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Welcome to the CAA 2004 Meeting Webpage
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Note for Conference Attendees: George Nicholas, editor of the
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, will be available during the
conference to talk to prospective contributors.
Conference Chair's Welcome Message
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the CAA2004 Steering Committee, I
cordially invite you to the CAA2004 Annual Meeting in Winnipeg from May
12-16, 2004. The conference theme is “Archaeology at the Crossroads”
because it contains many levels of meaning. The obvious one is geographic,
but we also think that there are many other crossroads at which Canadian
archaeology has arrived: relations between archaeologists and Aboriginal
Canadians, between archaeologists and the general public, between academic,
public service and contract archaeologists within the CAA, between the
funders and the practitioners of archaeology, between those who do and do
not favour a professionalization of the discipline. These and many other
relations represent important crossroads for Canadian archaeologists. We
encourage sessions and papers that fall within this theme, although other
contributions are certainly welcome, so assemble a session or contribute a
paper or poster using the forms you will find at the web address below.
A plenary session will begin the conference, with
panelists from academia, the Aboriginal Community, the public service, the
private sector, and the general public offering their views on the current
and future needs and directions of Canadian archaeology. You will be able
to offer your views from the audience. This dialogue will set the stage for
subsequent sessions and papers at the conference and will promote further
thought and discussion afterwards.
We have planned some great special events, starting
with a Wednesday evening registration and reception at the hotel. On
Thursday evening, there will be a Provincial reception at the Manitoba
Museum, where admission to the galleries will be free and you will be among
the first to see the new Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery. The banquet on
Saturday evening will be held at Fort Gibraltar in historic St. Boniface.
The meal will feature Manitoba delicacies in a voyageur format; evening
entertainment is also planned. We hope you will come and enjoy with us the
great fur trade “Rendez-vous” tradition. A guided, day-long tour along the
Red River to Lower Fort Garry is planned for Sunday.
The conference will take place at the Sheraton Hotel
in downtown Winnipeg. Make your reservation early by booking directly with
the hotel. Be sure to identify yourself with the CAA2004 conference to get
the appropriate room rate. The hotel counts CAA room bookings during the
conference, as well as five days before and after, toward our total room
booking credit, so plan to make a mini holiday of your visit.
Watch our conference
website to find information and forms. The site is constantly updated,
so visit it often to watch the conference develop.
Sincerely,
Greg Monks
Conference Coordinator
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