Meetings

Reasons to Attend

Join the largest annual meeting of anthropologist in the world!

The American Anthropological Association will hold its 108th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Wednesday December 2-6, 2009.  We look forward to seeing you at the Philadelphia Marriott.

Network

  • Match faces to the names you've seen in books and emails.
  • Share a glass of wine at our receptions and socialize with your colleagues.
  • Become involved with the leaders making key decisions in the organization.
  • Find your next job at the career center.

Learn

  • Take advantage of the workshops — many are free or have very nominal fees!
  • Attend sessions on the latest and current research.
  • Preview books from over  100 exhibitors
  • Participate in public policy panels. 
  • Attend Plenary sessions.

Contribute

  • Share your research: Submit your paper, poster, or session by April 1st.
  • Engage with social issues affecting anthropology.
  • Be a mentor.
  • Participate in AAA and Section business meetings.

Visit

  • Eat at restaurants in one of the top foodie cities
  • Enjoy one of the most affordable locations in the Northeastern Seaboard
  • Visit some of America’s most famous historical sites like Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, U. of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
  • Visit Elfreth’s landing – the oldest continuously residential block in the country.

To submit a paper or for more details please visit our website at http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/