Elizabeth:

I would be more than happy to help any newcomers. In fact, I am rooming
with an undergrad from Penn who will be attending for the first time.
We are staying in Skeekonk, Mass (about 10 mins from Providence) but
will have our own transportation.  We are driving from Philly!  My info:

Benjamin Pykles
3rd year PhD at UPenn
Historical Archaeology of the American West (particularly the Great
Basin region)

This is a great idea.  I remember my first SHAs--a little intimidating
at times.  Hopefully this program will help others be more comfortable
and secure their enduring membership in the SHA.  Talk to you soon.

Ben

Elizabeth Norris wrote:
>
> ATTENTION SHA 2003 CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
>
> Is this your very first SHA conference?
>
> Want to meet someone who is has been around SHA
> meetings before?
>
> Remember your very first SHA conference?
>
> Want to help someone who is attending their very first
> conference?
>
> ANNOUNCING
>
> The Voyageur Program
>
> 2003 Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater
> Archaeology
>
> The SHA invites you to sign up as a new conference
> attendee or a seasoned conference veteran.  We would
> like experienced attendees to facilitate newer
> members’ conferences experiences.  There are no
> formalized requirements for participation in the
> program.  In Providence, we will suggest times and
> places for Voyageur Participants to meet on the first
> day of the conference.
>
> If you will be attending your first SHA and would like
> someone to provide a bit of friendly advice, or if you
> would like to provide the advice to an attendee,
> contact Elizabeth Norris at [log in to unmask]
> prior to January 6, 2003.  Ms. Norris will facilitate
> the exchange of contact information among interested
> parties.  Send along your contact details (name, where
> you are staying, and one sentence about your
> interests) and Ms. Norris will be in touch.
>
> See you in Providence,
>
> Elizabeth Norris
> PhD Candidate
> Anthropology
> Univ. Of Mass, Amherst
>
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