Dr Margaret O Hea University of Adelaide Professor Elizabeth Minchin Australian National University Dr Paul Donnelly The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Mr Roger Pitcher Sydney Grammar School Professor Tim Murray La Trobe University Professor Harold Tarrant University of Newcastle Mr Ron Kelly Melbourne Grammar School Mr Alex Pyne Newington College, Sydney Dr Jennifer Webb Classical Association of Victoria Professor Antonio Sagona University of Melbourne Mr David Thomas Cranbrook School, Sydney Ms Louise Robert-Smith Ascham School, Sydney Mr Alan Harper Trinity Grammar School Mr Michael Turner The Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney Mr Roger Pitcher The Classical Association of NSW Mr Maky Tsomis International Grammar School, Sydney (d) Presidents of the Societies of Friends Mr Angelo Hatsatouris, OAM (Sydney) Mr Marcus Laycock (Tasmania) Mr Chris Griffith (Queensland) Mr John Kalokerinos (Canberra) Professor John Melville-Jones (Western Australia) Ms Elizabeth Gandley (Athens) Mr Spiros Sarris (South Australia) Dr Craig Barker (SoMA: Society of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Sydney Friends) 2

5 (e) Governors Mr J.B. Reid, AO Sir Arthur George, Kt, AO Mrs Tasia Varvaressos Mrs Zoe Kominatos Mrs J.E. Gale Mr P.R. Everett Mr Costas Vrisakis Dr John C. Tidmarsh Mr Michael Diamond, AM, MBE Mr Matthew Baird Dr Monica Jackson Mr Peter Burrows, AO Mr David Worland Dr Maryanne Menzies Mr Timothy Harding Professor John Chalmers, AC Dr Robert Harper, SC Professor D.I. Cook Professor A.D. Conigrave Mr Spiros Arvanitakis Mrs Pauline Harding Mr James Tsiolis Mr Nicholas Carr Mrs Gail Comino Mr Harry Nicolson Mr Costa Vertzayias Professor Michael Field Associate Professor Alexandra Bune, AM Professor Jane Hall Mr Angelo Hatsatouris, OAM Dr Valmae Rundle, OAM The Honourable David Levine, AO RFD, QC Mr Bruce Stracey Dr Philippa Harvey-Sutton Anonymous Mr John Azarias Mr George Barbouttis 3

6 II CO-OPTED MEMBERS (a) Individual Members Dr Lesley Beaumont Dr Peter Brennan Professor Graeme Clarke, AO Mr Geoffrey Cooke Professor Eric Csapo Professor Stephen R. Garton Associate Professor Tom Hillard Emeritus Professor Edwin A. Judge Dr Elizabeth Minchin Dr Nicholas Pappas Dr E.G.D. Robinson Dr Keith Walker Dr Ann Moffatt Dr Janice Crowley Mr Milton Lalas Dr Julia Kindt Dr Kathryn Welch Dr Alastair Blanshard (b) Representatives of Corporate Members Mr Victor Kepreotis The Kytherian Association of Australia Nominee St Andrew s Greek Orthodox Theological College Mrs Efrosini Stefanou-Haag St Spyridon s College Mr David Tsirekas Xanthi Bar and Grill, Sydney Mr Robert Veel Academy Travel Mr John Kalokerinos Hellenic Club, Canberra Mr Andrew Wilson Arts e-research Mr Spiros Arvanitakis BT&A Consultants III HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Professor Alan Henry Dr Nicholas Girdis Dr Ann Moffatt Dr Janice Crowley Mr Milton Lalas 4

