June 2, Monday
Arrival: morning/early afternoon
3.00-3.30: Tea

Afternoon session
3.30 pm: Welcome and opening: Prof. Wim Blockmans (Rector NIAS)
3.45-4.30: Prof. Steve Mason (York University, Toronto): "The Herodian Succession in the Jewish War"
4.30-5.15: Prof. Joseph Sievers (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome): "Josephus and Republican Rome: Some Insights from War 1"
5.15-6.00: Dr. Gaia Lembi (University College, London): "Josephus on Jewish History in the Hellenistic Age (323-69 BCE)"
6.15-7.30: Dinner

Evening session
8.00-8.45: Dr. Meron Piotrkowski (Freie Universit?t, Berlin/Hebrew University, Jerusalem): "When did Alexander Jannai Capture Which Gadara?"
8.45-9.30: Dr. Mladen Popovi? (University of Groningen): title to be announced

June 3, Tuesday
Morning session
9.00-9.45: Dr. Ab de Jong (University of Leiden): "Parthian Elements in the Story of the Conversion of the Royal House of Adiabene (Josephus, Antiquities 20.17-96)"
9.45-10.30: Prof. Folker Siegert (Universit?t M?nster): "Die M?nsteraner-Ausgabe von Josephus, Contra Apionem. Ein Werkstattbericht"
10.30-11: Coffee
11.00-11.45: Dr. Johannes Tromp (University of Leiden): "Josephus and the Date of the Death of John the Baptist"
11.45-12.30: Prof. Thomas Weber (Universit?t Mainz): "Bandits and Babylonian Military Settlers in Southern Syria. Flavius Josephus and Archaeological Evidence"

12.30-13.30: Lunch
Afternoon session
1.45-2.45: Prof. Joseph Patrich (Hebrew University, Jerusalem): "The Inter-relations between Archaeology and Literary Sources: The Case of Caesarea Maritima (Josephus, Herodian Caesarea, Eusebius, the Louvre Cup, and back to Josephus)"
2.45-3.45: Prof. Ehud Netzer (Hebrew University, Jerusalem): "Pursuing Herod's Tomb"

3.45-4.15: Tea
4.15-4.45: Prof. Pieter van der Horst (Utrecht University): "A Short Note on Josephus"
4.45-6.15: Presentation of the Festschrift for Pieter W. van der Horst: Festive speech by Prof. Tjitze Baarda (Free University, Amsterdam) followed by reception sponsored by Brill
6.15-8: Dinner

June 4, Wednesday
Morning session
9-9.45: Bieke Mahieu (Catholic University of Leuven): "Pillars in the Chronology of Herod the Great: Rock or Sand?"
9.45-10.30: Prof. Berndt Schaller (Universit?t G?ttingen): "Die Nacherz?hlung der biblischen Sch?pfungsgeschichte(n). Gen. 1.2 in den Antiquitates des Josephus: Charakter und Funktion"
10.30-11: Coffee
11-11.45: Prof. Jan Willem van Henten (University of Amsterdam): "The Demolition of the Golden Eagle in Josephus' Antiquities"
11.45-12.30: Prof. Daniel R. Schwartz (Hebrew University, Jerusalem): "Josephus in Hebrew Scholarship, 1933-1993"
12.30-13.30: lunch, departure