2009 Midwest Archaeological Conference
Sheraton Hotel
210 South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa
October 15–18, 2009

The 2009 MAC Annual Meeting will be held October 15-18th in Iowa City, Iowa jointly sponsored by the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) and Museum of Natural History (MNH). Both OSA and MNH are easy walking distance from the conference hotel. The preliminary schedule of events includes:

• Thursday afternoon/Friday and Saturday mornings and afternoons: papers, symposia, and poster sessions at the conference hotel.
• Thursday evening: reception at the MNH featuring a light buffet and cash bar (pre-registration required) followed by an invited panel discussion open to all conference attendees on an issue of special interest (watch this website*).
• Friday morning and afternoon: Group tours (on the hour) of the OSA facility.
• Saturday evening at the conference hotel: annual business meeting and award ceremony followed by a cash bar then banquet dinner and speaker Dr. Patricia Sutherland, Curator of Arctic Archaeology/Conservateur Archeologie de l'arctique at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Dr. Sutherland will speak on: "A New Perspective on Native/Norse Contact in Arctic Canada."
• Sunday: planning for several local archaeological site tour options is in the works, details will be available on the registration forms and this website.

View and print the Conference Program (8 MB pdf).

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Registration:
Individuals: $70 for MAC members, $80 for non-members, $45 for students
There is a $10 late registration fee after September 15, 2009.
Single day registration (for non-members and students only): $25 per day.

Registration NOW online for MAC 2009 in Iowa City!

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Conference Hotel:
Sheraton Hotel
210 S Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319) 337-4058 · Fax (319) 337-9045

Room rates: $99 (+ tax, parking included) if booked under MAC block by Sept. 15, 2009.

Further Information or to discuss symposia or panel ideas:
John F. Doershuk, Ph.D., RPA
State Archaeologist
University of Iowa
700 Clinton St., Iowa City, IA 52242-1030
Ph. 319-384-0751; Fax 319-384-0768
john-doershuk@uiowa.edu
http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/index.html