Society Activities

Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting 2010

Welcome to Corpus Christi for the
81th Texas Archeological Society Annual Meeting
October 22-24, 2010
Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas (361) 887-1600
TAS code:1450 0809 629

CORPUS CHRISTI – The Conference theme is Archeology without Borders.  You’re invited to join friends and colleagues for the 81st Annual Meeting of TAS.  We hope to encourage colleagues south of the Rio Grande to attend and share their research with us.  Papers and posters will be featured in sessions Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.  The Public Forum and Careers in Archeology Social will attract regional visitors.  Meetings and awards will honor many who have contributed to the Society and Texas archeology.

CALL for PAPERS, SYMPOSIA, and POSTERS

This is the first call soliciting paper abstracts, symposia, and poster displays to be presented at the conference.  Authors will be notified in mid-September if their paper has been accepted (please note deadlines provided below).  All presentation rooms will be equipped with PowerPoint projectors.  Presenters requiring a slide projector or overhead projector must make a special request to the Program Co-Chair.

CHECK LIST for PRESENTERS

To sharpen conference standards and stimulate session impact, the Program Co-Chairs recommend these guidelines for paper and symposia presentations.

1. Have something to say (purpose).
2. Remember, less is more (concise information).
3. Emphasize the take-home message (three key points).
4. Have logical sequence (it’s a story).
5. Use visuals effectively (one per minute).
6. Practice and time your presentation.
7. Talk to the audience (don’t read verbatim).  Use note cards or an outline if necessary.
8. Acknowledge contributions from others.
9. Bring copies of your conference paper for distribution.  Many people request papers to continue discussions and disseminate current research.
10. Submit poster presentations for data that lends itself to on-going discussion.  A time for presenters to be available for discussion will be scheduled in the program.

Individual Papers: Titles and Abstracts are due by September 1, 2010.

Symposia: Titles and Abstracts are due by August 15, 2010.

Poster Presentations: Titles and Abstracts are due by September 1, 2010.  Poster presentations are encouraged for those interested in continuing discussions.  A time for presenters to be available for discussion will be scheduled in the program.

Abstracts must include the following information to be considered: Type of submission (Paper/Symposium/Poster); Title; Authors, and Affiliations (with contact Phone numbers and emails); and Abstracts (150 words maximum; longer abstracts will be rejected or returned for correction). Abstracts should be submitted to the Program Co-Chair, Dr. Robert P. Drolet, via email to papers@txarch.org or sent to:

Dr. Robert P. Drolet
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
1900 N. Chaparral
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401