The ACOR 7 conference was held in Seattle, Washington - USA March 25-28, 2004 Come to ACOR 7 in Seattle A Few of ACOR 7's Upcoming Highlights... What You'll Need To Know... Register Now: Online (through our secure server) By Fax/Mail - please print our form (pdf format) A Few of ACOR 7’s Upcoming Highlights... Sessions / Panel Discussions (Partial listing only; subject to change) Opening Plenary: Nomadic Peoples of Iran – Jon Thompson Nomads in Anatolia – Harald Bohmer Kurdish Weavings – Jim Burns Putting Together A Collection, Part II – Cathryn Cootner Baluch Weavings – Frank Diehr Suzanis – Christian Erber Lakai and Kungrat – Bruce Froemming Women and the Persian Carpet Industry– Leonard Helfgott Tibetan Rugs – Bill Liske Structural Analysis and Design – Marla Mallett Saryk – Natalia Nekrassova Ikats of the World, Show and Talk – David Paly Non-Ersari Tribes of the Amu Darya – Peter Poullada Design "Markers" – Shiv Sikri Mystery Rug – Wendel Swan and guests Out of the Cedar Chest Bethany Mendenhall & Charles Lave – Turkish Lawrence Kearney – Variety and Textiles James Douglas – Baluch Erik Risman – Ersari, Middle Amu Darya Bruce Baganz – Shah Savan, etc. Michael Wendorf – Kurdish Bags Ralph & Linda Kaffel - Variety Val Arbab – Rug Identification Tours of Exhibits: (1-2 p.m. Friday & Saturday) Jim Burns, David Paly, Davut Mizrahi, Michael Rothberg. Exhibitions (all conveniently located on site) Turkmen Weavings – Michael Rothberg Mihrab Rugs from Persia – Jim Burns Ikats – David Paly Manistir Kilims – Davut Mizrahi and Erhard Stoebe Highlights from Northwest Collections Chilkat Blankets and Weaving Demonstration Evening Activities Dealers’ Row reception – Thursday Costume Contest at the Odyssey Maritime Center – Friday Free night to explore Seattle – Saturday Special Pre-Conference Event Natural dye workshop with Michele Wipplinger, by registration only Restorers On-Site Bob Mann, Holly Smith, Kate VanSciver, Angela Risser Demonstration Anna Brown, Chilkat Weaving