From the Desk of the General Secretary
- We have received the sad news that Prof. Carsten Colpe, IAHR as well as DVRW Honorary Life Member, passed away in Berlin November 24, 2009. A funeral ceremony takes place December 8, 2009. The IAHR Executive Committee extends condolences to Prof. Colpe’s family. An obituary will be published at the IAHR website and in NUMEN as soon as possible.
- We have received the sad news that Prof. Michio Araki, Honorary Life Member of the IAHR, passed away on December 22, 2008. IAHR Honorary Life Member, Prof. Michael Pye, in Kyoto at the time, sent a message of condolences to the funeral ceremony.
An obituary is about to be published at the IAHR website as well as in NUMEN
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It is our sad task to pass on to you the unfortunate news that Professor Gary Lease, Treasurer of the IAHR, passed away last Friday, January 4, 2008, following a long battle with cancer. The death of Dr. Lease is a terrible loss to his family, friends, colleagues, and students, and it has affected the IAHR Executive Committee deeply.
We extend our condolences to Gary’s wife and family.
PS. An obituary will be published in NUMEN, as well as posted on the IAHR website, as soon as possible. In the meantime please consult the website of NAASR at http://naasr.com/news.html where there is more information on Gary's life and work, as well as the UC Santa Cruz online obituary at http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=1850
The President, the General Secretary, as well as several NAASR members will attend the memorial service February 2, 2008.
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Thanks to several IAHR women scholars, and thanks to the coordinators, Rosalind Hackett, IAHR President and Morny Joy, member of the IAHR Executive Committee, the IAHR Women Scholars Network is now a fact. As stated by the coordinators, the IAHR Women Scholars Network “has been established to provide a forum for women in Religious Studies throughout the world to be in contact with one another. So, firstly the aim is to encourage scholarly communication as well as to help solidify friendships that have begun at various IAHR conferences in different countries.” Please visit the site immediately and read more.Tim Jensen, May 2007 (website)
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E-mail letter of information (02.04.06): IAHR XXth Quinquennial World Congress 2010 to be held in Toronto, Canada and other IAHR news
- IAHR acceptance of the proposal for the IAHR XXth Quinquennial World Congress 2010 to be held in Toronto (Canada)
