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2009
Date and Time: June 8 - 28
Title: Missouri-Kansas Border War Archaeology Field School
Type of Event: Field school focusing on the run up to the Civil War resulting in the complete depopulation of Bates County, MO and the creation of extraordinary archaeological time capsules.
Sponsor: University of Missouri-Kansas City Geosciences Department and the Bates County History Museum.
Location: check website
Cost: check website
Contact person for the event: Ann Raab raaba@unkc.edu or http://www.geocities.com/annmraab
Date and Time: June 25 - 26
Title: "Issues in Section 106: An Advanced Seminar"
Type of Event: Course for practitioners experienced in project review under Section 106. Instructor: Dr. Thomas King
Sponsor: SWCA Environmental Consultants
Location: The Paramont Hotel, 808 SW Taylor St., Portland, OR
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: http://www.swca.com/training/descriptions/106adv.html
Date and Time: June 27 - 28
Title: Territorial Days 2009
Type of Event: Community-wide festival featuring reenactments, pioneer skills, demonstrations, and tours of museums.
Sponsor: Constitution Hall
Location: Lectompton
Cost: free
Contact Person for Event: Tim Rues 785-887-6520 or consthall@kshs.org
Date and Time: June 29 - 30
Title: "Consulting Indian Tribes in Cultural Resources Review"
Type of Event: Course helping to understand methods of consultation and exploring legal status.
Sponsor: SWCA Environmental Consultants
Location: Warwick Seattle Hotel, 401 Lenora St., Seattle, WA
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: http://www.swca.com/training/descriptions/consult.html
Date and Time: June 29 - July 3
Title: 23rd Annual Congress of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology
Type of Event: Annual conference
Sponsor: Nelson Dockyard Museum and the University of the West Indies Open Campus Antigua and Barbuda.
Location: Jolly Beach Resort, Bolans, Antigua
Cost: Member $100.00; Student $50.00
Contact Person for Event: http://www.iaca2009antigua.com/
Date and Time: July 18, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Title: Artifact Identification Day
Type of Event: Artifact identification by Archeologists from the Kansas Historical Society.
Sponsor: Pawnee Indian Museum
Location: 480 Pawnee Trail, Republic
Cost: free
Contact Person for Event: Richard Gould 785-361-2255 or piv@kshs.org
Date and Time: July 22 - 23, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Title: Archaeology in the Classroom
Type of Event: Workshop for Teachers. 1 hour of university credit is available from the University of Utah.
Sponsor: National Council for the Social Studies, Jackson County, MO, Project Archaeology
Location: Fort Osage National Historic Landmark, 107 Osage St., Sibley, MO
Cost: $30.00
Contact Person for Event: John Peterson 816-650-3278 jpeterson@jacksongov.org
Date and Time: July 27 - 31
Title: Greater Southwest Lithic Technology Workshop
Type of Event: Workshop in lithic technology and analysis.
Sponsor: The Historic Preservation Division of the State of New Mexico, the National Park Service, U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Pacific Legacy Inc., The University of New Mexico, and VCNP Cultural Resources.
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve, Jamez Springs, NM
Cost: see website http://www.unm.edu/~asteffen/
Contact Person for Event: Ana Steffen 505-428-7730 or asteffen@vallescaldeera.gov Robert Jackson 530-677-9713 ext 11 or jacksonrob@pacificlegacy.com
Date and Time: August 8 - 13
Title: "Overcoming Structural Violence"
Type of Event: Annual World Archaeological Congress Conference focusing on the relationship between archaeology, heritage, and politics.
Sponsor: World Archaeological Congress
Location: Best Eastern Hotel, Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank)
Cost: unknown see website
Contact Person for Event: http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/ramallahphp
Date and Time: August 30
Title: Pony Express Festival
Type of Event: Festival featuring reenactment of a Pony Express ride, pioneer living history demonstrations, an 1860s historic dress group, collector buttons, and a wagon train reenactment.
Sponsor: Hollenberg Pony Express Station
Location: 2889 23rd Road, Hanover
Cost: Free
Contact Person for Event: Duane Durst 785-337-2635
Date and Time: September 12-13
Title: Archaeology and History of the American Fort
Type of Event: 2nd Annual Fort Osage Conference held in conjunction with the annual "Grand Fete de Chez les Canses."
Sponsor: Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
Location: Fort Osage Education Center, 107 Osage Street, Sibley, MO
Cost: $20.00 $15.00 students
Contact Person for Event: John Peterson, jpeterson@jacksongov.org
Date and Time: September 15 - 20
Title: 15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists
Type of Event: Annual meeting
Sponsor: European Association of Archaeologists, Archaeological Heritage Office of Autonomous Province of Trento, the Museum of Riva del Garda, and others (see website)
Location: Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy
Cost: unknown see website
Contact Person for Event: http://www.eaaitaly2009.com/information.php
Date and Time: September 16 - 17, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Title: The Basic of Section 106 Compliance
Type of Event: Seminar (web and audio) covering basics of Section 106 compliance. Instructor Jim Steely
Sponsor: SWCA Environmental Consultants
Cost: see website
Contact Person for Event: http://www.swca.com/training/descriptions/106comp.html
Date and Time: September 17 - 20
Title: American Cultural Resources Association 14th Annual Conference
Type of Event: ACRA Annual meeting
Sponsor: American Cultural Resources Association
Location: Renaissance Providence Hotel, 5 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, RI
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: http://acra-crm.org/
Date and Time: September 19 - 20
Title: John Brown Museum Freedom Festival
Type of Event: Re-enactment of the Battle of Osawatomie, Vintage baseball game, demonstrations.
