Saturday, 3 October 2015
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting and Symposium will be held in Auditorium 108, Koffler House, 569 Spadina Avenue,
University of Toronto St. George
There is a symposium registration fee of $45 for Members, $10 for Student Members, $50 for Non-members, and $15 for
Non-member students with valid student ID.
9:15-9:30
Registration
9:30-10:00
Annual Meeting - Society members only; memberships may be renewed or opened at the door.
Symposium
The Function of the Palace in Ancient Near Eastern State Societies
Le Rôle du palais dans les civilisations anciennes du Proche-Orient
10:15-10:45
Welcome and Introduction
Beyond the ‘Big Man's house’--the development and function of palaces in early
Mesopotamian state societies
Clemens Reichel, President
10:45-11:30
The Palace as Economic Unit in the Sealand I Kingdom
Odette Boivin, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto
11:30-11:45
Break
11:45-12:30
Centre and Periphery--the role of the 'Palace of the Rulers' at Tell Asmar in the
history of Eshnunna (2,100 - 1,750 BC)
Clemens Reichel, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto and
The Royal Ontario Museum
12:30-1:15
Palaces of Babylon and Palaces of Babylonian Kings
Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto
1:15-1:25
Concluding Remarks
Annual General Meeting of
The Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies
La Société canadienne des études mésopotamiennes
and Symposium
The Function of the Palace in Ancient Near Eastern State Societies
Le Rôle du palais dans les civilisations anciennes du Proche-Orient
3 October 2015
Auditorium 108, Koffler House
569 Spadina Avenue
St. George Campus, University of Toronto
The purpose of the Society is to stimulate interest among the general public in the culture, history and archaeology of
ancient Mesopotamia, in particular the civilizations of Sumer, Babylon and Assyria, as well as neighbouring ancient
civilizations. The Society is a chartered, non-profit organization with no political or ideological affiliations or functions.
Following are the Society’s areas of activity: Public Lectures, Exhibitions, Research, Archaeology (Co-sponsor of The
Canadian Expedition to Syria).
For further information about the Society write: c/o RIM Project, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto,
Ontario M5S 1C1, email: csms@chass.utoronto.ca, telephone: 416-978-4531.
Accessible entrance and washrooms are available. If you have an accommodation need
please contact CSMS and we will do our best to make appropriate arrangements.