7 C. INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS The present Institutional Members in order of seniority are: (1) The University of Sydney; (2) The University of Tasmania; (3) The University of Queensland; (4) The University of Western Australia; (5) The University of New England; (6) Macquarie University; (7) The University of Adelaide; (8) The Australian National University; (9) The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; (10) Sydney Grammar School; (11) La Trobe University, Melbourne; (12) The University of Newcastle; (13) Melbourne Grammar School; (14) Newington College, Sydney; (15) The Classical Association of Victoria; (16) The University of Melbourne; (17) Cranbrook School, Sydney; (18) Ascham School, Sydney; (19) Trinity Grammar School, Sydney; (20) The Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney; (21) The Classical Association of NSW, (22) International Grammar School, Sydney D. CORPORATE MEMBERS The present Corporate Members in order of seniority are: (1) The Kytherian Association of Australia; (2) St Andrew s Greek Orthodox Theological College; (3) St Spyridon s College; (4) Xanthi Bar and Grill; (5) Academy Travel; (6) Hellenic Club, Canberra; (7) Arts e-research, University of Sydney; (8) BT&A Consultants E. SOCIETIES OF FRIENDS The present membership of the Societies of Friends in order of seniority is as follows: (1) The Sydney Friends; (2) The Tasmanian Friends; (3) The Queensland Friends; (4) The Canberra Friends; (5) The Western Australian Friends; (6) The Athens Friends; (7) The South Australian Friends; (8) SoMA (The Society of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Sydney Friends) 5

8 F. EXECUTIVE BOARD The members of the Executive Board are: Mr Spiros Arvanitakis H.E. Professor Marie Bashir, AC, CVO President and Chair of the Council Mr Peter Burrows, AO - Chair of the Executive Board and Treasurer Professor Alexander Cambitoglou, AO, Director Professor Graeme N. Clarke, AO Professor David Cook Mr Michael Diamond, AM, MBE Professor Stephen R. Garton Mr Timothy Harding Dr Robert Harper, SC Professor Duncan Ivison Dean of the Faculty of Arts and the AAIA University Officer Dr Monica Jackson Mr John Kalokerinos Secretary Professor Margaret C. Miller G. FIELDWORK AND FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE The Committee consists of the Director, Professor Graeme N. Clarke (ANU), Mr John Kalokerinos, Professor Margaret C. Miller (University of Sydney), Dr Stavros Paspalas (AAIA) and Professor Jacques Perreault. H. DIRECTOR The Director is Emeritus Professor Alexander Cambitoglou, AO I. OFFICE BEARERS The Treasurer is Mr Peter Burrows, AO The Secretary is Mr John Kalokerinos 6

9 J. STAFF IN ATHENS In addition to the Director the Institute has a Deputy Director who is Dr Stavros Paspalas. Dr Paspalas was appointed on 15 July 1996 and resides in Athens. The Institute also employs an Administrative Officer who is responsible for the operation of the Athens Office and Hostel. Ms Anthoulla Vassiliades is currently Administrative Officer and was appointed in January K. STAFF IN SYDNEY In addition to the Director the Institute has the following staff members in Sydney: Dr Wayne Mullen, Chief Operating Officer; Ms Beatrice McLoughlin, Research Officer; Ms Camilla Norman, Project Officer (part time); Ms Bernadette McCall, Finance Officer (part time); Dr Matthew McCallum, Zagora Research (part time); Ms Theodora Minas Gianniotis, Development Officer (part time) 7

10 PART TWO-ACTIVITIES A. ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRALIA I MEMBERSHIP (a) Institutional and Corporate Membership The Institutional Membership in 2011 stood at 22; the Corporate Membership stood at 8 (b) Governors In 2011 the number of Governors was 37 (c) Societies of Friends In 2011 the total number of Friends Societies was 8 (d) Subscription and Student Members Subscription Student TOTAL II SIGNIFICANT DONATION FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE PROFESSOR J.A. YOUNG A very significant donation of $330,000 was made to the Institute by the Estate of the late Professor J.A. Young. III SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS $165,000 Estate Of The Late Professor John Atherton Young, AO $120,000 Professor Alexander Cambitoglou, AO $10,000 Mr George Barbouttis 8

