Mammoth Rub Update - Society for California Archaeology

39 th Annual Meeting
April 21-24, 2005
Sacramento
Annual Meeting Update
Kelly McGuire and Bill Hildebrandt, Program Chairs
Glenn Gmoser, Local Arrangements Chair
The SCA 2005 Annual Meeting will be held at the Hyatt
Regency adjacent to the Capital Building in downtown
Sacramento. People arriving via the Sacramento Airport
should be able to reach the hotel using a shuttle service.
Mass transit (YoloBus) from the airport to downtown is also
available. The meetings will run from Thursday through
Sunday 4/21-4/24, and the Hyatt is currently accepting
reservations. We have reserved a large block of rooms at the
Sacramento Hyatt Regency, with single and double
occupancy rooms at $99. The deadline for reservations at the
conference rate is March 25, 2005. Sign up early to ensure
your place. Call 1-800-233-1234 and identify yourself as an
SCA conference attendee.
The Program
Scott Stine (Cal State Hayward) has agreed to give a
Thursday night public lecture on prehistoric climate change
in California. This presentation is open to the public at no
charge and should be of interest to a wide range of audiences.
SCA members living in the Sacramento region should get the
word out to local environmental, historical, and
archaeological societies, as well as nearby schools to boost
the attendance for this important event. We will also be
running press releases in the local newspapers.
The Friday morning plenary session is entitled “Native
American Influences on the Structure and Composition of
Prehistoric Ecosystems.” Charles Kay (Utah State
University) and William Hildebrandt (Far Western) will be
the first two speakers and discuss the effects of prehistoric
hunting practices on terrestrial and marine mammal
populations. Kat Anderson (U.C. Davis) will then focus on
Native management practices of plant resources, followed by
Frank Lake (Karuk tribal member) who will review Native
perspectives on ecosystem management. Dr. Anderson will
also have a signing for her new book Tending the Wild:
Indigenous Management of California’s Natural Resources and
Bio-Diversity. Soon to be published by U.C. Press, this will be
required reading by all those concerned with prehistoric
archaeology and modern approaches to land management in
California.
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Paul Koch (U.C. Santa Cruz) is the Saturday night banquet
speaker. He will address the extinction of Pleistocene
megafauna in North America using a global perspective.
This is a must-see presentation for those wishing to shed their
provincial shackles and better understand California
prehistory within the larger, worldwide context.
Events
The Silent Auction/Reception on Friday night will be
held in the grand ballroom of the Masonic Temple, a
National Register gem just two blocks from the Hyatt.
Planning is ongoing. Attendees can expect a memorable
event, so plan to attend.
Volunteers are still needed for both planning and
assistance during the meetings. This years volunteer czar is
Darrell Cardiff (darrell_cardiff@dot.ca.gov). Auction item
donations are being coordinated by auction czar John Sharp
(john_sharp@dot.ca.gov). Entrepreneurs should contact this
year’s bookroom czar Lynn Compass (L0C3@pge.com).
Meeting organizers are also requesting sponsorships from
individuals, firms, and agencies to provide funding for
Call for Donations for the Silent
Auction at the 2005 Meeting
The Silent Auction at the Beer and Wine Tasting Event
at the SCA’s yearly meeting has become one of the
Society’s biggest fundraisers–and the success of this
event depends on YOU–the members of the Society.
For the average member, the auction is a fun and painless
way to make a contribution to the Society. For
businesses, the auction represents a unique and highvalue
opportunity to market your products or services to
the regional CRM and archaeology communities.
Beginning immediately, donations are needed for the
April 2005 SCA Meeting in Sacramento. Donations have
become more diverse over the years, and besides
including traditional archaeology-related items like
books, reports, services, and field and lab equipment,
have come to include art, textiles, food and wine, gift
certificates for restaurants and catered events, etc.
Donations from local businesses in your area are
especially valued. In short, you are encouraged to donate
anything that you think will help the SCA raise money!
As a non-profit organization, donations to the auction
are TAX DEDUCTIBLE – with the deduction value of
the item estimated by the donor. Donations should be
mailed to Auction Coordinator John Sharp, c/o CalTrans
Environmental, Mailstop 27, 1120 N St., Sacramento,
CA 95814 (alternate arrangements can be made for
exceptionally large or heavy items). All items should be
mailed by March 25, 2005. For more information, contact
John at (916) 227-4688, or at john_sharp@dot.ca.gov.
SCA Newsletter 38(4)