Explore the rich history of our previous annual meetings. This comprehensive archive serves as a valuable resource for understanding the trajectory of applied anthropology and its impact over the years.
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86th Annual Meeting
Hotel Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
March 17-21, 2026
Program Chair: Kiran Jayaram
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85th Annual Meeting
Hilton Portland Downton Hotel
Portland, OR
March 25-29, 2025
Program Chair: Andrew Gardner
84th Annual Meeting
Eldorado Hotel & Spa
Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza
Santa Fe, NM
March 26-30, 2024
Program Chair: A.J. Faas
83rd Annual Meeting
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 28-April 1, 2023
Program Chair: Juliana McDonald
82nd Annual Meeting
Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
March 22-26, 2022
Program Chair: Jim McDonald
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the annual meeting was changed to all virtual.
Program Chair: Mark Edberg
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation of the 2020 Annual Meeting some participants have chosen to publish their papers with us online. Click on the link below to view submissions.
Program Chair: Louis Stanford
79th Annual Meeting
Hilton Portland Downtown
March 19-23, 2019
Program Chair: Michael Paolisso
78th Annual Meeting
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
April 3-7, 2018
Program Chair: Carla Guerron Montero
77th Annual Meeting
La Fonda on the Plaza Hotel
March 28-April 1, 2014
Program Chair: Nancy Owen Lewis
76th Annual Meeting
The Westin Bayshore
March 29 – April 2, 2016
Program Chairs: Kerry Feldman, Terre Satterfield, and Steve Langdon
75th Annual Meeting
Omni William Penn Hotel
March 24-28, 2015
Program Chair: Orit Tamir
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74th Annual Meeting
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
March 18-22, 2014
Program Chair: Erve Chambers
73rd Annual Meeting
Denver Marriott City Center Hotel
March 19-23, 2013
Program Chairs: Namino Glantz and Margaret LeCompte
72nd Annual Meeting
Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel
March 27-31, 2012
Program Chair: William Roberts
PDF Program71st Annual Meeting
Grand Hyatt Seattle
March 29-April 2, 2011
Program Chair: Darby Stapp
PDF Program70th Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Mérida
March 24-27, 2010
Program Chairs: Liliana Goldin and Francisco Fernandez-Repetto
2009 - Santa Fe, NM - Global Challenge, Local Action: Ethical Engagement, Partnerships, and Practice
69th Annual Meeting
Santa Fe Convention Center
March 17-21, 2009
Program Chair – Jeanne Simonelli
PDF Program68th Annual Meeting
Memphis Marriott
March 25-29, 2008
Program Chair: Satish Kedia
PDF Program67th Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Tampa
March 28-31, 2007
Program Chairs: Nancy Romero-Daza and David Himmelgreen
PDF Program66th Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Hotel
March 28 – April 2, 2006
Program Chairs: Orit Tamir and Bruce G. Miller
PDF Program65th Annual Meeting
La Fonda Hotel
April 5-10, 2005
Program Chair: Erve Chambers
PDF Program64th Annual Meeting
Fairmont Hotel
March 31 – April 4, 2004
Program Chair: Ann Jordan
PDF Program63rd Annual Meeting
Marriott Portland Downtown
March 19-23, 2003
Program Chair: Sunil Khanna
PDF Program62nd Annual Meeting
Sheraton Colony Square Hotel
March 6-12, 2002
Program Chair: Benjamin G. Blount
PDF Program61st Annual Meeting
Fiesta Americana Hotel
March 28 – April 1. 2001
Program Chair: Mark Grey
PDF Program60th Annual Meeting
Cathedral Hill Hotel
March 21-26, 2000
Program Chair: Laurie Price
59th Annual Meeting
Inn Suites Hotel
April 21-25, 1999
Program Chair: Willie Baber
| Year | Location | Program Chair | Year | Location | Program Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Rebecca Joseph | 1969 | Mexico City, Mexico | Lambros Comitas & B. Fernando Camara |
| 1997 | Seattle, WA | Ed Liebow | 1968 | Washington, DC | Clifford R. Barnett |
| 1996 | Baltimore, MD | Tim Finan | 1967 | Berkeley, CA | Conrad Reining |
| 1995 | Albuquerque, NM | Deward Walker | 1966 | Milwaukee, WI | Edward Wellin |
| 1994 | Cancun, Mexico | Allan Burns | 1965 | Lexington, KY | John Adair & Marion Pearsall |
| 1993 | San Antonio, TX | John Donahue & Maria Luisa Urdaneta | 1964 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Vera Rubin |
| 1992 | Memphis, TN | Linda Bennett | 1963 | Albany, NY | Thomas McCorkle |
| 1991 | Charleston, SC | Jacquetta Hill | 1962 | Kansas City, MO | Charlton R. Price |
| 1990 | York, U.K. | Marilyn Poland | 1961 | Swampscott, MA | F.L.W. Richardson |
| 1989 | Santa Fe, NM | Don Stull | 1960 | Pittsburgh, PA | Richard N. Adams |
| 1988 | Tampa, FL | Gil Kushner & Linda Whiteford | 1959 | Madison, WI | John Gillin |
| 1987 | Oaxaca, Mexico | Dimitri Shimkin | 1958 | Syracuse, NY | John W. Bennett |
| 1986 | Reno, NV | John Young | 1957 | East Lansing, MI | David G. Moore |
| 1985 | Washington, DC | Gretchen Schafft | 1956 | Boston, MA | Albert Rubenstein |
| 1984 | Toronto, Canada | Rich Stoffle | 1955 | Bloomington, IL | John Useem |
| 1983 | San Diego, CA | Dan Whitney | 1954 | New York, NY | Felix Keesing |
| 1982 | Lexington,KY | Robert Wulff | 1953 | Chicago, IL | Solon Kimball |
| 1981 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Joseph Kaufert | 1952 | Haverford, PA | Robert K. Lamb |
| 1980 | Denver, CO | Dorothea J. Theodoratus & Margaret A. Gibson | 1951 | Montreal, Canada | Everett Hughes |
| 1979 | Philadelphia, PA | Jasperr Ingersoll | 1950 | Poughkeepsie, NY | Margaret Mead |
| 1978 | Merida, Mexico | Nancy Modiano & Gonzalo Aguirre Beltran | 1949 | Philadelphia, PA | Charles Loomis |
| 1977 | San Diego, CA | Dorothea J. Theodoratus | 1948 | New Haven, CT | George Murdock |
| 1976 | St. Louis, MO | Murray Wax | 1947 | New York, NY | George Murdock |
| 1975 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Vera Green & Henri Claessen | 1946 | Cambridge, MA | John Provinse |
| 1974 | Boston, MA | George Psathas | 1945 | Washington, DC | John Provinse |
| 1973 | Tucson, AZ | Theodore E. Downing | 1944 | Washington, DC | John Provinse |
| 1972 | Montreal, Canada | Nancie Gonzalez | 1943 | Washington, DC | Conrad Arensberg |
| 1971 | Miami, FL | H.W. Hutchinson | 1942 | Cambridge, MA | Eliot Chapple |
| 1970 | Boulder, CO | Delmos Jones | 1941 | Cambridge, MA | Eliot Chapple |