11 $10,000 Mr Spiros Arvanitakis $10,000 The Hon. David Levine, AO, RFD QC $10,000 BT&A Consultants $5,000 Mr James Tsiolis $5,000 Mr John Azarias $2,000 Strategic Capital Management $2,000 Mr Bruce Stracey $1,000 Mr Harry Nicolson $1,000 Mrs Zoe Kominatos $1,000 Mr John Reid, AO $1,000 Mr Timothy Harding $1,000 Mr Keith Walker $1,000 Mr Geoffrey Cooke $1,000 Mr Angelo Hatsatouris, OAM $1,000 Anonymous IV THE 2011 GRANTS TO STUDENTS Scholarships were granted by member Universities and Friends Societies as follows: 1) Sophie Hollands (ANU), $2000 2) Rachel Hislop (ANU), $2000 3) Annabel Florence (University of Queensland), $1500 4) Katee Dean (University of Queensland), $1500 5) Eleanor Kiefel Haggarty (University of Queensland), $1500 6) Liam Garman (Trinity Grammar School), $500 7) Elaine Lin (University of Sydney), $1500 the Olwen Tudor Jones Scholarship for Fieldwork in the Mediterranean 8) Kristen Mann (University of Sydney), $15,000 Fellowship for Research in Greece V THE VISITING PROFESSORSHIP The 2011 Visiting Professorship was Professor Jack Davis (American School of Classical Studies at Athens) 9

12 VI VISITING PROFESSORS FOR THE YEARS 2011, 2012 and 2013 The 2012 Visiting Professor will be Professor Catherine Morgan, Director of the British School at Athens The 2013 Visiting Professor will be Professor Chaniotis from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton The 2014 Visiting Professor will be Professor Stephan G. Schmid from the Winckelmann Institute, Berlin VII LECTURES AND EVENTS April 15 July 14 July July 27 August 3 Annual General Meeting and Short Talk: Temples of the Chalkidike Dr Stavros Paspalas (AAIA Deputy Director) Public Lecuture: Το Θέατρο και το Ιερό του Διονύσου στη νότια πλαγιά της αθηναϊκής Ακρόπολης (The Theatre and Sanctuary of Dionysos on the South Slope of the Athenian Acropolis) Christina Papastamati von Moock (Greek Ministry of Culture) Conference: Death of Drama or Birth of an Industry: The Greek Theatre in the Fourth Century BC co-sponsored by the Institute Seminar: Reconstructing an Iconographical Program of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos Professor Jack Davis (American School of Classical Studies at Athens) Public Lecture: Illyrian Apollonia, Towards a Developmental Understanding of a Corinthian Colony in the Adriatic Professor Jack Davis (American School of Classical Studies at Athens) 10

13 September 21 Research Seminar: The Origin and Development of the Early Bronze Age in Cyprus Dr Jennifer Webb (La Trobe University) September 30 Short Talk: New Jewellery Evidence from the Antikythera Shipwreck: A Stylistic and Chronological Analysis Dr Monica Jackson (AAIA Governor) December 7 Public Lecture: Wreck of the Mentor: The Mentor shipwreck, its cargo of Parthenon Marbles, 1800 s salvage and 2011 excavation Mr John Fardoulis (Kytherian Research Group) VIII THE CENTRE FOR CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES OF AUSTRALIA (CCANESA) In 2011 the Centre continued the expansion of its efforts to promote collaboration between its founding parties at the University of Sydney (the AAIA, the Department of Classics and Ancient History, the Department of Archaeology and the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation). To this end a range of visiting scholars were invited by the four participating organizations and housed in offices adjacent to the Reading Room. Scholars sponsored by the AAIA for office accommodation included Dr Stavros Paspalas (AAIA, Athens), Dr Penelope Allison (University of Leicester) and Professor Jack Davis (American School of Classical Studies at Athens). In addition to a range of public events held throughout the year all collaborating parties involved with the administration of the Centre base their seminar streams in the Centre s Board Room. Four conferences were be hosted within the Centre in 2011, including one co-sponsored by the AAIA and organized by the Department of Classics and Ancient History entitled Death of Drama or Birth of an Industry?: The Greek Theatre in the Fourth Century BC. IX THE JOHN ATHERTON YOUNG AND ALEXANDER CAMBITOGLOU RESEARCH FUND Although there was no Professorial Research Fellow in 2011, $10,000 from the Fund was committed to the Zagora 11

