Sante Fe News

The 65th Annual Meeting of the Society will convene in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 5-10, 2005. This note will summarize some basic information that you will need to pre-register and participate in the meeting.

Hotels. The La Fonda Hotel will host the meeting. The Society will also reserve a block of rooms at several other hotels in Santa Fe. The list of hotels and room rates will be posted on the web page at the end of June.

Transportation. The Society has arranged contracts with air carriers who promise to provide the maximum discounts to registrants who are attending our meeting in Santa Fe. That information will be on the web page at the end of this month. The SfAA Office will also provide detailed information on the various options for ground transportation from the Albuquerque Airport to Santa Fe. See the web page in early August.

Program Submissions. The customary deadline for paper and session abstracts is October 15. However, we expect that the attendance/participation at this meeting will exceed the previous records. It is important, therefore, that you submit your pre-registration and abstracts as early as possible. The SfAA Office has already received some abstracts. Submissions are encouraged in all areas of interest to appliedanthropologists and other social scientists, as well as submissions that are specific to the program theme of "Heritage, Environment & Tourism."

Tours. A variety of tours are being planned for the meeting. These range from the conventional tour (for example, Bandelier National
Monument) to several information-intensive events which will actually be seminar/tours (the Native art vendors under the portal of the Governor's Palace, for example). A complete list of the tours and registration information will be available in the second week in November.

Highlights. The Program Committee is exploring several interesting additions to the Santa Fe Program. There will be a plenary session (co-sponsored by the School of American Research) on "repatriation". In addition, we hope to schedule an open forum on certain NAGPRA regulations that are being considered. We plan on involving the community in our meetings to as great an extent as possible, and hope to open parts of the meeting to the general public.

Local Attractions. Santa Fe has a large number of museums and we plan to arrange for discounted entry fees for our meeting registrants. We also hope to arrange a "gallery walk" - several prominent arts/crafts galleries will remain open one evening and host a complimentary wine/cheese for our registrants.

Receptions. The University of New Mexico will host the welcome reception on Wednesday evening. We will be entertained by a Mariachi Band from the New Mexico Highlands University. The School of American Research will host a reception on Thursday evening, following the plenary session dealing with "repatriation". The Santa Fe Convention Bureau will host a reception on Friday evening, following the Awards Ceremony.