April 8-10, 1999
The 52nd Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn, Newport at Agate Beach on the central coast of Oregon, with the theme, "Reaching Out to the People." For additional information, check our Web site at osu.orst.edu/dept/anthropology/nwmeeting.htm or contact Northwest Anthropological Conference, David Brauner, Program Coordinator, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (541) 737-4515.

April 20-25, 1999
The Society for Applied Anthropology will convene the 58th Annual Meeting in Tucson, Arizona, with the theme, "Constructing Common Ground: Human and Environmental Imperatives." For additional information, contact the Offices of the Society, P.O. Box 24083, Oklahoma City, OK 73124, (405) 843-5113, fax (405) 843-8553, email sfaa@telepath.com. For pre-registration forms, visit our Web page www.telepath.com/sfaa.

April 22-25, 1999
The 1999 Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting will be held at Red Lion's Sacramento Inn, which can be contacted at (800) 547-8010 or (916) 922-8041. For additional information, contact the meeting organizers, William Hildebrandt and Kelly McGuire, Cochairs, Far Western Anthropological Research Group, (530) 756-3941 or Kathleen Hull, Program Chair, (510) 465-4962, fax (510) 465-1138.

April 28-May 1, 1999
The 1999 Canadian Archaeological Association Conference will be hosted by the Government of Yukon Heritage Branch. A web page with more details about the upcoming conference and other important information is available. The conference Web page address is posted on the Canadian Archaeological Association Web page, www.canadianarchaeology.com. For additional information, contact Ruth Gotthardt, Program Coordinator, (867) 667-5983, fax (867) 667-5377, email Ruth.Gotthardt@gov.yk.ca.

April 28-May 1, 1999
The 68th Annual Meeting for the American Association of Physical Anthropologists will be held at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in downtown Columbus, Ohio. For program information, contact Mark Teaford, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, (410) 955-7034, email mteaford@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu. For local arrangements information, contact Douglas Crew, Department of Anthropology and School of Public Health, 113B Lord Hall, 124 W. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1316, (614) 292-1329/4149, email crews.8@osu.edu.

May 7-9, 1999
A two-day workshop will be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison instructing users on the principles of plane pattern symmetries. Symmetry analysis is a powerful tool that aids in the analysis of patterns on textiles, ceramics, and other decorated surfaces. Instructors will be Donald Crowe, co-author with Dorothy Washburn of Symmetries of Culture; Branko Grunbaum, co-author with G. Shephard of Tilings and Patterns; Doris Schattschneider, author of M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry; Kevin Lee, designer of Tesselmania, the pattern-making software; and Verda Elliot, renowned weaver. For additional information about registration, contact Dorothy Washburn at dkwashburn@worldnet.att.net or (609) 737-7451.

June 7-13, 1999
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) 27th Annual Meeting will focus on two topics: "The Costs of Conserving Our Cultural Heritage: Can We Afford It?" and "Used or Misused: The Responsible Preservation of Functional Cultural Objects Still In Use." Sessions will be conducted by AIC specialty groups (Architecture, Books and Paper, Objects, Electronic Media, Paintings, Photographic Materials, Research and Technical Studies, Textiles, Wooden Artifacts, and Conservators in Private Practice) the balance of the week. Other meeting offerings include workshops and poster sessions, an exhibit hall featuring conservation suppliers June 10-12, and tours and workshops held at museums and sites throughout the St. Louis metro area. For program and registration materials for the pre-session and/or annual meeting, contact: AIC, 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 452-9545, fax (202) 452-9328.

June 8, 1999
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is pleased to announce it will conduct a one-day pre-session, "From Here to Eternity: Collaborative Case Studies in American Archaeology and Conservation," sponsored by the Research and Technical Studies Specialty Group of the AIC. The session will be held during the AIC 27th Annual Meeting at the Adams Mark Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri and attendance is encouraged for both AIC members and nonmembers in the archaeological community. The all-day session will focus on approaches that have proven effective in building the relationship between archaeologists and conservation professionals. Presentations will include examples from across the country representing a variety of working situations, sites, and archaeological conditions. The session costs will be $90 for AIC members and $150 for nonmembers. For program and registration materials for the pre-session and/or annual meeting, contact: AIC, 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 452-9545, fax (202) 452-9328.

July 8-13, 1999
A celebration of 10,000 years of life on Vega will be held on the Island of Vega, Norway, consisting of concerts, exhibitions, workshops, and seminars. The congress will provide an opportunity to visit the unique archaeological sites on Vega and to attend an array of lectures by some of the world's leading archaeologists and experts on early maritime adaptations. For additional information, contact Lisa Gay Bostwick, Kulturavdelingen, Nordland fylkeskommune, 8002 Bodø, Norway, email lisa.bostwick@nfk.telemax.no.

