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Well,
I have made it to a second edition! A few
things slipped through the quality-control
net with Volume 9, but the reaction from
members has been very positive. Many thanks!
Some will note that my phone number has
changed inside the front cover, and that
I’ve added my web address (have a look at
the site!). More importantly, the WAC web
address has changed. It has moved from Southampton
in the U.K., where it has been since its
inception, and is now in the capable hands
of David Horwitz in Cape Town. Many of you
will know David as the man behind the excellent
WAC4 computing set-up. In addition to everything
you could want to know about WAC, the new
site will exhibit past Bulletins,
up to and including the second most-recent
issue. To enhance access, the other web
site listed in the first paragraph inside
the front cover will also post the second
most-recent volume.
I
have had no trouble eliciting publishable
material from a variety of sources around
the world, except, alas, most of our regional
representatives. The membership needs to
receive regular regional news if WAC is
to function effectively and efficiently.
It is especially important for European
and non-European representatives to contribute, so we can diminish
the difficulties which arise from having
a primarily European membership which tends
to think WAC is dominated by non-European
issues, while non-European members often
think the opposite. WAC has always shown
that many pressing questions in archaeological
research and heritage management are very
similar, wherever in the world they are
being raised at any particular moment. There
will always be specific local matters which
have to be taken into account, but we should
constantly guard against focusing so closely
on local issues that we lose sight of the
global picture.
If approached sensibly and sensitively,
the world scene can be a excellent source
of examples of innovative research and management
and can provide valuable professional and
even personal support. I don’t think many
of us can do without at least periodic professional
lessons or support in the ever more-complex
environments in which we work, wherever
they may be. So, regional reps, let’s hear
from you, please! Constructive suggestions
about WAB’s content, direction and
production are always welcome, too, from
any quarter.
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