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)