63rd Annual Meeting -- Southeastern Archaeological Conference

November 8-11, 2006
DoubleTree Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas

2007 -- October 31 - November 3 in Knoxville, Tennessee

Click Here for the Preliminary Program

Registration Fees increase on October 2

The SEAC Guaranteed Room Rate expires on October 8, reservations after that date will be at the regular rates

Conference Organizers:

Program Chair: Claudine Payne
Arkansas Archeological Survey
2520 Friday Spur, Blytheville, AR 72315
cpayne2@sbcglobal.net
870-532-9104

Local Arrangements: Julie Markin
Arkansas Archeological Survey, Toltec Mounds Research Station
490 Toltec Mounds Road, Scott, AR 72142-9212
jmarkin@uark.edu
501-961-2420

Mary Beth Trubitt
Arkansas Archeological Survey
P.O. Box H-7841, HSU, Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001
trubitm@hsu.edu
870-230-5510

Conference Hotel:

The DoubleTree Hotel
424 West Markham, Little Rock, AR, 72201
501-372-4371 fax 501-372-0518
Room rates are $91 plus tax
Parking included for overnight guests
Reservations may be made by calling the hotel directly or calling Central Reservations at (800) 222-TREE
**Identify the Southeastern Archaeological Conference to get the group/convention rate**
DoubleTree Hotels -- Group Code: SAC
The meeting rate is good for two days before and after the conference, based on availability. The cut-off date for room reservations is October 8, 2006.

Getting to Little Rock:

Driving: The DoubleTree Hotel is located on West Markham St. at Spring St. From the east, take I-40W to I-30S to the Convention Center exit (141-A), travel several blocks west on 2nd St., and take a right on Spring St. to the hotel. From the west, take I-40E or I-30E to I-430 and then to I-630E, take the Broadway exit, and after traveling north several blocks on Broadway, turn right on Markham St. to the hotel. From the airport, take I-440W to I-30N (Downtown) to the Convention Center exit (141-A), travel several blocks west on 2nd St., and take a right on Spring St. to the hotel.

By Air: Little Rock National Airport is 7 miles east of downtown Little Rock. Nine airlines provide service to the airport, including Southwest, Delta, US Airways, and Northwest. Call the hotel from the airport for complementary shuttle service; taxi service is available for around $14.

Registration Fees:

Regular $55 before October 2, $60 thereafter
Student $35 before October 2 with a copy of valid student ID, $40 thereafter
Non-member $65 before October 2, $70 thereafter
Make checks payable to SEAC 2006, with Aregistration@ in the memo line.

Student Paper Competition: Click here for information on the Student Paper Competition. For helpful advice on how to prepare your papers click here.

For on-line conference registration follow this link.

To register for the conference by mail follow this link.

Papers will be 20 minutes long. Posters will be mounted on (pinned to) 4' x 6' stands for display during poster sessions.

Each meeting room will be provided with a slide projector as well as a computer projector for Powerpoint presentations.

All Powerpoint users must load their presentations onto the laptop computers from a standard CD-ROM or USB flash stick before the beginning of the session (7:15 B 8:00 a.m. for morning sessions and 12:15-1:00 p.m. for afternoon sessions).

Special Events:

Book Room: Judith Knight of University of Alabama Press will be coordinating the Book Room. Contact her at jknight@uapress.ua.edu if you want to have a table in the Book Room. All exhibitors are expected to donate to the Student Paper Prize.

Wednesday Reception: Plan to attend a reception at the Old State House Museum on Wednesday evening, hosted by the Old State House Museum and the Southeastern Archaeological Conference.

Friday Night Dance: After the business meeting on Friday evening, plan to put on your dancing shoes and tap your feet to the sounds of Big John Miller, a local Little Rock band.

Archaeology Exhibit a Bonus at Conference:A new exhibit on the archaeology of Arkansas will be on display in Little Rock during SEAC's annual meeting. Sam Dellinger: Raiders of the Lost Arkansas opened at the Old State House Museum, next door to the conference hotel, on April 7. For more information click here.

To close out the conference, take a tour of the Toltec Mounds site on Saturday afternoon and enjoy a barbecue and catfish dinner at Toltec Mounds State Archeological Park. Tickets for the Toltec BBQ dinner are $20 per person, and should be purchased at time of registration.