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Online Registration is CLOSED

  --You may still register onsite at the Mankato Civic Center

Mankato, Minnesota (October 10-12, 2019)

Mankato Civic Center

Mankato Civic Center (https://www.mankatociviccenter.com/home)

Maps showing the relationships between the conference hotels and the conference center,
and the layout of the conference center are at: https://www.mankatociviccenter.com/convention-services/facilities/building-map

Shuttle options between the Mankato Regional Airport and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: 
    - Landline: https://landline.com/schedule/mankato/
    - Land to Air Express: https://www.landtoairexpress.com/

 

Meeting Organizer and Contact Information

Ron Schirmer
email: ronald.schirmer@mnsu.edu (Preferred contact method)
office: 507-389-6612 

 

Conference Hotels

  1. Hilton Garden Inn--$119.00 (room choices are for 2 queens, 1 king, or 1 king junior suite) 
    (https://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/minnesota/hilton-garden-inn-mankatodowntown-MKTMDGI/index.html)
    --To reserve a room in the MAC block call 507-344-1111 and mention the "Midwest Archaeological Conference"
    --Block release day is September 19. After this date, rooms will be on the best available rate plan.
    **September 4 update: 25 queen rooms remain in the hotel block
     
  2. City Center Hotel--$99.00 (room choices are for executive king, standard king, or 2 queens)
    (https://www.mankatomnhotel.com)
    --To reserve a room in the MAC block call 507-345-1234 or 877-345-5577 (toll free) and mention "MN Archaeological Society/ Midwest Archaeological Conference"
    --Block release day has been extended to September 24 (same as presentation abstract deadline). After this date, rooms will be on the best available rate plan.
    **September 4 update: many rooms are still open at the block rate

Reserve your room right away! These are both really nice hotels. There will be a hockey game between Mankato and Arizona (Arizona hockey?!) that weekend, so competition for rooms may become stiff.  Please take advantage of the excellent room rates we negotiated before the blocks expire. 

Remember: to access the room blocks you must call the hotel reservation desks and mention the MAC (or Minnesota Archaeological Society) - you cannot use the online reservation systems!

 

Registration Steps and Options

Registration Steps

  1. Look through and decide which registration option from the list below is most appropriate for you.
  2. Make sure you are logged into your MAC user account and visit your My Account page.
  3. Scroll down to the MAC Annual Meeting banner and complete the MAC Presidential Task Force anti-harassment policy certification (see Behavioral Expectations section below).
  4. You should now see links on your My Account page to purchase your registration. Make sure to submit your meeting preferences at this time as well.
  5. Return to your My Account page after meeting registration has been purchased to:
    • see options to purchase other items, such as tickets for the field trip
    • Submit abstracts to symposia and presentations
Registration Type Regular
Price
Late** or
On-site Price
Regular MAC Member* $110.00 $125.00
Retiree MAC Member* $75.00 $90.00
Student MAC Member* $50.00 $65.00
Non-MAC Member $135.00 $150.00
Student non-MAC Member $75.00 $90.00
Attendee Guest (on-site only)   n/a $45.00
Single Day (on-site only) n/a $45.00

*Current members of MAC are eligible to make presentations (paper, poster) at the Annual Meeting.
  If you are not a current MAC member but wish to make a presentation, you must first become a member of MAC, Inc.

** Late pricing starts on August 24, 2019.

 

Other Purchases Price On-site
Price
Field Trip to Pipestone and Jeffers site (last day to purchase is September 27) $45.00 n/a
Printed Abstracts (on-site only)*   n/a $5.00
Vendor Table (no electricity) $30.00 n/a
Vendor Table (with electricity) $50.00 n/a

*A digital version of the meeting program with abstracts will be available as a pdf file on the website.
  One paper copy of the meeting program is included with the registration fee. 

 

Behavioral Expectations

To help prevent incidents of harassment in any form at our annual meetings, the MAC anti-harassment Presidential Task Force has established a policy requiring all annual meeting registrants to certify that they are not currently cited or censured under Title IX, by the Register of Professional Archaeologists, or by any other adjudicating body, or subject to a current restraining or no-contact order issued by a judicial authority. Registration for the annual meeting will not be possible without this certification step being completed. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact the MAC President.