September 20-24, 1999
The Xth Society of Brazilian Archaeology Meeting will be held at Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. For more information, contact Gabriela Martin, Chair, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, email gamar@elogica.com.br.

September 24-October 2, 1999
The 10th meeting of the ICAZ Fish Remains Working Group will be held in New York, with the theme, "Approaching a New Millennium: Fisheries Research at Present, Questions for the Future." This meeting will focus on cooperative work, regional issues, methodology, and the formation of workshops for a hands on approach to difficult conceptual and practical issues. Graduate students also are encouraged to attend. Papers and workshops will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On September 29, there will be a group visit several fish markets. A trip to Connecticut is planned from September 30 to October 2 to visit the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium, walk on salt marshes, and go on a whale-watch trip in Cape Cod. This will be accompanied by a series of talks on marine ecosystems, seabirds, and sea mammals. The conference fee is $60 (general members) and $40 (students). For further information, contact Sophia Perdikaris, (212) 772-5655 or (212) 772-5410, fax (212) 772-5423, email sophiaP@erols.com.

September 30-October 2, 1999
The 4th Rocky Mountain Anthropological Conference will be held at the Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, with the theme, "Rocky Mountain as a Culture Area." Any anthropological papers on the Rocky Mountains are welcome. For information, conference contacts are Marcel Kornfeld in the United States, anpro1@uwyo.edu, and Brian Vivian in Canada, vivian@acs.ucalgary.ca. Registration information is available at bbarnes@uwyo.edu or bwhite@uwyo.edu. See our Web site at august.uwyo.edu/RMAC/.

October 4-8, 1999
XIII Congreso Nacional de Arqueología Argentina will be held at Cabildo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina. For information, write Casilla de Correo 1082, Correo Central 5000, Córdoba, Argentina, fax (+ 54 51) 68-0689, email 13cnaa@ffyh.unc.edu.ar, Web www.filosofia.uncor.edu.

November 7-11, 1999
The Departments of Conservation and Archaeological Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation announce a multidisciplinary conference designed to convene conservators, archaeologists, and forensic anthropologists to discuss the unique problems faced when working with human remains. For information and/or to be placed on the mailing list, contact Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg Institute, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776, (800) 603-0948, (757) 220-7182, fax (757) 565-8630, email dchapman@cwf.org.

November 9-12, 1999
The IX Encuentro de los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya will be held in Campeche, Mexico, discussing recent discoveries in the Maya area. For further information, contact Lic. Ricardo Encalada Argaez, Director de Difusión Cultural, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Ciudad Universitaria, Ave. Agustín Melgar s/n, CP 24030, Campeche, Campeche, México, fax (981) 6-21-64.

November 11-14, 1999
The 32nd Annual Chacmool Conference, Indigenous People and Archaeology: Honoring the Past, Discussing the Present, Building for the Future, will be held at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Currently there is a trend in archaeology in which traditional schools of thought concerning the past are being augmented and adjusted as a result of increased exchanges with indigenous people. The interaction between indigenous people and archaeologists has increased markedly as a result of the increased political presence of the former, the rise of postprocessional archaeology, and an increasing interest in the past and the role of archaeology in land claims. The purpose of this conference is to share information on mutual benefits and initiate a dialogue on issues of controversy. For further information, contact Chacmool '99, Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada, fax (403) 282-9567, email chacmool@ucalgary.ca, or consult our Web page www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/SS/ARKY/Chacmool.html.

November 19-21, 1999
Plans are underway for the 3e Festival International du Film Archiologique in Brussels, a biennial event which focuses on recent production about all aspects of archaeology, with an emphasis on good cinematography. The festival will continue to build on traditions and relationships established by a previous Brussels festival, whose name it adopted in 1995. The entry deadline is April 15, 1999. For information, contact Didier Dehon, President, or Serge Lemaître, Secretary, Asbl Kineon, Chaussie de la Hulpe 579, 1170 Brussels, Belgium, tel/fax + (32-2) 675-90-29, email slemaitr@ulb.ac.be.

December 1-5, 1999
An international Wetlands Archaeology Conference (WARP) will be held in Gainesville, Florida. Additional information about the conference can be obtained from Barbara A. Purdy, 1519 NW 25th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605, email purdy@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu.

January 14-15, 2000
The Southwest Symposium 2000 will be held at the James A. Little Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Four half-day sessions and poster presentations will explore the theme, "At the Millennium: Change and Challenge in the Greater Southwest." For further information, contact Sarah Schlanger, New Mexico Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-7115, (505) 438-7454, email sschlanger@nm.blm.gov.

April 5-9, 2000
The 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology will be held at the Philadephia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia. For information, contact SAA Headquarters, 900 Second St. NE #12, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 789-8200, email meetings@saa.org. The guide for Annual Meeting submissions will be mailed to SAA members on April 1, 1999.