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 schedule starts on Saturday which 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 2024 Annual CAS Conference and Member Meeting
​The Grand Junction Chapter is hosting the 2024 Annual CAS Conference and Member Meeting on October 4-6, 2024.
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The Annual State CAS Conference, to be held at the Grand Junction Marriott Courtyard Hotel, starts Friday, Oct 4, with a State Board meeting open to any interested chapter members and dinner at a local restaurant.
The main event, which is open to CAS members and the public, begins Saturday, Oct 5 and is filled with vibrant speakers from the SW archaeological world, a silent auction, networking opportunities, snack breaks, happy hour with cash bar, reserved dinner option and evening keynote speaker Craig Childs speaking on his work Tracing Time. Craig is known for his studies of the ancient Pueblo peoples as well as adventure travel and wilderness science.
Sunday is dedicated to tours of local sites, arranged by the host Grand Junction CAS chapter.
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The Conference will be held at the Courtyard Grand Junction Hotel located at 765 Horizon Drive, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
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How to register for the Conference:
Online Registration - Please click this link to register online for the Conference. After completing online registration, you will soon receive an email receipt of your registration.
Mail in Registration - Please click this link to a download a paper registration, which you should complete, and mail in with your check to the address on the form.
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Conference Hotel Accommodations:
CAS Grand Junction has arranged a special group rate with Courtyard Gand Junction Hotel. This group rate is only available until Wednesday, September 4, and accessed through the following link:
Book your group rate for Archeology Society Conference link
​There are many other hotels on Horizon Drive in Grand Junction to choose from. A hotel located conveniently right next to Courtyard Grand Junction is Residence Inn Grand Junction (970 263-4004), though we don't have a special group rate there. ​
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For those interested in camping there is the James M. Robb State Park in Fruita, Colorado, and camping in De Beque Canyon just east of Grand Junction. For more details on these and other locations, please search online as well as the Colorado