Hosts: Alicia Odewale, Executive Director, Archaeology Rewritten, and Ayana Flewellen, Stanford University

Hosts: Kathryn Sampeck, Editor, Historical Archaeology; Ben Ford, Editor, SHA Co-Publications; and Mary Sue Daoud, Associate Publisher, Springer

Host: Elizabeth Bollwerk, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc./DAACS

Hosts: Kelly Goldberg, University of South Carolina, and Elizabeth Clay, Central Connecticut State University

Host: April Beisaw, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Vassar College

The Past Presidents’ Student Reception will take place on Thursday, January 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Students will have an opportunity to talk to senior professionals about a variety of career paths in historical archaeology. These career paths include: Academia; Cultural Resource Management; Federal, State, and Local Agencies; Museums – Collections; Public Engagement; and Underwater Archaeology.

Join us and raise a glass in honor of the SHA Past Presidents and other valued colleagues who passed in 2023.

Our Thursday night ticketed reception will be held at the Oakland Museum of California (www. OMCA.org). OMCA explores the big ideas that shape California lives, then brings to life the untold and under-told stories of the people behind them—all with a distinctly Oakland point of view. The Thursday night reception will include passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. 

The museum is a ten-minute walk from the Marriott or a short affordable Uber/Lyft ride.  Transportation will not be provided for the reception.