Melissa,
For us in the southeast working on historic sites, all we have is the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, which is heavily prehistoric. This would definitely benefit us working down here. Obviously there is SHA, but that is often very expensive to attend and we think there is enough historical archaeology within our region to support its own conference.
Natalie Adams Pope, RPA
Executive Vice President
NEW SOUTH ASSOCIATES, INC.
722-A Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 771-7083/FAX (803) 771-7087
www.newsouthassoc.com
A Women-Owned Small Business
On Feb 10, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Melissa Diamanti wrote:
> This issue does not concern me directly, since I don't work
> in Southeastern US historical archaeology. But I felt inclined to put my 2 cents worth in, because my immediate
> reaction was NO! There are already too
> many conferences competing for my attention and limited budget; I can't fit one
> more in.
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> As someone working in the mid-Atlantic US and in both
> prehistoric and historical archaeology, I often have to choose among the
> following organizations' annual meetings, since I can't afford to attend them
> all:
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> Society for Historical Archaeology (January)
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> Society for American Archaeology (April)
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> Eastern States Archaeological Federation (October)
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> Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference (March/April)
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> Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (October)
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> Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (April)
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>
>
> ….which means that I am already having to skip the state-level
> conferences for adjacent states, including New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
> Maryland, and Ohio.
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> So I ask, can't you manage to fit your subject into one of
> the existing conferences that people are already attending? A one-time special session honoring South seems a worthy cause, but organizing a whole new set of annual meetings seems excessive to me.
> Meli Diamanti
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>
> --- On Fri, 2/10/12, Natalie Adams Pope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: Natalie Adams Pope <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Southeastern Conference on Historic Sites Archaeology?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:43 AM
>
> Folks,
>
> This post is to gauge interest in starting a conference that focuses on the historical archaeology in the Southeastern United States. I believe there is certainly enough work in the region to support such an endeavor. Several folks (myself, Jodi Barnes, David Jones, and Carl Steen) have been discussing preliminary ideas for a small conference this first year in honor of Stanley South. We were able to reserve the meeting facility at Charles Town Landing State Park in Charleston, SC. It is a wonderful facility in one of the greatest cities on the planet and the perfect spot for a historical archaeology conference. The facility will hold 250 people. Therefore, we would have to limit attendance to that maximum. Our preliminary plans are to hold the conference August 24th and 25th and perhaps plan a tour or two for Sunday the 26th. Before we actually go full steam ahead with this plan, we wanted to make sure there was enough interest to support the effort. We
> are thinking that we will put aside some time during that weekend for all of us to brainstorm the future of this conference.
>
> Please let me know if you would be interested in such a conference. If we get enough affirmative responses, we will proceed with our plans. In the meanwhile if you are interested in helping to organize the conference and supporting organization please feel free to contact us. Thanks,
>
> Natalie Adams Pope, RPA
> Executive Vice President
>
> NEW SOUTH ASSOCIATES, INC.
> 722-A Blanding Street
> Columbia, SC 29201
> (803) 771-7083/FAX (803) 771-7087
>
> www.newsouthassoc.com
>
> A Women-Owned Small Business
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