The AAA 110th Annual Meeting will take place this year in Montréal, Quebec, Canada from November 16-20, 2011. Now is the time to renew your membership, pre-register for the Annual Meeting, book your hotel, and add the workshops to your itinerary.
At the AAA Annual Meeting, Saturday is coined Student Saturday for the many activities and programming offered with student interests in mind. Back by popular demand, the Graduate School Fair will feature a variety of anthropology programs. And this year a session entitled, Top 10 Tips for Getting a Job in Anthropology will feature Carol J. Ellick and Joe E. Watkins, authors of The Anthropology Graduate’s Guide: From student to a career.
What are two other events that would be of particular interest to all students that are occurring on that Saturday?
E-mail your answer to americananthro@gmail.com by the end of today.
Two lucky people with the correct answer will win an Annual Meeting messenger bag from the new AAA Café Press shop. Winning answers will be announced here later in the week, so check back often.
Need a hint? Check out the searchable online program.
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Anthropologists From All Over The World Get Together In Montreal
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We’re pleased to share the this blog post from special AN reporter Guiseppe de Cesare (Concordia University). He shares some observations about the international nature of this year’s meeting.
As an international student from Italy studying anthropology in Montréal, I found the AAA meeting an exciting opportunity to learn about the research that is being done by American anthropologists. When I went to registration area, however, I was surprised to see that there were also many non-American anthropologists presenting at the meeting. In fact, I met scholars from all over the world: Japan, Belgium, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia and Italy.
I asked myself: Why did so many international scholars come to Montréal to participate in the AAA meeting? At first, I thought it was because the event takes place in Montréal, a cosmopolitan and bilingual city that attracts tourists from all over the world. Then, after interviewing some international scholars, I realized that many came either because they were fascinated by some particular topics covered at the meeting or because they were invited by their colleagues to be part of a panel. Moreover, most of the scholars were new to the city and, even though they found it attractive, they said Montréal was not the main reason why they came to this year’s meeting.
At the registration area, I even noticed people of different nationalities gathered together in small groups. For example, there was a group of anthropologists made by three Japanese and one Russian while another one was made by two Belgians and one Italian. In fact, for the international scholars I met, the AAA meeting represented not only an opportunity to present research, but also a way to meet anthropologists from other parts of the world.
In short, one of the reasons why this year’s AAA meeting attracts many international scholars is because it allows anthropologists from all over the world to get together, share research findings and socialize, all in a stimulating environment.
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