Auteur : fionapichon

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the official online registration for PPN 11 is now open. Please check your email for detailed information and access to the registration portal.

We kindly ask you to complete your registration by 31st August 2025.

We look forward to seeing you soon and remain at your disposal for any further information.

The PPN 11 Organizing Committee

Dear PPN Friends,

The PPN11 conference will be hosted by the French CNRS Archéorient laboratory at the Maison de l’Orient de la Méditerranée, an institution renowned for its contributions to Neolithic research. Scheduled for November 10–15, 2025, the event promises to continue the tradition of advancing the study of early stone technologies and lithic industries.

We are also excited to inform you that the Call for Papers will be open from March 1 to April 30, 2025. Please find attached the official Call for Papers and the proposal submission form.

Guidelines are as follow:

· Attendance: The conference will be entirely in person.

· Registration: Registration will open in May 2025. The conference registration fee is 120 euros (including VAT); however, students are exempt from this fee.

· Compliance: All papers and posters must adhere to the UNESCO Convention of 1970 regarding the protection of cultural heritage.

· Abstract Evaluation: The Organizing Committee will review all submitted abstracts, and notifications regarding accepted proposals will be sent via email.

Papers:

· Two formats for oral presentations are available: 30 minutes or 20 minutes-talk. Please indicate your preferred format in the attached proposal form.

· Each participant may submit only one paper as first author.

· Abstracts for papers should not exceed 200 words.

Posters:

· Abstracts for posters should not exceed 200 words.

· Accepted poster format: A0.

Please submit the completed form to this email address: ppn11jales@gmail.com by April 30, 2025.

You can find all the information regarding the preliminary schedule, registration fee and conference venue and accommodation on the website page of the congress: https://ppn11jales.com/

The congress will take place in the Domaine Lou Capitelle, a facility offering conference rooms, catering/restaurant, a bar, a spa, a pool, and accommodation. We are organising group transportation with several buses departing from Lyon city centre to facilitate your travel to the conference venue. Please let us know if you are interested in this option or if you would prefer to make your own travel arrangements.

Additionally, for those who have not yet confirmed their interest in participating, we kindly ask you to inform us as soon as possible. We are currently in the process of booking the venue and organizing transportation, and having accurate numbers will greatly help our planning. The cost per participant is 500 euros. This fee includes five nights of accommodation, all meals, and access to conference facilities, including conference rooms, restaurants, a bar, a spa, a pool, and various activities.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and to welcoming you to this exciting event in 2025.

The Organizing Committee

Dear PPN Friends,

We are glad to announce that, as decided in the last meeting in Copenhagen, the next PPN conference will be held in France in 2025. The event promises to be exceptional, hosted by the French CNRS Archéorient laboratory in the Maison de l’Orient de la Méditerranée, renowned for its rich tradition in Neolithic studies.

We aim to organise the congress in the Ardèche region in southern France, close to the charming archaeological research centre of Jalès. Since J. Cauvin founded it in the 1980s, this centre has remained a cornerstone of Near Eastern studies at Archéorient and hosts several archaeological and experimental lithic collections.

The congress would take place in the Domaine Lou Capitelle, a facility offering conference rooms, catering/restaurant, a bar, a spa, a pool, and accommodation. The location is readily accessible from various French airports, with Lyon International Airport being the most convenient. From Lyon, transportation to the conference venue is straightforward, with options including trains, cars, and buses.

We are organising group transportation with several buses departing from Lyon city centre to facilitate your travel to the conference venue. Please let us know if you are interested in this option or if you would prefer to make your own travel arrangements.

Here is the preliminary schedule:

– November 10 (Afternoon/Evening): Bus transfer from Lyon to the conference venue (2.5 hours)

– November 11-14: PPN Conference with talks, lectures, and flint knapping sessions in between the Domaine Lou Capitelle and Jalès.

– November 15: Bus transfer back to Lyon (2.5 hours)

The cost for each participant is 500 euros. The fee includes five-night accommodation, all meals, and access to conference facilities (conference rooms, restaurants, a bar, spa, pool, and various activities).

Additionally, there will be a conference registration fee of 120 euros, though students are exempt from this fee. We are also exploring the possibility of offering grants to waive this fee for researchers with limited travel budgets (please contact us for more information).

We kindly ask you to confirm if the proposed dates (10^th-15^th of November 2025) suit you as we need to estimate the total number of participants by early-middle October.

We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an enriching and memorable conference.

Best regards,

The Organzing Comittee