ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Conference Location: The Elliott School of International Affairs through sponsorship of Ambassador Edward Gnehm (Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs)
Conference Housing: Potomac House handled by Harry R. Knabe (Senior Associate Director), Seth D. Weinshel (Director, Assignments), and Bryan Grackin (Assistant Director), GW Housing Programs
Conference Events at 1957 E Street City View handled by Deanne Esty (Associate Director of Client Services)
ACOR: American Center of Oriental Research
ACOR Board of Trustees
Director: Barbara A. Porter
Assistant Directors: Christopher A. Tuttle and Donald R. Keller
Administrator: Kathy Nimri
Comptroller: Nisreen Abu Al Shaikh
Facilitator: Saed Adawi
DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
Director General: Fawwaz Al-Khraysheh
Departmental Staff: May Shaer
Financial Comptroller: Mahmud Subeh
Public Relations: Ghassan Deir and Rula Qussous
SHAJ Publications: Qamar Fakhoury, Rafe' Harahsheh, Samia Khouri, and Hanadi Taher
HRH PRINCESS SUMAYA BINT EL HASSAN
Coordinating Assistance: Geraldine Kanaan, Basel Kilany, Dana Tel
UNIVERSITIES IN JORDAN
Al Hussein Bin Talal
Hashemite University
Mutah University
University of Jordan
Yarmouk University
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Booksellers for the Conference
Jim Eisenbraun of Eisenbrauns, Inc.
Ian Stevens of The David Brown Book Company
Catering at The Elliott School of International Affairs
QuickNHaute as handled by Kristen Nussbickel (Assistant Director)
Catering for Saturday, May 26th Breakfast for Participants
Hosted by ACOR and handled by CateringSolutions through Alaina Baber
Catering for the Gala at the National Museum of Natural History
Monumental Affairs as handled by Steve Baughan (Senior Special Events Manager)
Conference Event Planner
Sandra F. Khoury
Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, Ambassador of Jordan to the United States
Event Coordinator: Diana Grigoriev
Poster Design
Andrea Atalla, Limited Addition, Amman
Program Printing
Kinkos Copy Center
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Gala
Director of the National Museum of Natural History
Director of Special Events: Ted Anderson
Event Coordinator: Gwen Neild
Presider: J. Daniel Rogers, Chairman, Department of Anthropology
State Plaza Hotel
Carlton Myers
Tote Bag Provider
The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan
Manufactured in Dhibbin and printed in Azraq
Travel Agent in Jordan
Labibeh Twal, Labibeh Travel & Tourism, Amman
Washington Logistics
Nihad Shabbar
Washington D.C. Saturday Bus Tour
Guide Service of Washington, D.C., arranged by Daniela Pavlova (Tour Planner)
Washington Transportation to Events
BLS Limo Group, Inc, handled by Leith K. Abu-Rish
Website Development and Maintenance
Rick Baskett, Baskettcase Web Development
Website and Badges Final Design
Susanne Wilhelm, ARCHAEOPLAN, Archaeological Services and Cartography
USAID/Jordan Grant Administering Assistance
Anne H. Aarnes (Mission Director)
Eric Johnson (Senior Private Sector Advisor)
Rima A. Kayyal (Senior Acquisitions Specialist)
Dana Mansuri (Deputy Mission Director)
Charles E. Mosby, Jr. (Regional Contracting Officer)
Diana B. Putman (Director, Office of Economic Opportunities)
Nujoud Serhan (Project Management Assistant)
US Embassy, Amman for Visa Processing Assistance
Consular Section
Public Affairs Section