 

Day Trip to Pipestone National Monument and Jeffers Petroglyphs

A day-long trip to Pipestone National Monument and the Jeffers Petroglyphs site is planned for Thursday; no papers will be scheduled for that day. The trip will cost $45 and will include lunch and beverages. Travel will be by comfortable coach.

*As a special treat, JB Weston (one of the few licensed quarriers at Pipestone and a renowned traditional Dakota pipemaker) will give a talk at Pipestone National Monument. 

Papers will be scheduled for all day Friday and Saturday. 

Last day to purchase your ticket is September 27th

 

Receptions

Receptions are planned for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The Wednesday night reception will be at LocAle from 4-7 pm. Each meeting registrant gets 2 FREE BEERS at this event!  The Thursday and Friday receptions will be in the Reception Hall at the conference center from 5-7 pm. The Saturday evening event will be an extended reception from 5-9 pm in the Banquet Hall of the conference center. Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. See the schedule below for more details. You can sign up to attend any or all events during conference registration. 

 

Abstract Submissions

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 23, 2019.  CLOSED

Presenters, symposium organizers, and discussants must be current members of MAC and already registered to attend the meeting.  Co-authors not presenting need not be MAC members, nor be registered for the meeting unless attending. Those interested in organizing a workshop, forum, roundtable, or discussion panel should contact the Annual Meeting organizer Ron Schirmer (ronald.schirmer@mnsu.edu).

Paper presentations must be 15 minutes in length at maximum.  Presentations visuals must be presented using PowerPoint.  LCD projectors and appropriate computers and presentation software will be provided by the conference.

Presenters must provide their session chair with a PowerPoint file on a jump/flash drive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the session.  Please include the last name of the senior author (or lead presenter) in your file name (rather than just 'MAC19 paper').

*Posters will be displayed using binder clips to hold them to foam core, and placed on easels.  Maximum dimensions are 36" high and 48" long (or, to be more comfortable, 100cm x 125cm).  Foam core and binder clips will be on hand - no need to bring either.  Up to 12 posters will be displayed at a time, six in each of two galleries (rooms 279a and b in the conference center map). 

Paper and Poster Abstract Submissions:

FINAL submission deadline has been extended to midnight on September 23rd (central daylight time).

All paper and poster presentation submissions will be done online through the MAC website.

  • Each individual submission must include the following: Title, Author(s) (with institutions), and Abstract Text. Each presenter may submit multiple presentations; there is no limit to the number of co-authorships. *If a presenter has conflicting presentations (scheduled at the same time), it is their responsibility to find someone to read their papers.
  • Abstracts are limited to 150 words in length.
  • If your presentation is part of a symposium, you must also include the symposium Key Code provided by the symposium's organizer.

Symposium Abstract Submissions:

FINAL submission deadline has been extended to midnight on September 13th (central daylight time).

Symposium organizers will submit an abstract for each symposium online through the MAC website.

  • Each submission must include the following: Symposium Title, Symposium Abstract Text, and List of all Symposium Presentations with Author(s). 
  • Symposium organizers must create a unique Key Code and provide it to their presenters.
  • Abstracts are limited to 150 words in length.

Visit your My Account page now to start your submission.

 

Student Paper Competition 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  September 27, 2019

The Midwestern Archaeological Conference student paper competition was created to promote scholarly excellence among students conducting archaeological research in the midwestern U.S.  Awards will be decided by the MAC student paper committee based on intellectual merit and methodological execution.

  • The graduate winner receives a cash prize of $150 plus books solicited by the conference organizer from willing vendors.   
  • The undergraduate winner receives a cash prize of $150 plus books solicited by the conference organizer from willing vendors.  In addition, the undergraduate faculty advisor receives a free MAC membership for one year (only one advisor can be designated per student).

