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 is 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 (1991), Thailand (1994), Malaysia (1998), Taiwan (2002) and Manila (2006). The next conference will be held in Hanoi (Vietnam) in December 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 School of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University. For printed back issues (only from 18 onwards, ISSN 0156-1316) contact the RSPAS Bookshop: thelma.sims@anu.edu.au

CURRENT OFFICERS (from October 2004):

President (2006-2008):- Willie Ronquillo, National Museum, Padre Burgos Street, Manila, Philippines

Secretary-General and Editor:- Peter Bellwood, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

Executive Committee:-

Richard Engelhardt, Unesco, PO Box 0967 Prakanong, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Ian Lilley, ATSIS Unit, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia

Dilip Medhi, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781016, India

Sarah Nelson, Department of Anthropology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80208-0174, USA

Rasmi Shoocongdej, Department of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Christophe Sand, Service des Musées et du Patrimoine, Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, BP 2393, 98846 Nouméa, New Caledonia

Hiroto Takamiya, Sapporo University, 3 jo 7 chome Nishioka, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo-shi, Japan

P.K. Thomas, Deccan College, Pune 411006, India



Past Presidents:-

Professor Wilhelm G. Solheim II (USA)       1976-1980

Professor Jack Golson (Australia)                1980-1984

Professor V.N. Misra (India)                        1984-1988

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

Professor R.P. Soejono (Indonesia)               1992-1996

Dr Pisit Charoenwongsa (Thailand)              1996-2000

Dr Adi Haji Taha (Malaysia)                        2000-2004

Professor Tsang Cheng-hwa (Taiwan)            2004-2006

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