CAS Annual Conference and Membership Meeting
CAS Annual Conference and Membership Meeting is scheduled each year in the fall (typically in October) and hosted by one of the CAS Chapters. They are loaded with presentations, workshops and tours of local archaeological sites.
The Conference schedule typically start on Friday with workshops, tours and a reception. Saturday is filled with interesting presentations, a silent auction, raffle, networking opportunities, lunch, happy hour, dinner and a banquet speaker. Sunday is dedicated to tours of local sites arranged by the host Chapter.
The 2024 Annual Conference will be hosted by the Grand Junction Chapter.
89th Annual CAS Conference
Friday-Sunday, October 4-6, 2024
The Grand Junction Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 765 Horizon Drive, Grand Junction 81506
The State board meeting will be held on Friday, October 4th.
The main event, open to CAS members and the public, begins Saturday, October 5th.
There will be several presentations on current research in southwestern archaeology, a silent auction benefiting the Alice Hamilton Scholarship Fund, a Happy Hour cash bar and a reserved dinner featuring keynote speaker, Craig Childs. Childs will be speaking on his rock art studies and his award-winning book, Tracing Time. He is known for his studies of the ancient Pueblo peoples as well as adventure travel and wilderness science.
Sunday, October 6th is dedicated to tours of local sites arranged by the Grand Junction CAS Chapter. Site tours will be to Lower Monument Canyon Trail to Independence Monument (Guided Tour), McDonald Creek Cultural Area (Self-Guided), Shavano Valley Rock Art Site (Guided Tour) and Canyon Pintado (Self-Guided).
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Please visit the State CAS website for further details, to reserve a room at the Grand Junction Marriott Courtyard Hotel, to learn about alternate accommodation options and to register for the conference -
https://www.coloradoarchaeology.org/annual-conference
ANNUAL CAS CONFERENCE SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS WANTED:
The silent auction benefiting the Alice Hamilton Scholarship Fund will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at the Annual CAS Conference in Grand Junction. The Alice Hamilton Scholarships are awarded each spring to students majoring in Anthropology and Archaeology at accredited Colorado universities and colleges. Since 1987 the Scholarship Fund has awarded over $123,000 to 301 students. The silent auction is the major fundraising event for the scholarship fund and CAS can’t do it without contributions from our members.
Look around your libraires, closets and collections for interesting items with a Southwest or archaeology theme to donate for this Silent Auction. Do you have books, paintings or photographs of sites and rock art? Or maps? What about jewelry you don’t wear anymore? If you are a ceramist or crafter, donating one of your items for the auction is a wonderful idea! Bidders also appreciate a wine basket or homemade treats or specialty food items. Please contact us should you have any questions about the auction.