2nd November 2005, 06:55 PM
I have a strange feeling of deja vu that has been going on for nearly 25 years. Chartered Status - been tried several times - there were discussion about this before the IFA was even started.
Join and change - if you dont like the IFA.
The simple fact of the matter is that the IFA was set up not to be a trade union or to represent diggers (or whatever I am expected to call them) it was set up to be a body to represent none academic archaeologists who had a degree, sole responcibilty for a project and a degree. As the years have gone by it has become harder to be a full member and even an associate.
To my mind the IFA is an organisation for archaeological managers not archaeologists and until that changes there will be no real change.
Peter
Join and change - if you dont like the IFA.
The simple fact of the matter is that the IFA was set up not to be a trade union or to represent diggers (or whatever I am expected to call them) it was set up to be a body to represent none academic archaeologists who had a degree, sole responcibilty for a project and a degree. As the years have gone by it has become harder to be a full member and even an associate.
To my mind the IFA is an organisation for archaeological managers not archaeologists and until that changes there will be no real change.
Peter