Preliminary Schedule of the 97th Annual Conference of the New York State Archaeological Association

Preliminary Schedule of

the 97th Annual Meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association and the Annual Spring Meeting of the New York Archaeological Council

April 26-28, 2013

Ramada Inn, Watertown, NY

Friday, April 26
10 am-12 noon   NYAC Board meeting

1-3 pm          NYAC general meeting

1-4 pm          Sackets Harbor Battlefield tour: meet at Ramada Inn lobby and carpool to Sackets Harbor; tour the Shipyard and Hall House exhibits and walk the new War of 1812 Bicentennial Trail, touring the battlefield; admission to the exhibits is $3 p/p

3-5 pm          NYAC public program: Regulations and Practice of Burial Excavation in New York State by Lisa Anderson (NYAC's Human Remains Committee Chair) and Doug Mackey (NY SHPO), followed by open discussion

5pm             NYSAA Executive Committee meeting (Board Room)

6pm             NYSAA Fellows’ Dinner (Executive Room)
                buffet dinner (Renaissance A)

7:30-9:30 pm    NYSAA members’ meeting (Renaissance B)

Saturday, April 27 
7:00-8:45 am    chapter officers breakfast meeting

8:50-11:50 am   morning presentations

11:50-1:00 pm   lunch break

1-5:20 pm       afternoon presentations

6pm             reception with cash bar (Renaissance A & B)

7pm             annual banquet

9pm             banquet program with guest speaker Claude Chapdelaine (Professor of Archaeology at the Université de Montréal)

Sunday, April 28 

8:50 am to 11:50 am presentations

For hotel reservations, contact the Watertown Ramada Inn (315-788-0700) and mention NYSAA. The conference room rate is $89 double or single.