SAA

IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF
Tobi A. Brimsek
Tobi A. Brimsek is the executive director of the Society for American Archaeology.
Vancouver 2017: March 29–April 2
Have you made your reservations yet for Vancouver 2017? The
annual meeting is a bit earlier than is typical. Links to all reservations
sites are available on SAAweb (www.saa.org), along with full
information on the location of each of the hotels. Here is a
summary:
Headquarters Hotel: Hyatt Regency Vancouver
Reservations cut-off date: March 6, 2017
Exclusively for Students: Days Inn
Reservations cut-off date: February 28, 2017
Please call the Days Inn at +1 (604) 681-4335 and use Code: Society
for American Archaeology (not our acronym, SAA) when
making reservations for the annual meeting. Please note that
students must present a student ID to qualify for student rates.
Overflow Hotels and Additional Student Blocks:
Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown
(Overflow and Student Block)
Reservations cut-off date: March 8, 2017
This overflow hotel also offers rates for students. All students
will be expected to present a student ID when checking in.
There are separate links on SAAweb for the regular and student
blocks at this hotel.
Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront Hotel
(Overflow and Student Block)
Reservations cut-off date: March 8, 2017
This overflow hotel also offers rates for students. All students
will be expected to present a student ID when checking in.
There are separate links on SAAweb for the regular and student
blocks at this hotel.
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel (Overflow—No Student Block)
Reservations cut-off date: March 8, 2017
January 24, 2017, and a Chance for a Free One-Year
Membership in SAA!
A special opportunity for you!!! Register at the headquarters
hotel or any of the overflow or student hotels for the SAA meeting
by January 24, 2017, and your name will be entered into an
SAA drawing for an incomparable prize—a one-year membership
in SAA! Make your room reservation today! There will be
five separate drawings, one for each of the SAA hotels.
November 10–November 30, 2016:
Open Call for SAA Committee Service
As you may be aware, each year there is an “open call season” for
volunteers for SAA committee service. You will have received an
e-mail on November 10, 2016, with a link to the committee service
application. The call will remain open until the deadline of
November 30, 2016. Committee chairs and Board liaisons to the
committee will then have one month to review applications and
make decisions. By mid-January, appointment letters will be
generated from the SAA office. We hope that you will want to
get involved!
Staff Transitions
Effective September 1, 2016, Jonathon Koudelka was promoted to
manager, Financial and Administrative Services from his previous
position as coordinator of that program. We are delighted to
have been able to provide this opportunity in staff development.
On September 12, 2016, Maya Allen-Gallegos was welcomed to
the staff team as manager, Publications. Maya brings seasoned
experience to the SAA publications program from her previous
long-term positons with the University of New Mexico Press.
December 31, 2016, will mark the last day of employment at
SAA for Maureen Malloy, manager, Education and Outreach for
the last 16 years! To say that Maureen will be missed is an
understatement. She is going on to explore new projects, and
the staff wish her the very best! There will be a huge shift in the
position effective January 2017. The manager, Education and
Outreach will become a full-time position. The expansion of this
role is long awaited. The transition and the budget allow for the
Society to rethink the position, and the executive director, along
with the current manager, Education and Outreach will be
searching for her replacement over the next two months. The
position is being advertised on both LinkedIn and SAA’s own
Career Center.
November 2016 • The SAA Archaeological Record
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