Dear Colleagues and Friends,
You are warmly invited to take part in the 42th CAA2014 Conference, which will be held at the “Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Institut d’art et d’archéologie” 3 rue Michelet, 75006 Paris, France, from 22th to 25th April 2014.
The CAA (Computers Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology) is an international congress which has taken place every year for 40 years, the last being in Australia. This conference usually brings together hundreds of participants and works on the principle of parallel sessions and workshops or roundtables.
The best papers will be published in a volume.

Call for sessions
Sessions, roundtables & workshop proposals are welcome from 25th May to 14th July 2013. 
Sessions Themes :
The themes of the conference are likely to include the following :
1.	Field and laboratory data recording 
2.	Historiography
3.	Ontologies and standards
4.	Internet and archaeology
5.	3D Archaeology
6.	AIS (Archaeological Information Systems)
7.	GIS & spatial analysis
8.	Mathematics and Statistics in Archaeology
9.	Open source
10.	Computing in Epigraphy and History
11.	Multi-agent systems and complex system modelling
12.	Virtual Archaeology

Session proposals Guideline:
The CAA 2014 Conference organisers invite proposers to read the session guidelines and make their submission accordingly (in English).
Format:
- Paper sessions (only Long paper sessions (LP)
A conventional format session of related 20 minute papers with 5 minute of question time. Papers should present new and ground-breaking research.
- Roundtables
A panel addressing a specific topic or issue, coordinated by one or more individuals. Presentations by the speakers will normally be followed by a discussant and general discussion.
- Workshops:
The conference will include a number of half and full day pre-conference workshops. Workshops will generally include practical work or other active participation of attendees above a technical subject with implementation of software and specific tools.

Proposal structure
1.	Title of the session. 
2.	Session theme selected in the Sessions Themes list
3.	An abstract of 300-500 words on a coherent and focused session topic, including a leading question, key issues, the scientific relevance of the subject and 
4.	Session category: Long paper session, roundtable or workshop
5.	Name, affiliation, mailing address and e-mail address of the session organiser(s). Each session should have at least two organisers. We will give priority to sessions which are co-organised by scholars from different universities /countries.  
6.	Previous experience of the organiser(s) in organising conference sessions, if any (especially in CAA conferences). Young scholars without previous experience in organising sessions may list their experience in presenting papers at international conferences. Session organisers are allowed to give a paper and to contact potential paper givers (you can give an indicative list but the papers will have to be submitted after the session acceptance)

Key Dates
30 June 2013 		Sessions, Roundtables and Workshops deadline
15 July 2013		Accepted proposals will be posted on the CAA2014 Conference webpage
15 July			Paper call
31 October 2013	Paper call closed

How to Submit
We look forward to receiving your Proposal. Please submit your proposal via the CAA web site
http://caa2014.sciencesconf.org/
If you have any technical problems in uploading your submission please send an email to 
caa2014-submission@sciencesconf.org
 For more information about Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) please visit the CAA International Home Page 
We look forward to seeing your Proposal and seeing you in Paris in 2014.
The Local Organising Committee 
Dr Laurent Costa, CNRS - UMR ArScan, Nanterre
Pr François Djindjian, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne & UMR Trajectoires
Pr François Giligny, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne & UMR Arscan
Dr Paola Moscati, Istituto di Studi sulle civiltà Italiche e del Mediterraneo Antico, Rome 
Dr Hélène Noizet, Université Paris1 & LAMOP
Dr Sandrine Robert, EHESS Paris & UMR ArScan