The Helike Society
The Helike Society based in Aigion, Achaea, Greece, is the principal scientific non-profit organization which promotes and supports scientific research to reveal and develop the site of Ancient Helike. The Helike Society was founded in Aigion in 1982 at the initiative of Dora Katsonopoulou, archaeologist, and other personalities from the city of Aigion. Since 2000, archaeological excavations of the Helike Project (see below) in the area of Helike are conducted under the auspices of the Department of Geology, University of Patras and the Helike Society under a permit from the Greek Ministry of Culture. The Helike Society is directed by a Board of nine members elected every four years by vote from the members of the General Assembly. Since 1985, Dora Katsonopoulou is continuously elected as President of the Helike Society.
The Administrative Board of the Helike Society
Prof. Dora Katsonopoulou, Archaeologist, Director of the Helike Project, President
Prof. Nikos Kontopoulos, Geologist, Patras University, Vice President
Mrs. Maria Karvela, Archaeologist, Secretary General
Mr. Panos Mitropoulos, Philologist, Aigion Gymnasium Director, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Leonidas Charalambopoulos, Former Director of the Alpha bank, Treasurer
Mr. Kostas Klagos, Philologist, Education Consultant, Member
Mrs. Xara Efthymiou, Health Deputy Director at University Hospital, Rion, Patras, Member
The Helike Society welcomes contributions to support systematic excavations of the Helike Project at Helike. For information on Helike and the discoveries brought to light in recent years, please see Discoveries at Ancient Helike. For information on membership and contributions to the Helike Society and ordering the Helike Proceedings volumes, please contact Mrs. Maria Karvela.