Organization

The Shanghai Archaeology Forum is organized and administrated by the Research Center for World Archaeology (RCWA) at Shanghai Academy which is under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Shanghai Municipal Government.

The Forum shall be composed of members. It shall have: (1) a Board of Directors; (2) an Advisory Committee; (3) a Selection Committee; and (4) the Office of Shanghai Archaeology Forum.

The Board of Directors, consisting of 15 to 20 internationally recognized scholars from different continents in the world, is responsible for helping develop all policies and programs, monitoring the implementation of the Forum’s goals and objectives, assisting in fundraising activities, and representing the Forum in the broader community.

The Shanghai Archaeology Forum is in close consultation with its Advisory Committee, involving renowned scholars in various fields of archaeology and cultural heritage from all regions of the world. These scholars voluntarily serve the committee and are dedicated to the mission of the Forum. They are responsible for nominating archaeological field discoveries and research findings of major importance. Another important body of the SAF is the Selection Committee, comprising international experts representing various regions in the world, which is responsible for adjudicating the nominations.

世界考古论坛由中国社会科学院和上海市人民政府联合组建的上海研究院世界考古研究中心承办和管理。

世界考古论坛实行委员制。其主要组成部分包括(1) 理事会; (2) 咨询委员会; (3) 评审委员会; (4) 秘书处。

理事会由来自世界主要大洲15至20位具有崇高声望的学者组成; 理事会负责制定论坛的政策和相关计划，监督论坛宗旨和目标的具体实施, 协助寻找资金和与其它相关社会机构和组织的沟通。

咨询委员会是世界考古论坛·上海的重要组成部分，该委员会由来自世界不同国家和地区的咨询委员组成，他们是考古和文化遗产研究领域一流的专家学者。咨询委员在完全自愿的基础上为委员会工作，协助世界考古论坛履行其历史使命，负责提名或者帮助推荐世界重大田野考古发现和研究成果。论坛的另一重要组成部分是评审委员会，其成员是来自世界各大地区的学术权威和专家，他们负责对推荐的重大田野考古发现和研究成果进行评选。