There is also the South Central Historical Archaeology Conference, which
usually meets in mid-November somewhere in the "mid-south" area (i.e.,
Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi).


On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Natalie Adams Pope <
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> 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
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>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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:
> >
> >
> >
> > Society for Historical Archaeology (January)
> >
> > Society for American Archaeology (April)
> >
> > Eastern States Archaeological Federation (October)
> >
> > Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference (March/April)
> >
> > Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (October)
> >
> > Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (April)
> >
> >
> >
> > ….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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/10/12, Natalie Adams Pope <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
>