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Conferences & Networking

The SAS regularly sponsors conferences, workshops, and conference sessions. If you're planning an event on any topic relevant to the goals of the society, please get in touch with the VP of Intersociety Relations so that we can explore partnering with you and your organization. 

If you're a student SAS member interested in getting involved with the society and promoting professional fellowship among your peers, check out the Student Ambassador program and reach out to our VP for Membership Development to learn more.

R.E. Taylor Poster Award Competition finalists – SAA 2026

We are pleased to announce four finalists for the R.E. Taylor Poster Award Competition at the Society for American Archaeology’s 91st Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (April 29-May 3, 2026). If you plan to participate in the meeting, please visit their posters and learn about their fantastic research!

 

April 30, Thursday Afternoon

1-3pm

Jordan Thompson (Washington State University)

Poster 71-a: Reexamining the Weitas Creek Site (10CW30):  An Early Nimíipuu Upland Hunting Camp

 

4-6pm

Lisseth Rojas-Pelayo (University of Florida)

Poster 111-f: From Notes to Maps: A Legacy GIS Approach for Examining Mariash-Recuay Transformations at Chavín de Huántar                            

 

May 1, Friday Morning

10am-12pm

Amy Socha (University of Michigan)

Poster 183-e: Don't Sink Your Dugout: Load Capacity as a Proxy for Use of Dugout Canoes

 

May 2, Saturday Afternoon

1-3pm

Max Schachar (University of Missouri)

Poster 304-c: Compositional analysis of post-Tiwanaku Sama-Cabuza sherds and clays from Los Batanes, Tacna, Peru (12th century)

 

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