Standing Conference of Egyptologists
The Standing Conference of Egyptologists , or SÄK for short , is an annual specialist conference of Egyptologists from German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). She went in 1968 from a special meeting on the German Oriental Studies in Würzburg out and was initially a initiative of young Egyptologists, the smaller the current threat even then subjects by saving projects of universities would react. The name is to be understood as an ironic allusion to the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education .
history
In the course of time, the former protest event turned into a normal scientific congress at which many Egyptologists from German-speaking countries come together and some of them - especially young scientists - give lectures on current research topics.
Event schedule
The SÄK takes place on a weekend towards the end of the summer semester from Friday to Sunday. On Friday there are reports from the institutions , on which a representative from each university gives a brief presentation on current projects, doctorates, etc. at their institute . Saturday and Sunday are dedicated to lectures. There is often a social event with dinner on Saturday evening. On Sunday lunchtime, a final discussion will be held in which current political developments and their effects on the subject are typically discussed. According to tradition, the closing speech is given by the oldest Egyptologist present, usually a professor emeritus .
meaning
The SÄK is an important social event for the German-speaking Egyptology community, as the number of its members is only a few hundred and 'we know each other'. The lectures give the young scientists the opportunity to present themselves to the community. Specialist publishers use the permanent Egyptology conference to offer current Egyptological literature in the event buildings.
Venues
The venue changes annually. At the end of each SÄK, the next venue is solemnly announced, which must be kept secret until then. Up until 2004, a yellow 'SÄK flag ' was given to the members of the next organizing institute and kept there for the following year. At the SÄK in Mainz, this now somewhat worn flag was then destroyed in a ceremony in 2004. A steel tube was introduced as the new Wanderikon, on which the names of all the venues are engraved .
The SÄK planned for 2020 in Mainz has been postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The main theme has been changed from Egyptology 2020 to Egyptology 2021 . This conference will exceptionally be held during and not at the end of the summer semester.
Usually a general topic is defined for the SÄK, to which the lectures should be assigned. The previous venues and, if applicable, general topics of the SÄK were:
- 1970 Hanover
- 1971 Munich
- 1972 Lübeck
- 1973 Berlin
- 1974 Göttingen
- 1975 Freiburg
- 1976 Cologne
- 1977 Erlangen
- 1978 Hamburg
- 1979 Heidelberg
- 1980 Berlin
- 1981 Trier
- 1982 Basel
- 1983 Tübingen
- 1984 Vienna: "Egyptian Archeology and History"
- 1985 Munich
- 1986 Mainz: "Temple and Temple Decoration"
- 1987 Münster: "Egyptian Art History"
- 1988 Cologne: "Young Egyptology" + "Greco-Roman Egypt"
- 1989 Leipzig: "Social and Economic History of Egypt"
- 1990 Linz: "Situation of Egyptology"
- 1991 Berlin-Gosen: "Current Aspects of Field Research"
- 1992 Bonn: "The Treatment of Ancient Egyptian Texts in Antiquity and the Present"
- 1993 Göttingen: "Limits and Limits"
- 1994 Krems: "Egypt and the Minoan World"
- 1995 Munich: "Egypt reception from antiquity to the present"
- 1996 Würzburg
- 1997 Zurich: "Thebes - an ancient Egyptian metropolis"
- 1998 Hamburg: "Port, Trade and Shipping in Ancient Egypt"
- 1999 Trier: "Renewal"
- 2000 Heidelberg: "Egyptian Mysteries?"
- 2001 Münster: "Egyptology and Interdisciplinary Research"
- 2002 Vienna: "Monument and Time"
- 2003 Basel: "Between Kemet and Misr: at the interface between the Egyptian and the Egyptological."
- 2004 Mainz
- 2005 Tübingen
- 2006 Hildesheim and Hanover: "Egypt in the Museum" and "Building Research and Egyptology."
- 2007 Cologne: "Image Discourses"
- 2008 Würzburg
- 2009 Münster: "Egyptology in the Bologna Process"
- 2010 Bonn: "Only those who change ..."
- 2011 Leipzig: "Egyptologists and Egyptology (s) between the Empire and the founding of the two German states (1871-1949)."
- 2012 Berlin: "turning points"
- 2013 Heidelberg
- 2014 Munich: “Egypt is in Africa. Ancient Egypt and its southern and southwestern neighbors. "
- 2015 Trier
- 2016 Vienna: “Egyptology. Today. To the future of the past. "
- 2017 Göttingen: "Stone Inscription and Biblical Words - Religious Texts from Egypt in their Cultural Environment."
- 2018 Münster: “Cultures in Contact. Ancient Egypt and its neighbors. "
- 2019 Basel: "Egyptology and Methodology: Potential and Priorities."
- 2020 Mainz: "Egyptology 2020" - postponed to next year, same venue
- 2021 Mainz: "Egyptology 2021"
