The Society for Applied Anthropology has invited cognate professional associations to join as cosponsors in the Annual Meeting. Those groups who have accepted the invitation are now working actively with the Program Chair on the content of the sessions. The groups include:

The Anthropology Career Readiness Network (ACRN) is an independent network with growing set of resources and advising opportunities to prepare the next generation of anthropologists to meet tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities, whether they work in industry, nonprofits, or government.

The Council on Nursing and Anthropology (CONAA) is an organization that brings together nurses, anthropologists, and others interested in understanding and promoting the health of peoples and cultures around the world through research and practice innovations. Common interests of CONAA members are basic and applied health research, improved health care for vulnerable populations, and encouraging cultural and social justice content in education and research. CONAA holds yearly business meetings at SfAA, followed by informal receptions for networking and mutual support. For more information about CONAA, visit http://www.conaa.org.

Consortium of Practicing & Applied Anthropologists (COPAA) is an independent consortium of university departments and programs, practitioners, and organizations that provide education and training in applied and practicing anthropology. Our mission is to advance the education and training of students, faculty, and practitioners in applied anthropology. https://www.copaainfo.org

The Culture & Agriculture (C&A) Section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) aims to develop the study and understanding of agrarian systems from a holistic, social science perspective and to link academics and practitioners concerned with agrarian issues, agricultural development, and agricultural systems through dissemination of scientific research, encouragement of effective instruction, and to encourage application of knowledge to public policy.

The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) promotes human-centered work applied to practical problems by linking a network of professional anthropologists working across employment sectors. We support all anthropologists in bringing real solutions to communities, organizations, and policymakers by offering advocacy, information, networks, mentoring, and continuing education.

The Political Ecology Society (PESO) has as its object the promotion of interdisciplinary scientific investigation of the political and economic principles controlling the relations of human beings to one another and to the environment. As part of its efforts to meet these goals, PESO supports the publication of the Journal of Political Ecology, a peer-reviewed electronic journal that publishes articles and reviews in English, French, and Spanish.

The Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA) aims to provide a focused voice and institutional presence for the anthropology of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. SANA brings together anthropological researchers whose work covers a range of methodologies, topics, and settings to expand understanding of the region’s human histories, contemporary concerns, and imagined futures. A focal point in SANA is the intersections of race, gender, settler colonialism, migration, and class, highlighting efforts toward a more just world.

The Society for Anthropological Sciences (SAS) was organized to promote empirical research and social science in anthropology. The members of SAS want to further the development of anthropological science as empirical knowledge based on testable theory, sound research design, and systematic methods for the collection and analysis of data. We seek to fulfill the historic mission of anthropology to describe and explain the range of variation in human biology, society, and culture across time and space.

The Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA) is one of the oldest and largest regional organizations of professional anthropologists in the world today. Founded in 1976, WAPA serves as a professional and social resource and a career development center for anthropologists seeking to apply their knowledge and skills to practical problems for the betterment of society.