Announcements

	Next SEAC Meeting: SEAC 2012, 69th Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Meeting will be held at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Dates will be announced soon.
	SEAC Student Website: A new website for SEAC student members has been launched and can be accessed from the SEAC homepage. The student website contains lots of great information for student members such as tips on grant-writing and presenting papers at conferences.
	2012 CAI Visiting Scholar Conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale The 2012 Visiting Scholar Conference will address “The Archaeology of Slavery: Toward a Comparative Global Framework” and will be held March 30-31, 2012. Click here to download a conference flyer, or contact Dr. Lydia Wilson Marshall at lwmarshall@siu.edu for more information.
	SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2012 PUBLIC OUTREACH GRANT CYCLE The Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), in order to promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast, supports a program of small grants to finance public outreach projects. SEAC provides an annual grant of $2,000 per year to an applicant through a competitive application process. Projects proposed for grant funding should promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast through any of a variety of educational and outreach activities. Examples of suitable projects might include: teacher workshops, printed material for the public, exhibits, workshops for adults or children, Archaeology Week/Month activities, Project Archaeology workshops, Elderhostel programs, archaeology fairs, public field trips, or other public-oriented projects. The competition is open to anyone in or near the traditional boundaries of the southeastern culture area, and all proposals must have some tie to the southeast. For purposes of the grant, southeastern states are defined as: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; border states are defined as: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The 2012 Grant Cycle is now beginning, and submissions are requested. Information about the SEAC Public Outreach Grant—including a history of the grant, description, requirements, and a grant application—can be found on the SEAC web site at http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/grant.html. All submissions must be received by the committee chair no later than December 1. For additional information or queries contact Mary Kwas, Committee Chair, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 479-575-6549 or mkwas@uark.edu.
	Southern Studies: The Auburn Montgomery Liberal Arts Conference Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11, 2012Centered around the theme of the South, the AUM Liberal Arts Conference (AUMLAC) combines presentation of traditional academic papers from scholars throughout the region with a range of stimulating events showcasing the liberal arts. Registrants to the conference will be able to enjoy over twenty peer-reviewed panels on the topic of the South over two days, spanning the fields of anthropology, geography, art history, American history, American literature and theater, music history, communication studies, mass communication, and sociology. Proposals for panels and papers of 250 words in length are being accepted until October 9, 2011, with notice of acceptance by November 15, 2011. Proposals will be refereed by distinguished scholars in each discipline. Southern Culture: AUMLAC 2012 also will host a distinguished plenary speaker, a reading session of poetry and prose from local writers, musical entertainment, and a gallery exhibition. Please check http://www.aum.edu/aumlac for more information. Proposals for panels and papers as well as general queries can be addressed to aumlac@aum.edu.
	Book Reviewers Need: SEAC is looking for people to review recent publications in history and archaeology. For a list of books click here. For additional information contact Renee Walker.
	Back issues of the SEAC Newsletter are now available on the Publications page.
	The current issue of the SEAC Newsletter has been sent to members. If you would like a copy, please renew your membership and send a current mailing address to the SEAC Treasurer.