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Inauguration of the Exposition Egypt: the Egyptian and the Copts , Archaeological Museum Henri Prade, Lattes Friday June 4, 1999 +J. Van der Vliet, Coptic Magical texts discovered in Deir an-Naqloun +C.Detlef Muller, The Question of Languages in Egypt and in Nubia +Sydney Aufrere and Nathalie Bosson, Dictionary of Egyptian curiosity +Rodolphe Kasser, Phonological Interpretation of Some Orthographical Particularities in the Papyrus Bodmer III, Coptic Bohairic Dialect B4. +Jean Louis Fort, Between Morphology and Syllabic in the Coptic Conjugation: Some Cases of Interaction. +Anne Boud'Hors and Ramez Boutros The Holy Family in Gabal al-Tayr and the homily of the Rock . +Christian Cannuyer, Again the Question of "Sarabaites" in John Cassian +Adel Sidarous, New Data Concerning the Scala Graeco-Copto-Arabic "biblion ton bathmon" +Catherine Thirard, Reoccuptation of Ancient Sites by the Monastic Communities in the Palaeo- Christian Era +Christian Decobert and Ramez Boutros, Islamic and Christian Sites between Ballas and Armant +Maria Helena Trindade Lopes, Coptic Pieces in the Portuguese Museums +Dominique Benazeth, Bronze of the Coptic Museum in Cairo- The Project Catalogue +Ashraf Sadek, Coptic Interpretation - Iconographical and Liturgical- of the Biblical Symbols Relating to the Holy Virgin Mary +Loretta Del Francia, The Holy Virgin Mary in the Coptic Art 15. The Seventh Congress for Coptic Studies: We have received word that the upcoming Coptic Studies congress will be held at Leiden University, the Netherlands. It is scheduled to start on August 27 and continue until September 2 in the year 2000. From our prior experience with the Dutch scholars in Coptic Studies, we are greatly heartened by the Congress being held there. This

being the premier event in Coptic Studies, we encourage all of our members to attend and participate if possible. A little more than a year is left, so we all need to prepare to be able to contribute positively to the proceedings of this prestigious event. Those interested in presenting papers there, are encouraged to contact the Society for coordination of topics and resources. We are confident that the participation of Prof. Paul van Moorsel (the Congress' co-secretary) in our upcoming Coptic Conference will generate a lot of interest in attendance and participation. 16. The Electronic Edition of the Coptic Encyclopedia : The copyright agreement between the St. Mark Foundation and Macmillan Publishing Company to produce an electronic version (CD- ROM) of the Coptic Encyclopedia is completed. The agreement includes the royalties set by Macmillan along with the turning over of an electronic text (ASCII-Format) of the eight volumes. Rights for illustrations used will be secured separately from other individual and institutions. Other appropriate color illustrations may also be included in the electronic version. According to Dr. Fawzy Estafanous, the organization's founder, this edition will be an electronic version of the original printed edition, with the exception of including short annotations on articles that are being disputed by Coptic Church authorities and corrections of obvious errors. These extra items will be included in a separate volume and electronically link to the articles they pertain to. Each annotation will include the name of the presenter In other words, the original text will not be altered unless authorized by Macmillan. Hany N. Takla, the Society's president, will be in charge of this project, in his capacity as member of the Foundation's Executive Board. 17. Masterclass in Icon Painting: Mrs. Monica Rene has send us a communication From London, regarding a Class titled MASTERCLASS IN ICON PAINTING: AN INTRODUCTION TO ICON PAINTING ACCORDING TO THE COPTIC ORTHODOX TRADITION . This class will be held

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