[MSN] Neil Brodie and Donny George honored with 2008 SAFE Beacon Awards

[Museum Security Network Mailing list]

On Saturday, January 5, SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone will  
present the 2008 Beacon Awards to  Donny George, former Director  
General of the Iraq Museums and Chairman of the State Board of  
Antiquities and Heritage, to recognize his efforts to protect and  
preserve Iraq's precious archaeological heritage; and to Neil Brodie,  
for his outstanding efforts as Research Centre at the McDonald  
Institute for Archaeological Research (University of Cambridge) to  
raise public awareness about the devastating consequences of the  
illicit antiquities trade and the looting of ancient sites and  
monuments around the world.

A Reception for the Awards ceremony will take place at the  
Archaeological Institute of America's (AIA) Annual Meeting at the  
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago where SAFE will be an exhibitor. The  
evening will begin with a special presentation by Neil Brodie on his  
"Personal Perspectives on the Antiquities Trade". Donny George will  
lead two SAFE Tours on Sunday, January 6, at the Oriental Institute  
Museum.

Advance tickets available. Make a reservation at: http:// 
www.savingantiquities.org/beacon.php

For more information:

2008 Beacon Awards: http://www.savingantiquities.org/event.php? 
eventID=83

SAFE Tours with Donny George at the Oriental Institute Museum: http:// 
www.savingantiquities.org/whatwedosafetoursYoukhanna.php

SAFE Booth at AIA Meeting in Chicago: http:// 
www.savingantiquities.org/event.php?eventID=84


See you in Chicago,  come celebrate with us.


SAFE website: http://www.savingantiquities.org
SAFE blog: http://safecorner.savingantiquities.org/
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