14 3 Project. Additional funds were used in preparation for the second Fellow s visit, which will take place in The second John Atherton Young and Alexander Cambitoglou Visiting Professorial Fellow will be Professor Hermann Kienast. X THE BULLETIN The seventh volume of the AAIA Bulletin covering the years 2009 and 2010 was issued. It included feature contributions by Professor Elizabeth Minchin and Professor Petros G. Themelis. XI MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY Volume 22/23, covering the year 2009/10 was issued. It includes articles by Professor Sarah Morris on Prehistoric Torone and by Associate Professor Tom Hillard and Dr Lea Beness on the underwater excavations carried out in the harbour of Torone. XII SOCIETIES OF FRIENDS The efficient functioning of the Institute is largely due to the support of the Societies of Friends in Australia and in Athens. In addition to supporting lectures organised by the local councils, the Friends held during 2011 a number of functions with the purpose of raising funds. Several notable events are listed below. In Athens the fund-raising activities, mainly guided tours or Museums and sites, were organized by the Deputy Director, including a visit to Zea Harbour and the Danish Underwater Excavations The Sydney Friends held a public lecture in Greek by Christina Papastamati von Moock (Greek Ministry of Culture) entitled The Reconstruction of the Theatre of Dionysos on the South Slope of the Acropolis In Canberra the Friends held a public lecture entitled The Craft of Minoan Metal Vessel Manufacture during the Cretan Bronze Age by Christina Clarke. 12

15 The Queensland Friends hosted a public lecture by Dr Andrew Sneddon from the Culture and Heritage Unit of the University of Queensland entitled Where did all the poor people go? The archaeology of poverty in Imperial Rome and some Lessons from the Slums of Colonial Australia The Tasmanian Friends hosted fundraising event entitled From Byron to Oxi Day in support of the new University of Tasmania Scholarship to Greece The Society of Mediterranean Archaeology (SoMA, which is the Sydney University Friends of the AAIA) hosted a number of events for students including its popular, annual Christmas party. XIII GENERAL SUPPORT FROM GREEK-AUSTRALIAN ORGANISATIONS The Institute continues to receive moral and material support from various organisations of Australians of Greek origin. Several of these organisations are Institutional or Corporate Members (see Part One: C D). Australians of Greek origin are also very active in the Friends Societies in Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Athens. B. ACTIVITIES IN GREECE I THE ATHENS OFFICE The address of the Athens office is Zacharista 17, Koukaki, Athens The address of the Athens Hostel is Promachou 2, Makrigianni, Athens Most of the Activities of the Institute in Greece are organised or co-ordinated by our office in Greece. The office provides on a continuing basis the following facilities for the students and staff of its Institutional Members, as well as its Corporate and Individual Members, and its Friends and others: 13

16 (1) It offers accommodation in the Institute s hostel; (2) It helps in the finding of long-term accommodation; (3) It helps in the planning of archaeological itineraries as well as providing information about opening and closing hours of museums, sites and libraries; (4) It secures free passes to state museums and archaeological sites for teachers and students of archaeology, art history and other relevant subjects; (5) It applies for study permits for scholars with special research projects; (6) It provides information about seminars, and other events in Athens in appropriate fields; (7) It provides introduction to other scholars in appropriate fields; (8) It helps scholars staying in Greece for periods longer than three months to obtain temporary academic visas; (9) It forwards the mail of Australian scholars who have used the Institute s address during their stay in Greece; (10) It can obtain a discount on the rental of cars; (11) It obtains for its members a 10% discount on books in the best classical/archaeological bookshop in Athens; (12) It provides information about research topics, orders of photographs, etc. to scholars applying from Australia; (13) It assists throughout the year in the organization of fieldwork conducted by Australians in Greece; (14) It provides information about excavation opportunities in parts of the Mediterranean; (15) It provides facilities for conferences and workshops for interested Australian universities and other educational and cultural organisations; (16) It provides a lecture venue and facilities for visiting Australian academics; (17) It stores luggage for residents on a short-term basis; (18) It provides the possibility for people staying at the hostel to participate in the archaeological excursions organised by the Deputy Director for the members of the Athens Friends association. 14

