Saturday, January 16, 2010

January, 2010 meeting

The first meeting of 2010 was well attended!



Following reports on the upcoming State  Conference and other Chapter activities,





President Dave Johnson introduced Glenn Kreisberg, who presented "Mysteries in Stone" about various stone formations that he has looked at.



Friday, January 15, 2010

Flyer for 94th NYSAA ANNUAL MEETING

94th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 

NEW YORK STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

April 23rd – 25th, 2010

HOSTED BY:
THE INCORPORATED ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
OF THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

WILL BE HELD AT HONOR’S HAVEN RESORT & SPA IN ELLENVILLE, NY






Our guest speaker will be James Adovasio, PhD

TitleEarly Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Perspective

Hotel Rates: 
Daily Rates – Per Person, Per Night, Customized American Plan
Single Occupancy Double Occupancy
Deluxe Rooms $126.00 $86.00
Executive Rooms $144.00 $98.00
Suites $162.00 $110.00

This rate includes 4 meals – breakfast on Saturday through breakfast on Sunday.

Book and pay for your room directly with the hotel by calling: 
845-210-3148
845-210-5672

Day Guests can purchase meals directly from the hotel desk.

Registration Fee:
Preregistration - $30 - Please send preregistration payments to our treasurer 
(IOCCNYSAA) by April 1st:

Registration at the door is - $35

Harold Decker
60 Decker Drive
Middletown, NY  10949
Phone Number – 845-355-7681
Email Address - decker@warwick.net

For additional information regarding this event contact:

David Johnson
24 Manor Dr. W
Poughkeepsie, NY  12603
Phone Number – 845-454-1860


Call for Papers:
The call for papers has been posted. 

Book Room:
Please contact David Johnson to reserve space in the book room.

Field Trip:
An optional tour of nearby Dutchess Quarry Caves will be available on Sunday afternoon for anyone who is interested. 

Schedule: 
Friday - April 23rd 

10:00 – 12:00 New York Archaeological Council (NYAC) Board Meeting 
1:00- 5:00 Book Room -
1:00 – 12:00 Registration Desk – Conference Center Lobby
1:15 – 3:00 NYAC General Meeting – Conference Center
3:00 – 5:00 NYAC Program – Conference Center
4:00 – 5:00 NYSAA Fellows / Awards Committee Meeting – 
6:00 – 7:30 Dinner
7:30 on Hospitality Reception - 

Saturday – April 24th

7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast 
7:00 – 9:00 NYSAA Secretaries’ Breakfast 
8:00 – 5:00 Book Room (Closed for lunch 12:00 – 1:00)
8:00 – 5:00 Registration Desk – Conference Center Lobby
Saturday Morning Session 1
8:45 – 10:20 Presentations – Conference Center
Saturday Morning Session 2
10:40 – 12:00 Presentations – Conference Center
Saturday Afternoon Session 1
1:30 – 3:10 Presentations – Conference Center
Saturday Afternoon Session 2
3:30 – 4:50 Presentations – Conference Center
7:00 Banquet
8:30 Speaker & Awards Ceremony – Conference Center

Sunday – April 25th
Sunday Morning Session 1
7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
8:00 – 12:00 Book Room
9:00 – 10:20 Presentations – Conference Center
Sunday Morning Session 2
10:40 – 12:00 Presentations – Conference Center
1:00 – 3:00 Dutchess Quarry Caves Tour – Near Goshen, NY

Monday, January 4, 2010

First Call for Papers: 94th Annual Meeting New York State Archaeological Association - April 23-25th, 2010

 The Incorporated Orange County Chapter 
First Call for Papers
94th Annual Meeting
New York State Archaeological Association
April 23-25th, 2010
The Incorporated Orange County Chapter New York State Archaeological Association (IOCCNYSAA) announces the First Call for papers for the 94th Annual Meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association.
The deadline for submissions is March 1,2010.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Adovasio, Director of the Mercyhurst Archeological Institute at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania, “Early Human Populations in the New World:A Biased Perspective'.”
The meeting will be held in the beautiful lower Hudson Valley, at the Honor's Haven Resort in Ellenville, N.Y. For further information about the conference location click:
The program will be chaired by Barry D. Kass, Prof. Emeritus of Anthropology, SUNY Orange.
Paper proposal abstracts of approx. 250 words should be e-mailed as a Microsoft Word attachment to:
Phone: 845-341-4364 office/845-733-1830 home
For information regarding the conference contact David Johnson President, IOCCNYSAA at
Phone: 845 454-1860