CAARI's programs bring together visiting foreign scholars, the Cypriot archaeological community and the interested public. Events for both scholarly audiences and non-specialists take place throughout the academic year as well as the summer excavation season.

Summer Archaeological Workshop: In collaboration with the Department of Antiquities, CAARI sponsors annually a day-long archaeological workshop at which teams of all nationalities working in Cyprus present reports outlining the results of their most recent field work. Usually held in June, the event features some twenty-five presentations and draws an audience of about 200. The workshop provides an ideal occasion for international scholars and their Cypriot colleagues to exchange ideas, discuss research strategies, and to reflect together on issues of common concern.

The 2007 Workshop took place on Saturday June 23, at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Fifteen archaeologists presented papers to an audience of more than 160.

The 2008 Workshop will take place on Saturday, June 21 at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in Nicosia.

Lecture Series: CAARI presents an annual series of public lectures on a broad range of humanistic topics relevant to Cyprus. Delivered by visiting scholars and residents of CAARI, including Fulbright fellows, the lectures draw an archaeologically conversant audience ranging from thirty to seventy people. The format promotes both formal and informal exchange of ideas.

Spring 2008 Lecture Series

Wednesday February 13
Dr. Gerry Scott, Director
American Center for Research in Egypt
"Preparing for the Future: the American Research Center in Egypt's Conservation Efforts"

Wednesday March 5
Dr. Albert Ammerman
Colgate University
"The Argonauts: Voyaging to Cyprus at the End of the Last Ice Age."
Film and Lecture

Wednesday April 2
Mr Benjamin Costello
PhD Candidate SUNY Buffalo, CAARI Fulbright Fellow 2007-2008
"Shaking Kourion: New Insights into the Earthquake House"

Wednesday May 14
Dr Justine Andrews
University of New Mexico, CAARI Fulbright Fellow 2008
"Nicosia and Famagusta: Memory, Desire, and Identity in Fourteenth-Century Ecclesiastical Architecture"

The lectures in February and March start at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the CAARI Library, 11 Andreas Demetriou St., 1066 Nicosia.

The lectures in April and May will be held at the J. William Fulbright Center next to the Ledra Palace Hotel starting at 7:00 pm.

There will be a reception after each lecture.

Roundtables: CAARI sponsors intermittent roundtable discussions for which it invites four or five scholars of varied specialties to deliberate issues of convergent concern. Intended for a specialized audience, the sessions facilitate the advancement of knowledge by providing a forum for direct interchange among experts.

Field trips: CAARI organizes trips to active archaeological excavations and other fieldwork sites. The trips provide visiting scholars an opportunity to discuss work being conducted by Cypriot and foreign teams and assist CAARI's residents in expanding their knowledge of the island.

International symposia and conferences: CAARI organizes major international symposia on an occasional basis, bringing together scholars from throughout the world. To date, three have taken place: "Res Maritimae" (1994), focusing on shipping, harbors, and trade routes in the ancient Mediterranean; "Engendering Aphrodite" (1998), discussing the role of women in Cypriot society from Antiquity to the Ottoman conquest; and "Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity" (2003), which was accompanied by a special exhibition at the Cyprus Museum. All drew large audiences of scholars and the lay community, and were subsequently published. CAARI has also hosted two day conferences on the Kyrenia Ship and Underwater Archaeology (2004) and on Medieval Frescoes (2005).