17 II HOSTEL AND LIBRARY From January 1 to 31 December 2011 a total of 90 persons used the accommodation facilities of the Athens Hostel, including 16 Australian students, 24 non-australian, students, 10 visiting academics and 40 others. Dr Amelia Brown of the University of Queensland used the Hostel for her 2011 Summer School. As well as housing members of the Institute and members of other Foreign Schools, the hostel facilities were used during the year as a venue for lectures and Council Meetings of the Athens Friends of the AAIA. A shipment of 30 boxes of books, weighing a total of 700 kilos and representing almost 500 individual volumes were shipped to Sydney from the Athens library. Many of these are Greek publications, which would prove impossible to find in any other library in Australia, and now enrich the library of the Institute in Sydney, giving students access to books they would not have otherwise. III THE FELLOWSHIP The 2012 Fellowship for research in Greece was awarded to Ms Kristen Mann who is a postgraduate student at the University of Sydney. She will use her time in Athens undertaking research towards the completion of her Ph.D. Ms Mann s thesis is entitled Social Living: The archaeology of households and settlement organization at Zagora on Andros. IV THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME Lectures Seminars The following lecture-seminars were held at the Hostel of the Institute: April 28 Associate Professor T. Hillard (Macquarie University) Romans in Greek Thrall: Roman Epicureans in Athens 15

18 May 4 May 10 November 2 November 16 Associate Professor T. Hillard (Macquarie University) Looking for the Harbour of Ancient Torone (Annual Lecture) Professor J.Y. Perreault (Université de Montréal) Domestic Architecture in the Northern Aegean: Ancient Argilos and the Development of the Pastas House Dr. A. Blanshard (University of Sydney) Why were there no serial killers in ancient Athens? Dr. S.A. Paspalas (Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens) The Cities of the Chalkidic Peninsula: From Archaic to Classical V STUDY SEASONS AND FIELDWORK IN GREECE AND CYPRUS (a) The Zagora study season: In 2011 the Zagora 3 publication team have concentrated their efforts on completing the research on their respective areas of responsibility: Dr. Paspalas has focused on the fine wares, Ms McLoughlin on the cooking and storage ceramics and Dr McCallum on the architecture. In parallel with this work, Ms McLoughlin and Dr McCallum and the Arts e-research team have made major inroads in the development of the project s web database system, Heurist, and its interface with the geographic mapping of the architecture in ArcGIS. (c) Nea Paphos: The University of Sydney completed its fourteenth season of archaeological investigations of the precinct of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos between the 1st and 28th October The work was conducted under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus, and was directed by Dr Craig Barker, Dr Smadar 16

19 Gabrieli and Emeritus Professor Richard Green for the University of Sydney. The Australian archaeological excavations in Paphos received financial support from the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens towards the work for a third year. Two trenches were opened by the mission in The first was located in the centre of the nymphaeum to the south of the theatre. The Paphos nymphaeum is located between the theatre and the northernmost main road of the ancient city; perfectly positioned close to the ancient north-eastern city gates and near the main entrances of the theatre. The nymphaeum was over 20 metres long and five metres wide and was probably constructed in the first century AD. In its thick masonry walls a niche was built for sculpture; the building was covered with a simply-designed mosaic and waterproofed chamfered plastered walls. An outlet for water led into the main drainage channel underneath the Roman road. Once the water supply system was blocked as a result of a late 4th century AD earthquake, the ruins of the nymphaeum became a convenient dumping ground for architectural elements from nearby buildings. Marble Corinthian capitals, column fragments, and architrave blocks were recovered from the debris dumped inside this building, while pottery finds dating from the 5th to the 7th centuries AD seem to confirm this use of the building to the period of the stone-quarrying of the theatre. A second trench was located to the west of the nymphaeum. A series of bedrock cuts here suggest there was an attempt to landscape the area between the back of the theatre s stage building and the Roman road. A wall built alongside the road suggests a deliberate attempt by Roman civic planners to create a built urban environment in spaces of empty land between major public buildings however was in the main a study season designed to complete recording and interpretation of finds from previous seasons of excavation. Final academic publication of the architectural history of the theatre is expected soon. The theatre, the nymphaeum and the road provide invaluable insight into the urban layout of the ancient capital city of the island. Fieldwork will continue in October

