ARCHON DAY 2026 – 17 April 2026

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ARCHON Day 2026

Date: 17 April 2026

Location: University of Utrecht, Science Park Library, Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS, Utrecht.

Credits: 1 or 2 EC

Every year Archon organizes the ARCHON Day. During this day, we want to bring students, researchers, and professional archaeologists from the commercial sector together to talk about current topics in archaeology. This year the Archon Day will take place on 17 April 2026 and the central topic will be: ‘AI and New Technologies’.

Definitive Program:

10:30 – 11:00 Welcome with coffee & tea and posters

11:00 – 11:10 Welcome by Dr. Philip Verhagen

11:10 – 12:00 Keynote lecture by Prof. Mladen Popovic (University of Groningen)

12:00 – 13:30 Poster session with buffet lunch

13:30 – 14:15 Workshop Round 1

14:20 – 15:05 Workshop Round 2

15:10 – 15:55 Workshop Round 3

15:55 – 16:25 Coffee break

16:25 – 17:10 Panel discussion (chaired TBC)

17:10 – 17:15 Poster prize announcement

Followed by drinks

* a vegetarian lunch will be provided, other dietary restrictions can ben met. Please indicate them in the registration form below.

Rotating workshops:

Rotating workshops are organized by dr. Alex Brandsen (DANS), dr. Nejc Čož (ZRC SAZU – Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies, Ljubljana) and a third speaker (TBC).

Also this year we invite students to present their research through a poster presentation! During the ARCHON Day the audience will vote for the best poster presentation. The prize will be a personal research subsidy for publication costs/open access costs/translation costs up to max. 500 euros.

Poster guidelines:

  • The maximum poster size is A0 format, which corresponds to 84 cm (width) x 118.8 cm (length). Your poster can have a smaller size, but keep an eye on the maximum length and width.
  • Use the portrait format (not landscape!).
  • You must print the poster yourself and bring it with you to the ARCHON Day. Poster boards to display the posters will be available on location.
  • E-mail your poster to secretary@archonline.nl by 5 April at the latest.
  • Be creative! 🙂

Credits:

1 EC for attending and handing in a standard report.

1 EC for giving a poster presentation.

2 EC for attending, handing in a standard report and giving a poster presentation.

Registration: