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<DIV>To friends of TAC Festival: Although the 2011 edition of <STRONG><EM>The
Archaeology Channel</EM></STRONG> International Film and Video Festival (<A title="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml) does" href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml)%20does">http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml)
does</A> not happen until May 24-28, 2011, we have a special announcement
to make about it.
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<DIV>We are pleased to let you know that the Keynote Speaker for TAC Festival
2011 will be Dr. Tom King, chief archaeologist in the modern search for Amelia
Earhart. Our venue this year will be the Recital Hall of The Shedd
Institute in downtown Eugene. In this new and more intimate
setting, in the evening of Friday, May 27, Dr. King will speak on
"Finding Amelia Earhart with Archaeology." Although he has spoken about
his Amelia Earhart research in many places around the United States, this will
be his first speaking engagement on that subject in Oregon.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dr. King (Ph.D., UC Riverside) is Senior Archaeologist with The Historic
Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), particularly involved in research
focusing on the 1937 disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (See <A title=http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/AEdescr.html href="http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/AEdescr.html">www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/AEdescr.html</A>).
His co-authored book, <EM>Amelia Earhart’s Shoes</EM> (Altamira Press) recounts
TIGHAR’s adventures in pursuit of Earhart through 2004; since publication of
<EM>Shoes</EM>, King has directed two more field sessions (in 2007 and 2010) at
the Seven Site on Nikumaroro, the island in the Republic of Kiribati where
TIGHAR hypothesizes that Earhart died. Based on historical data and
archaeological findings, King’s 2009 Novel, <EM>Thirteen Bones</EM> (Dog Ear
Publications), imagines the documented 1940 discovery of human remains that very
likely were Earhart’s on Nikumaroro, from the point of view of the Pacific
islanders who found them. TIGHAR’s work on Nikumaroro is the subject of a
Discovery Channel special, “Finding Amelia,” scheduled to air on Discovery on
Saturday, December 11, 2010, at 5 and 8 pm PST.</DIV>
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<DIV>We recommend that you watch that Discovery special and see how Dr.
King and his group have come very close to solving the mystery of Amelia
Earhart's disappearance. Tickets soon will go on sale for TAC Festival
2011 and we will keep you advised.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rick Pettigrew, Director</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM>The Archaeology Channel</EM></STRONG> International Film and
Video Festival
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=1 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="8">Richard M.
(Rick) Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA<BR>President and Executive
Director<BR>Archaeological Legacy Institute<BR>4147 E. Amazon Dr.<BR>Eugene, OR
97405<BR>USA<BR>RPettigrew@aol.com<BR><A href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/">www.archaeologychannel.org</A><BR>541-345-5538<BR>541-338-3109
(fax)<BR>Skype: rick.pettigrew</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>