NZAA Conferences

The Association holds annual conferences in centres which rotate around New Zealand. The Association Annual General Meeting is held during the event. Field trips are always a feature of conferences. There is a Google calendar of NZAA events:
                                             
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NZAA Conference 2008 4-8 June 2008 Solway Park Copthorne Hotel, Masterton  54th Annual Conference ‘Archaeology and Technology’   Registration Form   MSWord download Join us in Masterton to explore the archaeology of technology. This theme was chosen to highlight the development of the NZAA Digital Site Recording Scheme, but our interest is not restricted to exploring the cutting edge of archaeological technology.  We are interested in the influence of technology within our discipline in a broad historical framework. Starting with the navigators and boat builders who first arrived on our shores from Polynesia, through early Polynesian and European colonists, the gold miners and early pastoralists through to the industrialists of the late 19th century – all have left a mark on our landscape and have influenced the way we think about archaeology.  This conference focuses on technology – old and new - and how it has influenced the archaeological record and the practice of archaeology in the early 21st century.  For inquiries regarding the conference theme and all papers inquiries please contact the papers coordinator: Dr Richard Walter at Richard.walter@stonebow.otago.ac.nz or phone (03) 479 8754. The Student Paper Prize for 2008 is sponsored by Clough and Associates Ltd and 1st prize is $200 cash. There will also be prizes for 2nd and 3rd depending on the number of student papers offered. Venue Masterton is located in the Wairarapa region approximately 90 minutes drive northeast from Wellington. Travel by train from downtown Wellington right to the conference venue. The conference venue is the Solway Park Copthorne Hotel, High Street, Masterton.  Accommodation There is a range of accommodation available in Masterton, including motor camps, bed and breakfast establishments, farm stays, private holiday homes and motels to suit all budgets.  Accommodation is available at the conference venue. The Solway Park Copthorne Hotel is offering discounted rates for NZAA members attending conference. If you make your booking using the internet you will need to obtain the NZAA promotional code in order to access the discounted rates. The code can be obtained from Meri Low (contact details below). Alternatively you can make a telephone reservation at the Copthorne Hotel (06) 370 0500, and tell them you are attending the NZAA conference.  To register for conference, or for inquiries about discounted room rates at the Solway Park Copthorne Hotel please contact Meri Low at meri.low@xtra.co.nz or phone (07) 544 4048 Conference Programme  Wednesday 4 June Powhiri 4.30 pm followed by an Evening Welcome Event commencing at 6.30 pm (complimentary drinks & light supper). Venue: Aratoi, the Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Bruce Street, Masterton. Please attend the powhiri to support our speakers and meet the tangata whenua. There will be an opportunity to view the ‘Wairarapa Whakaputa Mohoi – Settling the Land’ exhibition at Aratoi. Information about Aratoi and the exhibition is available at www.aratoi.org.nz Thursday 5 June Papers. Friday 6 June Papers. AGM  Evening – Conference dinner. Saturday 7 June Full day fieldtrip, led by Nigel Prickett. Join us on a visit to Brancepeth Homestead and the Waikekeno Historic Area.  The fieldtrip is limited to 90 people - because it is visiting private land no further vehicles beyond the bus will be permitted - so book  early - first come first served. Sunday 8 June Morning – papers Close of conference with lunch. For general conference inquiries please contact the conference coordinator: Lynda Walter at lynda@insitu-heritage.co.nz or phone (07) 307 9228.

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