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Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (BJCC) https://www.bjcc.org/

Join us as SEAC returns to Birmingham, Alabama, the city that hosted our 2nd (1938) and 3rd (1939) annual conferences! Catch up with colleagues, share your work, and enjoy everything the city has to offer, such as the McWane Science Center (location of Thursday evening reception), Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, multiple Civil Rights sites, and a vibrant downtown restaurant, bar, and brewery scene. Since no SEAC in Birmingham would be complete without a visit to Moundville, on Saturday afternoon there will be an excursion to the park for an early dinner. See you in “the Magic City!”

The deadline for submitting symposia or panels is August 31, 2026. The deadline for individual posters or papers is August 31, 2026. 

The deadline for online pre-registration for individuals who will not be presenting a paper/poster, chairing/co-chairing a symposium, serving as a panelist, or leading a workshop is October 14th. After this date, the fee for registration will increase.

Registration Fees for the 2026 conference are as follows:

*Tribal Members requesting free registration for SEAC 2026 in Birmingham should email a picture of their tribal registration card to Matt Gage (mdgage@ua.edu), along with a request for the registration code.  Once the code is received, please use it to register. Please note: Complimentary registration is available only to enrolled Tribal members. Tribal employees who are not enrolled members must register through the standard process.

**Student volunteers requesting free registration should email Jan Jamison (jmjamison@ua.edu) to request the registration code.

Please remember that all presenters (including tribal members) must be current members of SEAC in order to be first author on a paper or poster, to serve as a panelist, or lead a workshop. To join or renew, visit the Join Us page. For questions about the conference, please contact the Conference organizers at (mdgage@ua.edu). For questions about membership status, please login or contact the SEAC Treasurer at seac.conference@gmail.com.

For additional information about role limits and presentation guidelines, see the Presentation Guidelines page.

Register an Organized Symposium or Panel

For organized symposia or panels, invited presenters must include the title of the symposium or panel and the names of the organizer(s) in the requested areas at the time they registration and submit their abstracts. To assist with the planning and scheduling of organized symposia or panels, organizers must complete the symposium submission form with symposia or panel title, organizer(s), names of invited presenters, and indicate whether it’s a paper or poster session.

For additional information about organized symposia and presentations, be sure to visit the Presentation Guidelines page prior to submitting your registration.

Symposium Submission Form

Register as an Exhibitor

To reserve one or more tables in the book room or to pay for advertising in the conference bulletin or an insert in the conference bags, please complete the form linked below. This year, tables come with linen and two chairs. They may be reserved with or without power. Costs are listed in the form.

Help Sponsor the Meeting and Advertise in the Program

Any amount of sponsorship is appreciated, and sponsors may designate funds to go to the general conference fund or to a specific event (e.g., Thursday evening reception, student reception, Moundville trip). All sponsors will be mentioned in the program (both digital and printed versions) and all Bronze Level and higher sponsorship will also receive advertisement space in the program as indicated.

 Sponsorship Levels

Platinum (full page recognition or advertisement in program) $2000 or more

Gold (1/2 page recognition or advertisement in program) >$1000

Silver (1/4 page recognition or advertisement in program) >$750

Bronze (1/6 page recognition or advertisement in program) $250-$500

 For credit card and bank transfers, sponsors should use the donation form on the SEAC website. At the bottom of the form, sponsors should select "SEAC 2026 Meeting Donation" for their donation. If they wish to sponsor a specific event, they should indicate the event in the "Comment" section of the form. Checks are also accepted and should be made out to Southeastern Archaeological Conference and mailed to:

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

University Hall 3165

Attn: Dr. Lauren Downs, Department of Anthropology

1720 2nd Ave. South

Birmingham, AL 35294-1241

When mailing the check, please include "SEAC 2026 Meeting Donation" in the memo line. If they wish to sponsor a specific event, they should indicate the event with their donation.

Registration will close Tuesday, November 10 and reopen on-site Wednesday, November 11.

General Schedule