ASAO 2010 Annual Meeting

Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania
Annual Meeting: February 9-13, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia USA

MEETING REGISTRATION: DEADLINE FOR EARLY REGISTRATION IS TODAY, DECEMBER 31!!!
• The 2010 meeting registration and membership renewal form was sent to all who were members in 2009. A blank form is available on the ASAO website. The form, together with your registration fee and membership dues, to the ASAO Treasurer, Mary McCutcheon.
• Checks should be payable to “ASAO” and in U.S. dollars or the equivalent amount in other currencies.
• Credit cards are also accepted: please see the “PayPal” instructions on the ASAO website at: http://www.asao.org/pacific/membership.htm
• Deadline for registering before the meetings is December 31. After that date, onsite registration only. Onsite payments made be made by check, credit card/PayPal, or cash.

HOTEL AND MEETING ROOMS: DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS AT CONFERENCE RATE IS JANUARY 10!
• Accommodations have been arranged for ASAO members at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for a special rate of US$139 (+ tax) per night for single or double rooms.
• Hotel information is on the ASAO website : http://www.asao.org/pacific/futuremeetings.htm
• Deadline for hotel reservations at the reduced conference rate: January 10.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION
• Free hotel shuttle to Ronald Reagan National Airport and the Metro (the station at the airport).
• Taxi fare to the hotel from Dulles International Airport is $40-$50.
• Super Shuttle from Dulles International Airport to the hotel is $35 for a shared ride. Reservations for the Super Shuttle must be made before you arrive. Call tollfree 1-800-258-3826 or reserve online at http://www.supershuttle.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE THE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER)
Tuesday, Feb. 9th
• Board meeting (evening)

Wednesday, Feb. 10
• Board meeting (morning)
• Registration desk and book exhibit open (afternoon)
• Special tour: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Museum Support Center,, Suitland, Maryland (afternoon, details to be announced)
• Session organizers meeting (evening)
• Opening Plenary Session (evening)
• Welcome Party (evening)

Thursday, Feb. 11
• Sessions (all day)
• Registration desk and book exhibit open (all day)

Friday, Feb. 12 Sessions (all day)
• Registration desk and book exhibit open (all day)
• Distinguished lecture (Adrienne Kaeppler) and reception (evening)

Saturday, Feb. 13
• Sessions (all day)
• Registration desk and book exhibit open (morning only)
•Closing Plenary Session (evening)

ESfO 2010 'Exchanging Knowledge in Oceania'

European Society for Oceanists, 8th Conference
ESfO 2010 'Exchanging Knowledge in Oceania'
St Andrews, July 5th - 8th 2010

Firstly, we are pleased to announce the following keynote talks:

• Monday 5th July: Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern (University of Cambridge) will give the Sir Raymond Firth Memorial Lecture.
• Tuesday 6th July: Professor Marcia Langton (University of Melbourne).
• Wednesday 7th July: Associate Professor Vicente Diaz, (University of Michigan).
• Thursday 8th July: Rt. Hon. Ralph Regenvanu MP (Vanuatu National Cultural Council).

Secondly, due to the popularity of the conference and to give intending delegates more time to secure funding and to confirm their attendance, the Call for Papers Deadline has now been extended to 31st January 2010. Although some working sessions are over-subscribed, there is still space in many others, and all of the twenty-four working sessions remain open.

Conference registration is now open. Bookings for accommodation, meals, social events etc can be made through an online shop. The registration page has details of options and prices and can be found here: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/esfo2010/registration/

ESfO 2010 website: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/esfo2010