 Hi everyone, my name is Sarah Gribbon and I'm acting head of business tourism at Fizzit Belfast. I am delighted to welcome you all here to our city. You can be assured a warm welcome while you're here, so why not partake in a pint againness or a wee whiskey with some of our locals in one of our famous bars, some of which date back to the 17th century. There's also a lot of things for you to see and do while you're here, so why not visit some of our world-class attractions such as Titanic Belfast, the City Hall, Ulster Museum or the Peace Wall, to name but a few. I wish you all a very successful conference. Welcome to Belfast EAA 2023. Hello my name is Christina Black and I'm a current mayor of Belfast. I'm delighted to welcome you to the city of Belfast. We have a rich industrial heritage harking right back to the 19th century when we were amongst the biggest linen producers in the world, earning Belfast the nickname Linenopolis. We also have a rich history of shipbuilding and we're well known as the birthplace of the Elphir Titanic. I'm sure archaeologists will have a fantastic time exploring our city, so welcome to Belfast EAA 2023. Hi I'm Professor Margaret Topping, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Internationalisation here at Queen's University Belfast. I'm thrilled to welcome you to our stunning campus which dates back to 1845. The EAA conference will be centred around the historic linen building which you can see behind me, but apart from the intellectual engagement of the conference we'll also have lots of opportunities to explore the rich architectural heritage of our campus and the vibrant life of the Queen's Quarter. Hopefully the weather will be good so that you can enjoy coffee and conversation on the lawns, but if not they're always the posters in our beautiful quad. Welcome to Belfast EAA 2023. Hello everyone, my name is John McGrillen, I'm Chief Executive at Tourism and I, and I'm delighted to welcome you all to Northern Ireland. I'm sure that you will find us to be a beautiful place littered with archaeological gems set in a really stunning landscape and I know that the organisers are very keen to get you all out and about and get you to see some of our premier sites including the Giant's Ring not far from where I'm sitting here in Belfast. I'm taking you out to places like Armaa to Lavin Fort which is the home of the Ancient Kings of Ireland. So we're delighted to be here for your conference. We hope you have a really good time. I hope you really enjoy your conference and thank you very much for coming. My name is Professor Eileen Murphy and I'm the lead organiser of the EAA Belfast conference. I am super excited to welcome you all to Belfast and to what we hope will be an extra special EAA conference. I wanted to introduce you to the wonderful monument that inspired our conference logo. This enigmatic figure is located on Bow Island in County Fermanagh and it's thought to date to the early medieval period. Now, while we cannot be sure about its meaning, it has been suggested that it's a representation of the Irish War Goddess by the Hooded Crow. Welcome to Belfast, EAA 2023. How are you doing in Belfast? I'm fine. I'm just fine. I'm Belfast. Welcome to Belfast. How are you doing in Belfast? Welcome to Belfast. I'm Belfast, I'm from Belfast. I'm from Belfast. Welcome to Belfast. Welcome to Belfast, EAA 2023.