20 VI THE DIRECTOR S ANNUAL REPORT AND THE ANNUAL LECTURE IN ATHENS The Annual Report of the AAIA for the calendar year 2011 was held in Athens on May 4. The report itself was held in the auditorium of the Italian School of Archaeology in Athens, and the reception, kindly hosted by the Athens Friends of the AAIA and with the wine generously donated by the Australian Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Jeremy Newman, took place in the Swedish Institute. The Director, Professor Alexander Cambitoglou, reported on the varied activities of the AAIA in 2011, and the Deputy Director, Dr. Stavros Paspalas, on the study seasons in Andros, as well as on the University of Sydney excavations at the ancient theatre of Paphos in Cyprus directed by Dr. Craig Barker. The Annual Lecture was given by Associate Professor Tom Hillard of Macquarie University (Sydney), and was entitled. Looking for the Harbour of Ancient Torone. VII ACTIVITIES OF THE ATHENS FRIENDS The activities organized by the Athens Friends in 2011 were coordinated by Ms Elizabeth Gandley who is the President. 23 January New Acropolis Museum Tour Dr. S.A. Paspalas 23 January New Year s Lunch 19 February The First Cemetery of Athens Dr. S.A. Paspalas 13 March A Walking Tour of Hadrian s Arch, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium Dr. S.A. Paspalas 4 May Annual Report reception 8 May The Monastery of Hosios Loukas Dr. M.-L. Coulson 25 May Annual General Meeting 18

21 27-29 May The Archaeological Museum of Patras, and Nikopolis and Augustus victory monument at Actium Dr. S.A. Paspalas and Mr Evangelos Pavlidis 26 July Ancient Eleutheres Dr. S.A. Paspalas 9 October The Archaeological Museum and Mound of Marathon Dr. S.A. Paspalas 20 November A lecture on and tour of the Ancient Ship Sheds of the Peiraieus Dr. B. Loven VIII SUMMER SCHOOL The third Classical Archaeology Intensive Summer School in Athens is planned for January IX REPRESENTATION OF THE INSTITUTE AT VARIOUS FUNCTIONS IN ATHENS The Institute was represented to some extent by the Director, but mainly by the Deputy Director, at a number of conferences, lectures, seminars and other educational and social functions organized by the Greek Ministry of Culture, by Museums and by the other Foreign Schools and Institutes. X SUPPORT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN ATHENS AND THE GREEK EMBASSY IN CANBERRA The Institute is grateful to the Australian Embassy in Athens and personally to the Australian Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Jeremy Newman, for their support. Mr Newman attended the Annual Meeting in Athens on May 4. Mr. Newman is Patron of the Athens Friends of the Institute. The Institute is also very grateful to the Greek Embassy in Canberra, and more particularly to the Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Alexis Christopoulos, for their support of the Canberra Friends. 19

22 A. AIMS ACHIEVED PART THREE SUMMARY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A number of targets that the Institute set for itself in 2011 were achieved. In Athens the Academic Programme (see Part Two: B.IV) and the Annual Lecture (see Part Two: B.VI) were successful and very well received. A Fellowship for 2012 was granted to an excellent postgraduate student and seven scholarships were awarded to Australian students for study purposes in Greece. The Athens Hostel continued to function successfully thanks to the good administration of Ms Anthoulla Vassiliades. In Sydney the AAIA Bulletin, Volume 7, was released in February and the first issue of our new, quarterly Newsletter was released in December. B. SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For assistance received the Institute is deeply indebted to a number of organisations and persons, especially the following: (1) Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Patron-in-Chief of the Institute; (2) The Greek Ministry of Culture; (3) The Athens Archaeological Society; (4) The Australian Embassy in Athens; (5) The Greek Embassy in Canberra; (6) The late Professor J.A. Young; (8) Mr Peter Burrows; (9) Professor Stephen R. Garton (10) The other Foreign Schools in Athens; (11) The Societies of the Friends of the Institute in Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Athens; 20

23 (12) The Director is especially grateful for considerable help received from Dr Stavros Paspalas and Ms Anthoulla Vassiliades in Athens, as well as Ms Beatrice McLoughlin, Dr Wayne Mullen, Ms Camilla Norman and Ms Bernadette McCall in Sydney. April 2012 Alexander Cambitoglou, AO Director AAIA Madsen Building (F09) The University of Sydney Sydney NSW

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