THE INDO-PACIFIC PREHISTORY

ASSOCIATION (IPPA)

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INTRODUCTION TO IPPA

The antecedent of IPPA was originally founded in 1929. It was termed the Far Eastern Prehistory Association from 1953 to 1976, after which the name was changed to Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association. The Association currently has about 400 Members and 60 Bulletin Subscribers, in over 35 countries.

THE OBJECTIVES OF IPPA

(a)    to promote cooperation in the study of the prehistory of eastern Asia (east of 70º longitude) and the Pacific region;
(b)    to maintain scholarly communication through regular congresses, communications, and the IPPA Bulletin;
(c)    to uphold ethical standards in prehistorical research.

THE ORGANISATION OF IPPA

Officers, elected by the membership, comprise a President and an Executive Committee of 8 members drawn from across the IPPA region. A Secretary-General and Editor(s) are appointed by the Executive Committee.

COMMUNICATIONS

(a)    IPPA holds international congresses every 3-4 years. Past congresses have been held in the Philippines (1985), Japan and Guam (1987), Indonesia (1990), Thailand (1994), Malaysia (1998), Taiwan (2002), Manila (2006) and Hanoi (2009).
(b)    IPPA produces the peer-reviewed online Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The online IPPA Bulletin (ISSN 1835-1794) is produced by the Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle WA 98295-3100, USA. All back issues are online from Volume 1, 1979, onwards at http://ejournal.anu.edu.au/index.php/bippa/ and from volume 6 onwards at https://digital.lib.washington.edu/ojs/index.php/BIPPA/. For printed back issues (only from 18 onwards, ISSN 0156-1316) contact Peter Bellwood (peter.bellwood@anu.edu.au).

CURRENT OFFICERS (from October 2008):

President (2009-2012):- Nguyen Giang Hai, Vice-Director, Institute of Archaeology, 61 Phan Chu Trinh, Hanoi, Vietnam

Secretary-General:- Ian Lilley, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia

IPPA Bulletin Editors - Peter Lape and Ben Marwick, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle WA 98295-3100, USA

Executive Committee (2010-2018):-

Bérénice Bellina-Pryce, C.N.R.S (National Centre for Scientific Research) - UMR 7528, 27, rue Paul Bert, 94204 Ivry-sur-Seine, France

Charles Higham, Department of Anthropology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

Le Thi Lien, Senior Researcher, Assistant for International Co-operation, Institute of Archaeology (VASS), 61 Phan Chu Trinh, Hanoi, Vietnam

Nishimura Masanari, Institute for Cultural Interaction Studies, Kansai University 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita-city, Osaka, Japan

Victor Paz, Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Himanshu Ray, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Dehi, India

Miriam Stark, Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, 2424 Maile Way, Saunders 346, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 U.S.A.

Glenn Summerhayes, Department of Anthropology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand



Past Presidents:-

Wilhelm G. Solheim II (USA)                   1976-1980

Jack Golson (Australia)                            1980-1984

V.N. Misra (India)                                   1984-1988

†Roger C. Green (New Zealand)             1988-1992

R.P. Soejono (Indonesia)                         1992-1996

Pisit Charoenwongsa (Thailand)               1996-2000

Adi Haji Taha (Malaysia)                         2000-2004

Tsang Cheng-hwa (Taiwan)                     2004-2006

Willie Ronquillo (Philippines)                   2006-2008

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