CAS Annual Conference and Member Meeting
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CAS Annual Conferences are loaded with presentations, workshops and tours of local archaeological sites. The Conference is normally held in October of each year and is hosted by one of the CAS chapters in their hometown. Attendance is also available to members online.
The Conference schedule starts on Saturday and is loaded with interesting presentations, a silent auction, raffle, networking opportunities, lunch, happy hour, dinner and a banquet speaker. Sunday is dedicated to tours of local sites arranged by the host Chapter.
Photo by Rae Todd, member
2018 Conference, Cortez, Colorado
The 2025 Annual Conference and Member Meeting will be
held on October 3 - 5, 2025.
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The venue will be held in the Baerresen Ballroom in the historical Tivoli Center on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. Tivoli Center is located right off I-25 and has on-site parking and is accessible by light rail and the RTD bus service.
Friday, October 3rd, 7 PM: the Annual State Board Meeting will be held. Members may attend viturally.
Saturday, October 4th, 8 AM to 9 PM: Throughout the day, we will have a series of speakers and poster presentations, a silent auction, and other activities in the Baerresen Ballroom on campus (breakfast and lunch included with full registration).
Following a short break, our evening program will include the Keynote speaker, Denver-based archaeologist Mark Mitchell, as well as dinner and bar service. Dr. Mitchell is the director of the Paleocultural Research Group and has excavated sites across the Great Plains and Southern Rocky Mountains for 30+ years. He has presented his work to CAS on numerous occasions and is an engaging public speaker. Check out his work HERE as part of the team conducting excavations at Magic Mountain in Golden. Dr. Mitchell's Keynote lecture will look at the Mandan and other Native American tribes at the time when they encountered the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Sunday, October 5th: We will have field trips and tours at archaeological sites around the metro area. For field trip information, please see Important Information link below.
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Downloadable Conference Agenda (tentative)
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Important information on: Field Trips -- Alice Hamilton Silent Auction -- Conference volunteering and Parking.
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Online Registration: use this link to register online.
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Mail-in Registration: download this form, complete it and mail to the address shown on the form.
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Hotels - We have a reduced rate with SpringHill Suites on the Auraria campus. Please make reservations directly with the hotel. The reduced price is for Saturday night only. They have rooms on Friday night, but not at the discount rate.
We are working on an additional hotel: the Sheraton in Lakewood.
Maps and more detailed directions will be sent to you before the meeting.
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Questions? Send your question to dcasmemberengagement@gmail.com and we'll reply promptly.
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