Ballot Archive

21 Mar 2019

Candidate Details

Candidate Name

Mark Beattie-Edwards

Academic degrees, honours etc.

BA Archaeology, University of Southampton, MA Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton (Distinction)

Profession or occupation

Maritime archaeologist

Grounds for election

Mark Beattie-Edwards is a most experienced maritime archaeologist. he is Director of the Nautical Archaeology Society: responsible for the day to day management of the society, its staff, subcontractors and volunteers including setting priorities and allocating resources. He is the licensee of the HMS m Holland No. 5 submarine and the Norman’s Bay Wreck and has coordinated research and access to both these protected wrecks and has undertaken research on the HMS m/A1 submarine and the Coronation protected wreck site on behalf of English Heritage. He sits on the Archaeology Training Forum, the International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA) Steering Committee, the Gresham Ship Project Steering Group as well as the Heritage and Craft Committee of the Society for Nautical Research. He also represents the NAS as an accredited NGO at meetings of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee for UNESCO. He has published widely on different aspects of maritime archaeology.

Signatories

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