Hello all,
The 30th Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory will take place on Saturday-Sunday, Oct 15-16, 2011 at the RS Peabody Museum of Archaeology in Andover, MA. The conference will begin with an informal gathering on the evening of Friday, Oct 14, will continue on the 15th with plenary session talks, a reception, dinner, and a keynote talk by Richard Burger (Yale University) on Hiram Bingham and Machu Picchu, and will conclude with a half day of plenary session talks on the 16th.
Abstracts (1 page max) are due by Friday, Sept 30 and should be sent to me at [email protected] The final program will be distributed via this list on Oct 3.
As always, there is no registration fee for this conference. However, if you plan to attend and wish to participate in the (free) dinner and keynote talk, we ask that you let us know by Thursday, Oct. 6. Please send a message with the subject: NCAAE Dinner and include your name and the number in your group in the text.
RS Peabody Museum Director Malinda Blustain sends the following information on housing. Please note deadlines.
We have made arrangements for group rates at two hotels, the Andover Wyndham and La Quinta Inn and Suites, that are about a mile apart.
A block of 20 rooms was reserved at the Wyndham for the nights of October 14th and 15th at the Wyndham. When booking a room the “Phillips Academy-Northeast Andean Group” must be referenced. The room rate there for a single king bed or two double beds is $99.00 (plus 11.7% tax=$110.58) per night. The triple rate is $109 plus tax ($121.75), and the quadruple rate is $119.99 plus tax ($133.00). Room reservations at the Wyndham must be made by October 7th. Check in is 3:00 PM. Check out is noon. The Wyndham has the On the Bone Steakhouse and two full bars, the On the Bone Lobby Bar and the Character’s Sports Bar and Club, on site, as well as room service and a complimentary continental breakfast buffet. Contact them at 978-975-3600.
The La Quinta Inn and Suites is cheaper and has fewer amenities. We reserved a block of 10 rooms there that each have two queen-sized beds. The group rate for these rooms is $73.80 plus taxes ($82.44). Reservations for the La Quinta Inn and Suites must be made by September 23rd. When booking a room the “Northeast Andean Conference” must be referenced. The La Quinta offers a free “Bright Side” breakfast, but does not have a restaurant or a bar on site. Contact them at 1-978-685-6200.
I would be grateful if you could bring this announcement to the attention of colleagues who may not be on the list.
Let me know if you have any questions.
All best,
Dan Sandweiss ([email protected])
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