News and Notes

• Published date: 01 March 1970
• DOI: 10.1177/106591297002300122
• Date: 01 March 1970
• Subject Matter: Articles

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NEWS

AND

NOTES

Organizations

A

Center

for

Coordination

of

Ancient

and

Modern

Studies

was

established

at

the

University

of

Michigan

in

1969.

The

purpose

of

the

Center

is

to

break

down

the

barriers

that

tend

to

separate

the

study

of

antiquity

(Greece,

Rome,

and

the

ancient

Near

East)

from

research

on

similar

problems

in

the

modern

world.

The

Center

hopes

to

encourage

and

assist

various

kinds

of

comparative

and/or

collaborative

studies,

along

two

main

lines:

the

influence

of

antiquity

on

the

mod-

ern

world,

and

comparisons

between

ancient

and

modern

experience

in

many

fields

including

the

humanities

and

social sciences.

The

Center

inaugurated

in

January

1970

the

first

of

a

series

of

planning

con-

ferences,

to

define

more

closely

what

kinds

of

cooperative

and

comparative

activi-

ties

should

be

promoted

and

encouraged.

This

first

conference

was

directed

espe-

cially

towards

topics

in

the

social

sciences.

Later

ones

will

devote

attention

to

other

broad

areas

of

concern

in

the

humanities.

The

Center

also

proposed

to

publish

a

newsletter

from

time

to

time.

Anyone

interested

may

communicate

with:

Professor

Gerald

F.

Else,

Director,

Center

for

Coordination

of

Ancient

&

Modern

Studies,

The

University

of

Michi-

gan,

Ann

Arbor,

Michigan

48104.

&dquo;Networks

and

Human

Settlements:

From

Man’s

Movement

to

his

Com-

munications&dquo;

is

the

theme

of

the

1970

Ekistics

Month,

organized

by

the

Athens

Center

of

Ekistics

in

Athens

from

June

29

to

July

24.

The

month’s

main

activities

are

as

follows:

FIRST

WEEK :

Ekistics

Research

Discussions,

June

29-July

3 :

A

small

group

of

invited

experts

analyze

and

define

the

problem

of

networks

and

human

settle-

ments

before

an

audience

of

observers.

SECOND

WEEK:

Delos

Symposium,

July

3-10:

An

informal

gathering

afloat

of

a

small

group

of

invited

authorities

from

different

disciplines,

countries

and

cultures

discussing

problems

of

human

settlements

and

policies

for

future

action.

Also

scheduled

-

Greek

Settlements

through

the

Ages,

July

3-10 :

A

tour

of

ancient,

Byzantine

and

contemporary

sites

and

settlements

in

Greece

with

accom-

panying

lectures

on

their

ekistic

importance.

THIRD

WEEK:

International

Seminar

on

Human

Settlements,

July

13-17:

An

interdisciplinary

exchange

of

ideas

and

discussions

on

urban

growth

and

change

with

particular

emphasis

on

future

developments.

Panels

of

experts

lead

the

dis-

cussions.

FOURTH

WEEK :

Doxiadi.s

Seminar

on

Ekistics,

July

20-24:

C.

A.

Doxiadis,

president

of

the

Athens

Center

of

Ekistics,

uses

the

ekistics

approach

in

an

attempt

to

arrive

at

a

synthesis

between

networks

and

human

settlements.

Other

programs

scheduled

are:

General

Assembly

of

the

World

Society

for

Ekistics,

July

11;

Meeting

of

the

&dquo;Ekistics&dquo;

Editorial

Advisory

Board,

July

13;

and

Meeting

on

Education

in

Ekistics,

July

15.

For

further

information,

please

contact:

Mr.

P.

Psomopoulos,

Vice-President,

Director,

International

Program,

Athens

Cen-

ter

of

Ekistics,

P.O.B.

471 ~

Athens,

Greece.