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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.

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

Symposium or panel organizers/chairs must complete a Symposium Submission Form (linked below) before the event title can be made available as a presentation option for registrants. Please allow 48 hours for your event title to be available to presenters in the drop-down menu of the “Select Event Title” field of the Member Registration form. 

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 or Advertise in the Program

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.

Vendor Registration Form

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

General Schedule