Sponsor: John Brown Museum and the Kansas Historical Society
Location: John Brown Memorial Park, Osawatomie
Cost: free
Contact Person for Event: Grady Atwater 913-755-4384 adaircabin@kshs.org
Date and Time: September 24 - 26
Title: Bald Eagle Rendezvous Constitution Hall
Type of Event: 19th century fur trade living history encampment including demonstrations
Sponsor: Constitution Hall and the Kansas Historical Society
Location: Constitution Hall, Lecompton
Cost: free
Contact Person for Event: Tim Rues 785-887-6520 or consthall@kshs.org
Date and Time: September 25 - 27
Title: 2009 Arkansas Archeological Society Annual Meeting
Type of Event: Annual meeting.
Sponsor: Arkansas Archeological Society
Location: Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, 207 W. Van Buren, Eureka Springs, AR
Cost: enquire at aasociety @arkarch.org
Contact Person for Event: 479-575-3556 or aasociety@arkarch.org
Date and Time: September 26, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Title: Artifact Identification Day
Type of Event: Artifact identification day with Archeologists and members of the Mud Creek Chapter of the KAA.
Sponsor: The Mud Creek chapter of the Kansas Anthropological Association.
Location: Old Mill Museum, 120 Mill Street, Lindsborg
Cost: free
Contact Person for Event: Rose Marie Wallen roseandmikewallen@yahoo.com
Date and Time: September 30 - October 4
Title: The American Society for Ethnohistory Annual Meeting
Type of Event: Annual meeting with a theme of "Bridging the Gulf."
Sponsor: The American Society for Ethnohistory
Location: Hotel Monteleone, 214 rue Royale, New Orleans, LA
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: Robbie Ethridge rethridg@olemiss.edu or 662-915-7317 or Greg O'Brien ethnohistory2009@gmail.com or 336-334-3988
Date and Time: October 3
Title: Fall Symposium: PaleoIndian Period
Type of Event: Missouri Archaeological Society's Fall Symposium
Sponsor: Missouri Archaeological Society
Location: Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville, MO
Cost: unknown contact below
Contact Person for Event: Lisa Haney 417-836-3773 or lhaney@missouristate.edu
Date and Time: September 30 - October 4
Title: "Bridging the Gulf"
Type of Event: Annual meeting of the American Society for Ethnohistory focusing on the development of histories informed by ethnography, linguistics, archaeology and ecology.
Sponsor: The American Society of Ethnohistory
Location: California Maritime Academy, 200 Maritime Academy Dr. Vallejo, CA
Cost: Before August 1: $100.00 regular, $50.00 student
Contact Person for Event: Robbie Ethridge 662-915-7317 rethridg@olemiss.edu
Date and Time: October 10 - 11
Title: Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival
Type of Event: History re-enactors, mountain men, American Indian dances, demonstrations and more.
Sponsor: Shawnee Indian Mission and the Kansas Historical Society
Location: 3403 West 53rd, Fairway, KS
Cost: free
Contact Person for Event: Anita Faddis 913-262-0867 shawneemission@kshs.org
Date and Time: October 14 - 17
Title: Plains Anthropological Conference
Type of Event: 67th Annual Conference
Sponsor: Oklahoma Archeological Survey, Plains Anthropological Society
Location: Embassy Suites, 2501 Conference Dr., Norman, OK
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/plainsanth/meeting/meeting.htm
Date and Time: October 15 - 18
Title: 2009 MAC Annual Meeting
Type of Event: Annual meeting of the Midwest Archaeological Conference focusing on promoting and stimulating interest in the archaeology of Midwestern United States and neighboring areas.
Sponsor: University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist and the Museum of Natural History.
Location: Sheraton Hotel 210 S. Dobuque St., Iowa City, IA
Cost: $70.00 for MAC members, $80.00 for non-members, $45.00 for students, additional $10.00 late fee after September 15
Contact Person for Event: Dr. John F. Doershuk 319-384-0751 or john-doershuk@uiowa.edu
Date and Time: October 16 - 18
Title: Historical Archaeology Today: New Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Type of Event: Conference/Annual meeting of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology
Sponsor: Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology
Location: Quebec City, Canada
Cost: see website www.smcm.edu/soancneha09.htm
Contact Person for Event: Alison Bain Allison.Bain@hst.ulaval.ca
Date and Time: November 4 - 8
Title: Southeast Archaeological Conference Annual Meeting
Type of Event: Annual meeting.
Sponsor: Southeast Archaeological Conference
Location: Renaissance Riverview Hotel, 64 South Water St., Mobile, Alabama
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/2009SEAC/seac2009.html
Date and Time: December 2 - 6
Title: American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting
Type of Event: 108th Annual Meeting with the theme "The End/s of Anthropology."
Sponsor: American Anthropological Association
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St., Philadelphia, PA
Cost: see website below
Contact Person for Event: http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/
2010
Date and Time: January 6 - 9
Title: Joint Annual AIA and APA Annual Meeting
Type of Event: 2010 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and American Philological Association (APA) Joint Annual Meeting
Sponsor: Archaeological Institute of America and the American Philological Association
Location: Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Orange County, CA
Cost: Member see website listed below
Contact Person for Event: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10096
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