Eligibility:

Anyone currently enrolled in a degree granting institution may apply. Papers must be single authored and be submitted by the competition deadline.

How to Apply:

Email your paper either as a Microsoft Word document, pdf, or provide a link to the file to Dr. Ed Fleming (efleming@smm.org) by 11:59PM EST on September 27, 2019.  The paper presented at the conference must have the same content as the manuscript submitted to the competition review committee.  The submitted manuscript must be no more than 10 double spaced pages of text with 12 pt. font.  Accompanying figures, tables, and references cited must be placed on separate pages at the end of the paper and will not count toward the 10 page limit. Papers over 10 pages in length will not be read or otherwise included in the competition. All submitted manuscripts must include a cover letter with the paper title, abstract, the student’s name, and the degree-granting program and their current status in that program. Undergraduates wishing to designate an advisor must also include the name and affiliation of the advisor. 

The winners of the Competition will be announced at the Annual Business Meeting of the Midwest Archaeological Conference. The winner(s) will receive their prize(s) the following day. The Committee reserves the prerogative to defer the Competition and award in the event of a shortage of entries.

 

Schedule

Wednesday, October 9th

4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Early Bird Reception: LocAle, 228 Poplar St., Mankato, MN

Thursday, October 10th

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tour: Pipestone National Monument and Jeffers Petroglyphs State Park

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Evening Reception: Reception Hall, Civic Center

Friday, October 11th

9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Symposium

A Legacy in Place: Minnesota’s Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites

Room 241

   

9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Sponsored Symposium

Ceremonial Situations in the North American Midcontinent: Perspectives from the Middle Woodland Era

Room 243

   

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

General Session

New Data from Old Collections

Room 245a

   

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

General Poster Session

Settlement/Landscape and Artifact Studies

Room 279a

 

 

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

General Poster Session

Technology in Archaeology 1

Room 279b

 

 

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

General Session

Toward an Engaged Archaeology

Room 245a

   

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Student Workshop

Geophysical Methods

Room 245b

   

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

 

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Symposium

The Dixon Oneota Site, 13WD8, Data from the Third Round of Excavations

Room 241

   

1:30 - 4:15 p.m.

Symposium

Thinking Globally, Digging Locally: Guy Gibbon’s Contributions to Archaeology

Room 243

 

 

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

General Session

Studies in Historical Archaeology

Room 245a

 

 

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Workshop

Developing an Effective Anti-harassment MAC Culture

Room 245b

 

 

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Poster Symposium

Living Landscapes: Growing Communities and Crops in the Lower Illinois River Valley

Rooms 279a, b

 

 

3:15 - 4:30 p.m.

General Session

Oneota, Plains Village, and Middle Mississippian Studies

Room 241

 

 

5:00 -  7:00 p.m.

Evening Reception: Reception Hall, Civic Center

 

Saturday, October 12th

9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Symposium

Native American Perspectives on Archeological Practice in the Midwest

Room 241

   

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

General Session

Applications of Advanced Technology in Archaeology

Room 243

   

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

General Session

People, Settlements, and Landscapes

Room 245a

   

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

General Session

Studies of Death and Burial

Room 245b

   

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

General Poster Session

Technology in Archaeology 2

Room 279a

   

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

General Poster Session

Archaeological Practice and Bioarchaeology

Room 279b

 

 

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Symposium

Ritual as Function and Process in Midcontinental Pit Features

Room 245b

   

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Symposium

Archaeology of Minnesota's Red Rock Ridge

Room 245a

   

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

 

1:30 - 3:15 p.m.

General Session

Studies in Tool Use, Manufacturing, and Type

Room 241

   

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

General Session

Plants, Animals, and People

Room 243

   

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Workshop

Radiocarbon Dating in the Midwest: Review and Recommendations

Room 245a

   

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

General Poster Session

Historical Archaeology

Room 279a

   

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Meeting

Council for Minnesota Archaeology Meeting

Room 245b

   

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Meeting

MAC, Inc., Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony

Room 243

   

5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Reception: Grand Hall, Civic Center